HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953-01-26 Board of Public Works Minutes January 26, 1953
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at
7:00 P. M.
Chairman Hopkins, Messrs. Donahue, Johnson, Kilgore, Walker,
and Superintendent Welch were present.
Records of previous meeting read and approved.
Voted to abate the sum of $27.75 on the January 1953 water bill
of Gerald Fosbroke, 75 Lowell Street, Reading, Mass.
Hearing at 7:30 on proposed drain easement off Walnut Street
through lands of Allan Sturges and Arthur Marchinko.
Following persons present:
William Warren - Representing Allan Sturges
Arthur Marchinko
1 Both persons in favor of proposed easement.
Voted to take a 20 foot drain easement through lands of Sturges
and Marchinko - 10 feet on each side of property line.
Voted to request Selectmen to request Town Meeting to release
the present drain easement running entirely through lands of Marchinko
(Formerly Mary S. Warren).
Hearing at 7:45 P. M. on existing easement through lands of
Florence Sargent, Grove Street, Reading, Mass.
No one present. Mrs . Sargent sent letter requesting easement
be released where it abuts Grove Street as Town does not use it.
Voted to request Selectmen to request Town Meeting to release
the easement where it abuts Grove Street.
Informal Hearing at 8:00 P. M. on possible acceptance as a public
way of Track Road and part of Harvest Road to see if there is a real
desire on the part of the abuttors for the acceptance.
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Following persons present:
Leo Turenne --- In Favor
John Bisbee --- Non Committal
Mary Stone " "
Herbert Hertel --- In Favor
Ray Yorks --- It It
Margaret Cloudman --- Non Committal
George Elliott --- In Favor
M. J. Gerrior --- It "
Florence Gerrior --- " "
Celia Elliott --- It "
Harold Leonard --- It
Mary Leonard ---
Leona D'Amore ---
Americo D'Amore ---
Alma Tibbetts ---
Ralph Tibbetts
Leonard Davis ---
James Byanson ---
Muriel Byanson
Harry Nichols ---
Mary Nichols ---
Alice Kopystecka --- Non Committal
Gwendolyn Straka --- " "
Charles Tedeman --- In Favor
Alice Slivoski --- To "
Voted to prepare necessary plans and hold necessary
hearings for Track Road and Harvest Road.
Received letter from Wood and Metal Furniture Co. , of Lincoln
Street, requesting that snow be removed from in front of their property
after each snow storm.
Voted to agree to request.
Received estimates from Whitman and Howard for installing water
mains and constructing roads to new High School - Total is $153,600.
Voted to prepare budget sheets based on these estimates and
submit. them to Finance Committee.
Temporarily adjourned at 9:30 P. M. to meet as Board of Survey.
Reconvened at 10:00 P. M.
Voted to request Personnel Board to approve the appointment of
John Yorks as meter repairman at $1.22 per hour, to replace Burton
Carr who resigned.
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Received petition from three abuttors of Woodland Street Fe-
questing that Woodland Streatbe accepted as a public way from John
Carver Road to Intervale Terrace.
Placed on file pending necessary plan work and hearings.
Voted to write Selectmen requesting additional space for
added employees of Engineering Division.
Received letter from Superintendent Welch relative to new
Engineering Division employees and their duties for the Board of Public
Works and other Town Departments.
Voted to request Chairman to notify the Finance Committee in
writing or in person that the added Engineering Division employees are
to be used only for Board of Public Works projects.
Voted to instruct Superintendent that all requests for engineer-
ing services received from other. Town Departments be referred to the
Board.
Considered at length proposed 1953 Salary schedule for all
employees.
Voted to approve Schedule as amended and to submit schedule
to Personnel Board as soon as possible.
Adjourned at 11:45 P. M.
Respectfully submitted:
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