HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-02-24 Board of Public Works Minutes February 24, 1975
Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened at 7:30 P.M.
in Room 16, Municipal Building.
Present were Chairman Blood, Secretary Reed, Board Mem-
bers Russell , Dustin and Price and Superintendent Louanis and
Mr. William Winslow of the Finance Committee.
Minutes of the previous meeting were accepted as read.
Read letter from the United Methodist Church regarding
the removal of snow on the south side of Salem Street opposite
the Church. It was moved, and seconded to comply with the re-
quest and an amendment to the motion to remove the snow on
Chute Street on both sidesof the street from Woburn Street
to just beyond the Lancaster House for the Church of The Good
Shepherd and also on Woburn Street opposite the Unitarian
Church was accepted. The amended motion was voted unanimously.
The Superintendent was directed to write Mr. Ebbe Ebbeson and
advise him of the Board 's favorable action.
Read Petition from residents of Twin Oaks Road for street
acceptance and sewer main extension. it was moved, seconded
and voted, subject to the receipt of a letter from the Health
Department confirming the existence of a health problem, to
extend the sewer line in Twin Oaks Road to serve the four
homes. It was moved, seconded and voted to notify the Petitioners
that it is too late to proceed with the acceptance of the street
this year but the Department will proceed with the engineering
work, prepare estimates and schedule a preliminary hearing for
January 1976 relative to the acceptance of Twin Oaks Road.
Read memorandum from the Superintendent and letter from
Coronis Concrete Company, Inc. regarding the completion date
for Contract 74-1 . It was moved and seconded to grant an exten-
sion of time until April 1 , 1975 for the completion of structural
work and functional tests for pumping station operation in all
respects: and, until May 1 , 1975 for the completion of clean up
and all bituminous concrete work. It was requested that the
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motion include the following amendment: If work is not com—
plete by the specified dates, the Board will enforce the
penalty of liquidated damages in the amount of Sixty ($60.00)
Dollars per day and the Superintendent was directed to write
the contractor calling his attention to the liquidated damages
clause in the contract and also to the completion date. The
motion, as amended, carried.
Mr. Russell conveyed the information he had gathered
from attending various meetings relative to the M. B. T. A.
to the Board and volunteered to serve on the Study Committee.
The Superintendent was directed to advise the Reading Chronicle
of Mr. Russell ' s appointment.
It was moved, seconded and voted that the Facilities
Sub—committee (Mr . Dustin and Mr. Reed) re—evaluate the space
available at the Reading Dump and report to the Board on the
number of years we shall be able to continue to use the site
for dumping purposes.
Following a lengthy discussion relative to the Special
Park Program it was moved, seconded and voted to rescind the
action taken at the February 10, 1975 meeting, delete the
vote to write a special Article and direct the Superintendent
to refigure the Park and Playground Construction to include
a permanent facility for the Pop Warner Football Group, a new
field to be constructed at the skating area at Birch Meadow,
complete the field at Glen Meadow and revitalize the field
behind the Coolidge Junior High School .
The Board signed the Pay Roll for the period ending February
23, the Bill Roll for the 28th of February and went into Executive
Session at 9: 15 P.M.
Meeting adjourned at 10:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Secretary