HomeMy WebLinkAbout1939-08-18 Board of Public Works Minutes 228
Reading, Mass., August 18, 1939
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened
at 7 :30 P.M.
Messrs, Davis, Lindsay, Williamson and Superintendent
Welch were present.
Records of previous meeting read and approved.
Mr, Eugene Nigro, 11 Middlesex Ave, to see Board in re-
gard to water and sewer bills. Requested abatement on both. None
granted,
Voted to hold next maeting September 8,
Following Granolithic Sidewalk applications received,
approved and placed on file.
Beatrice Cheney - 39 Federal Street ,
Evelyn Monty - 20 California Road
Hearing at 8:00 P.M. on extension of sewer on Chute St.
8.5 ft, northerly from Woburn St,
Mr, Ralph Roberts present. - In favor.
Voted to make extension as per plan.
Voted to request meeting from Finance Committee.
Voted to buy mechanical street sweeper.
Signed order for Sidewalk and Curbing Assessments on
Vine St. California Rd, Hanscom Ave. Federal St, and Glen Rd,
Letter received from Board of Trade requesting donation of
prizes for Traders Day picnic, Usual donation by Board personally.
Board adjourned 9:15 P. M.
Respectfully Submitted; ,
(Signed) H. W. Putnam
Secretary
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[" CO3',; MV_:RALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
I.ilddlesex, as. Town of Reading
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE
RELOCATIOn OR ALTF.TAT:ON OF A PORTION nF
HAVEN STREET
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The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reeding having
determined and adjudged th t common convenience end necessity require
th t the. public highway be 1--1d out , reloe°ted or altered es and in
the location herein ft.z described, having complied with all requlre-
v:ents of law relating to notice to owners of land thereof and of a
hearim thereon, end having met at the time -.nd place appointed for
., such he=iinE, and then >nd there heard ^.11 persons ,resent , who de-
sired to be heard, have laid out , reloo%-ted or altered as a public
highway for the use of the Town, a portion of the Southerly sideline
of Haven Street between High :3treet -nd Gould Street. The bound^.ries
,and rse=.";ureuents of said pu:.lic hi,; hway as so laid out, relocated or
altered are as follows:
Beginning at a spike set in said Southerly sideline of
Haven Street, said spike being N. 610 _ 53t - 10" E. a dis-
t=.nce of 25.0 feet from a stone bound set at the •+ortherly
ter. .inus of a curve having a radius of 22.16 feet end a length
of 34.14 feet at the junction of Haven =nd High Streets;
Thence N. 610 - 53 " - 10" E. , alongsaid Southerly side
line of Haven Street ', and by l7tnds of the Town of Reading, a
distance of 165.97 feet to a stone bound at an angle point;
'"hence N. 720 _ 520 _ 10 " E. , still by said Southerly side
line of Haven Street =nd still by 1-nds of the Town of reading,
and 1=mds of Mechenlce Savings Rank, a distance of 85.79 feet
a� to a stone bound set at the intersection of the Southerly side
line of Haven Street -nd the South-Mesterly side line of Could
Street;
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Thence S. 850 - 040 - 50" E. , by said South-Westerly side
ion distance
of Gould Street and lends of Mechanics Savings Bank, a
distance of 69.06 feet to a point;
Thence by a curve East to West, having a radius of 200.00
feet , through lands of said I'leohanics Savings Bank and lands
of the Town of Reading, a length of 92.08 feet to a point of
tangent;
Thence S. 680 - 321 - 25" 41. , still thru lands of the
Town of eading, a distance of 198.57 feet to the spike =.t
the point of beginning. )
The above described lines being more fully shown on a Plan
ef:titled "Plan Showing Widening of a portion of Haven Street Reading,
Cuss. , as ordered by the Bo'=rd of Public 'forks," dated June, 1939,
said Plan being a pert of this description.
''e determine that no d'm=-gee will be sustained by any per-
son or persons in their property by re- son of the taking to be made
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for this improvement.
T'o betterments are to be assessed for this improve ent .
This laying out , relocation or alteration so ai=de by us
we hereby report to the Town for aoceeA ance end reeom end that when
this report 1s accepted and adopted by the Town, that said public
hiphw^y sh^ll thereaafter be laid out , reloo=ted or =ltered in accord-
ance with said plan.
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W'41 ,, -ecretary
!+.embers of the Board of
Public Works - Town of
�,.� Re=ding