HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-04-12 Board of Survey Minutes April 12, 1971
Meeting of the Board of Survey opened at 8:05 P.M. in
Room 16, Municipal Building.
Present were Chairman White, Board Members Cochrane,
Hodgkins and Watt and Superintendent Louanis.
The Board met with 17 residents of Osborne Avenue who
requested the Town to investigate and correct the drainage and
culvert problem of Osborne Avenue. According to the Superin-
tendent, plans of Osborne Avenue were approved by the Board of
Survey on June 20, 1966. A Performance Bond in the amount of
$5,000.00 was furnished by Martha C. and Edward L. Small , the
Developers, on June 10, 1966 with a completion date of October
15, 1967. The requirements of the bond have been met with the
' following exceptions:
a. Setting curbing at the intersection of Osborne
Avenue and Pleasant Street.
b. Completing sidewalk construction abutting the
curbing.
c. Setting stone bounds.
The Board of Survey approved minimum cellar floor ele-
vations established by the Engineer for the project. The minimum
cellar floor elevations are at or above those set by the Engineer.
The Board does not have any control over the basement whether it
becomes a cellar or living area nor the grading of the individual
lots. Discussed were the lowering of the drain pipe, enclosing of
the ditch, and riprapping to prevent erosion of the bank.
In conclusion, the three items involved were having the
street finished and accepted as a public way; is the drainage on
the lots , particularly on the west side of Osborne Avenue,where '
they do not drain - settling or not draining properly; and hav-
ing an open brook running through the area which the abuttors
would like to have enclosed.
It was agreed that the Engineering Department will
make a water level survey of the area.
Meeting adjourned at 8:55 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary