HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-05-10 Board of Public Works Minutes May 10, 1976
' Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7 :30 P. M.
at the Reading Memorial High School .
Present were Chairman Russell , Secretary Dustin, Board
Members, Blood, Price and Botka and Superintendent Louanis.
Chairman Russell asked for volunteers from the Board to
serve on the Recreation Committee. Mr. Price and Mr. Botka in—
dicated they would be willing to serve, but the meeting night
of Thursday would have to be changed to some other night. After
some discussion, Mr. Price was appointed to the Committee and
will serve provided the Recreation Committee changes its meeting
night.
The Board reviewed letter from Whitman and Howard regard—
ing engineering proposal for sewer design in the Willow Street
Pumping District. Mr. Price abstained from the discussion.
Whitman and Howard' s proposal for the engineering services was
estimated at $84,000 and the proposal submitted May 3d by Weston
and Sampson has an upset limit of $61 ,200. The Board discussed
the capability of both engineering firms and it was moved, seconded
and voted to award the contract to the firm of Weston and Sampson
at an upset limit of $61 ,200 and to sign the contract.
Read report from D. L. Maher regarding maintenance test on
gravel wells 13 and 15. The Superintendent reported to the Board
the condition of these wells constitutes an emergency situation
for the Water Department and a contract has been prepared, bids
have been advertised to Clean and Repair Gravel Walled Wells 13
and 15 and bids will be received on May 13• This situation also
creates a financial problem for the Water Department and funds will
have to be obtained from another source. After considerable dis-
cussion, it was moved, seconded and voted to request a transfer
from the Finance Committee for funds sufficient to complete this
work.
The Board discussed the type of legal counsel that might
best serve the Town. There were three possibilities considered.
1 . A full time Town Counsel who would be`. available for Town
business on a full time basis.
2. Town counsel law firm as is now being used, and ,
3. A combination of one and two which would make it possible
for the Town to have a full time counsel with ability to
hire expertise as needed.
The general consensus was to continue with the law firm form of
Town Counsel .
Chairman Russell reported that Mr. Botka' s Community Garden
Project got off to an excellent start on May 5th. There was a
good turnout and a committee had been formed to begin a Community
Garden in Reading.
The Board signed the Pay Roll for the period ending May 9
1976 and the Bill Roll dated May 14, 1976.
Meeting adjourned at 7:50 P. M.
Respectfully
submitted,
S� retary