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" A a~eti,xig :of` .lie FIistoric DistrictR ~omas'i8s3k~b, eras. held on, Weclt~sday,
October l7,, ~'~3F3. ~in the :3el:eeti?x3x~''s Meetirig~•~som, Toiaz Offie+~ :3~].d3.iig, '
: Laati.ngton. 'Present were Commi.ss~,cners Wilbur M Jaquith, Cha3r8s~iAr' Philip
"1}arsvns,. `Sectary; ;Thomas ,J. •HoZzbog Georg~,ra--.W3~13aams and .A;ss~r~»
mate Cem~eSssi:oners Q.1:iv°er F..'Hooper and 8. I.afrz'pnce YipPle.. WhipRle ,
- was appoint~d'to:serve for Commissioner Donald J. Shaw xho was'unab3;e to
A hearing was held at fis.St) P,M..:on the application of Tozrtz of
Lexipgton'for a Certifioate of Appropriateness with :respect to th@ erect3.on
and display of `a Director~t ,sign an the. ,premises at i$84 24'assachusetts, A,ve-~ '
nue~•whioh is within the Battle Green District., Mr. Jaquith read tke:legal
notice and application, John McSwey`, Dixector of the Public W.gs'ksf
Engineering Departm®nt, subm3.tted 'the®e sca3e drawrings each. of the' pxopoaed
directional si n W3.t}s the le erid "Belf " „
g g ry H311 and an Arrow sign 'and
post, plot plan, and photographs of the proposed location, ~"sign would" '
be doctb3:e faced with black incised letter's on natural oak, A'h~. Parsons sug-
- gea~ted yellow ochre letters on the o~t& background, I$ Whipple asked why
the legend "Helfi'yr Hi.~1" eras chosen. rather than '°Old,Bel~r~" and Mr itic8weeneY
said that the legend could be changed by the Coa~m,ssion at its-.discretion..
Mr, Halzbog suggested that,all• Town signs should be standardised, Mr, J~c}uith • -
.said that he agreed that tt?ose signs around the Battle Green should be cones
sistant. Mr. Holzbog raised the question of maintenance and durability a»d
- said that he feels signs painted white :wi,tli green. `lettsMng were zaore in keejr '
ing with hi.stori,e 7.exingtora, Mr. Whipple .said. that the signs at the... base of ~
Belfry Hill and and on the Battle Green are rectangular. Mr. Mc3'6reeney said.
that they had -decided this afternoon to use- brackets for th® sign! rather, than
3ust chain far more stability. He said the sign is to bs on the right of the
walkway entrance to the $e]fx~y an the farmer Harrington property. The post.
will be h-" X 4" of oak finishsd in clear varnish and .the panel is;ta be 2"."
' think. The. hearing was .closed at 8e25 P.M.
Then •follawed a discussion eonGerning the Winches which the'~egartment. h'
proposed fpr installation in, the Battle 'Green ar®a. . Mr, McSweexiey said that
the Town had received money from. the Public Trust to :acquire benches. for this.,.-
area and that the Department has money for better benches than those already
installed, which e~ere acquired for Tot Lot",purposes. K® said that there is "a ` ;
bench at the Poorer P~.ant in PlrYmouth'which the Town is try3:ng to acquire so `
that thew could copy this bena~. Ths•bench is of clear wood with concrete ,y
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which would be adore d3:ffieult td vandalise., Mr. Jaquith asked if 'the benches-
_ presently installed in Emery Park a»d adjacent to the Town Offioe Building
woulcT remain and said that the, Commission members did net like the yel.Zow`
color. Mr, McSweeney said that these benches were not 'permanently installed,
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Mr. Jaquith said that the application from The Lexington.Taymakers, Inc.
was ng withdrawn as they' were going: into an upstairs gallery at-the.Le-
- ton: Mews tavlding. Therefore no hearing. was held,
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Ct9~4I5$IOh „Page 2 October 17#;.,;1973 ;
A bill for September-1973 fry Barbara.8ilson} Clerk, 'for $6:40 ($2.4,0
for postage and <st~tmps and ,$,64.00 .for clerical :services) was -submitted. . it "
..:was moved., 'seconded.,..and ufsarainss>xtsly VOTED to approve payment 'of , t~xi.s bill: .
Mr. Jaquith' stated that hearings had` been scheduled for ,Sbvember~ ist ~
for the erdotian and display of,signs for'Mnunder"s Nl~eat Ma,r]eet at 1768
Massachusetts Avenue :,and far installation of combination xindows on the dxell-
ing at 1037.1039 Massachusetts Avenue.'
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An infprmal meeting xas held at 901$ P.M. r~i3.th Lois Ernst ,and Attorney` '
Patricia Hagedorn re location of the sign of Lois Ernst Associates en "the
Isx3.ngton lbws building. Mrs. Hagedorn said that there xas soup considerate -
t~.on of moving the si'g~ .above the door as Mrs. Ernst feels v~.sblity is
very important., Folloxing. discussion re installation of the sign above the.;
door, relocation of •the- sign so that the t4~ of the sign was level with
tap of the doorway xhich could be done under"the terms of tale Certiflo~its'of
Appropriateness issued to Lois Ernst.(~73 g~26 of August i,'197~), or:;possible;
installation of glass panes in the. door, 'it was decided;,that'th$'s~,gn oould
be placed above `the •~o for tithe aAembers ,of, t~he~~a~ssion to see i3` that xas...'
xhat the applicant x`i`s~ied~ The meeting was ad~auhsed' at 1000 P.4t.
Then followied eat~sidera'ble discussion concerning the graposal for ].6
units of lox and mocleratu"income luKis3,~ by''the Planning Office fob Urban.Af-
fairs, Inc, on property belonging.to:5t. Brgid''s-Church.` Mr, Hol~bog said
that the di-swing's shorn the pregious evenrkng xere not c~o~atib].e with epcstr
ing buildings 'along Maasa.~us~etts Avenue ,'a.tr~i..~la~ $~,s ; nuinll~ie~ of k~ilding
materials in #,he area should be minimized. Mr..Holzbog ~hoiwed slides of ,a
condominium de~eopment in Boothbay, I4aine which:'has whine 'vinyl clapboard
siding.. He 'sta'ted that the vertical siding .comes in sheets. ~i.th a ,
- height of 1:2`; Mlr, Holzbog said that the si#a and f3.oor plans .are good bait
that (1) the roofpitch shoulfl be higher-and-,the olere'story lighting should 'i , .
be removed,. (2) the end 'elevations are a-problem and tsat.xixidoxs should. be '
added to them, (3) change aiding as proposed siding is plywood rifle grooves
scored in it, and (4j_the gro3ected closet juts .are disturbing. ice: tVhipple'
- said t~?at he prefers-horizontal siding. to the vertical siding and also,that
he does'not Like the roof lines. 1~.,.,Jaquith suggested that the Planning ~
Office should be told ;that the members of the Com~aission giant woad clapboa~c! - ,
siding. Mr. Holzbog said that he agreed and that the Gcunmission should push
for good quality.. Jaquith said that ]ab feels the jut out. closets area k
major design problem. Mr. Hnl2bog suggested~.that,the Eomnii~sion might sug
gest brick first floor with read clapbooras ab~ve.• "
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Mr, .Jaquith .submitted samples-oi' brick proposed,for tree in: the con-
. structz.an of Cary`Memarial Library addition. It xas moved, seconded,: and.
unanimously VOTED ,to approve this brisk.
The tmsetiazg was adjourned at i2t00 midnight,':. `
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Philip B. Parsons ;
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