HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-11-30 Board of Public Works Minutes NOVEMBER 30, 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 SUPERIN-
TENDENT LOUANIS.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED.
READ NOTE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT REGARDING THE
DISCHARGING OF WATER ON TO WEST STREET AND HIS SUGGESTION
THAT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED BE INVITED TO A BOARD MEETING AT
WHICH TIME A PLAN COULD BE PRESENTED TO ELIMINATE THE
PROBLEM, AND SUGGEST TO THE HOMEOWNERS THAT JOINT ACTION
' ON THEIR PART WOULD AVOID POSSIBLE LEGAL ACTION BY THE
TOWN. A DISCUSSION ENSUED. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE SUPER-
INTENDENT WOULD ARRANGE A MEETING WITH THE ABUTTORS AT
WEST STREET AND DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH THEM.
DONALD E. FLORENCE WAS APPOINTED TO SERVE AS A
MEMBER OF THE INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE.
PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT 7:45 P.M. IN REGARD
TO THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE MYSTIC VALLEY CAS COM-
PANY MAIN IN GROVE STREET FROM #166 TO SPRUCE ROAD AND
SPRUCE ROAD TO BIRCH ROAD. MR. LEWIS STOCKWELL REPRE-
SENTED THE GAS COMPANY AND STATED THAT THE COMPANY WOULD
' LAY A SIX-INCH WELDED STEEL GAS MAIN IN GROVE STREET AND
SPRUCE ROAD. THIS WILL SERVE A NEW CUSTOMER IN GROVE ,
STREET.
MRS. MCNANEY QUESTIONED INSTALLATION OF THE
GAS MAIN IN THE UNACCEPTED PORTION OF SPRUCE ROAD, A
PRIVATE WAY. MRS. MCNANEY WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEPART-
MENT HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE INSTALLATION IN SPRUCE ROAD,
ONLY IN GROVE STREET WHICH IS A PUBLIC WAY. EASEMENTS
MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE ABUTTORS OF SPRUCE ROAD BY THE
MYSTIC VALLEY GAS COMPANY. MR. COCHRANE MOVED THAT NO
ACTION BE TAKEN, MR. HODGKINS SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED.
PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT 6:00 P.M. IN REGARD
TO THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE MYSTIC VALLEY GAS COM- '
PANY MAIN IN HAVERHILL STREET, FROM #34 TO PITMAN DRIVE
AND IN PITMAN DRIVE FROM HAVERHILL STREET TO THE DEAD END.
MR. LEWIS STOCKWELL REPRESENTED THE GAS COMPANY. THREE
PERSONS ATTENDED THE HEARING. MR. COCHRANE MOVED, MR.
FLORENCE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO APPROVE THE REQUEST.
THE BOARD ENDORSED THE PLAN.
TOWN COUNSEL JOINED THE MEETING AND STATED THAT
THE NORTH READING BOARD OF APPEALS WOULD HOLD A HEARING
IN FLINT MEMORIAL HALL ON DECEMBER 6 AT 8:30 P.M. TO CON-
SIDER THE REQUEST OF STANLEY STAPLES, 15 HAVERHILL STREET,
TO STABLE 17 HORSES ON HIS FARM. THE SUPERINTENDENT AND
TOWN COUNSEL WILL ATTEND THE HEARING.
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1 THE BOARD ADJOURNED TEMPORARILY AT 8:25 P.M.
TO MEET AS THE BOARD OF SURVEY.
THE BOARD RECONVENED AT 8:35 P.M.
READ LETTER FROM THE NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE
TO
COMPANY CONFIRMING MEETING ON DECEMBER 5 AT 7:00
A.M. AT ASH AND BROOK STREETS. IT WAS ACCEPTED AS A POINT
OF INFORMATION.
IT WAS MOVED, SECONDED AND VOTED TO CONTINUE
THE MEETING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED
BUDGET FOR 1971 .
THE BOARD SIGNED THE FOLLOWING :
PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 23 THROUGH
NOVEMBER 29
BILLROLL DATED DECEMBER 4
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT CHAPTER 90 CON-
STRUCTION - HAVERHILL STREET
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:30 P.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
SECRETARY
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