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Board of Public Works Meeting of July 11, 1983 Page I
A meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 16,
Municipal E-wilding at 7:30 P.M. Present were Chairman Wood, Secretary
Barker, Board Member Griffin and Superintendent E. Roger Louanis.
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:0 to accept the minutes of the
Board of Public Works meeting of June 27, 1983 as corrected.
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:0 to accept the minutes of the
Board of Public Works meeting of June 30,. 1983 as written.
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:0 to accept as a point of
information the letter from the Reading Men's Softball League thanking the
Department for the fine job done at Birch Meadow lighted field and
requesting that the two diamonds at Eaton School be spruced up.
The Board reviewed the request from Margaret A. Pelosi of 566
Franklin Street to hold a neighborhood block party on Larch Lane.
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:0 to grant permission for the
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neighborhood block party to be held Saturday, July 307 1983 from 6:30 to
10:00 P.M. and to block off traffic on Larch Lane subject to the usual
stipulations:
1. No alcoholic beverages may be served in the public way.
2. Proper police and insurance protection must be procured.
3. The area must be broom clean at the conclusion of the
event.
4. You max make arrangements to pick up and return wooden
horses by contacting our Highway Garage, 181 John Street,
Reading, Ma. at 944-1122.
The Board reviewed the bid results for Contract 83-8 - Asphalt
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:0 to award Contract 83-8 to
the low bidder, Bituminous Asphalt Recycling Co. Inc., d/b/a Woodland
Construction Co., 299 Ettrick Street, Brockton, Ma. 02401 in the amount
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of $55,136.15 subject to their providing the necessary performance bonds.
The Board reviewed the bid results for Contract 53 -14 - Stone
Masonry Walt. Construction.
It was moved, seconded and voted 3,0 to award Contract 53 -14 to
the low bidder, C.J. Mabardy, Inc_., Cambridge, Ma. 02135 in the amount of
$25,575,00 subject to their procurement of the necessary performance and
payment bonds.
The Board reviewed the bid results for Contract 53 -5 - Adjustment
of Structures.
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:0 to award Contract 53 -5 to
the low bidder, D&R General Contracting, Inc., Wakefield, Ma. in the
amount of $70,354.00 subject to their ability to furnish the required
bonds,
The Board adjourned temporarily at 5;01 P.M, to meet as the Board
of Survey.
The meeting reconvened at 5,35 P.M.
The Board reviewed the memo from Executive Secretary, John W.
Agnew Jr., regarding the Insurance Department Head Meeting.
It was mooed, seconded and voted 3.0 to accept this memo as a
point of information.
It was moved, seconded and voted 3.0 to accept the letter from M.
Ilya.=.. Bhatti, Director, Division of Water Supply, DEOE, regarding the
Water Conservation Grants Program as a point of information.
Superintendent Louanis presented the Board with a plan drawn up
by CDM to ventilate the chlorine dioxide room at the Water Treatment Plant
by a fan system directly to the atmosphere. This will encompass the
existing venting system in the chlorine room.
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The existinn fan is on the roof. By taking a duct from that
system and moving into the chlorine dioxide room down to the floor, this
room could be vented. The estimated cost of this work is $3,000.00, the
completion time is not certain yet.
Mr. Griffin stated he has no problem with this because of the
safety hazards involved for the personnel at the plant. He also stated he
would like to see a cost figure, for a remote switch independent of this
cost and closer to the central panels in the event there is a major
ruptu re.
Mr. Griffin moved to instruct R.H. White to prepare a Change
Order dealing with venting the chlorine dioxide room within reasonable
amounts with an upset limit of * 3,500,00 and to include within that limit
the installation of a remote on -off switch. The motion was seconded and
voted 3.0.
Mr. Barker requested the Department remind the Plannina Board
that the "scenic way" by -law should be discussed as soon as possible
before we do any street reconstruction,
The Superintendent presented the Board with a plan of the Highway
Garage Area on John Street. He stated the Spare Study Committee is now
working on the Town Hall site and perhaps the Committee could look at the
site on John Street.
The Superintendent stated that certain departments may eventually
come under the Board of Public Works, The most recent proposal before the
Board is one in which the Department would end up with four acres of land
which gives us the land that abuts John Street and back 600 feet making :_
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total of four acres, which as it is laid out now would not be adequate to
serve the Departments needs.
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The Superintendent stated that perhaps an area in the front of
the garage could be given up and the tax title land owned by the Town
located behind the existing Texaco Station could be utilized by the Town.
Mr. Barker received a letter from the Land Bank Committee
regarding prospective lots of land that could be used by the Department of
approximately 10 acres in size and reasonably dry land:
1. John Street site as outlined by Superintendent Louanis�
2. Dump site on East side of John Street next to the Exxon Station.:
3. Nike Site - Haverhill Street.:
4. Nike Site - Bear Hill;
S. Strout Avenue Gravel Pit:
6. Higgins Lot (near Birch Meadow);
7. Batchelder Field.:
8. Dividence Road site;
9. Conservation Land (Bare Meadow)
There was a general discussion concerning these possibilities and
Chairman Wood felt the Department should look at the sites and make a
recommendation if the land is suitable for public works functions.
Chairman Wood stated she also felt the time frame given us for a
decision by TASC was not very reasonable.
Mr. Barker requested a follow-up meeting with the IDC in August.
The Board signed the Payroll and the Billroll for the period
ending July 8, 1983.
The meeting adjourned at 10,!00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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