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. . HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission xas held on Wednesday, November 30, 199, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, Lexington. Present xere Commissioners John R. Packard, Chairman; Georgia H. Williams, Secretary; Roland B. Greeley; S. Lawrence Whipple; and Asso- ciate Commissioners Oliver F. Hooper and Linda J. McAuley. Mr. Hooper xas appointed to serve for Commissioner Amalia G. Saaaoylenko who xas unable to be present. A hearing was held at 8s05 P.M. on the application of Roderic Boxen and Barbara Hoffman with respect to exterior architectural changes in the dwelling at 910-912 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the Past Village District. Mr. Packard read the legal notice and made reference to the application. Present were Roderic Bowen for the applicant; Pileen Cotter of 898 Massachusetts Avenue; Mabel and Karen Bellinger of 922 Massachusetts Avenue= and William Mason of 904 Massachusetts Avenue. Mr. Boxen submitted snapshots of the dwelling. He stated that the gutters xere of wood and had rotted and that they wished to replace with baked white enamel aluminum gutters and that they also wished to install white baked enamel aluminum combination xindows; triple track xindows made by Alcoa Co. He stated that in the spring they want to put new aluminum gutters on the porch and that they will need to replace much of the porch railing with the same style railing existing. He said that they wish to replace rusty galvanised metal downspouts with white baked enamel aluminum rectangular downspouts. He said that the two dormers on the front roof are now shingled and that in the spring they wish to replace with clapboards to match the rest of the house and that they would be painted to match the house. He said that he has installed a light fixture to one of the doors that did not have a fix- ture; the new fixture is black with a glass globe. The hearing xas closed at 8:25 P.M. A hearing was held at 8:25 P.M. on the application of Andrew S. and Katherine T. Griffiths for a Certificate with respect to the addition of a deck and other exterior architectural changes on the rear of the dwelling at 10 Hancock Avenue, which is within the Hancock-Clarke District. Mr. Packard read the legal notice and made reference to the application. Mrs. Griffiths submitted drawings showing the porch to be walled in, the deck to be added, and the privacy screen at the end of the deck. She stated that they share the driveway with the Trainors and xish to screen off the area behind the deck for privacy with a 9' high 8' section louvred, vertical angle slat fence. She said that the deck will have to be stained and that the porch to be walled in will be shingled to match the house. She said that there x111 be a sliding glass door at the end of the porch and that an existing window will be moved out to the new side exterior wall. The deck will be 18' x 8' and will be an open deck. It xas stated that the steps on the drawing showed uneven width of the treads. Mr. Greeley com- mented that the Commission needs a section through of the privacy screen, and more details of the steps, materials, and dimensions. The hearing was adjourned at 8:55 P.M.