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HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday, April 6, 1977, in Room G15, Town Office Building, Lexington. Present were Commissioners Georgia H. Williams, Secretary; Amalia G. Samoylenko; S. Lawrence Whipple; Acting Commissioner John R. Packard; and Associate Com- missioner Oliver F. Hooper. Mrs. Williams appointed M~tiHooper to serve for Commissioner Wilbur M. Jaquith who was unable to be present. Upon motion made by Mrs. Williams and seconded by Mrs. Samoylenko, it was VOTED that Mr. Whipple serve as Chairman Pro Tem. A hearing was held at 8:10 I'.M, on the application of Kenneth I. Goodman for a Certificate with respect to the erection and display of a sign on the building at 1620 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green District. Mr. Whipple read the legal notice and application. Mr. Goodman submitted three copies of a scale drawing of the proposed sign and a photograph showing proposed location. He stated that the letters would be three inch gold leaf letters and the backboard would have a bevel edge and be a matte black finish. Mr. Whipple asked Mr. Goodman if he had considered upper and lower case letters. Mr. Goodman said that he had. Mr. Goodman stated that he xanted to stay within the requirements of the Certificate of Appropriateness issued to G. Ruth McCormack and Maryelene R. Dailey (No. 75 C-32) and, in order to get the legend on a 68" signboard, three inch letters were necessary as four inch letters are too wide. Mrs. Williams suggested substituting the word "Lawyer" for the word "Attorney" as that would open up space between letters and particularly between each word, The hearing was adjourned at 8x30 P.M. It was moved, seconded, and unanimously VOTED to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to Kenneth I. Goodman with respect to the erection and display of a sign on the building at 1620 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green District. Participating in this decision were Commissioners S. Lawrence Whipple, Georgia H. Williams, Amalia G. Samoylenko, Acting Commissioner John R. Packard, and Associate Commissioner Oliver F. Hooper. A hearing was held at 8s3S P.M. on the application of the Planning Council for Urban Affairs for a Certificate with respect to amending Cer- tificate of Appxbpriatness No. 74 C-43 dated October 30, 1974 with respect to changes in the yard lights on the premises at 56-60 Worthen Road, which is within the Battle Green District. Mr. Whipple read the legal notice and application. Miss Dorte Kaufmann of The Architects Collaborative submitted a Plot Plan showing. location of the yard lights and an illustration of the proposed opal lexan globe. Mr. Whipple asked how far these opal lights cast the light and Aiiss Kaufmann said that she did not know, Mr. Whipple asked if they had checked with their electrical man about getting clear lexan globes and Miss Kaufmann said that they had. He prefers to stick to the manufacturer approved by the architects who does not carry a clear lexan globe large enough for a 150 watt light bulb. Mrs. Williams stated that she does not like the opal globes and that these standards are stark appearing. Mr. Whipple commented that one opal globe at VyneBrook Village