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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-06-16 Board of Public Works Minutes JUNE 16, 1969 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT 7:30 P.M. rN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING. PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN FLORENCE, SECRETARY WHITE, BOARD MEMBERS COCHRANE, HODGKINS AND WATT, AND SUPERIN- TENDENT LO UANI S. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED. READ LETTER FROM ROBERT W. WITHROW, 673 HAVERHILL STREET, REQUESTING THE EXTENSION OF THE TOWN'S 15-INCH DRAIN WHICH RUNS THROUGH HIS PROPERTY AND TERMINATES IN THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE LOW AREA. MR. WITHROW AGREED TO ' DO THE TRENCH WORK. ACCORDING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, AN EASEMENT WAS GRANTED TO THE TOWN AND THE DRAIN WAS IN- STALLED BY THE TOWN AS IT NOW EXISTS IN 1954 TO ELIMINATE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHICH EXISTED ON HAVERHILL STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF BATCHELDER ROAD. HR. LOUANIS HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY AGREEMENT WITH MR. WITHROW. MR. WATT MOVED THAT THE BOARD APPROVE NR. WITH- ROW S REQUEST BUT NOTIFY HIM IN WRITING THAT THIS IS THE LAST EXTENSION WHICH THE DEPARTMENT WILL MAKE; NR. COCH- RANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. THE BOARD OPENED BIDS AT 7:45 P.M. ON ONE (1) NEW WAGON AS FOLLOWS: INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1969 INTERNATIONAL MODEL SCOUT 800A NET $2,510. 68 GRAYS FORD SALES, INC. FORD BRONCO NET 2, 650.00 119. WHITE MOVED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUB- LIC WORKS BE AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE ONE (Z) 1969 INTER- NA TIONAL MODEL SCOUT 800A FROM THE LOW BIDDER, INTERNA- TIONAL HARVESTER, AT A NET PRICE OF $2, 510. 68 PROVIDING IT MEETS ALL THE SPECIFICATIONS, MR. WATT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. READ LETTER FROM DR. MARCEL P. BOISVERT, TRUSTEE, FUNDAMENTAL REALTY TRUST, 161 ASH STREET, REQUESTING IN- STALLATION OF CURB ALONG THE FRONT OF HIS PROPERTY. THE SUPERINTENDENT OUTLINED TWO POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS: APPLY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STRAIGHT VERTICAL CURBING WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF 50% OF THE CONSTRUCTION TO BE DONE SOME- , TIME IN THE FUTURE, OR GRANT DR. BOISVERT PERMISSION TO HIRE HIS OWN CONTRACTOR TO INSTALL THE CURBING AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. MR. HODGKINS MOVED THAT THE DEPARTMENT ALLOW DR. BOISVERT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT ONE OF THE TWO CHOICES MADE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. THE BOARD RECEIVED PETITION SIGNED BY TWELVE ABUTTORS OF VIRGINIA ROAD REQUESTING INSTALLATION OF A STORM DRAIN IN VIRGINIA ROAD. ACCORDING TO THE SUPERIN- TENDENT, NO ADVERSE DRAINAGE CONDITION EXISTS BUT THE STREET DOES NOT HAVE A DRAINAGE SYSTEM. r ' A. COCHRANE MOVED THAT THE PETITION BE PLACED IN THE ROTATING FILE, X.R. WHITE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. MR. CLIFFORD LIBBY, WHOSE NAME APPEARED FIRST ON THE PE- TITION, WILL BE SO NOTIFIED. THE BOARD RECEIVED PETITION SIGNED BY EIGHT ABUTTORS OF WILLOW STREET AND ONE ABUTTOR OF SUMMER AVENUE REQUESTING INSTALLATION OF A BITUMINOUS CONCRETE SIDEWALK ON THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF WILLOW STREET FROM THE BOSTON 6 MAINE RAILROAD TO THE INTERSECTION OF WEST STREET AND SUMMER AVENUE. MR. HODGKINS MOVED THAT THE INSTALLATION BE CONSIDERED ON THE UPDATE OF THE 5-YEAR PLAN FOR 1974, HR. WHITE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. MR. WILLIAM KEEFE, WHOSE NAME APPEARED FIRST ON THE PETITION, WILL BE SO NOTIFIED. THE BOARD REVIEWED BIDS RECEIVED AND . OPENED ON JUNE 9 ON A TANDEM ROLLER, AS FOLLOWS: FILES EQUIPMENT CO. , INC. 1-1969 D.L.ROLLPAC ROLLER NET $1, 350.00 CASEY & DUPUIS EQUIP- 1 HUBER MODEL T-ONE MENT CORPORATION TANDEM ROLLER NET 1, 350. 00 MR. HODGKINS MOVED THAT THE DEPARTMENT PURCHASE ONE (1) 1969 D. L. ROLLPAC ROLLER AT THE NET PRICE AFTER TRADE-IN OF $1, 350. 