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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-04-28 Board of Public Works Minutes April 28, 1975 Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:45 P. M. at the Community Center, 52 Sanborn Street. Present were Chairman Russell , Secretary Dustin, Board Mem- bers Blood, Price and Botka and Superintendent Louanis. Read Notice of Public Hearing regarding the proposed exten- sion of the main trunk sanitary sewer in Franklin Street, Blue- berry Lane and Deborah Drive. The Chairman delivered a short presentation to an audience of approximately seventy-five rela- tive to the proposed sewer extension covering the items of the sewer frontage assessment, sewer house connection, sewer rental charges and the methods of payment available to the home owner. Following a question and answer period it was moved, seconded and voted to close the Hearing. Members of the Engineering Division remained to answer technical questions . Meeting adjourned temporarily and reconvened in Room 16, Municipal Building at 8:25 P. M. Chairman Russell reported that the first Clean Air Award had been received by the Town from the American Lung Association. In company with the Chairman at the presentation on Boston Common was Robert Cummings, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Superintendent Louanis and Board Members Blood and Price. It was moved, seconded and voted to send the dinner invitation from the American Lung Association to the presiding Chairman of the Board of Public Works at the time of inception of the incinerator . Minutes of the previous meeting were accepted with correction. The Board reviewed bids received on April 3 for chemicals . Following a brief discussion and at the recommendation of the Superintendent it was moved, seconded and voted to award the con- tract for materials to the low bidders, as follows: E. & F. King and Co. , Inc. Ferric chloride 12.78p/c/lb ' E. & F. King and Co. , Inc. Caustic soda 13.5op/c/lb. N. E. Chemical Co. Liquid chlorene 18.5op/c/lb. Crystal Pkg. Co. , Inc. Sodium hypochlorite 46.9 p/gal . The Board reviewed bids received on April 10 for Drain Pipe, Sand, Gravel and Stone. Following a brief discussion it was moved, ' f seconded and voted to award the Contract for materials to low I bidders, as follows: New England Concrete Pipe Corporation 12" Concrete Pipe Class V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.85 per foot 12" Concrete Pipe Class IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.60 per foot 15" Concrete Pipe Class IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 per foot 24" Concrete Pipe Class V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.50 per foot J. J. Cronin Company Item Plant Delivered Washed cement concrete sand 2.50 3.00 Gravel Crusher run 2.75 3.25 Gravel Bank run 2.40 2.95 1'i' Stone 3. 15 3.65 Unclassified borrow 2.00 2. 50 Clay washings .90 1 . 55 It was moved, seconded and voted to reject all bids on Transite Storm Drain Pipe and to table the bids received on Brick and Cement as well as bids received on Brass Goods and Copper Tubing. It was moved, seconded and voted to award Contract 75-7 for Surge Control Valve and Appurtenant Work to R. H. White Construc— tion Company, Inc. The vote taken at the Sewer Hearing earlier in the evening was as follows: jIn Favor Opposed Total Franklin Street 29 4 33 Blueberry Lane 10 0 10 Deborah Drive 10 0 10 Total 49 4 53 It was moved, seconded and voted to proceed with the sewer mains in these streets during the 1975 construction season. The Board signed the following: Pay Roll for the period fending April 27, Bill Roll dated May 2, 1975 and Contract with Paragon Painting Corporation for Painting Bear Hill Standpipe. , The Board also signed the Plans and the Report of the Board of Public Works on the Laying Out of the following streets: A i Barbara Lane, Belmont Street Extension, Fox Run Lane, Maple Ridge Road Extension, Hemlock Road, Countryside Lane, C Street and Boyce Street. The Board discussed the position to be taken with respect to Special Articles to be presented at Town Meeting. Articles 56 and 57 regarding the sale and rezoning of Town owned land easterly of the Parker Junior High School were discussed. It was moved, seconded and voted to present a factual presentation of the Board's concern relative to drainage, sewerage, water supply and proposed access and that the Board opposed the rezoning under Article 57 and recommended the alternate routeof Petition to the Board of Appeals. Article 58 was reviewed and it was moved, seconded and voted that the Board recommend to the Town Meeting not to adopt the amendment of the Zoning By-law as proposed in this Article because of the ambiguity of the Motion making it doubtful whether or not the Board of Survey would have control over the proposed amendment under the Subdivision Control Law. Article 79 was reviewed from the point of view that the Board of Public Works should not take any official position on this Article since the subdivision of the land involved was presently before the Board of Survey. Article 80 Proposed Wetlands Protection District Zoning amend- ment. It was moved seconded and voted to table this Article until the Board has the opportunity to (use) the map outlining the Wetland Protection District. Meeting adjourned at 10:50 P. M. Respectfully submitted, Secretary * Amendment: change use to review