HomeMy WebLinkAbout1949-02-28 Board of Public Works Minutes 122
Reading, Mass. , February 28, 1949
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at
7:30 P.M.
Chairman Putnam, Messrs. Webb, Calvin and Superintendent
Welch were present.
Records of previous meeting read and approved.
Mr. C. Edward Parker, 57 Pine Ridge Road, conferred with
Board to request permission to connect a drain from his cellar to
the public storm drain in Pine Ridge Road.
Voted to authorize Superintendent to issue a permit providing
that a survey shows that the connection can be properly made and
providing further that Mr. Parker signs a Release from Damages in
favor of the Town and that the drain be installed according to
Departmental regulations.
Received petition from several abuttors on Indiana Avenue
requesting the Board to refrain from recommending to the Town the
acceptance of Indiana Avenue as a public way.
Voted to rescind the motion of February 14, 1948, recommend-
ing to the Town the acceptance of Indiana Avenue as a public way.
Hearing at 8:00 P.M. on proposed acceptance as a public way
of a portion of Dustin Road from Sta. 0 + 00 to Ste. 4 + 30.
Following persons present:
Norman Jones In favor
Margaret Jones In favor
Kenneth Hazard In favor
Therese' Hazard In favor
Raymond Mack In favor
Marion Mack In favor ,
Antoinette Krawczyk Against
K. J. Krawczyk Against
Charles Oberlander Against
Robert Lyle Against
Ruth Lyle Against -
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Voted to recommend to the Town the acceptance of Dustin Road
as described above.
The following persons conferred with the Board relative to
the proposed acceptance of Indiana Avenue as a public way:
Elizabeth Hardy
Frank Hardy
George Elbaum -
Lewis Hamlin
Alice Hamlin
Frank Elwell, Jr.
Eugene Hayward
Mildred Barton -
Mary Mullen
Daniel Mullen, Jr.
After a prolonged discussion the Board agreed to call a
formal advertised hearing to reconsider the proposed acceptance
on the evening of March 14, 1949, at 8:15 P.M.
Mr. Ray Richardson, 35 Pine Ridge Road, conferred with Board
renuesting that the Board extend the storm drain in Pine Ridge Road
approximately 200 ft. so that he can connect a drain to his cellar.
It was suggested that he contact' Mr. Floyd of 32 Pine Ridge Road
and secure permission to connect his proposed cellar drain to the
present drain from Mr. Floyd's house. He agreed to do so.
Voted to approve the recommendation of the Superintendent
appointing Miss Ellen Wiberg as a Junior Clerk at a salary of $30.00
per week to replace Miss Dorothy Gonzalo who is resigning.
Voted to start billing home owners for sewer rentals not
more than one year after the house connection is installed.
Voted to abate the sum of $102.16 on the advance payment
made by Fred Douglass, Jr. , for the main pipe extension to his new
' house on South Street in Wakefield.
Voted to authorize the Superitintendent to purchase a salt
spreader for the sum of $550.00 plus freight. -
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Voted the following abatements on sewer frontage assessments
placed in 1948:
William Pierpont - 94 Salem St. - Pearl St. Frontage . . . . .$80.00
Reading Antiquarian Society - 99 Washington St. . . . . . . . . . . 70.00
Frederick Johnson - 32 Prescott St.-Wash.St. Frontage. . . . . 54.33
Martin Halloran - 22 Prescott St.-Washington Frontage. . . . . 62.6'7
Voted to give permission to the American Red Cross to install
a sign on the Common at the corner of Main St. and Lowell St.
Voted to recommend to the Town the acceptance of a portion of
Dustin Road from Sta. 9 + 00 to Ste. 4 + 30 as a public way. Refer to
Plan A-13-61.
Received letter from the Personnel Board approving the proposed
salary schedule as submitted with one exception.
Received notice from Personnel Board stating that holiday pay
should be paid only to permanent employees. Superintendent reported
that after the receipt of this notice he had contacted Mr. Harold
Jones, the Chairman of the Personnel Board and that Mr. Jones had
agreed to allowing the present method of Holiday pay as established
by the Board to remain in effect until a clarifying amendment to
the rules can be drawn and presented to the Town Meeting.
In honor of Mr. Webb who was attending his last meeting of
the Board, a light lunch was served and Mr. Webb was congratulated
for his conscientious service on the Board.
Board adjourned at 12:30 A.M.
Respectfully submitted:
(Signed) Coleman J. Donahue
Secretary