HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-06-03 Board of Public Works Minutes June 3, 1974
Members of the Board of Public Works met at 7:00 P .M. at
Hemlock Road to view the subdivision.
Formal meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at
7:45 P.M. in Room 16, Municipal Building.
Present were Chairman Blood, Secretary Reed, Board Members
Dustin, Price and Russell and Superintendent Louanis .
Minutes of the previous meeting were accepted as amended.
The Board met with Mr. George Theophanis, Ms. Theo Johnson
and Ms . Sandra Gray from the Government Study Committee at 8:00
P .M. A lengthy discussion ensued relative to the proposed new
structure of Town government as it would affect the Department
of Public Works and its Board.
Mr . Joseph Alpedo, owner of Reading Disposal , appeared
before the Board and requested permission to dispose of shingles
and wood, etc. at the land fill site. The policy of the Board
with regard to materials of this type, and the reason for strict
' adherence to it were explained to Mr . Alpedo at length.
Read letter from State Department of Public Works relative
to Chapter 90 assignment to include Hopkins Street. It was
accepted as a point of information.
Read letter from the Planning Board regarding a public
meeting to be held June 6, 1974 for the purpose of discussing
the M.B .T.A. Extension. The Superintendent was instructed to
write a white paper for the members of the Board on this subject:
The Board reviewed letter from R. E. Phillips together with
bills for cost of cleaning garments due to discolored water.
The Superintendent was directed to file a claim with the insur-
ance company in an effort to resolve the matter.
Bids for water meters were reviewed, as follows:
Neptune Rockwell R. H. Smith
5/8" Magnetic 3,060.00 3095.00 2,990.00
3/4" Magnetic 459.00 509.00 432.20
5/8" Remote 8. 140.00 8.790.00 8.680.00
11 ,659.00 12,694.00 12, 102.20
It was moved, seconded and voted to award the bid for meters to
the low bidder, Neptune Meter Company.
The Superintendent reported the results of his meeting of
May 29th with the State Health Department regarding sanitary
landfill at our Dump site. It was agreed that:
1 . Reading Department of Public Works will take
immediate steps to cover all open refuse at
the Reading sanitary land fill site.
2. Any future filling will be above and away from
wet lands.
3• Cover material is available from J. J. Cronin Co. ,
on twenty-four hour notice and the Town will stock
pile two days supply of clay washings at the site.
4. All brush being brought in to the land fill site
will be chipped.
5. The Department of Public Works will submit a modi-
fied sanitary land fill plan in accordance with
recommendations made by the State Health Department
on or before June 30, 1974,
and a letter shall be sent to Mr. Tarbell to this effect.
The Board was advised that the Conservation Commission 1
had requested the Public Works Department to construct a park- J
ing area on Conservation Commission land off Pearl Street.
The Superintendent was instructed to ascertain from the Conser-
vation Commission more precise details on what is required to
build the parking area, at what time it must be completed, and
what funds are available to build it.
Read letter from the Reading Health Department relevant
to sanitary conditions on Deborah Drive. It was moved, seconded
and voted the matter be tabled for a week.
The Board signed the Bill Roll dated June 7 and the Pay
Roll for the period ending June 2, 1974.
Meeting adjourned at 11 :20 P.M.
jRespectfully submitted,
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Secretary
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS PAUL C. DUSTIN
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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, here-
by certify that the lists herewith contain the names of per-
sons against whom we have made betterment assessments, to-
gether with the location of the land benefited by the improve-
ment
mprovement and the nature and amount of such betterment assessment.
House Connection Construction $384.38
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 twenty-eighth day of May A.D.
1974. � e
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