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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-11-01 Board of Public Works Minutes ir- November 1 , 1971 Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7: 30 P.M. in Room 16, Municipal Building. Present were Chairman White, Secretary Florence, Board Member Cochrane and Superintendent Louanis. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. The Board adjourned to Room 2, Municipal Building. Preliminary Hearing was held at 7:45 P.M. on the laying out as a Public Way under the Betterment Act of CAUSEWAY ROAD. The Chairman presented an explanation of the cost involved in ac- cepting the street as a Public Way and pointed out that this was a Preliminary Hearing to determine whether the residents of CAUSEWAY ROAD wish to proceed with the formal acceptance of the street. All questions were answered by the Board and the following people at- tended the Hearing and voted as indicated: Non- Name Address In Favor Opposed Committal Henry F .Filippone 53 Causeway Rd. - x - Rita Filippone 53 Causeway Rd. - x - J. Curto 81 Causeway Rd. - x - Evilo Livingstone 52 Causeway Rd. - x - Frederick E.Livingstone 52 Causeway Rd. - x - Sally Nitzsche 42 Bay State Rd. - - x Joan Kingston 211 Pleasant St. - - x Sharon Carruthers ) 61 Causeway Rd. - - x Douglas Carruthers) Chris J. Morris 66 Causeway Rd. - x - Margaret Morris 66 Causeway Rd. - x - 0 7 3 Mr . Cochrane moved, Mr . Florence seconded and it was voted not to proceed with the acceptance of CAUSEWAY ROAD as a Public Way. ' Preliminary Hearing was held at 8: 30 P.M. on the laying out as a Public Way under the Betterment Act of SPRUCE ROAD. The Chairman presented an explanation of the cost involved in ac- cepting the street as a Public Way and pointed out that this was a Preliminary Hearing to determine whether the residents of SPRUCE ROAD wish to proceed with the formal acceptance of the street. All questions were answered by the Board and the following people attended the Hearing and voted as indicated: Non- Name Address In Favor Opposed Committal Samuel H.Grammer, Jr. 13 Spruce Rd. x - - L. Wilma Pierce 17 Spruce Rd. x - - Lorraine C. Grammer 13 Spruce Rd. x - - Louis L.Davarich,Jr. 18 Spruce Rd. x - - Burton McConchie 24 Spruce Rd. x - - Aldona G. Bell 8 Twin Oaks Rd. x - - Dan Bell 8 Twin Oaks Rd. x - - Helen McEnroe 12 Spruce Rd. x - - 0 0 0 Mr. Cochrane moved, Mr. Florence seconded and it was voted to pro- ceed with the acceptance of SPRUCE ROAD as a Public Way. The Board reconvened in Room 16. The Superintendent reported to the Board concerning the work stoppage at the Incinerator as a result of the Painters ' Union setting up a picket line protesting the Non-Union Painting Contractor, William K. Lazarakis . Mr. Lazarakis agreed to remove his men and equipment from the site and will request a postpone- ment of the starting date of the Painting Contract until the spring of 1972. It now appears that the other trades will return to work as soon as the Non-Union Contractor had left the site. Discussion ensued regarding the Painting of the Burning Equipment and the Superintendent was instructed to attempt to negotiate a mutual termination of the contract with Mr . Lazarakis. The Superintendent further was instructed to write Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. to ascertain the following: ( 1 ) Do the specifications call for a cooling tower ex- terior to be constructed of corten steel ? (2) Are the cooling towers, in fact, corten steel ? ' (3) Explain fully and in detail why Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. proposed to paint the exterior of the cooling towers, and suggest alternative solutions to the problem. r Town Counsel joined the meeting. Read letter from Mass. Construction Co. , Inc. , request- ing deletion of the remaining sewer work to be done on Grove Street as required under Contract No. 70-5. The Superintendent reported that although all the work completed to hate is acceptable, the contractor has experienced considerable difficulty on Grove Street and demonstrated inability to prosecute the work in an efficient and effective manner which has resulted in considerable hardship to the people living on the street, and therefore recommends that the Board delete the remaining 835 feet of sewer pipe to be in- stalled on Grove Street from the Contract. Mr . Killam stated it was legally possible to delete work from a contract by mutual agreement and suggested that if the Board should take this action, he would prepare the necessary releases to be signed by both parties . Mr . Cochrane moved, Mr . Florence seconded and it was voted to follow the Superintendent 's recommendation. The Board reviewed salt bids opened on October 21 as ' follows: Unit Price per ton PicUR Delivered International Salt Co. 17 .00 17 .00 Eastern Minerals Inc. 17.00 17.00 Chemical Corp. 17.00 17.00 Mr. Florence commented on the environmental effect of using salt on highways and the particular damage to water supplies, and suggested that an alternate solution should be found for the removal of ice. A discussion ensued relative to the effect on the water supply in Reading. Mr . Cochrane moved, Mr. Florence seconded that the con- tract for furnishing salt be split between International Salt Co. and Chemical Corporation at $17 .00 per ton, and the Superintendent be instructed to minimize the use of salt as much as possible. It was voted. Read letter from Mrs. Miller, Head Librarian, Reading ' Library, regarding the possibility of the Board of Public Works picking up the Library 's trash. The Superintendent was instructed to investigate the situation and report back to the Board at a later date. ' Read petition from the residents of Osborne Avenue re- questing acceptance of the street as a Public Way. It was moved, seconded and voted to process the petition in the usual manner. Mr . Florence brought up the Capital Budgeting Program and suggested that the Board of Public Works should consider the possibility of a more comprehensive long-range planning program which would encompass all Public Works activities and would be projected 15 to 20 years into the future. It was agreed gener- ally that more comprehensive planning was needed but projecting beyond five years was unrealistic. The Board signed the Billroll dated November 5 and Pay- roll for the period October 24 through October 31 . Meeting adjourned at 9:40 P.M. Respectfully submitted Secretary 1