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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-06-30 Board of Public Works Minutes June 30, 1975 Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in the Auditorium of the Community Center, 52 Sanborn Street at 7:30 P.M. Present were Chairman Russell , Secretary Dustin, Mr . Blood and Superintendent Louanis. Minutes of the previous meeting were accepted with correction. The Board adjourned temporarily to meet as the Board of Survey and reconvened at 7:40 P.M. Read letter from Mr. and Mrs. Donald Erickson, 11 Harriman Avenue requesting permission to close Harriman Avenue on July 4, 1975 from 11 :00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. in order that they might hold an annual neighborhood picnic. It was moved, seconded and voted to grant permission subject to the standard provisions with regard to procurement of liability insurance, no alcoholic beverages permitted in the public way, and equal condition of the street at the close of the event. Read Notice of Public Hearing regarding proposed Roadway Reconstruction of Grove Street from Lowell to Forest Street. Approximately thirty-five people attended the Hearing. Three Hearings will be held concerning this project: the present Hearing to inform the residents of the proposed work, the second to be held sometime in August will concern land takings and a third Hearing relative to the removal of trees. The Superintendent stated that two trees would be planted for every one that is removed. The Board answered questions from the floor and members of the Engineering Department remained at the conclusion of the Hearing to answer technical questions. It was moved, seconded and voted to close the Hearing. Read Notice of Public Hearing at 8:45 P.M. , Room 16, Municipal Building regarding taking an easement for drainage and sewerage purposes through private property at 212 Woburn Street. No one attended the Hearing. The Superintendent f explained that the easement was being given for the purpose of maintaining the sewer house connection at no cost to the Town. It was moved, seconded and voted to close the Hearing. The �1 Board signed the Order of Taking. The Board reviewed the bids for One (1 ) new Slicer-Seeder received on June 12, 1975. It was moved, seconded and voted to award the bid for a Jacobsen-Rogers 548-100 Slicer-Seeder in the amount of $1 ,995.00 to Sawtelle Brothers, Inc. the low bidder. The Superintendent reported that he and the Chairman had attended the Board of Appeals Hearing regarding the flood plain relative to the Batchelder property off Franklin Street. The petitioner ' s lawyer requested the Hearing be continued until July 31 at 7: 30 P.M. to give the Petitioner adequate time to present further information to the Board of Survey. The Superintendent reported Mr. Devellis of 207 Grove Street had requested the Board to consider the possibility of allowing him to build his pool over the easement and the drain pipe, or allow him to build the pool on the easement but not over the drain pipe. It was agreed that the Board would consider the possibility of building his pool on the easement but at least five feet away from the center line of the drain pipe provided Mr . Devellis would be willing to hold the Town blameless in the event the Town had to maintain the drain and damage might occur to the pool and these stipulations be recorded against the deed of the property. Met with residents of Hemlock and Pine Ridge Roads to dis- cuss drainage problem pertinent to their area. Mr. Irving Ruggles of 9 Hemlock Road acted as spokesman for the group, out- - lined the water problems experienced during and following a heavy i rainfall and requested that the drainage ditch adjacent to his property be piped. A lengthy discussion ensued. The Superinten- dent suggested the possibility of constructing wing-walls and , horizontal bars to keep children from entering the drain pipe and paved water way from the end of the pipe to the pipe coming off P I i Minutes-continued June 30, 1975 Pine Ridge Road. Mr. Dustin suggested that cost of the work out- lined by the Superintendent might be very close to the cost of piping the ditch and cost figures should be available before a decision is reached. Mr. Blood was very concerned that piping a ditch might set a precedent and raise a large influx of similar requests resulting in a financial burden to the Town. It was agreed that the Superintendent would consider the possible alterna- tives and report to the Board with cost estimates of each. Read letter from David White d/b/a/ David B. White and Son stating he would pay the Town of Reading the sum of eight dollars per ton for recyclable glass for a period of one year starting July 5, 1975 and an additional two dollars per ton if total tonnage in any month is more than forty tons. Also read letter from Re- cycling Enterprises, Inc. wherein they agree to install a 40 yard con- tainer with three compartments at no cost to the Town for the pur- pose of collecting glass, pay the Town eight dollars per ton and remove the filled and leave an empty container when necessary. It was moved, seconded and voted to enter into an agreement with Recycling Enterprises, Inc. of Worcester for a period of one year . The Board signed the Agreement Report on the Hearing relative to the Reconstruction of Grove Street indicated: 23 against, 5 non-committal and 6 in favor. It was moved, seconded and voted to proceed with the laying out of Grove Street and further to investigate the cost of a sidewalk on one side of the street. The Board signed the following: Pay Roll for the period ending June 29, 1975, Bill Roll dated June 30, 1975 and Fuel Storage Tanks and Appurtenances Contract 75-8. Meeting adjourned at 10:40 P.M. Respectfully submitted, LSecretary