HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-08-13 Board of Public Works Minutes MINUTES
August 13, 1973
Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened in Room 16, Municipal
' Building at 7: 30 P.M.
Present: Chairman Blood, Secretary White, Board Members Russell ,
Dustin, and Superintendent Louanis.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and accepted.
Billroll was signed dated August 17, 1973; payroll was signed
for the period ending August 12, 1973•
Read letter from the Board to the Board of Selectmen requesting a
special town meeting on September 17, 1973• It was moved,
seconded and voted that the letter be signed, as read, and
delivered to the Board of Selectmen, dated August 13, 1973•
Read notice of public hearing regarding the petition of the Town of
Reading Municipal Light Department to install underground conduits on
Haven Street. It was moved, seconded and voted to grant the requested
petition.
Read letter from Mrs. George McGurn re: dirty water. The Super-
intendent was instructed to draft a letter to Mrs. McGurn including
the thought that improvements are expected to be completed by late
1973 in her area, with substantial improvements to the overall
system by 1974.
Board adjourned temporarily at 8:25 P.M. to meet as the Board of
Survey, and reconvened at 9:05 P.M.
Read letter from Combustion Engineering to Ken Hall re: Regional
.Managers visit to the Incinerator on Thursday, July 19, 1973•
Accepted as a point of information.
Read letter from Combustion Engineering re: Press Briefing to be
held at the Incinerator September 13, 1973• Accepted as a point of
information.
' Read letter from residents of 165-171 Pine Ridge Road re: Sturges
Park. The requested poles have been installed as a part of an overall
program to barricade all parks from use and abuse by automobiles.
Mr. Richard C. Konchagulian, 207 Lowell St. , presented the Board with
a valid complaint, and a request that the Town look into the traffic
hazards at the corner of Lowell & Puritan Road, and correct them. It
was moved, seconded and voted that the Superintendent check into all
conceivable possibilities to remedy the situation as soon as possible.
9:20 P.M. Board met with Messrs. James Walker and Bob Gifford of
Whitman & Howard, and Messrs. Don Davidson and Ken Magoon, members of
the Finance Committee, to discuss plans for the repairs to the Garage.
Mr. Walker stated that he will have figures available before noon
Aug. 14, so the Board may put the work out for bids in this week 's
Chronicle.
The Board signed the Order of Sidewalk Betterments.
It was moved, seconded and voted that an adjustment of the sewer
frontage assessment levied against Mr. William E . Nicholson,
339 Lowell St. be granted on the basis of 160 ft. as against the
present 240 ft .
Read letter from Combustion Engineering and the State Health Department '
regarding stack emission tests. Accepted as points of information.
It was moved, seconded and voted to award the contract for pumping
equipment for the Willow Street Sewage Pumping Station to the lowest
bidder, Revere Engineering, Inc. , in the amount of $5, 300.00, subject
to their ability to provide the proper performance bonds. The other
bidders were: Hall Pump Sales & Service, $7,769.00; Cabot Const.
Co. , Inc. , $8,800.00; R. H. White Const Co. , Inc. , $9,414.00; Winston
Builders Corp. , $9,929.00; and Fantoni , Inc. , $14,990.00
Read letter from the Reading Conservation Commission. It was moved,
seconded and voted to notify them that they should contact Lydia A.
Roxbee, owner of the 8+ acres in question, and make arrangements, if
possible for the purchase of the land. The Board is willing to back
the Conservation Commission since the land borders on town well fields,
and may in the near future, present problems . '
Read letter from Whitman & Howard relative to Status Report on Sewer
System, Willow St. Pumping Station. Accepted as a point of information.
Meeting adjourned at 11 :00 P.M. Respectfully submitted
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