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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953-09-14 Board of Public Works Minutes September 14, 1953 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:30 P. M. Chairman Walker, Messrs. Hopkins, Johnson, Kilgore, Superinten- dent Welch and Assistant Superintendent Putnam were present. Received letter from Dorothy Stevens, 14 School Street, - requesting an abatement on her July 1953 Water and her August 1953 Sewer bill. Voted to abate the sum of $4.00 on the water. bill and the sum of 42.50 on the sewer bill. - Following Granite Curb Applications received, app pbved/and placed on file: Daniel Kelley - 292 West Street ✓✓// / William Coulter, Jr. - 326 Haven Street Sidewalk Following Granolithic„Application, received, approved, and placed on file: Thomas Perkins - 1 Springvale Road / Following Bituminous Concrete Sidewalk Application, received, approved, and placed on file : William Coulter,Jr, ✓/326 Haven Street , Considered transfers of funds as follows: - $2,300.00 to Sewer House Connection Account 771.00 to Board of Public Works Administration Account 901.08 to Board of Public Works Pension Account 500.00 to Sewer Pumping Station Landing Purchase Account Voted to request above funds at Special Town Meeting of October 5, 1953. Voted to authorize Mr. Kilgore and Superintendent Welch to attend the Convention of the New England Water Works Association at Poland Springs, September 27,28,29,30. Voted following Pole locations: Franklin Street - Pole 27/60 Moved 131 Westerly Haverhill Street - Poles 12/51/ 12/52 - 12/53 - 12/54 ' Abandoned. At 8.15 Board adjourned temporarily to meet as Board of Survey at a joint meeting of the Board of Survey, Board of Health and the I -2- Building Inspector. Reconvened as Board of Public Works at 8;45 P. M. Mr. Dewey of Reading Custom Laundry appeared before Board to request relief from what he considers excessive sewer rental bills for the laundry. After much discussion, it was voted to take his appeal under advisement until more data is available. Mrs. Harry Merchant, Scotland Road, appeared before Board to request relief from a drainage ditch abutting her new dwelling house on Scotland Road, Taken under advisement pending survey of drainage '� � ' WW75G�'u�Y�1Y B' � /oAi( Voted to instruct Superint to notify Whitman and Howard to instruct Bagarella Construction Company to not lay transits pip from originalproposedsewer pumping station location Southerly of Willow Street to Willow Street, pending further investigation of pumping station site. Voted to recommend to Superintendent that he investigate condition of Hancock Street, from Mineral Street to Woodbine Street, in locus of new sewer installation, and estimate cost of resurfacing same, including new base course. Approved plan of lot drainage on Lots 2 and 3 Dana (Private) - . Road as shown on plan dated January, 1953, James T. Putnam, Surveyor, as revised by Superintendent Welch, and to permit entry of lot drains into man-hole in Dana Road. Signed commitment sheets for Assessors listing 1953 Street Betterment Assessments a copy of which is attached hereto and here- with becomes a part of these records, ' Adjourned at 10;45 P. N. Respectfully submitted; ret or Transcription of Joint Meeting Sept. 14, 1953 BOARD OF SURVEY: Harry R. Walker Walter S. Hopkins, Jr. � Kenneth Johnson Harold Kilgore Asst. Supt. Putnam BOARD OF HEALTH: Charles R. Baisley, M.D. HEALTH AGENT: Kenneth Shaw - BUILDING INSPECTOR: Harold Currell Purpose of Meeting: To discuss Chap. 134, 1952 Gen. Laws. "An Act Requiring the Approval of the Board of Health Before a Planning Board May approve a Plat" . Walker: The purpose of this ,joint meeting is to correlate or unify system of approving developments under the new regulations affecting lot drainage, sanitary sewage, etc. Shaw: Should straighten out system of approving plans, before setting up lot layouts, to save developer unnecessary expense in survey work. ' Dr. Baisley: This situation came into being by developers building in swamp land, and Health Officers did not find out about condition of ]and until plan was approved. Plan .under discussion (Cedarville) was developed to save contractors money. Can get State Dept. Public Health Engineer in to assist Health Officer. Suggests Board of Health be presented a rough plan of land to get approval of cesspools Or septic tanks before going to Board of Survey for