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MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON MAY 22, 1968
The Lexington Historic Districts Commission held a meeting on Wed-
nesday, May 22, 1968, in the Selectmen~s Room, Town Office Building.
Members present were Commissioners Wilbur M, Jaquith, Chairman, Philip B.
' Parsons, Secretary, Ruth G. Bevan, George E. Graves and Max H. Straw and
Associate Commissioners George W. Emery and Donald B. White.
Hearing was held at 7:30 P.M. on the application of RHD Realty and
Development Co. for a Certificate of Appropriateness with respect to the
erection and display of e sign for the Battle Green Tnn on the premises at
26-32 Waltham Street, which is within the Battle Green District. David UV.
Pierce, Manager of
the Inn and Harry Priest of Astro Signs appeared. Scale
drawings submitted to the Commission ware not complete and the location of
the sign on the premises was not definite. The Chairman will check with the
Building Inspector with regard to the Sign By-Law on this sign and will ad-
vise the applicant. No other persons having appeared, the hearing was
adjourned at 8:35 P.M.
Commissioners Bevan and Straw retired from the meeting at this time.
The Chairman dictated to the Glerk the following paragraph for inclusion
in the Minutes:
n.....on the applications filed by Howard W., Janc A. and Mary H.
Foley on December 29, 1967 on which a hearing was held on February I~
7, 1968 and which hearing was adjourned to allow submission of ~
additional data at a later date and the time for acting on the
applications was successively extended to June 1, 196$. ttie~~: Chair- 'I
man read copies to the Commission of letters sent by Attorney May j
to Dr. Foley on March 7, 1968 and April 2!}, 1968, a letter to the
Chairman from Attorney May, dated April 2L}, 1968 and the Chairman~s
letter to Attorney May of May 9, 1968. In the letter the chairman
informed the applicant that final action on the application would
be taken by the Commission at the May 22, 1968 meeting unless a
representative of the applicant was present at the meeting or the
application was withdrawn. No withdrawal of the application was
made before the meeting and no representative of the applicant ap-
peared at the meeting. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was
unanimously VOTED that the applications of the coleys filed on
December 29, 1967 be denied for lack of prosecution of said applica-
tions and without prejudice to the filing of a new application at
a later date."
Commissioners Bevan and Straw returned to the meeting and plans for
the Shall Oil Company demolition and new building ware reviewed by the
Commission in preparation for the hearing to be held an June 12, 1968.
At 9:30 P.M. Vdilliam P. Kenealy of 7 Hancock Avenue appeared to in-
formally discuss with the Commission plans for the demolition of a porch
and the erection of an addition to the dwelling. A formal hearing on this
application is scheduled for 9':00 P,M. at the next meeting night which will
be on Wednesday, June 12, 1968, in the Selectmen'
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The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 P.M. ~.,..y~
Philip B. Persona
Ney 30, 1968 ~ Secretary
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.Due to`the inability of Commissioners Ruth G. Bevan
end Max H. Straw to act on the petition of
Howard. W.-,Jane A. and Ma2-y H. Foley the Chair desilgnates
Associates George W. Emery and Ao~a3d B. White td abrve
in this action.
May 22, 19b$
Date ,Chairmen
Wiltiui~ M, Jaquith
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TOWN OF LEXIN~ON •
Marrachuucetts
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HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
2(QTICL fly DET$A9[Ig'ATI4$
Noose is hereby given that at a meeting of the Historic
Districts Comnisaion held on W'edn+ssday, 1[ay 2P, 1968 the Commission
voted to deny the application or Howard t~. Foley, Jane A. Foley and
Hart' H. Foley for a Peruit For demolition or removal of the barb at
5 Harrington Road, and their application for a Certitiaate of Approp•
riatenaas to move said barn to a new site oa said premises, to eroat
an addition to said barn, and to erect a Pence alaag proposed new
boundR#~r lines Por said premises tar the leak aP prasecntion of said
applicsaticaz® and without pre~udiao to the Piling oP a new appliaa-
tion at a latez~ date.
Participating in this dooision were donnaissioaera Wilbur t[.
Jaquith, Chairman, Philip B. Parsons., Secretary and t~eorge Braves
and Associate Coasnissianers f3earge W. $mery and Ronald B. White.
HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMHISSIO$
Hy
Wilbur 1E. Jaquith
Chairman
stay 23, 1968