HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-04-23 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard of Public Works Meeting of April. 23, 1904 Page I
A meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 127,
Reading Memorial High School at 7;00 P.M.
Present were Chairman Barker, Secretary Hampson, Board Members
Wood, Pol.ychrones and Griffin and Superintendent Anthony V. Fletcher.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 to accept the minutes of the
Board of Public Works meeting of April. s, 19n4 as amended.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 to accept the minutes of the
Board of Public Works meeting of April z, 1904 as amended.
Superintendent Fletcher discussed his memorandum concerning R.H.
White and the recommendation that they he paid in ful.l and the approval o
Change Order No. 4.
On motion made by Mr. Griffin, seconded by Mr. Hampson to approve
Change Order No. 4 with the amendment that CDM would be responsible for
approval based on OSHA standards. The motion was voted 5:0.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4;1 (Mr. Griffin opposed) to pay
R.H. White the complete bill including interest.
Chairman Barker brought up the pole relocation memo.regarding
Mill Street and Lilah Lane from the Superintendent.
Superintendent Fletcher explained that since Mr. Mahoney`s
concerns were addressed that the Board approve the pole relocation as
requested by the Reading Municipal Light Department.
It was moved, seconded and voted b;0 to approve the petition of
the R.M.L.D. and New England Telephone Company to i.nstal.l poles on L.i.l.ah
Lane and remove poles on Mill. Street.
Chairman Barker asked the Superintendent to address the solid
waste memo.
Superintendent Fletcher explained that the Board of Directors of
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the parent firm of RESCO would not approve a delayed agreement to join
RESCO in 1987 and also that there had been no further improvement in
determining final dumping fees associated with the NESWC project. Without
further decision, the Board stood to lose their credits from the Vining
Disposal Company and that we would now have to entertain a 092,000 cost
figure commencing July 1, 1984 and our trash would go to wherever Vining
Company brought it.
The Superintendent responded to Mr. Griffin's question of cost if
we went to RESCO immediately. This figure is in the amount of $41,000 -
$47,000.
Chairman Barker requested that Superintendent Fletcher prepare a
good cost proposal to join RESCO July 17 1904.
It was moved, seconded and voted 00 to go with RESCO on July 1,
1984.
Under Old and New Business; Mrs. Wood made a statement about the
success of the Fernekees case and that it was long overdue.
The Board signed the Payroll and the Bi.llroll for the period
ending April. 20, 1984.
The meeting adjourned at 7.30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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