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Reading Historical Commission <br />Meeting April 7, 1998 <br />Attending: Virginia Adams <br />Roberta Sullivan <br />Louise Sandberg <br />Clay Jones <br />Alan Ulrich <br />Col. Wilbar Hoxie <br />-jZ <br />r A -O <br />1 Minutes-for-February 3 approved as <br />amended. Minutes of March-26 were approved as amended. <br />2. Treasurer! s-reporl $1'744.1-1-in the <br />special account whichinctudes-the $15iVforthe-measured drawings-forthe Foster-Emerson <br />House. $510 was paid out for-the MY. -Charles photos. The general fund-now-has $328-.64. -A <br />bittwas paid from this amount-to Red-Stone camera of $66.25: (report attachedr <br />3. -Correspondence: Mass Historical <br />announced the Preservation Awards. Alarr suggested we noannatc-the Damon-House- frn'an, <br />award next year. Clay took over the transfer lax cor-respondance. <br />4 Adaptive reuse: Police station art <br />Called to order 7:45- <br />center? Archives: Passedmonies-notto exceed <br />5. <br />$100 for supplies. Former resident wants-to donate-some archival- material-- <br />6. -Streetscapes: a. mill-St.-scenic-md <br />designation will be-article 19- for-town meeting: B.288 Grove St: Bid specs-are due May 25, one <br />month later than expected. Tire-friends-have about three-quarters of-what--they-need (by-loans <br />and contributions) witlrpossible'helgfronrtlie-Reading-Arrtiquarian Society. Irradditiorr <br />someone else has conic forward who is interested inthe house. April I-5 h is the-next-meeting of <br />the Friends at Gladys' house: She-would-like-a-comtmissiorr- mere to-attend: Virginia-feels-we- <br />need to send a letter to-the Meadow Brook -Golf-Courseto-crnrtinue our-working -relationship to <br />allow for the Foster-Emerserrto4ind-a-new-homier David-should-keep the-lines-of-communication- <br />open. There were articles in the Reading Advocate and the-Boston Globe. There will-bean <br />article in the Advocate-correetftthefirst- one-. David-and Virginia decided to-usethe-SeerewyT <br />of the Interior preservation-standards-as covenants to-attach-to-the deed. Ifthefriends getthe <br />bid for the house the-eomniission-will-ask it to-work with-the-commission-to-er-eate-restrietions- <br />(covenants) on the renovation and ownership of-the-house. Measured drawings-=underway. <br />Thef& will be $950 -upon-receipt of the drawings: Roberta made a motion to--seek-a $950 <br />purchase order for Phil Daffy of-South Parish-Builders upon-receipt and approval of-the measured <br />drawings. Approved: 4-0-0. Virgimta-has suggested-thatwe-hire a consultantto-identify-the- <br />special features of the Foster=Emcrson house. Possible individuals we could use are Ann Grady, <br />John Cole, or perhaps-a-specialist from3-BU: This would kelp-the commission with-the- <br />development of the covenants for the-house. -Clay-made amotion to find-sad a c msuitantto <br />identify the significant histerie featufes-and if-neeesaafy-use-the-remaining revenues-from} the <br />grant to hire one. Approved 4-0-0. Virginia and Gladys met with John <br /> <br />