HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-07-20 Board of Public Works Minutes JULY 20, 1970
' MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT
7:30 P.M. IN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN WHITE AND SUPERINTENDENT
LOUANIS.
MESSRS. WHITE AND LOUANIS CONFERRED WITH BRIAN
ROGAN, PROJECT MANAGER OF METCALF & EDDY, INC. REGARDING
DELAY OF APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS ON THE SECOND PHASE OF
THE INCINERATOR. A DISCUSSION ENSUED. THE ITEM WAS LAID
ON THE TABLE.
THE MEETING ADJOURNED TEMPORARILY AT 8:00 P.M.
TO MEET AS THE BOARD OF SURVEY.
' MEETING RECONVENED AT 8:10 P.M.
THE DISCUSSION ON THE INCINERATOR CONTINUED. IT
WAS AGREED THAT A LETTER WOULD BE SENT TO X.R. HOGAN BY
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS REQUESTING THAT METCALF & EDDY,
INC. CONTACT COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC. AND ASCERTAIN
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE UP THE TIME LOST BECAUSE OF THE
INABILITY OF COMBUSTION ENGINEERING TO MEET THE TERMS OF
THE CONTRACT, AND ADVISE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE
RAMIFICATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF THE COSTS TO THE TOWN
OF READING. ALSO, ARRANGE FOR A MEETING THE WEEK OF JULY
27 WITH THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE: JOHN P. TULLY, R. R. SCHMIDT,
tLEO COHAN, BRIAN R. HOGAN, PHILIP GIANTRIS, NATHAN C. WHITE
AND E. ROGER LOUANIS.
MESSRS. WHITE AND LOUANIS ATTENDED A HEARING
HELD IN ROOM 2 AT 8:30 P.M. REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION
UNDER THE BETTERMENT ACT OF A BITUMINOUS CONCRETE SIDE-
WALK ON THE WESTERLY SIDE OF CHARLES STREET FROM WAKE-
FIELD STREET TO HAVERHILL STREET.
SIX PERSONS ATTENDED THE HEARING. PLOWING AND
SHOVELLING OF SIDEWALKS WERE DISCUSSED. FOUR PERSONS
VOTED IN FAVOR AND TWO WERE OPPOSED. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD IN ROOM 2 AT 9:00 P.M.
REGARDING THE PETITION OF THE READING MUNICIPAL LIGHT DE-
PARTMENT TO INSTALL UNDERGROUND CONDUIT IN THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS:
LOWELL STREET - FR ox PARXMAN ROAD, SOUTHERLY SIDE OF
STREET APPROXIMATELY 1346 ' TO PROPOSED
MANHOLE EAST OF BEVERLY ROAD THEN APPROX-
IMATELY 148 ' TO EXISTING MANHOLE ON
NORTHERLY SIDE OF STREET THENCE 470 ' TO
PROPOSED MANHOLE OPPOSITE CAUSEWAY ROAD,
A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 1966' CONDUIT
-WITH 6 INTERVENING MANHOLES. CONDUITS TO
CONSIST OF 4 - 5 " CONDUITS ENCASED IN
CONCRETE, 2 - 5 " CONDUITS FROM EXISTING
MANHOLE #1 TO PROPOSED MANHOLE #2A ACROSS
B & M RR BRIDGE, THENCE ACROSS LOWELL
STREET NH 2 AND MH 2A TO CAUSEWAY ROAD.
PARKMAN ROAD - FROM. PROPOSED MANHOLE ON LOWELL STREET
OPPOSITE PARXMAN ROAD, SOUTHERLY SIDE TO
EXISTING POLE #14711 ON PARXMAN ROAD AP-
PROXIMATELY 157 ' - 4 - 5 " CONDUITS
ENCASED IN CONCRETE.
PILGRIM ROAD - FROM PROPOSED MANHOLE ON LOWELL STREET
OPPOSITE PILGRIM ROAD] SOUTHERLY SIDE TO
EXISTING POLE #16916 ON PILGRIM ROAD AP-
PROXIMATELY 157 ' 4 - 5 " CONDUITS ENCASES
IN CONCRETE.
WEST STREET - FROM READING - WILMINGTON TOWN LINE
SOUTHERLY TO PROPOSED MANHOLE THENCE
150 ' TO PROPOSED MANHOLE ALL ON EASTERLY
SIDE OF STREET, 4 - J " CONDUITS ENCASED
IN CONCRETE. FROM POLE #98198 TO POLE
98197, EASTERLY SIDE OF STREET 120 ' 2 -
5 " CONDUITS ENCASED IN CONCTETE.
TWO PERSONS ATTENDED THE HEARING. JAMES H. RLOMLEY, JR.
REPRESENTED THE LIGHT DEPARTMENT AND ANSWERED TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS. ONE PERSON VOTED IN FAVOR AND ONE NON-
COMMITTAL. IVO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:30 P.M.
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