HomeMy WebLinkAbout1941-02-03 Board of Public Works Minutes 98
' Reading, Mass. , February 3, 1941
The regular meeting, of the Board of Public Works opened at
7:30 P.M.
Messrs, Davis, Putnam, Lindsay, Williamson and Superintendent
Welch were present.
Records of previous records read and approved.
Mr. T. Wakefield to see Board in regard to relocating walls
abutting his property on Charles St. Wishes wall built by other than
W. P. A. workers.
Hearing at 8:00 P.M. on proposed sewer extension on Brook St.
South-Westerly from the M. D. G. manhole on Brook St, to the center
line of Summer Avenue. _
Mr. Justin McCarthy ,- In favor
Mrs. Justin McCarthy- In favor
Mr. James Faulkner - Against
Mr. Frank Merrill to see Board in regard to possible road
acceptance on County Road from Howard Street to County Road.
Mr. Merrill filed an application for the acceptance of the
above mentioned section of roadway as a public way. Application signed
by Ruth E. Mathews. Mr. Merrill also filed a letter from Ruth E.
M9thews empowering him with the power of attorney to sign legal papers
and to represent her at hearings relative to above mentioned application.
Board will proceed with preparation of plans and hold nec-
essary hearings prior to Regular Town Meeting if possible.
Voted to authorize the retaining of Babe Abbott, on ah hourly
' basis, as needed, until Harold Davis returns to work.
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Voted to increase the salary of Ernest Watson to 027.50 per
week.
Voted to pay Ernest Watson 02.00 per week auto allowance until,
Harold Davis returns to work. • -
Received form letter from State Dept. Public Works relative
to State Budget allottments for Chapter 90 Const-. Allottments for
Reading are as follows:
State - x'15,000, County - 07,500 providing Town appropri-
ation at least 07,500. -
Voted to ask Town for following appropriations to be used
in conjunction with State & County allettments.
Lowell St. Const, - $4,500. -
Charles St. " _ 03,000.
Voted abatement of 010.00 on sidewalk betterment assess-
ment of Leo J. Monty, 20 California Road. Bill No. 3 - Dated Dec.
16, 191+0. -
Signed report of Board of Public Works on the relocation
of the Southeasterly corner of Green and High Streets, a copy of which
is attached hereto and herewith becomes a part of these records.
Received letter of resignation from Mr. Harold W. Putnam.
Letter requests his resignation from Board of Public Works• become
effective March 1, 1941.
Motion made and seconded that resignation be accepted with
regrets.
Board adjourned 11:60 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted:
(Signed) H. W. Putnam
Secretary
COi?➢10N'�EALTH OF F➢AldSACF?UBFTT9
Middlesex, as. Town of Heading
Re-PORT nF THF. BOARD OF PUBLIC "OR&S ON THE
RliUCATION OR ALTs: ATInN nTHE 'rlYTREA97ERLY CtIRNER
OF GREEN STRFET AND RIGH STREET
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading, having
determined ,and adjudged thr•t coraaen 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 require-
nents of law rol^.ting to notice to owners of Izrd thereof, and of a
hearin,:, thereon, and having fret at the time and place a;)pointed for
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such hearing, end then and there heard all persona present who desired
rw to be heard have laid out, relocated or altered 9s public highways for
the use of the Town, the Southeasterly corner of (Veen threat and High
streot. The boundaries and no-.surecnenta of a id public highways as
so laid out, reloen.ted or altered are as folloarsi
Beginning at the point of Intersection of the North-
8asterly sideline of High itroet with the southerly side
lige of Green Street, said p91nt of Intersection beinrr S.
46 —40 ou
F. a distancof 77.660 feet from a '-.'tone Bmd set
at the intersection of the N: rtherly side line of said
Oreen Street with the said hnrth-Eantorly side line of
High ',treat;
Thence N. 780 - 241 E. , along; the said Southerly side-
line of Crean Street, a diet nce of 14.06 feet to a point
of curve;
Thence by a. curved line "est to South, thru 1-,.nds
of acid Ida "olpert, having a radius of 7.0 feet, a len➢th
of T;.52 feet to a point of tangent on the said North-
easterly Bide-line of High Street;
Thence N. 480 - 40, ". , 'long said forth-Easterly
side line of High Otreet, a distance of 14.06 feet to the
point of beginning.
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The approxlmFte area taken is forty-four (44) square
feet.
The above described lines being more fully shown on
Flan entitled "Alteration of the southeasterly Corner of Green Street
and Sigh Street, Reading, mass." , dated JPnuary, 1941, Ro�rd of Public
Works, Philip Welch, 6upt. , said Plan being a part of this description.
We determine that no damages will be sustained by any
person or persons in their property by reason of the taking; to be made
for this improvement .
Jdo betterments are to be a-leessed for this improvement.
This layik, out , relocation or alteration so made by us ,
we hereby report to the Town for acceptance rnd recommend that when
•, this report is accepted ^nd adopted by the Tom, that said public h1rh-
aw ways shall therefore be laid out , reloa ed or =-ltered in accordance
with iaid plan.
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