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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-03-06 Board of Public Works Minutes MARCH 8, 1989 ' MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT 7:00 P.M. IN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING. PRESENT WERE BOARD MEMBERS COCHRANE, FLORENCE, HODGKINS AND WHITE AND SUPERINTENDENT LOUANIS. READ COPY OF LETTER TO WILLIAM H. DIAMOND FROM THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN REGARDING APPROVAL, ON A TRIAL BASIS FOR SIX MONTHS, OF A DRIVE-IN TELLER WINDOW AT THE .SURETY BANK & TRUST COMPANY. IT WAS ACCEPTED AS A POINT OF INFORMATION. READ LETTER FROM ROBERT W. FASCIANO, TRUSTEE, ' FUNDAMENTAL REALTY TRUST, 181 ASH STREET, REQUESTING THAT SNOW BE REMOVED FROM THE AREA. THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOM- MENDED THAT NO CHANGES BE MADE UNTIL THE REMOVAL ROUTES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND A REPORT IS MADE TO THE BOARD. MR. FLORENCE MOVED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENTS RECOMMENDA- TION BE ACCEPTED, MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. THE BOARD CONFERRED WITH WILLIAM H. PARKER,III, CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING BOARD, REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD COOPERATE AND ANSWER QUESTIONNAIRE II-701 RECON- NAISSANCE REPORT SURVEY AND APPOINT A FIBER TO PARTICI- PATE IN THE STUDY COMMITTEE TO UPDATE THE MASTER PLAN. ' NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. READ LETTER FROM DANIEL T. LINEHAN, 6 SUMMER 7 AVENUE, REGARDING SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS WHICH TOOK PLACE I AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST AND WILLOW STREETS AND SUMMER AVENUE ON FEBRUARY 1.3 AND HIS INTIMATION THAT HEDGE AND SHRUBS MAY BE DAMAGED. A. LOUANIS WAS INSTRUCTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE LETTER WHICH WILL BE FILED. READ LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE DEPART- MENT ON THE FINE WORK ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE RECENT SNOWSTORMS. COPIES WERE POSTED AT THE GARAGE. THE MEETING ADJOURNED FOR REORGANIZATION. HR. COCHRANE NOMINATED DONALD E. FLORENCE CHAIRMAN, Na. HODGKINS SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED UNAN- IMOUSLY. HR. COCHRANE NOMINATED NATHAN C. WHITE SECRE- ' TARP, HR. HODGKINS SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY. HR. HODGKINS MOVED THAT THE BOARD APPOINT E. ROGER LOUANIS SUPERINTENDENT AND CLERK OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE COMING YEAR; HR. WHITE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY. MESSRS. WHITE AND WATT WERE REAPPOINTED TO THE RECREATION COMMITTEE AND SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE RESPECTIVELY. READ NOTE FROM THE .SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDING PROMOTION OF THREE EMPLOYEES IN THE HIGHWAY AND WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENTS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE PROMOTIONS AND THE PERSONNEL BOARD WILL BE SO NOTIFIED. ' THE BOARD ADJOURNED TO THE CONMUNITY CENTER, 52 SANBORN STREET. PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT 8:OO P.M. REGARDING THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE MAIN TRUNK SANITARY SEWER IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 1. AVALON ROAD - GLEASON ROAD TO DEAD END 2. WHITEHALL LANE - AVALON ROAD To NEAR JAMES ROAD 3. SHERWOOD ROAD - AVALON ROAD TO NEAR JAMES ROAD 4. STURGES ROAD - ALL 5. CURTIS STREET - WALNUT STREET TO NEAR GEORGE STREET 6. GEORGE STREET - CURTIS STREET TO DEAD END 7. RNOLLWOOD ROAD - MAIN STREET TO NEAR SUMMER AVENUE 8. INTERCEPTOR - PINE RIDGE ROAD TO ASH HILL ROAD 9. ASH HILL ROAD - NEAR WALNUT STREET TO NEAR MAPLE RIDGE ROAD 10. MAIN STREET - WILLARD ROAD TO NEAR #1140 MAIN STREET ' 11. LOWELL STREET - WINTHROP AVENUE TO HANSCOM AVENUE 12. BEECH STREET - GREEN STREET TO LAKEVIEW