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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-04-13 Board of Public Works Minutes APRIL 13, 1970 ' MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT 7:40 P.M. IN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING. PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN WHITE, BOARD MEMBERS HODGKINS AND WATT AND SUPERINTENDENT LOUANIS. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED. READ PETITION SIGNED BY 21 RESIDENTS OF ELM STREET REQUESTING THE INSTALLATION OF DRAINS ON SAID STREET. ACCORDING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, RECENTLY HOUSES WERE BUILT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET RESULTING IN WATER PONDING IN THE STREET. THE WATER USED TO RUN OFF ONTO PRIVATE PROPERTY. MR. LOUANIS WAS OF THE OPINION THAT REGRADING OF ' THE STREET WOULD RESULT IN ELIMINATING SOME OF THE PUDDLES BUT A SURVEY IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE WHAT DRAINAGE IS NECESSARY. A. HODGKINS MOVED, MR. WATT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY THAT THE REQUEST WOULD BE PLACED ON THE LIST OF DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AND THE ABUTTORS NOTIFIED OF THE BOARD 'S ACTION. IT WAS MOVED, SECONDED AND VOTED THAT A NOTICE WHICH WAS SENT TO HOMEOWNERS WITH SEWER HOUSE CONNECTIONS IN 1962 REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF THE CAP ON THE SEWER CLEANOUT AND ALLOWING FLOODED CELLARS TO DRAIN INTO THE SEWERS BE RE- DATED, SIGNED BY THE NEW BOARD AND INSERTED IN THE SEWER RENTAL BILLS COVERING A ONE-YEAR PERIOD. THE BOARD REVIEWED THE PROPOSED 1970 SIDEWALK AND CURBING CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. IT WAS MOVED, SECONDED AND VOTED TO APPROVE THE NEW CONSTRUCTION AS FOLLOWS: HAVERHILL STREET (TIMBERNECK TO #114) _ $11, 000. 00 LONGFELLOW LOAD (WESTON TO OAKLAND) 3, 500. 00 BY APPLICATION 5. 500. 00 $20, 000. 00 REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $6, 600. 00 WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE NEXT MEETING. THE BOARD OPENED BIDS AT 8:00 P.M. FOR SANITARY SEWER CONSTRUCTION AS FOLLOWS: .JOHNSON BROS. CONST. CO. , INC. $172, 065. 00 THE MODERN CONTINENTAL CONST. CO. , INC. 198, 081. 00 T.D. SULLIVAN & SONS CO. 210, 065. 00 , 0. MENICI & SOVS, INC. 214, 208. 50 MASS. CONSTRUCTION CO. , INC. 216, 397. 30 Ricci & DESANTIS CONST. CO. 239, 535. 00 R. A. BUCCELLA & SONS, INC. 242, 874. 00 GENEVA CONSTRUCTION CO. , INC. 282, 960. 00 CROGNALE CONSTRUCTION CO. 381, 025. 00 THE BIDS WERE TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT. THE BOARD REVIEWED RESUME' OF BIDS ON VARIOUS MATERIALS. MR. HODGKINS MOVED, MR. WATT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ACCEPT THE BIDS AS PRESENTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CAST IRON PIPE AND REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE. THEY WILL BE PURCHASED FROM )}IAHMOON INDUSTRIES AND NEW ENGLAND CONCRETE PIPE CORPORATION RESPECTIVELY. MR. HODGKINS MOVED, MR. WATT SECONDED AND IT WAS t VOTED TO APPROVE A PETITION FOR THE RELOCATION OF A NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY-TOWN OF READING ' MUNICIPAL LIGHT POLE AS FOLLOWS: CROSS STREET: SOUTHEASTERLY SIDE, RELOCATE POLE 15 11 APPROXIMATELY EIGHT (8) FEET NORTHEASTERLY NO HEARING WAS NECESSARY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE POLE WILL BE LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE LOT ON WHICH THE ORIGINAL PER- MISSION WAS GRANTED. THE BOARD ADJOURNED TEMPORARILY AT 8:25 P.M. TO MEET AS THE BOARD OF SURVEY. THE BOARD RECONVENED AT 9:15 P.M. