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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-10-19 Board of Public Works Minutes OCTOBER 19, 1970 ' MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT 7:30 P.M. IN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING. PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN WHITE, SECRETARY COCHRANE, BOARD MEMBERS FLORENCE, HODGKINS AND WATT AND SUPERINTENDENT LOUANIS. MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF OCTOBER 5TH AND 7TH WERE READ AND APPROVED. THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORTED TO THE BOARD ON THE PRECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE WITH METCALF & EDDY, INC. , COX- BUSTION ENGINEERING, INC. , AND CONNOLLY BROTHERS, INC. , HELD AT THE OFFICE OF METCALF & EDDY, INC. ON OCTOBER 15. ' THE MEETING WAS A GENERAL CET-ACQUAINTED EVENT WITH A PLANNED STARTING DATE OF OCTOBER 21, WHEN CONNOLLY BROTHERS, INC. INTENDS TO BEGIN DRIVING A TEST PILE. THE TEST PILE SHOULD TAKE ABOUT ONE WEEK AND THE ENTIRE DRIVING OPERATION COMPLETED IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS. THE PILE DRIVING WILL BE- GIN AT THE STACK AREA AND CONTINUE TOWARD THE MIDDLE STORAGE BUILDING. THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORTED ON THE HEARING HELD BY THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT SEWER COMMISSION RELATIVE TO THE PROPOSED NEW SET OF RULES AND REGULATIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD LAST YEAR. ' MR. WHITE REQUESTED THAT MR. LOUANIS WORK ON A REPORT OF PROGRESS AS A SPECIAL TOWN PIEETING WILL BE HELD ' ON NOVEMBER 16. PIR. WHITE READ A LETTER FROM ROBERT O 'BRIEN, 175 PRESCOTT STREET REQUESTING PERMISSION TO CONNECT TO THE STORM DRAIN IN PRESCOTT STREET. MR. WATT QUESTIONED THE ROUTE OF THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND THE LOCUS OF THE ULTI- MATE DISCHARGE. MR. LOUANIS POINTED OUT ON THE MAP THE ROUTE AND GAVE QUANNAPOWITT DRAIN AS THE FINAL LOCATION OF THE DRAINAGE. IT WAS MOVED, SECONDED AND VOTED TO GRANT PERMISSION TO ALLOW MR. O 'BRIEN TO CONNECT TO THE DRAIN. READ NOTE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT REGARDING RE- ' QUEST FROM SHIRLEY ABBOTT, I39 VAN NORDEN ROAD TO CONNECT TO THE STORM DRAIN. A DISCUSSION ENSUED RELATIVE TO THE BOARD ALLOWING ANYONE TO CONNECT TO THE STORM DRAIN WHEN THE SANITARY SEWER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. IT IS EXPECTED THAT IT WILL BE 1974 BEFORE THE SEWER IS AVAILABLE AT THIS LO- CATION. THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY OWNER DOES NOT HAVE A PROBLEM AS REGARDS A CESSPOOL OR SEPTIC TANK. MR. HODGKINS MOVED, PIR. WATT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT MRS. ABBOTT BE NOTIFIED THAT NO SANITARY SEWERAGE BE DISCHARGED INTO THE STORM DRAIN. N.R. COCHRANE SUGGESTED THAT TOWN COUNSEL BE , CONTACTED AS TO THE LANGUAGE TO EMPLOY AND THE TOWN 'S ' POSITION IN THE EVENT THE PROPERTY OWNER VIOLATES THE STIPULATION. PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT 7:45 P.M. REGARDING TAKING AN EASEMENT THROUGH PRIVATE PROPERTY NORTHERLY OF LOWELL STREET FOR DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE PURPOSES. NO ONE ATTENDED THE HEARING AS RELEASE FROM DAMAGES HAD BEEN SIGNED PREVIOUSLY. MR. COCHRANE MOVED, Na. FLORENCE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO TAKE THE SEWER AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT NORTH OF LOWELL STREET. THE BOARD MEMBERS SIGNED THE ORDER OF TAKING. PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT 7:50 P.M. REGARDING ' TAKING AN EASEMENT THROUGH PRIVATE PROPERTY NORTHERLY OF SMALL LANE FOR DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE PURPOSES. NO ONE ATTENDED THE HEARING AS RELEASE FROM DAMAGES HAD BEEN SIGNED PREVIOUSLY. MR. HODGKINS MOVED, Na. WATT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO TAKE THE SEWER AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT NORTH OF SMALL LANE. THE BOARD MEMBERS SIGNED THE ORDER OF TAKING. READ NOTE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT RELATIVE TO ITEMS TO BE BROUGHT UP AT THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING. MR. LLOYD CHAPMAN QUESTIONED THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM STREET BETTERMENTS TO SALARY ACCOUNTS. THE QUESTION WAS RAISED ' AS TO THE ADVISABILITY OF DIRECTING LABOR IN THE AREA OF REVENUE PRODUCING ACCOUNTS SUCH AS SEWER HOUSE CONNECTIONS. THE SUPERINTENDENT POINTED OUT THAT IT IS LATE IN THE YEAR , TO START A PROGRAM IN THIS FIELD SINCE COLD WEATHER IS IMMINENT. ALENGTHY DISCUSSION ENSUED. MR. WATT ASKED MR. CHAPMAN IF HE COULD THINK OF AN ALTERNATE WAY OF HANDLING THE PROBLEM. MR. CHAPMAN REPLIED THAT PERHAPS HIS THOUGHT OF SEWER HOUSE CONNECTIONS WAS IMPRACTICAL AT THIS TIME. MR. 