AVENUE BALSAM ROAD AND MAPLE RIDGE ROAD WERE INADVERTENTLY OMITTED FROM THE NOTICE. HOWEVER, THE RESIDENTS OF BALSAM ROAD AND HAPLE RIDGE ROAD WERE PROPERLY NOTIFIED BY DELIVERED NOTICES WHICH COVERED THE LAW RELATING TO PUBLIC NOTICES. THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT SHERWOOD ROAD WOULD BE OMITTED FROM THE 1969 PROGRAM AS IT IS A PRIVATE WAY. MR. FLORENCE EXPLAINED ASSESSMENTS AND METHOD OF PAYMENT. ROUTINE QUESTIONS WERE ASKED OF THE BOARD. EIGHTY- EIGHT PERSONS ATTENDED THE HEARING. THE RECORD OF VOTING FOLLOWS: NON- STREET IN FAVOR OPPOSED COMMITTAL LOWELL STREET 3 0 0 IlNOLLWOOD ROAD B 0 0 BEECH STREET 5 0 0 MAIN STREET - EAST SIDE 0 1 0 HAIN STREET - WEST SIDE 3 4 0 ASH HILL ROAD 5 0 0 WHITEHALL LANE 5 0 0 CURTIS STREET 13 0 1 GEORGE STREET 3 0 0 AVALON ROAD 1 0 1 STURGES ROAD 14 0 0 BALSAM ROAD 2 0 0 62 5 2 MEMBERS OF THE ENGINEERING STAFF ANSWERED TECHNICAL QUES- TIONS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING. THE BOARD RECONVENED IN THE .TOWN BUILDING . MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED. READ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:30 P.M. IN ' REGARD TO A PROPOSED EASEMENT FOR SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE PURPOSES, ASH HILL ROAD. ACCORDING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE BOARD WAS UNABLE TO HOLD THE SEWER EASEMENT HEARING IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO MAKE THE TAKING BEFORE ONE OF THE PROPERTIES HAD CHANGED HANDS. IT WAS HIS RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD INDEFINITELY POSTPONE ACTION ON THE EASEMENT UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT CAN NEGOTIATE WITH THE OWNER AND SCHEDULE A NEW HEARING. MR. HODGKINS MOVED, MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO FOLLOW MR. LOUANISl RECOMMENDATION. , READ LETTER FROM MICHAEL C. LESSA, ATTORNEY FOR ' CHARLES H. STAMATIS, TRUSTEE, REQUESTING AN ABATEMENT ON ee- ' THE SEWER FRONTAGE ASSESSMENT AT 237 MAIN STREET, ASSES- SORS ' PLAT 27, LOT 5. THE BOARD REVIEWED DATA ON THE EASEMENT GRANTED TO THE TOWN BY MR. STAMATIS PREVIOUSLY. MR. WHITE MOVED, MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO ABATE THE BILL $375. 00, LEAVING A BALANCE OF $366. 05. READ NOTE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT REGARDING A 40-FOOT LAYOUT OF FRANKLIN STREET FROM MAIN STREET TO HAVERHILL STREET. ACCORDING TO MR. LOUANIS, THE STATE ENGINEERS HAVE REVIEWED THE SITUATION AND REPORTED THAT THE STREET MUST BE LAID OUT IN A WIDTH OF 50 FEET TO QUAL- IFY FOR CONSTRUCTION UNDER CHAPTER 90. 1MR. WHITE MOVED THAT THE DEPARTMENT REQUEST THE COUNTY TO PROCEED WITH THE 50-FOOT LAYOUT. MR. HODGKINS WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THE BOARD SHOULD HONOR THE WISHES OF THE RESIDENTS WHO WILL ATTEND THE HEARING. MR. WHITE AMENDED THE MOTION AND MOVED THAT THE DEPARTMENT REQUEST THE COUNTY TO PROCEED WITH THE 50-FOOT LAYOUT ON FRANKLIN STREET BETWEEN HAVERHILL STREET AND MAIN STREET; ALSO, THAT THE BOARD INDICATE ITS INTENTION TO RECONSIDER THIS IMPROVEMENT IN FRANKLIN STREET SUBSE- QUENT TO HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ASSESSMENT OF BENEFITS AND DAMAGES, MR. HODGKINS SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. THE BOARD REVIEWED TWO PROPOSED SALARY SCHEDULES FOR 1969. MR. COCHRANE MOVED, MR. HODGKINS SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED THAT SCHEDULE NO. 2, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 9. 2%, BE PRESENTED TO THE PERSONNEL BOARD FOR APPROVAL. THE BOARD SIGNED THE FOLLOWING : REPORTS OF LAYING OUT FOR STREET ACCEPTANCES AND PLANS - B STREET SPRUCE ROAD BALDWI N LANE MARLA LANE RELOCATION OR ALTERATION OF A SECTION OF WASHINGTON STREET BILLROLL DATED FEBRUARY 28 PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 244 THROUGH MARCH 2 MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:05 P.M. ' RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, SECRETARY 1