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1 s + ~ • HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission xas held on Wednesday, January 19, 1977, at 7:45 P.M. in the Legion Room, Cary ,Memorial Building, Lexington. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; Georgia H. Williams, Secretary; S. Laxrence Whipple; and Associate Commissioners Ruth B. Adams, Oliver F. Hooper, and John R. Packard. Mrs. Adams was ap- pointed to serve for Commissioner Ama.lia G. Samoylenko who was unable to be Aresent. Mr. Jaquith announced that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of the Lexington Historic Districts Act, Chapter 447 Acts of 1956 as amend- ed, he xas designating Associate Commissioner John R. Packard as Acting Commissioner to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas J. Holzbog. At 7x55 P.M'. Mr. Jaquith withdrew and Commissioner S. Laxrence Whipple xas elected Chairman Pro Tem. Mr. Whipple appointed Associate Commissioner Oliver F'. }bopeac to serve for Mr. Jaquith. Mr. Whipple then read a draft of a proposed Gertifica.te of Appropriateness xith respect to the applica- tion of The Stop 8c Shop Companies, Inc. for a Certificate xith respect to the erection and display of txo signs for the building at 32-3b Bedford Street, xhich is within the Battle Green District. It xas moved, seconded and unanimously VOTED to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. xith respect to the erection and display of two signs on the building at 32-36 Bedford Street, which is within the Battle Green District. Participating in this decision were Commissioners S. Laxrence Whipple and Georgia H. Williams, Acting Commissioner John R.~Packard, and Associate Commissioners Ruth B. Adams and Oliver F. Hooper. Mr. Jaquith resumed the Chair at 8s00 P.M. Mr. Hooper left the meet- ing at that point. Mr. Jaquith announced that the place of hearing had been ad3ourned to the Legion Room of Cary Memorial Building due to nonavailability of a room in the Torn Office Building. A hearing was held at 8s00 P.M. on the appli- iel A. d M ha C. L as x th s ct to exterior arch tec- cation of Dan an art uc i re pe i tural changes in the dwelling at 3 Tower Road, which is within the .East Village District. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and application. Mr. Lucas submitted several photographs of the porch to be enclosed and draw- ings shoring the proposed changes. He stated that they xished to install 4' x 4' Anderson windows on the porch which is approximately 12°° x 12". He said that the same type of rood shingling xould be used for the clapboards and that they xould be painted the same Cumberland Green color. Mr. Whipple asked if there xere other casement xindoxs in the dwelling and Mrs. Lucas said that there xas an Anderson casement xindox in the kitchen which has solid permanent wood muntins. Mr. Whipple asked if the screens xould be on the inside of the xindoxs and Mrs. Lucas said that they xould be. Mr. Jaquith asked if they would use the same foundation and Mr. Lucas said that they xould. Mr. Jaquith asked if the shingles xould come doxn to the found~- tion and if they xould match existing shingles in exposure, and Mr. Lucas