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L._. <br />Reading Historical Commission <br />Meeting May 19, 1998 <br />Attending: Virginia Adarng- <br />David O'Sullivan <br />Louise Sandberg <br />Roberta Sullivan <br />Clay Jones <br />Wilbar Hoxie <br />Les and Cheryl Sidelinker <br />Anna Marie Muphy <br />Ed Palmer <br />4~~ <br />~~J~ <br />Called to order: 'mfr <br />1. -Ed Palmer wanted to know-who lALA4'RT <br />Shepherdson was. Virginia-diseovered that- lie was-school- superintendent ift- 142-7: The <br />auditorium at Parker School was to be-named after Mr. Shepherdson. Ed has so informed-the <br />school departmetrtairda ptagae-wirttle-purup-artheauditorium- to commemorate- him. <br />2• Introductions. <br />I David told our guests of our <br />documentation by way of measured drawings, a-report from afrrsrperiod house specialist, and <br />also a report from--a-chi ne),ax&fireplace-specialist. kifrOP,c <br />Tire chimney specialist,-Richard Irons, <br />4 ,as&arglroc~ ant®Si.Pi+FRSJ <br />the chimney r,on-b <br />ur At-AcPe> i,F01'rx . <br />5. Review of the Sideliriker-purehase- <br />proposal: The commission asked the Sideiinkers questi-ons-to clarify their proposal.' c. <br />6. Review of the FAen&purehase <br />proposal: Issues pf plaster and type-of heating-system, Size-of-attached garage, To-move-or <br />rebuild~the chimney: The cotrnftission-wouUli t t .chinuley~~~ Aer, center dermer:o{'E~t,i spy <br />Commission fees-that insulationis-not-neededin the-~uails. The-front stairs muststay -as-is. wxt <br />7. Both bids are very viable-arid-show 'PORA869 <br />committed to pr~servingthe-house. sensitivity-to -the -historic fabric of the house. The-successfiil <br />candidate should showthe-eommissiorrthe frrral plans-for approval and make-every attempt to <br />save the chimney 411-seem-to be-Both-want to preserve-the timbers, but the Friends are-more <br />particular in detarls-rrrpartieular the desire-to- save- thechinifley.- The size of thedormer <br />presented by theFriends -is of-a preferable size to the dornterplans presented-by-the Sidelinkers. <br />8-. The commission agrees-to--write a- letter <br />saying that both proposals are viable: Vote: friends 2; Sidelinker 2, abstention i tj 4LAI -IN-KI <br />9. Adjourned: 11:05 <br />