North Adams Cemetery Commission Squares Away New Signage By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
12:26PM / Thursday, January 22, 2015 | |
.JPG) The Cemetery Commission is working on new signage for the city's two cemeteries. |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Cemetery Commission made progress toward finalizing the approval of new signage for both Southview and Hillside cemeteries.
Commissioner Roger Eurbin provided some sample renderings Tuesday afternoon during the panel's monthly meeting.
He proposed a wooden sign for Hillside similar to the one at Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Skating Rink. Eurbin said he wanted a sign that would reflect the age of the cemetery.
"Hillside was established in 1798 which is pretty old…so I wanted to see something more rustic or colonial," Eurbin said.
He said the sign will be made out of wood. The cross bars will be nearly 2 inches thick and the letters will be routered into the wood and painted white. He said he anticipated that the wood will be stained a dark brown.
The name of the cemetery will be written in larger print on the top board, the second board will have the date the cemetery was founded, and the third board will indicate that the cemetery is a national historic landmark.
Eurbin said there will be two signs at Hillside, which is divided by Route 2.
Eurbin said rendering for the Southview sign is almost complete and after talking with the mayor, he thought it would be good to add Southview's date of establishment as well.
"Most people don't realize how old that cemetery is," he said. "It was founded in 1888."
He said the Southview sign will be double-sided and will be located at the main entrance. He said the proposed rendering has black lettering on a white background.
The commission has reached out to two possible vendors and will make final decisions once they have prices.
Although commissioners did not approve the final designs of the signs yet, it did OK their placement and the new signage for rules and regulations.
They agreed to place two signs in Hillside near both of the cemetery's entrances.
Southview will have a sign in a prominent place near every entrance.
The commission will make final decisions on signage during its next meeting.
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