00 FROM FILES EQUIPMENT CO. , INC. ; MR. COCHRANE ' 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 8:00 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT 8:00 P.M. REGARDING THE PETITION OF THE READING MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT TO INSTALL UNDERGROUND CONDUIT IN: - HAVEN STREET - FROM EXISTING MANHOLE, SOUTH SIDE OF STREET, OPPOSITE END OF SANBORN STREET APPROXIMATELY 48' NORTHWESTERLYACROSS STREET TO WITHIN CURB LINE, 6 - ¢i1 STEEL PIPES. SANBORN STREET - FROM END OF PROPOSED STEEL PIPE DUCT ACROSS HAVEN STREET 6 PLASTIC PIPES SII ENCLOSED IN CONCRETE FOR A DISTANCE OF AP- PROXIMATELY 165 ' ALONG THE WESTERLY SIDE OF STREET WITHIN THE CURB LINE TO PROPOSED MAN- ' HOLE 6' WIDE 6 ' LONG AND 6' DEEP TO BE CON- STRUCTED OF RE-INFORCED CONCRETE WITHIN THE SIDEWALK AREA. MR. FRANK ORAUPNER REPRESENTED THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPART- MENT. MR. WHITE MOVED THAT THE BOARD GRANT THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT PERMISSION TO INSTALL THE TWO SECTIONS OF CONDUIT AND A MANHOLE IN HAVEN STREET AND SANBORN STREET AS REQUESTED, MR. HODGKINS SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. THE BOARD CONFERRED ON THE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY THE FOLLOWING FIRMS REGARDING READING 'S INCINERATOR: METCALF d EDDY, INC. FAY, SPOFFORD & THORNDIKE, INC. DUSTIN ASSOCIATES INC. R. OWEN STANLEY ' THE BOARD DISCUSSED IN DETAIL THE QUALIFICATIONS AND THE PROPOSALS OF EACH ENGINEERING FIRM. MR. WATT MOVED THAT i THE SUPERINTENDENT_ ADVISE METCALF & EDDY, INC. THAT THE FIRM HAS BEEN TENTATIVELY SELECTED BUT IF THE FEE I'S IN EXCESS OF ZOO OF OTHER BIDDERS, THE TOWN RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THEIR SERVICES; MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD REGARDING THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE MYSTIC VALLEY GAS COMPANY MAIN IN MARLA LANE, COVEY HILL ROAD, APPLEGATE LANE AND DEBORAH DRIVE AS SHOWN ON A PLAN DATED MAY 22, 1969. MR. LEWIS STOCEWELL REPRESENTED THE MYSTIC VALLEY GAS COMPANY AT THE HEARING. MR. COCHRANE MOVED, MR. WHITE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO APPROVE THE REQUEST. THE BOARD SIGNED THE PLAN. READ LETTER FROM ERNEST R. WATSON, ASSISTANT SUPER- INTENDENT, ADVISING OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT AS OF .IDLY 31, 1969. READ LETTER FROM ALBERT J. CHISHOLM, 176 SUMMER AVENUE, REGARDING EXTENSION OF THE PRESENT DUMPING HOURS AT THE READING DISPOSAL AREA OR THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT TO STORE RUBBISH FOR A SIX-MONTHS PERIOD FROM MAY TO OCTOBER. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE PRESENT DUMPING SCHEDULE WOULD BE RE- TAINED AND A LETTER SENT TO MR. CHISHOLM ADVISING HIM OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE STORAGE OF REFUSE AND PRIVATE DUMPS. LTHE BOARD ADJOURNED TEMPORARILY AT 9:00 P.M. TO MEET AS THE BOARD OF SURVEY. THE BOARD RECONVENED AT 9:30 P.M. MR. WATT MOVED, IT WAS SECONDED AND VOTED TO CONTINUE THE MEETING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS WHAT i ASSISTANCE THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT COULD PROVIDE TO THE SCHOOL SITE COMMITTEE. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD WILL BE AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIR, PROBABLY JULY 7. THE BOARD SIGNED THE FOLLOWING: BILLROLL DATED JUNE 13 PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 9 THROUGH JUNE 15 SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS - VARIOUS LOCATIONS SIDEWALK CURBING ASSESSMENTS - VARIOUS LOCATIONS , COMMITMENT SHEET - SEWER HOUSE CONNECTION - 441 WEST STREET MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:50 P.M. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, X'� C/�k SECRETARY JI TOWN OF READING OFFICE OF DONALD E. FLORENCE. CRARNAN NATHAN C. WHITE, SECRETARY BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS GEORGE W. COCHRANE, ED y: GEORGE L. HODGKINS 9 Y fN MUNICIPAL BUILDING WILLIAM H. WATT READING. MASS. 01869 E. ROGER LOUANIS. SUPERINTENDENT MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH Of MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. The undersigned, Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading, In compliance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter E0, as amended by Chapter 63 of the Acts of 1933, hereby certify that the list herewith contains the names of persons against whom we have made betterment assessment, together with the location of the land benefited by the improvement and the nature and emount of such betterment assessment. House Connection Construction 5464.71 Such list is certified to you for the purpose of committing the same to the Tax Collector, as provided by law. WITNESS our hands this sixteenth day of June A.O. 1969. See Commitment Sheet For List �I �C 1�PJrri as dr or ru Te rkbksi -- A