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• • • MINUTES OF MEETING of the Lexington Historic Districts Commission Wednesday 22 August 1990 A meeting of the Lexington Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday, August 22, 1990 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building, Lexington, Massachusetts. Present at the meeting were Commissioners John L. Davies, Chairman; Linda J. McAulay, Secretary; John E. Ryan; and Associate Commissioners Walter H. Bergler, Jr.; and Mary Harding Nye; and Charles D. Grant, Clerk. When, at 8:12 PM a quorum was gathered, the Chairman declared the meeting open and read the notice on the application of Wales Copy Center with respect to the erection and display of a sign on the building at 1792 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green District. Karen Packard of Wales Copy Center made a presentation of plans, photographs and sample colors of the proposed sign. It was VOTED unanimously that the proposed sign be approved as presented, except that the bottom line, reading "Belmont - Boston - Lexington ", be removed and replaced by an incised decorative device. At the second hearing the Chairman read the the notice on the application of Lexington Lions Club (USS Lexington Memorial Committee) with respect to the installation of a wrought iron fence in front of the memorials on the premises at 1875 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green District. Peter DiMatteo of DiMateo Associates, Inc. presented a design in which the stone dust path will be pulled back and a wrought iron fence, the "Imperial" model shown on page 3 of the catalogue of Monumental Iron Works of Baltimore, Maryland and having circles between the upper set of rails as shown on page 7 of the same catalogue, installed about two feet in front of the memorial. The reason for the fence is to protect the bronze lettering on the sloping surface of the memorials from being further abraded by children sliding on them. William Fitzgerald, Charles Riebury and Jim McLaughlin, speaking in support of the installation of the fence, described their efforts to clean and maintain the memorials. It was VOTED (Commissioners Davies, McAulay and Ryan voting aye and Associate Commissioners Bergler and Nye voting nay) that the proposed fence be approved as presented. At the next hearing Robert and Dorothy Simpson made a presentation on their application with respect to an exterior architectural change to the building at 1984 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green District. They have the unusual problem of a tree growing into a corner of their house. Rather than cut down the tree, they presented a plan and photographs concerning a proposal to shorten that wing of the house by a rafter space, thereby freeing the maple tree, and to rebuild the back wall. It was VOTED unanimously to accept the proposed plan to cut back the length of the westerly rear wing of the house by one rafter space.