HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-02-11 Board of Public Works Minutes FEBRUARY 11, 1969
1 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS SCHEDULED
FOR FEBRUARY 10 OPENED AT 7:30 P.M. IN BOOM 16, MUNICIPAL
BUILDING.
PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN HODGKINS, SECRETARY
FLORENCE, BOARD MEMBERS WATT AND WHITE AND SUPERINTENDENT
L0UANIS.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED.
READ LETTERS FROM THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND
ALEXANDER BUCCHIO, JR. REGARDING LOTS 115 THROUGH 120
NORMAN ROAD ON ASSESSORS ' PLAT 79. ACCORDING TO THE SUPER-
INTENDENT, THE QUANNAPOWITT DRAIN RUNS THROUGH LOTS 115 AND
116 AND SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED. THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
HAS NO PARTICULAR USE FOR LOTS 117 THROUGH 120.
THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE AUCTIONING OFF OF TAX
TITLE LAND. MR. WHITE MOVED THAT THE BOARD RECOMMEND TO
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i THE SELECTMEN (1) THAT LOTS 115-116 NOT BE RELEASED BE-
CAUSE THEY ARE PART OF THE QUANNAPOWITT DRAIN, AND (2)
INDICATE THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS HAS NO SPECIFIC INTEREST IN
THE REMAINING LOTS EXCEPT THAT THE BOARD REQUESTS CONSID-
ERATION BE GIVEN TO ADVERTISING TAX TITLE LAND AT PUBLIC
SALE WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF RAISING THE MAXIMUM REVENUE;
MR. WATT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED.
THE BOARD ,ADJOURNED TEMPORARILY AT 7:50 P.M. TO
MEET AS THE BOARD OF SURVEY.
THE BOARD RECONVENED AT 8:18 P.M.
READ NOTE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT IN REGARD TO
THE PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD ARISE IF MR. ROBERT BUCKLEY
AGREED TO SWAP LOT 78 TRACK ROAD FOR TOWN-OWNED LOT 81 .
IT WAS VOTED THAT THE BEST SOLUTION WOULD BE TO ABATE
THE ASSESSMENT ON THE 40-FOOT FRONTAGE. Na. FLORENCE
MOVED THAT THE BOARD ABATE THE AMOUNT OF $488. 84 OF THE
STREET BETTERMENT ASSESSMENT, LEAVING AN ASSESSMENT OF
$427. 74, Na. WHITE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. IF N.R.
BUCKLEY WISHES TO PURCHASE LOT 81, HE COULD MAKE AN OFFER
TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN. THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
COULD ADVISE THE SELECTMEN TO SELL THE LOT WITH THE STIP-
ULATION THAT THE BETTERMENT CHARGES BE INCLUDED IN THE
ASKING PRICE.
THE BOARD DISCUSSED AT LENGTH THE PROPOSED
SALARY INCREASES FOR 1969. A MEETING WILL BE SCHEDULED
WITH THE PERSONNEL BOARD.
THE BOARD SIGNED THE BILLROLL DATED FEBRUARY 7
AND PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY S THROUGH FEBRUARY 9.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:00 P.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
SECRETARY