1998-05-05 Historical Commission Minutes

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Reading- Historical Commission L ,w Meeting May 5, 1998° Attending: Louise Sandberg Virginia Adams Clay Jones Roberta Sullivan David O'Sullivan Col. Wilbar Hoxie, associate Called to order: 7:46 1. -Color to paint the water-tower. Virginia remembers gray and provided pictures to Water Department. - 2. .-Grant-proposal-to-Bay State44istorical League for archivat-supplies Roberta andLouise:- 3. The-senior -c-enter-wants-to-k-now -what they should do about the- proposed awning. If-the duorhas-round top it should have a rounded aging, peaked if the-door-is-square: 4. Christian -Science -Church got its grant. 5. Minutes of February 23 approved; March 6, approved, Ivlarcir 26; approved 6. T3easure-r°s-report:-shimmy-e-xpert $65, Foster-Emerson plans are expected to cost $950 (almost- completed), Redstone camera $9:89; balance is $187.50. -Roberta is asked-to use-theremaining funds from both-the-ge-neral account and the grant account Virginia-made-a-motion to-allocate $50-from the-grantforthe-the, Foster- Emerson acct as,a-emisulting-fe-e-to Anne Grady. Approved. 7. Library- Virginia found gravestone- rubbings were found in an-inappropriate-place. They have-been -moved. S Archives.-- ongoing, 9. Walk:-successful; -thank you--notes-sent. 10. Strcctscapcs Ncw-tctterfrom Phil_ Vaccaro; 30-32 ~ohn Street-is-nearly completed; South Main Stre-et-walk-on-May 23`aorganized by the Board of Selectmen- and-CPDC-woutd-like-us-Iwjoin-th=.- 11. -he-town will not-apply-for-agrant-for Lob's Pound Mill this ycar- 12. Members are--urged-to apply-to-be -reappointed to the commission: 13. Next rneetings:-May 19 and June 2. 14. Fostcr-Emcrsorrhousc- The cour try club wants the house -renioved by the end- ef-theyear with as-little-inconvenience-to the-m-as possible. There is-a mcetingschcdulodtomorrow forDavid-O'Sullivan, Peter-tlcckenbleichncr, and Canaille Anthony to-discuss-the-house. The-commission-re-viewedthe pmlirninary-dr-awings of the house noting a number-ofinaccuracics.- Mm-c measurements as well as -a skcictondrawing- need to be completed. Richard Irons, a-restoration-mason, will investigate-the4wuse-s-chimney in the attempt to document itbcforc-thc house- is-mavcd: Hc-will do the jobfor$200. A commission member should attend. Virginia -moved-that eve -hi-re-Mr. Irons-to 4iwestigate the chimncywith a fcc of ulrto-$300:' Approved. Virginia movedthat we apply to-thecclebratiorr trust for the funds. Approved4-0-1. VIrginia-to-coordinate. -Phil Dully willbe-asked-to-view -the Gxamination and make-his own drawings.- 15. Approach on what 4pd-how-to preserve the molly different aspects ofthc Fostcr-Emcrson-Housc. The -exterior frolpthc-frorrt-(whatthe- Oftblic will sec) shouldgive-4hesame appearance-and-maintain the same #rame-ps the-original house. We want to decidc-orra-pcriod (what- ''do-wc considcris the most impur mttcs preserve). It ha&been-nTggffMd that the house should remain pre 1830. The commission t04r th, ~~-1~.stws