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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1937-02-26 Board of Public Works Minutes Reading Mass. February 26,1937 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Bancroft, Putnam, Brophy, Lindsay, Davis and Superintendent Welch were present. - Members of the Golf Club Corp, met with the Boardio discuss means to use the Golf Club right of way to Ordway property. Fletcher Twombley . Herbert MacLeod Albert Carpenter Edward Parker E. D. Richmond, Jr. - Lloyd Stott All present objected to the development of the present right of way and hoped the Town would not operate a gravel pit close ' to the playing sections of the Golf Club. A hearing was held on the widening at the corner of Kingston and Mt.Vernon Sts. Mr.& Mrs. Robert Hodson who own the land to be taken, appeared in favor and signed Waiver of Claim for Damages. Board voted to make the taking and recommend to the Town. Eugene McGee of Gould St. , called to complain about con- ditions around the block at the corner of Gould and Haven Sts. He stated that people living in this block threw rubbish into the street, and the street is not kept clean. - . Voted to keep the street clean and make an official complaint to the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Health. Mr. Charles Simpson of Grove St. called to see if the Board would fix the bank near his house. Board agreed to do it. Approval of the purchase of sheeting for Ash St. Water job was granted. Voted to have the Superintendent make arrangements to have D. Michelini transferred if possible, and Harry Smith be employed � . as foreman to finish the ,job. Letter received from the Wakefield Trust Co. , giving terms of sale for the so-called Barryts Garage on South Hain Street. The following applications were received for granolithic sidewalks. Helen C. Harris - 239 West St. Agnes OtDowd - 241 it it Harriet Stewart - 237 " n Myrete Brayley - 233 Winter Hill Coop.Bank - 229 " " by Chas.Leo Shea,Treas. Voted to have applications take regular course. The matter of purchasing a pump to assist in the heating of the control room at the filter plant was laid on the table. Walter Fowler called to see the Board about a site for the Municipal Garage. He proposed the Symonds property to be used with , the Sweetser property. Price of Symonds property to be $5,000.00 Voted to advise the Finance Committee that-all their - recommendations will be accepted and recommended at Town Meeting. Voted to put into effect as of April 1st, the following sewer rentals;- First 3,000 Cu. Ft. @ .23¢ per 100 Cu. Ft. Next 3,000 " n " .20¢ it n n n 1},000 n n n .16¢ if n if n n 10,000 n n n .120 It n It n 't 10 000 n n n .08¢ a n n n n 276,000 u n 'u 04¢ It n It It All in excess " .02¢ It tt It tt Board adjourned at 11:25 P.M. Respectfully Submitted: (Signed) H. W. Putnam Secretary , PIP— Annual Town Meeting March 1937 CON vIiON`r7EALTH OF MASSACI U-IETTS Middlesex, as. Town of Reading REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE RELOCATION OF ALTERATION OF THE CORNER OF MT. VERNON STREET AND KINGSTON STREET The Board of Public Worksofthe Town of Reading, having determined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require that the public highways be laid out, relocated or altered as and in the location hereinafter described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to owners of land thereof, and of a hearing thereon, and having met at the time and place appointed for such hearing, and then and there heard all persons present who desired to be heard, have laid out, relocated or altered as public highways for the use of the Town, the corner of Mt. Vernon Street and Kingston Street. The boundaries and measurements of said public highways as so laid out, relocated or altered are as follows: Beginning at a point on the northerly side line of Mt. Vernon Street, said point being N. 820-311 -30"E., a distance of 31.76 feet from a spike set at an angle in said street and by land of Clara M. Hodson: From thence the area to be taken runs Northeasterly by a curved line on a radius of 30.00 feet, a length of 45.09 feet through land of the said Clara M. Hodson to a point of tangent on the westerly side line of said Kingston Streets Thence S. 30-35' -30" E. , along the present westerly side line of said Kin"ton Street, a tangent distance of 28.03 feet to the point of intersection of the said westerly lineof Kingston Street and the northerly line of said Mt. Vernon St., Thence S. 820-311 -30" W. , along the northerly side lineof said Mt. Vernon Street a tangent distance of 28.03 feet to the point of beginning ' -2- The approximate area taken is one hundred sixty-five (165) square feet; The above described lines being more fully shown on a Plan entitled, " Proposed Widening of Mt. Vernon and Kingston Streets, Reading, Mass. "February 1937, Board of Public Works, Philip Welch, Superintendent, said plan being a part of this description. CORNER MT. VERNON STREET AND KINGSTON STREET We determine that no damaged will be sustained by any person or parsons in their property by reason of the taking to be made for this improvement. No betterments are to be assessed for this improvement; This laying out, relocation or alteration so made by us, we hereby report to the Town for acceptance and recommend that when this report is accepted and adopted by the Town, that said public highways whall therefore be laid out, relocated or altered in accord- ' ante with said plan. (Signed) Chester L. Bancroft Chairman Wendell P. Davis Secretary Harold W. Eutnam Edward A. Brophy Alex Lindsay