'WATT SUGGESTED THAT THE DEPARTMENT CONCENTRATE ITS FUNDS ON REVENUE PRODUCING ACCOUNTS NEXT YEAR. MR. COCHRANE MOVED, MR. FLORENCE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED THAT THE BOARD ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUGGESTION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND RECOMMEND TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS. THE BOARD ADJOURNED TEMPORARILY AT 8:45 P.M. ' TO MEET AS THE BOARD OF SURVEY. THE BOARD RECONVENED AT 8:50 P.M. IT WAS MOVED, SECONDED AND ' VOTED TO APPROVE A PETITION FOR A JOINT POLE RELOCATION - NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY - THE TOWN OF READING MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT - SUMMER AVENUE - SOUTHWEST- ERLY SIDE, RELOCATE POLE 87/11 APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN (15) FEET NORTHWESTERLY. NO HEARING WAS NECESSARY. MR. WATT MOVED, MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED THAT THE NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY BE SENT A LETTER STATING THAT THE TOWN HAD RE- , CEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE QUALITY OF THE WORK BEING PERFORMED ON ASH STREET. MR. KILLAM JOINED THE MEETING AND ADVISED THE BOARD OF A HEARING TO BE HELD THURSDAY, OCTOBER ZZ, 1970 AT 9:30 P.M. IN NORTH READING ON REQUEST OF ALFRED DRINK- WATER, DRINKWATER REALTY TRUST, TO EXCAVATE AND FILL PROPERTY OWNED BY HIM LOCATED NEAR THE IPSWICH RIVER AND THE TOWN OF READING WATER SUPPLY. MR. KILLAM VOLUNTEERED TO REPRESENT THE BOARD AT THE HEARING AND REQUESTED SOMEONE FROM THE DEPARTMENT TO ACCOMPANY HIM. IT WAS AGREED THAT MR. WHITE, MR. COCHRANE AND SUPERINTENDENT LOUANIS WOULD ATTEND THE HEARING WITH MR. KILLAM. THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORTED TO THE BOARD THAT ' MR. SPINELLI HAS RECEIVED A PERMIT FROM NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FILLING AND EXCAVATING PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF BROOK STREET. SUPERINTENDENT LOUANIS POINTED OUT CONDITION #10 OF THE AGREEMENT REQUIRING THAT A CHANNEL BE EXCAVATED FROM THE END OF THE PROPOSED DRAINAGE PIPE THROUGH THE SPINELLI PROPERTY TO ALLOW DRAINAGE TO FLOW TO THE EXISTING BROOK TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. MR. KILLAM WAS ASKED HIS LEGAL OPINION OF THE MATTER AND STATED THAT HE WISHED TO STUDY THE DOCUMENT AND CONFER WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT DURING THE WEEK AS. TO THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MR. WILLIAM SYER, 51 BROOK STREET, REQUESTED ' PERMISSION TO PRESENT HIS VIEWS ON THE MATTER. HE. STATED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ADDITIONAL WATER DELIVERED TO THE AREA FROM THE SPINELLI DEVELOPMENT MIGHT POSSIBLY ' FLOOD HIM OUT AND THE INSTALLATION OF THE PIPE MIGHT BLOCK OFF HIS EXISTING DRAINAGE. A DISCUSSION ENSUED AND IT WAS AGREED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WOULD NOT ISSUE MR. SPINELLI PERMISSION TO OCCUPY THE STREET UNTIL HE HAD MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF CONDITION #10 OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES PERMIT. READ LETTER FROM MR. BOUTIETTE, WAKEFIELD PUB- LIC WORKS STATING THAT THE TOWN OF WAKEFIELD HAD BEEN . SUCCESSFUL IN REZONING LAND FOR A MUNICIPAL DISPOSAL DISTRICT AND THAT WAKEFIELD WOULD BE ABLE TO DISPOSE OF ITS OWN ASH. IT WAS ACCEPTED AS A POINT OF INFORMATION. ' READ LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF LYNNFIELD REQUESTING A MEETING TO DISCUSS . THE POSSIBILITY OF JOINT USE OF THE TOWN OF READING 'S IN- CINERATOR. MR. WATT MOVED, MR. HODGKINS SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED THAT A LETTER BE SENT TO LYNNFIELD STATING THAT THE BOARD DID NOT FEEL A MEETING AT THIS TIME WOULD BE PRODUCTIVE BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT IS NOT IN A POSITION TO GIVE THEM FACTS AND INFORMATION CONCERNING COST FOR THE USE OF THE INCINERATOR. THE BOARD NET WITH THE STONEHAM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. SUPERINTENDENT REID FROM STONEHAM INTRODUCED THE ' ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBER ROTONDI. MR. REID STATED THAT STONEHAM WOULD LIKE TO BE ENTERTAINED AS A USER OF THE MUNICIPAL INCINERATOR AND WOULD DELIVER AP- PROXIMATELY 180 TONS OF RUBBISH AND BE WILLING TO TAKE BACK ITS SHARE OF THE RESIDUE. MR. REID ALSO STATED THAT STONEHAM HAD A DUMP IN WHICH IT COULD DISPOSE OF ITS NON- BURNABLES. MR. WHITE SPELLED OUT THE GROUND RULES AND SAID THAT READING 'S INCINERATOR WOULD NOT BE IN OPERATION FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND THAT READING WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANY RUBBISH FROM OUT-OF-TOWN UNTIL 1972. A GENERAL DIS- CUSSION ENSUED AND IT WAS AGREED THAT FURTHER NEGOTIA- TIONS WOULD BE HANDLED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND REPORTS ' MADE PERIODICALLY TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD SIGNED THE PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD END- ING THE 18TH, AND THE BILLROLL DATED OCTOBER 23. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:35 P.M. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, SECRETARY