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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-11-01 Board of Public Works Minutes November 1 , 1976 Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7 :30 P. M. in Room 16, Municipal Building. Present were Chairman Russell , Secretary Dustin, Board Members Blood, Price, Botka, Superintendent Louanis and Finance Committee Members Cowell and Dube. Minutes of the previous meeting were accepted with amend— ment. A discussion concerning reimbursement to the Little League for monies expended for improvements at Hunt Memorial Park Ball Field ensued. Mr. Blood moved that the Board direct the Chair— man to present at Town Meeting our concern relative to the use of funds to reimburse a non—government or private group for work completed on public land. Mr. Price seconded and offered the following amendment: when the program was originally outlined to, and approved by, the Board of Public Works it was agreed that the work would be done by the Massachusetts National Guard and would be funded by the Little League and there be no cost to the Town. It was voted 4-1 in favor . Mr. Price also requested that a written ruling be obtained from Town Counsel relative to any private group recovering funds from the Town after the fact. Read letter from Joseph W. Kane, General Counsel for the Department of Labor and Industries in regard to the protest of DiMartino Brothers Company, Inc. The Superintendent reported he had contacted Town Counsel ' s Office requesting an opinion as to the proper course of action the Board should take in this matter . Ted Cohen from Town Counsel 's Office indicated that the Board could follow the recommendations of Joseph Kane and return the bid bond to DiMartino Brothers Co. Inc. , with the stipulation that a release from damages be signed by the contractor or the Board could continue legal action to obtain the $25,000 from the bonding company. His opinion was that chances of the Town obtain— ing $25,000 through the Court did not look very good in light of Mr. Kane's ruling. The Superintendent was instructed to obtain a written opinion from Town Counsel regarding the matter as soon as possible. Read letter from RECOR relative to price change effective October 25, 1976 on over-the-scale price for waste cans from $20.00 to $T5.00 per ton. The Superintendent also reported he had received word from RECOR that they were no longer in a position to buy waste cans from the Town and their operation would terminate Friday, November 5th. It was accepted as a point of information. It was moved, seconded and voted to proceed with the sewer main as outlined in the Notice read at public hearing on October 25, 1976 with the exception of Franklin Terrace and assess better- ments therefor and take easements through private property on Causeway Road owned by Robert and Heather Switak and Henry and Rita Filippone and in the following streets: Causeway Road, Harold Avenue, Dunbar Road, Swan Road, Longview Road, Criterion Street and Hancock Street. Read draft of letter to be directed to the Chief Engineer of the State Department of Public Works concerning the possibility of traffic signals on Main Street (Route 28) at the intersections of South Street, Hopkins Street and Summer Avenue. Chairman Russell requested the letter be rewritten in a more powerful manner with the hope it would accelerate the placement of signals at these locations. The Board met with Messrs. Pope, Perkins and Blake from the firm of Weston and Sampson at 8:00 P. M. Mr. Price abstained from any participation in this interview. Mr. Blake outlined Weston and Sampson's background and their involvement in the improve- ments from 1903 to date in the water system in Reading and cited experience the firm has had in like studies in the New England area. Mr. Pope, Weston and Sampson's Senior Partner outlined the professional qualifications of key personnel who might be in- volved in a comprehensive water system study for the Town of Reading and gave a brief resume of his firm's history. Mr. Perkins, with the aid of an easel , reviewed the 14 points set forth in the scope of services as presented in the written proposal add- , � Minutes - continued November 1 , 1976 ing that the study would encompass an evaluation of the sources of supply, treatment facilities, distribution system and storage facilities as regard their capacity to provide adequate service to the townspeople until the turn of the century or possibly un- til the year 2010. Mr. Pope concluded the interview making the Board aware that the study could be completed within six months and the cost would be within the appropriation. The Board met with Mr . E. A. Cooney (Water Department Head) and Mr. Steven Medlar from the firm of Whitman and Howard, Inc. at 9:00 P. M. Mr. Price abstained from any participation in this interview. Mr. Cooney gave a brief resume of the firm' s experience and staff members who would be involved in a study and turned the meeting over to Mr. Medlar. Mr. Medlar researched Reading's water supply in 1968 and is therefore familiar with the problems with which the Town will be faced in order to re- main within the guidelines of the Safe Water Drinking Act which will be effective in June of 1977. Whitman and Howard, Inc. could complete the study within a six month period and the cost to the Town would be within the budget figure. Meeting adjourned temporarily in order that the Board meet as the Board of Survey and reconvened at 9:50 P. M. The Board reviewed the cooperative bids received on Novem- ber 1 , 1976 for Rock and Solar Salt, as follows: Vendor Rock Salt Solar Salt Cargil 21 .00 No bid Diamond Crystal No bid No bid International Salt 17.48 No bid Eastern Minerals, Inc. 17.60 17. 18 It was moved, seconded and voted to award the contract for Rock Salt to International Salt and the contract for Solar Salt to Eastern Minerals, Inc. as per the respective bids. The Board signed the following: Bill Roll dated November 5th, 1976 ID Pay Roll for the period ending October 29th, 1976 and the following Orders of 'faking: Causeway Road Harold Avenue Dunbar Road Swan Road Longview Road Criterion Street Hancock Street and through lands of Robert and Heather Switak and Henry and Rita Filippone on Causeway Road. Meeting adjourned at 10:20 P. M. Res zctfu�l ly su i tted, Secret�G OFFICE OF JOHN R. RUSSELL, Chai ma TOWN OF READING PAUL C. DUBTIN, S.netan LAWRENCE R. BLOOD BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS JOS W. PRICE ALR%ANDER T. BOMA i MUNICIPAL BUILDING E. AGGER LOUANI3. 3upertntmtlrn[ READING, MASS. 01887 MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. The undersigned, Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading, in compliance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 80, as amended by Chapter 63 of the Acts of 1933, hereby certify that the lists herewith con- tain the names of persons against whom we have made betterment assessments, together with the location of the land benefited by the improvement and the nature and amount of such betterment assessment. Sewer House Connection Construction $ 2, 125.00 Such list is certified to you for the purpose of committing the same to the Tax Collector, as provided by law. WITNESS our hands this /-5W day of November A. D. 1976. See Commitment Sheet For List