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Board of Public Works Meeting of December 17, 1984 Page 1
A meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 167
Municipal. Building at 7:00 P.M. Present were Chairman Barker, Secretary
Hampson, Board Member Polychrones, Supt. A.V. Fletcher, and Asst. Supt.'s
McIntire and Redford.
It was moved, seconded and voted 2:0:1 (Mr. Hampson abstaining)
to accept the minutes of the Board of Public. Works meeting of December 10,
1984 as written.
It was moved, seconded and voted 2:0:1 (Mr. Hampson abstaining)
to accept the minutes of the Board of Survey Meeting of December 10, 1984
as amended.
It was moved, seconded and voted 2:0:1 (Mr. Hampson abstaining)
to accept the minutes of the Executive Session meeting of December 10,
1984 as written and that they be kept in private privy.
The Board next discussed the suggested language for the water
bill discount policy:
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:0 to adopt the following
language on all future water bills and to advise the Town Collector of
same:
"Disc.nunt of 10% for payment within 30 days of billing will be
allowed providing there is no outstanding payments due". The Collector
shall apply all payments due". The Collector shall apply all payments to
arrears before payments are allowed on current bills.
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:0 that Sheet No. 32, Bill No.
38 for a 70% lateral dated December 17, 1984 for Charles B. & Lillian M.
Trocki, 56 Border Road, Plat 7 Lot 23 in the amount of $313.60 be commited
to the Tax Collector and betterments assessed accordingly.
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The Board next discussed the letter from Burlington Dodge
regarding their demand for payment on the 1954 Ram Charger ordered by the
Board.
Supt. Fletcher explained that Burlington Dodge is looking for
payment on this vehicle before they will deliver it to us.
Mr. Polychrones stated he would visit Burlington Dodge tomorrow,
on behalf of the Board and advise them of the normal procedure the Town of
Reading follows regarding bidding on vehicles.
Mr. Polychrones moved that the Board go into Executive Session at
7:15 P.M. to discuss impending legal matters, to reconvene in open session
and the Chairman polled the Board as follows:
Mr. Polychrones - aye
Mr. Hampson - aye
Mr. Barker - aye
The Board reconvened at 7:25 P.M.
Mrs. Wood joined the meeting at 7:25 P.M.
The Board next discussed the FY56 Budget.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to put energy expenses in
the same motion as the non-energy expenses, but to keep them as a separate
line item in our budget.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to vote the maintenance
budget in the sequence as it appears in the warrant.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve the BPW
maintenance total in the amount of $1,3401575.00.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve the Snow & Ice
total in the amount of $157,000.00.
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It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve the Water
Department total in the amount of $944,846.00.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve the Sewer
Maintenance total in the amount of $1831563.00.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve the Rubbish and
Refuse total in the amount of $662,309.00.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve the Grand Total
Maintenance Budget in the amount of $3,2881296.00.
Under the Capital Budget;
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve Drain
Construction in the amount of $136,900.00.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve Road
Reconstruction in the amount of $183,300.00.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve Equipment
Replacement in the amount of $120,000.00.
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:1 (Mrs. Wood opposed) to
approve Park Construction in the amount of $29,000.00.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve Street Acceptance
in the amount of $500.00.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve Sidewalk
Construction in the amount of $15,000.00.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve Sewer
Construction in the amount of $0.00.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve Sewer
Refurbishing and Reconstruction in the amount of $42,600.00.
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:1 (Mrs. Wood opposed) to
approve Grand Total Capital Budget in the amount of $527,500.00.
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It was moved, seconded and voted 3:1 (Mrs. Wood opposed) to
approve Grand Total Budget in the amount of $3t 815,796.00.
Mfrs. Wood stated she was opposed to the Park Construction line
item only.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to submit a Special Article
for well development in the amount of $100,000.00.
The Board signed the Payroll and the Billroll for the period
ending December 14, 1984.
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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OFFICE OF
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
READING, MASS. 01887
DOUGLASS L. BARKER, Chairman
BARRY E. HAMPSON, Secretary
GAIL F. WOOD
ARTHUR POLYCHRONES
ROBERT P. GRIFFIN
A. V. FLETCHER, P. E., Superintendent
icsra~?> 17, 1984
Who =.znziersignear Board of Public Works of t1he Town of
ill Cofi-I. iiI~A:1ce-) wit z the provisions of the G enaral Laws, Chapter 30,
as amended by Chapter 63 of the Acts of 1933, hereby certify that
the lists herewith contain the napes of persons against whoa we
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