HomeMy WebLinkAbout1949-05-09 Board of Public Works Minutes 138
Reading, Mass., May 9, 1949
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at '
7:30 P.M.
Chairman Calvin, Messrs. Donahue, Putnam, Walker and Super-
intendent Welch were present.
Records of previous meeting read and approved.
Voted to hold Board Meetings on May 23, June 6, and June 20, 1949.
Hearing at 8:00 P.M. on proposed sewer in Fairview Avenue from
Pratt St. to Summer Ave. and in Summer Ave. from Fairview Ave. to
Oak Street.
Following persons present:
Mrs. Irene Garden In favor
Mrs . Jessie Richardson In favor
Mr. F. G. Stewart In favor
Mr. B. W. Bailey In favor
Mrs. B. W. Bailey In favor
Mr. H. L. Richardson In favor
Mr. David Manning In favor
Mrs. Mildred Manning In favor
Mrs. Mary O'Connor In favor
Mrs. Mary Painting In favor
Mr. Fred Brush, Jr. In favor
Mr. Irving Jewett In favor
Mr. Frank Nickerson In favor
Mr. Carl Anderson In favor
Mr. Glenn Whitney Opposed
Mrs. Eva Kilgore In favor
Mr. Ernest Kilgore In favor
The following persons registered by mail:
Mr. .Frank Elwell In favor
Mr. Edward Harnden In favor
The following persons registered by telephone:
Mr. Warren Killam In favor
Mr. L. Neil Mills In favor
Voted to install sewer as proposed. _
Following Granolithic Sidewalk application received, approved
and placed on file:
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Edward Emslie 252 Charles Street
Received letter from Ralph Hall, Inc. stating that due to con-
ditions in the junk market they are not interested in removing the old
equipment from the Mill Street Pumping Station.
Received petition from Lyman Carlow requesting a sewer exten-
sion in Mineral Street from Summer Avenue to Prospect Street.
Placed on file.
Voted to lay Granolithic Sidewalk on the South side of Salem
Street from Lowell Street to Main Street.
Voted to buy Two (2) Five-ton Sterling Trucks as per the bid
of the Sterling Motors Corp. received April 25, 1949.
Received petition from a large number of people living in
the general vicinity of Memorial Park reauesting that the Park be
developed by filling, grading, loaming, seeding, tree planting,
installing benches, etc.
Placed on file pending investigation and financing.
Board adjourned at 9:40 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
(Signed) Coleman J. Donahue
Secretary