HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-10-25 Board of Public Works Minutes October 25, 1976
' Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:30 P. M.
in Room 16, Municipal Building.
Present were Acting Chairman Dustin, Acting Secretary
Blood, Board Member Alexander T. Botka, Superintendent Louanis
and Finance Committee Members Cowell and Dube.
Minutes of the previous meeting accepted as written.
Read notice from Executive Secretary calling attention to
meeting of November 4th in the Lecture Hall at Reading Memorial
High School when the November Town Meeting Warrant will be re-
viewed. It was accepted as a point of information.
The Board met with Bob Warnick, representative from the
Little League Baseball Group. Mr. Warnick stated the project
at the Little League Field at Hunt Memorial Park would be com-
plete Thursday, October 28th at a cost to Little League of approx-
imately $1 ,600. The Little League would like to continue their
efforts to improve other fields with the aid of the Massachusetts
National Guard and were hopeful of recovering a portion of their
expenditure at Hunt Memorial Park from the Town to use for this
purpose. The Superintendent recommended Mr. Warnick move to
have Article 9 indefinitely postponed at November Town Meeting:
at a later time proceed to work with the Board of Public Works
in accomplishing work they wish to have done in the future.
Mr . Douglas Cowell of the Finance Committee stated the
Finance Committee wished to modify the report made to the Board
on October 18th as follows: the limit for the Public Works
Budget for FY-78, exclusive of the Water Department, will be
1 .58 million dollars.
The meeting moved to the Community Center where Notices of
Public Hearing regarding taking of easements in private ways,
Franklin Terrace, Swan Road, Dunbar Road, Criterion Street,
Longview Road, Harold Avenue and Hancock Street and the proposed
extension of main trunk sanitary sewer in various streets were
read at 8:00 P. M. Approximately ninety people attended the
Hearing. The Chairman delivered a short presentation relative
to the proposed sewer extension covering the items of sewer
frontage assessment, sewer house connection, sewer rental charges
and the methods of payment available to the home owner. Follow-
ing a question and answer period, it was moved, seconded and
voted to close the Hearing. Acting Assistant Superintendent
Bergeron and members of the Engineering Staff remained to answer
technical questions relative to individual lots at the conclusion
of the Hearing.
The Board Members returned to Room 16, Municipal Building
and met with Thomas Cheyer and William Howard, representatives
of the firm of Camp, Dresser and McKee to discuss their proposal
for a study of Reading's water system. Mr. Cheyer outlined his
firms ' experience in the area of water distribution studies and
reviewed the biodatas of the members of the staff who would be
engaged in working on the proposed study. Mr. Howard outlined
the three possible alternatives available to Reading: the first
two alternatives would allow Reading to utilize a certain volume
of its own water during all years while the third alternative ,
would allow Reading to use the maximum amount of its own supply
during relatively wet years thereby using only a minimum amount
of MDC water. Mr. Cheyer indicated that the project as outlined
would exceed $25,000 and he believed it would be in the best in-
terest of the Town to spend more to obtain a final product of de-
sired value. The interview ended.
The Board met with Clifford S. Mansfield, Vice-President of
Fay, Spofford and Thorndike, Inc. , who outlined briefly the
experience his firm has had in the field of water distribution
studies. Mr. Mansfield stated that after viewing Reading ' s well
fields and treatment plant he felt the problem with which we are
faced is an economic one as it is necessary to correct deficiencies
in the quality and quantity of our water and correct distribution
inadequacies and rather than attempt to develop resources to be
completely independent it would be more economically feasible to
become associated with M.D.C. to obtain a portion of our supply. '
Mr. Mansfield answered questions from the Board and concluded by
stating the fee to make the study as outlined in his firm' s proposal
would be $24,500 inclusive of all engineering expenses.
The Board signed the following:
Pay Roll for the period ending October 22, 1976
Bill Roll dated October 29, 1976
Commitment sheet — Boyce Street Betterment . . . . $454.65
. Order of Taking — 20 Bolton Street
Meeting adjourned at 10: 30 P. M.
Res ctfull �ed,
Secret