HomeMy WebLinkAbout1949-11-28 Board of Public Works Minutes Reading, Mass. , November 28, 1949
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at ,
7:30 P.M.
Chairman Calvin, Messrs. Donahue, Harrison, Putnam, Walker,
and Superintendent Welch were present.
Records of previous meeting read and approved.
Received letter from Mr. Harold Abbott extending thanks to
Board for sick leave allowances granted to him.
Received letter from State Dept. of Public Works containing
contracts for 1949-1950 snow plowing on Routes 28 and 129.
Voted to authorize Superintendent to sign contract agreement.
• Hearing at 8:00 P.M. on several pole locations .
Voted following pole locations:
Summer Ave. Cor. Mineral - Pole 87/91 abandoned ,
King St. - South Side - 156 feet east of West St.
New Pole 48/1 - J. 0.
Main St. - West Side - 43 feet north of Stoneham Line
New Pole 54/1 - J. 0.
Main St. - West Side - 200 feet north of Knollwood Rd.
New Pole 54/42A - J. 0.
Main St. - West Side- 600 feet north of Lawrence Rd.
New Pole 54/115A - J. 0.
Main St. - West Side - 167 feet south of Lafayette Rd.
New Pole 54/135A - J. 0.
Main St. - West Side - Corner of Lafayette Rd.
New Pole 54/137A - J. 0.
Green St. - South Side - Corner of Village St.
New Pole 33/20 - J. 0.
Eaton St. - West Side - Opp. Smith Avenue
New Pole 19/9A - J. 0.
Willow St.- South Side - Near R. R.
New Pole 101/11A - J. 0.
Bancroft Ave. - East Side - 85 feet north of Auburn St.
New Pole 5/19 - J. 0.
Following Granite Curb applications received, approved and
placed on file: ,
Oscar Huppe 149 Prospect Street
Richard Merrill 155 Prospect Street
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Conferred with Finance Committee relative to Articles for
Warrant for Special Town Meeting of December 5, 1949.
Considered six year program to be submitted to Capital
Budgeting Expenditures Committee.
Voted to submit sheets as amended.
Considered budgets for all sections of the Department except
Parks and Water.
Voted to approve budgets as amended.
Signed Gas Main Location plan for Pine Ridge Road Extension
Sta. 14 + 50 to Ste.. 22 + 00.
Signed Commitment Sheets for Granolithic Sidewalk Assessments
for 1949.
Received notice of meeting of Personnel Board on Tuesday
evening, November 29 at 8:00 P.M.
Discussed several matters relative to meeting with Personnel
Board.
Voted following pole locations :
Bancroft Ave. - Poles 5/7 and 5/4 - changed from T of R
to J. 0.
Haverhill St. - Poles 40/34 - changed from T of R
to J. 0.
Eaton St. - Poles 19/8, 19/9, 19/11 - changed from
TofRtoJ. 0.
Intervale Terrace - Poles 46/1 - 46/2 - 46/3 - 46/4
changed from T of R to J. 0.
Nichols Road - Poles 125/3 - 125/4 - changed from
TofRtoJ. 0.
Washington St.- Poles 97/24 to 97/32 inclusive
changed from T of R to J. 0.
Willow St. - Poles 101/10 to 101/18 inclusive
changed from T of R to J. 0.
Main St. - Poles 54/2 - 54/3 - 54/5 - 54/52A
54/64A - 54/lo8A - 54/133A - 54/158A
changed from T of R to J. 0.
Belmont St. - Poles 60/1 - changed from N.E. T & T
to J. 0.
Green St. - Poles 33/8 - changed from N.E. T & T
to J. 0.
Chute St. - Poles 14/7 -changed from N.E. T & T
to J. 0.
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Lowell St. - Poles 3/47 - 3/53 - changed from N.E. T & T
to J. 0. ,
Salem St. - Pole 79/6 - changed from N.E. T & T
to J. 0.
Summer Ave. - Pole 32/43- changed from N.E. T & T
to J. 0.
West St. - Pole 98/85 - changed from N.E. T & T
to J. 0.
Village St. - Pole 91/11 - changed from N.E. T & T
to J. 0.
Winthrop Ave. Poles 99/6 - 99/13 - changed from N.E. T & T
to J. 0.
Woburn St. - Poles 104/24A - 104/5 - 104/6 - 104/7
104/9 - 104/10 - 2/32 - 2/36 - 2/37
2/42 - 2/43 - 2/44 - 2/45 - changed from
N.E. T & T to J. 0.
Lincoln St. - Pole 9/6 - changed from N.E. T & T
to J. 0.
Board adjourned 10:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted
(Signed) Coleman J. Donahue
Secretary