HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-03-04 Board of Public Works Minutes March 4, 1974
Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:30 P.M. in
' Room 16, Municipal Building.
Present were Board Members Blood, Dustin, Price, Reed and
Russell and Superintendent Louanis .
Mr. Louanis assumed the Chair for reorganization of the
Board. The Board Members voted by secret ballot. Lawrence R.
Blood was reelected Chairman and Malcolm E. Reed was elected
Secretary on the first ballot.
Mr. Blood assumed the Chair and it was voted unanimously
that E . Roger Louanis be appointed Superintendent and Clerk of
the Board of Public Works for a period of one year.
Board Members were appointed to committees for the forth-
coming year, as follows:
School Building Committee Malcolm E. Reed
School Site Committee Malcolm E. Reed
Recreation Committee Paul C. Dustin
Industrial Committee John W. Price
' Planning Board Master Plan Study John H. Russell
Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved.
Motions under the various Articles to be presented at Town
Meeting were assigned to Board Members.
The Board met with Chairman Benjamin E . Nichols and George
B . Perry from the Committee on Town Forests. Mr. Nichols request-
ed that a gate be placed at the entrance to the Town Forest at
Strout Avenue and cited the many instances he felt made the in-
stallation necessary. The Board agreed to take the matter under
advisement.
The Board adjourned at 8:00 P .M. to meet as the Board of
Survey and reconvened at 10:00 P.M.
A delegation from the Kiwanis Club came before the Board.
Mr . Kenneth C. Zaramba, spokesman for the group, explained the
purpose of the proposed Hole-in-one Golf Tournament at Birch
Meadow Playground and outlined the area requirements for the
venture. It was moved, seconded and voted to grant permission
to hold this event on May 4 from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P .M. subject
to the following conditions:
1 . Proper liability insurance be obtained . '
2. The area be policed and completely returned to its
original condition after the event.
3. No alcoholic beverages be allowed at the site.
4. Town Counsel review the liability to the Town and
advise the Board as to whether this activity is
legal and proper.
Read letter from James McGoldrick, Inc. , requesting an
extension of approximately two weeks on the completion date
for the renovations to the Department of Public Works Garage
on John Street with a waiver of penalty. It was moved, seconded
and voted to grant the request.
Letter from Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Ronald
Winslow requesting an abatement on the House Connection Assess-
ment for the Portable Classroom at 36 School Street was read.
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It is normal practice to bill for betterments such as house
connections and the Board did not feel that we should break
precedence. It was moved, seconded and voted to deny the re- '
quest for an abatement.
Schedule of proposed salary increases for non-union per-
sonnel was tabled.
The Board reviewed the Cost Comparison of Aerial Photogra-
phy and Topographic Mapping. The Superintendent was instructed
to write James W. Sewall Company advising the Company that the
Board has voted to enter into an agreement for mapping of the
Town of Reading and request that a proper contract be prepared.
The Board adjourned at 10:35 P .M. to meet as the Board of
Survey and reconvened at 10:50 P.M.
The Board signed the Payroll for the period ending March
3d and the Bill Roll dated March 8, 1974.
Meeting adjourned at 11 :05 P .M.
Respectfully submitted,
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