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE READING DEPARTMENT OF ' PUBLIC WORKS WOULD DONATE ONE TRUCK FOR "LET 'S CLEAN UP READING " ON APRIL 25. READ NOTICE OF MEETING OF ALL TOWN BOARDS TO BE HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON MONDAY, MAY 11, AT 8:00 P.M. ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA MUST. BE SUBMITTED BEFORE MAY 1 AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE SUBJECT OF PARKING METERS BE INCLUDED. READ LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN ENCLOSING COPY OF LETTER FROM CHARLES E. BAMBERG, 20 DUNBAR ROAD, RE- GARDING POSSIBLE ACQUISITION OF TWO PLOTS OF LAND OWNED BY THE TOWN, ON RURLBURT STREET BETWEEN DUNBAR ROAD AND FOREST STREET, KNOWN AS LOTS 28 AND 27 ON PLAT 137 OF TOWN RECORDS. MR. BAMBERG WISHES TO ACQUIRE THE SWAMP LAND TO ENLARGE A SKATING RINK WHICH HE HAS MAINTAINED IN HIS YARD FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE ITEM WAS TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT. MR. WHITE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE TOWN OF WAKEFIELD BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND INCINERATOR COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO CONFER WITH THE READING BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON MONDAY, APRIL 27, AT 8:30 P.M. THE BOARD WISHES TO BRING WAKEFIELD UP TO DATE ON ITS PROGRESS TOWARD BUILDING ITS INCINERATOR AND DISCUSS SOME OF THE DETAILS PERTAINING THERETO. THE BOARD SIGNED THE FOLLOWING: ORDERS OF TAKING - STREET ACCEPTANCES , SIGNED CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS,FORCED MAIN AND PUMPING STATION, ETC. - FANTONI CO. , INC. BILLROLL DATED APRIL 10 PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD APRIL B THROUGH APRIL 12, 1970 MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:50 P.M. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, SECRETARY 1 TOWN OF READING OFFICE OF NATHAN C. WRITE, CF.w— GEORGE W. COCHRANE, ]d, E.armnry BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS DONALD E. FLORENCE GEORGE E. HODGKINS N MUNICIPAL BUILDING WIWAM . WASI READING, MASS. 01867 E. ROGER IOUANIS, S.p.ri.l—dl.I MASSACHUSETTS APRIL 6, 1970 MR. STUART C. PETERSON CHIEF CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PROGRAM NEW ENGLAND FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ADM. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY BUILDING BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02203 DEAR MR. PETERSON: RE: WPC-MASS-163 - TOWN OF READING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE TOWN OF READING FILED A FORM OF AUTHORIZATION TO FILE APPLICATION AND A FORM OF CERTIFYING AUTHORIZATION TO FILE. BOTH FORMS AUTHORIZED MR. DONALD E. FLORENCE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, TO EXECUTE NECESSARY FORMS IN RELATION TO THIS PROJECT. MR. FLORENCE WAS NOT REELECTED CHAIRMAN. AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS DULY CONVENED AND HELD ON MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1970, AND IN ALL RESPECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY LAW, DUE AND PROPER NOTICE OF SUCH MEETING WAS GIVEN; AND A LEGAL QUORUM WAS PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE MEETING, AND A LEGALLY SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF MEMBERS VOTED IN THE PROPER MANNER THAT MR. NATHAN C. WHITE, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS RELATING MS REqUIRED BY THE L TOO THENMENT AND ABOVE THE SPECIFIED PROJECT. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO ET MY HAND ^ THIS 6TH DAY OF APRIL 1970. SIGNED G OR E . COCHRANE, 3D, SEC .� R 0 PUBLIC WORKS CC THOMAS C.MCMAHON RE DIN ASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS i 1 r