HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953-02-09 Board of Public Works Minutes February 9, 1953
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at
7:00 P.M.
Chairman Hopkins, Messrs. Donahue, Kilgore, Johnson, Walker
and Superintendent Welch were present.
Records of previous two meetings read and approved.
Received letter from Richard Gonnam, Englund Road, requesting
that Englund Road be plowed during snow storms.
Voted to plow that part of Englund Road which has been approved
by the Board of Survey.
Considered new Budget Sheets necessitated by the change in the
Engineering Division Budget Sheet.
Discussed the assessment of betterments for street construction ,
on Oakland Road, Hartshorn Street, Hillside Road and Parkview Road,
Superintendent reported that the average street betterment assessment
for 1951 and 1952 was 04.30 per foot.
No action taken pending receipt of further information.
Hearing at 8:00 P.1f. on the construction of a bituminous concrete
sidewalk on the west side of Haverhill Street from Franklin Street
northerly to near the North Reading line.
Following persons present:
Joseph Callahan --- Against
Anne Callahan --- In Favor
Michael Mengel --- Not an abuttor
John Bergin --- In favor
William B. Merry Jr.- " "
Gordon Feener --- Against
W. K. Grasshoff --- In favor
Paul Meurer --- It "
Prank 'delcome --- Not an abuttor
Robert Carroll --- It it It
Joseph Kelleher --- In favor
Daniel Reilly --- " " Also wishes curb.
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Richard Jones --- Not an abuttor
Hubert Chipman --- In favor
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Voted to recommend appropriation for this Sidewalk to Town
Meeting.
Received petition for the acceptance as a public way of a short
extension of Libby Avenue beyond the end of the present public way.
Placed on file for action in 1954.
Hearing at 9:00 P.M. on acceptance as a public way of a portion
of Parkview Road from Weston Road to Oakland Road.
Following persons present:
Gould Ruggles --- In favor
Stuart Richards --- Non Committal
No action taken pending the receipt of further informatiop.
' Mr. Roger Pearson and Mr. Robert Jones, both of Whitman and
Howard, Consulting Engineers, conferred with Board relative to the pro-
posed sewer extension to the new High School.
The plans and estimate and construction were discussed in detail
and at length. Many questions were asked of Mr. Pearson and Mr. Jones.
Many points of importance were raised. A general broad agreement was
reached on the entire matter.
Voted to widen the Granolithic Sidewalk on Lowell Street in front
of the Town Building and Library so that the entire width of Sidewalk
from Street line to curb will be Granolithic.
Board adjourned at 11:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted: qvev
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