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September 10, 1959
At a public hearing of the Historic Districts Commission
held September 10, 1959 in the Selectmen's Room, the Minute Man
Cab Co. appeared in regard to a sign they wish to put up on their
company offices in Depot Square. Sitting on the Commission were
Donald R. Grant, Chairman pro tempore Philip B. Parsons, Edwin
B. Worthen, Jr., and Associate Members Charles H. Cole and Carl
E. Bryant. Mr. Durkin and another gentleman from the company
were present.
On November 25, 1958 (issued November 27) this company was
granted a certificate of appropriateness to install a new en.•
trance doorway, lighting and a carefully- described sign. Orig-
inally they thought they would have to take out a window and put
the sign in question where the window had been on the side of the
building. However, they found they did not have to take out the
window and now wish to erect the sign over the door. They there-
fore made the letters different in type, now Roman, larger than
the letters originally planned, and left off the facsimile of
the Minute Man. The main part of the sign is the same, ie.,
cream background black letters, but is now silhoutted on white
and the edges of the sign are red.
The Commission explained they had to decide if this was
enough like the sign for which permission had been given, so
they could approve it, or whether a new hearing would have to
be advertised.
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. The Commission felt this sign a definite radical change but
much better. A discussion was held as to whether the red border
could be cut off (sign is of marine plywood), but they felt if
this were done difficulties would be encountered in hanging the
sign. The red edge background would just about match the fake
brick on the building front. It was finally decided by a xnajority
of the Commission that the sign presented to it at this meeting
was sufficiently different from the sketch submitted to the Com-
mission and from the certificate of appropriateness granted on
November 27, 1958 that the Commission would have to hold another
public hearing if an application for the same were filed by the
applicant.
Mr. Grant returned the sign and told Mr. Durkin the above
and also said that if a letter could be in to the Commission by
Monday, September 14, a notice could be published Thursday, Sep-
tember 17 and a hearing held on or after Thursday, October 1. Mr.
Durkin agreed to do this.
Philip B. Parsons, Secretary
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