HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-06-18 Board of Public Works Minutes MINUTES
June 18, 1973
Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:30 P .M. in Room 16,
' Municipal Building.
Present: Chairman Blood, Secretary White, Board Members Reed, Russell ,
Dustin and Superintendent Louanis.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Billroll was signed dated June 22, 1973; payroll was signed for the
period ending June 17, 1973•
Read letter from the First Congregational Church requesting permission
to close off and occupy a portion of Sanborn Street from Lowell Street
to Woburn Street from 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Saturday, September 15,
1973• It was moved, seconded and voted to grant permission subject
to the following conditions: a. no alcoholic beverages are to be
served within the limits of the public way, and b. The area must be
completely policed and clean after the event is over. Permission was
also requested for use of the Community Center grounds and the power
' outlets. This is under control of the Board of Selectmen and
permission should be obtained from them. The Church is to be advised
accordingly.
Read letter from Mr . Wellington, 50 Gleason Road, requesting permission
to erect a tent in Greenwood Road for his daughter 's wedding Sept. 29,
1973• The Board instructed the Superintendent to inform Mr. Wellington
that permission has been denied on the premise that there will be
consumption of alcoholic beverages in a public way.
8:00 P.M. Board adjourned to Room 2. . Secretary White read notice of
public hearing regarding proposed widening of Franklin Street from
Haverhill Street to Main Street. There were approximately 29 abuttors
present. It was moved, seconded and voted, in view of the fact that
all abuttors were emphatically against it, that the proposed widening
be indefinitely postponed. Hearing was declared closed at 8:55 P.M. ,
and the Board reconvened in Room 16. as the Board of Survey temporarily,
adjourning at 9m15 P.M. to meet again as the Board of Public Works .
The Superintendent gave a verbal report on payments to Combustion
Engineering. It was moved, seconded and voted to withhold further
payments at this time to Combustion Engineering, and that they be
informed that they have to correct any structural deficiencies,i.e.
deficiency in the grates ' supports.
The Board reviewed proposals for sewer evaluation study from
Whitman & Howard and Coffin & Richards. It was moved, seconded
and voted that the Superintendent be instructed to negotiate a
contract with Whitman & Howard to proceed with the sewer evaluation
study.
The Board reviewed report from the appraiser on the garage fire.
The Superintendent was instructed to look into the cost of hiring
a consulting engineer to look at the total picture (electrical ,
heating, repairing roof) with particular emphasis on heating as it is
needed now, and in the future.
The Board discussa:I a proposed ad for Assistant Civil Engineer
to be run in the Boston Globe on a Sunday. Accepted as a point
of information.
The Board moved, seconded and voted to authorize whichever Board
member happened to be present during the summer meetings to '
sign the billroll and payroll .
Meeting adjourned at 10:45 P .M.
Respectfully submitted
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