HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-04-21 Board of Public Works Minutes ' APRIL 21, 1969
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT
7:30 P.M. IN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN FLORENCE, SECRETARY WHITE,
BOARD MEMBERS COCHRANE, HODGKINS AND WATT, AND SUPERIN-
TENDENT LOUANIS.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED AS
AMENDED.
READ NOTE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT REGARDING THE
GENERAL VACATION PERIOD FROM JULY 14 THROUGH JULY 27. Na.
COCHRANE MOVED, MR. WHITE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO AP—
PROVE THE GENERAL VACATION PERIOD,
READ NOTE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT REGARDING THE
INCREASING COST OF BITUMINOUS CONCRETE SIDEWALK CONSTRUC—
TION AND THE AVERAGE COST OF SLOPED GRANITE CURBING PER
LINEAL FOOT. ACCORDING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE AVERAGE
COST IS $4. 00 AND $3. 50 PER LINEAL FOOT RESPECTIVELY. IT
WAS HIS RECOMMENDATION THAT AN ASSESSMENT OF $2. 00 PER
LINEAL FOOT BE PLACED AGAINST THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BITUMINOUS CONCRETE SIDEWALKS AND
$1 . 75 PER LINEAL FOOT FOR TH�oE/ INSTALLATION OF SLOPED GRANITE
CURBING. THIS EQUALS THE 50% ALLOWED BY LAW. IT WAS HIS
OPINION THAT THE POLICY OF ASSESSING 25% OF SIDEWALK CON—
STRUCTION AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS WHEN THE BOARD
FORCES THE SIDEWALK PAST THEIR PROPERTIES SHOULD BE RE-
VIEWED.
X.R. COCHRANE MOVED THAT THE BOARD GO ALONG
WITH THE INCREASE PER LINEAL FOOT; ALSO THAT THE 25% BE IN-
CREASED TO Sop IN THE CASE OF THE FORCED SIDEWALK; NR.
WATT SECONDED. A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. II
HR. WATT MOVED THAT THE MOTION BE AMENDED TO
RAISE THE BASE AND HOLD THE PERCENTAGES; HR. HODGKINS
SECONDED THE MOTION AND IT WAS VOTED.
THE BOARD VOTED IN OPPOSITION TO THE MAIN MOTION.
MR. WHITE MOVED THE ABUTTORS BE ASSESSED 50%
OF THE GOING COST; FORCED 25% OF THE CURRENT BASE; NA.
HODGKINS SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED.
READ NOTE FROM Na. YOUANIS REGARDING TIE NORTH-
EAST SEWER CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND HIS RECOMMENDATION .
THAT THE BOARD REQUEST THE STATE TO DELAY FURTHER CON-
STRUCTION OF HAVERHILL STREET FOR ANOTHER YEAR. IT WAS
THE SUPER INTENDEN T 'S OPINION THAT A CONSULTING ENGINEER
SHOULD BE HIRED TO DESIGN A SEWER FOR HAVERHILL STREET
FROM THE PUMPING STATION AT CHARLES STREET TO THE NORTH
READING LINE. THIS WOULD REQUIRE THE CONSTRUCTION OF
ABOUT 4, 000 FEET OF 16-INCH .SEWER MAIN, APPROXIMATELY
2, 400 FEET OF 8-INCH SEWER MAIN, A SMALL LIFT STATION AND
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' 2, 000 FEET OF FORCE MAIN AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF APPROXI-
MA TEL Y
PPROXI-
MATELY $300, 000. 00. IT IS ESTIMATED ROUGHLY THAT $200, 000. 00
WILL BE LEFT FROM THE BOND ISSUE FOR THE INTERCEPTER SEWER.
LATER IN THE YEAR THE DEPARTMENT WILL KNOW MORE CLOSELY HOW
MUCH MONEY WILL BE LEFT AND ADDITIONAL FUNDS COULD BE RE-
QUESTED AT A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
MR. LOUANIS RECOMMENDED THAT HAROLD KILGORE
WHO HAS RECENTLY LEFT THE FIRM OF WHITMAN d HOWARD, INC. ,
AND DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME OF DUSTIN ASSOCIATES, BE
HIRED AS CONSULTING ENGINEER. MR. WATT MOVED THAT THE BOARD
ACCEPT THE JUPERINTENDENT 'S RECOMMENDATIONS, MR. COCHRANE
' SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED.
THE BOARD REVIEWED THE RESUME ' OF BIDS ON VARI-
OUS MATERIALS. THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED PURCHASE
FROM THE LOWEST BIDDERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THREE CASES:
CEMENT CONCRETE, CLAY SEWER, SEWER BRICK, PORTLAND CEMENT
AND MORTAR CEMENT; AND METERS.
MR. COCHRANE MOVED THAT THE BOARD ACCEPT THE
SUPERINTENDENTS RECOMMENDATION, Na. HODGKINS SECONDED
AND IT WAS VOTED.
READ LETTER FROM ALLAN GRIEVE, JR. , DIRECTOR OF
THE WATER DIVISION AND CHIEF WATER SUPPLY ENGINEER, M.D. C. ,
' WHICH STATED THAT ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE A CONNECTION WITH
THE WATER SYSTEM OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION
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WILL HAVE TO BE DEFERRED UNTIL A COMPLETE STUDY IS MADE
OF THE POSSIBLE SUPPLY TO THE SURROUNDING TOWNS OF STONE-
HAM, WAKEFIELD AND NORTH READING, AND THE CITY OF WOBURN
AS IT MIGHT BE OF CONSIDERABLE BENEFIT TO THE TOWN IN THE
ACTUAL COST OF THE CONNECTION. THE LETTER WAS ACCEPTED AS
A POINT OF INFORMATION.
THE BOARD DISCUSSED MEMORIAL FOR MR. WELCH. IT
WAS AGREED THAT A PORTION OF BIRCH MEADOW WOULD BE NAMED
PHILIP WELCH MEMORIAL PARK. AN ARTICLE WILL BE INSERTED
IN THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT REQUESTING APPROVAL .
THE BOARD SIGNED THE BILLROLL DATED APRIL 16 AND
PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 14 THROUGH APRIL 20. '
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6:45 P.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
SECRETARY