approval. Shaw: Prospective developer should come to him for approval of land before going ahead with it, to discuss ground water, fire and health protection. Currell: He is not concerned (by law) in this matter. Building Dept, should not be shown on plan as approving same. Dr. Baisley: Board of Health should approve plan for health and sanitation only. Correll: Understands that under this Act (Ch. ) Board of Health approves drainage of lots and sanitary drainage. Hopkins: Would Board of Health like to be notified of Board of Survey hearings, Currell: Has Board of Survey approved sanitary drainage to date? Walker: No. Currell: Does Board of Survey suggest changes in regular drainage (as shown on preliminary plan)? -2- Walker: Yes. Shaw: Can get assistance from State, but State will do no engineering on sanitary drainage. Board of Health have no engineers. Dr. Baisley: Some drainage problems are obvious, but others are hidden, and cannot be discovered without engineering (in the field) . Shaw: Some people will try to build in swamps. He stops Individual lots, but large layouts are beyond his reach. Currell: How much engineering can Board of Survey do on this type of work? Shaw: Engineering Division should have Sanitary Engineer to work with civil engineers. Developer should be compelled, in case of reasonable doubt, to submit - Sanitary Engineers report on proposed development, as concerns sanitary drainage, etc. Kilgore: Should revise Board of Survey rules and regulations. , - Board of Survey should insure land is suitable for residential building development. Proposed streets, lots, topography of land, cellar elevations, storm drains, etc. ( should be shown) . Amend plans, and state on plans what type water and sanitary sewerage layouts are to be used, how cellars are to be drained, etc. Elimate actual survey notes on preliminary plan, but show above information. Suggests Board of Health be notified of all preliminary Board of Survey Hearings. Currell: Requests that Board of Survey notify Building Inspector when Board of Survey plans are finally approved. TOWN OF READING OFFICE OF HARRY P. WALKER. CHAIRMAN COLEMAN J. DONAHUE. fffnfTAPT BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS KENNETH R. JOHX,ON 1 — HAROLD D. KILGORE, JR. L MUNICIPAL BUILDING WALTER S. HOPKIN5. JR PHILIP WELCH. SUP.RINTENPKNT READING, MASS. MASSACHUSETTS apto^bar l!y 1953 COPC=OIiUI:PJfTli OF ,"'ah9"AGF,t;." :fiu Offioe of the ',card of !,ubllc :.orks Town of r-;ea, ine Middlesex, as, To tl,e Assessors of the -own of Reading The underoi-mad, board of Public works of tc•,o Town of Reading, in co^pllanco with the provisions of Coneral Laws, Chapter (?0, an amondad by Chapter 63 of the Acts of 1933, is,)reby ■i��1 certify that the list hivowitP contains talo na as of pnrnons against who,.:: we iieve made betterm,)nt asasssmmnts, together wit., t ,e location of the land benefited by the Improvenent and the nature and anount of suoh better^+ant asseer..ont, And such list to certified to you for the purpose of oa?mitting the sale to ti.e Tax Collector, as provided by law, 6TITH M our hands this fourteenth (11i.th) day of aptambor A. A., 1953. C/�"GI ✓ ^ h off iQ .oard of Puclic works L STREdT ASSMSM NTS Vapte:,ber 111, 1953 ts.P,kJ. liner Street Lot No, Plan Amount John n, King Glalzaers Circle 25 A-13-95 420.00 Norman L, Hatfield 6lsanore ':, Hatfield Clsn^ero Circle 26 A-13-95 420.00 Sherman D, South 8dith D. Smith Glowers Circle 27 A-13-95 420.00 Robert H, Bryant !- Ruth M, Bryant Glonnsre Circlo 2P, A-13-95 420,58 rouglas W, Burhoe Glemore Circle 29 A-13-95 45P.64 Corliss Trevor Van"orn Al^a L. Vanlorn Clenaoro Circle 30 A-13-95 420.00 Robert P, `teele ".s Catherine A, -tools Glen^:ere Circle 31 A-13-95 444.57 Winslow P, Burhoe Glen-are Circle 32 A-13-95 149.00 Richard Charles Unklor 14 91sie L, Winkler Glenmere Circle 50 A-13-95 420.00 Clifford F, uralah to Lena M, Walsh Glenners Circle 47 A-13-95 496,76 basil B, MacLeod, sr, & Alice L. '7aoLsod Clemnare Circle 4P A-13-95 533.77 Art:":ur ':,. Smith Ye Louise P. Faith Glonmore Circle 49 A-13-95 P11.05 sxR�;;t.x Asssssrt✓P'rs septenbor 14, 1953 = .P.W. owner street Lot No, Plan Anount Laurince ;d. Rutchinson ': rorothy F. P.utchinscm Wadsworth Rbad 4 +-13-92 352.78 Vincent r3. Bell & Ella R. Ra21 tadsworth Road 14 A-13-92 209.77 ?aarcaret Ee3ne kadsworth Road 5 A-13-92 319.9f Archibald Y. Peckha-s Any S. Pockhwn Wadsworth Road 13 A-13-92 229.99 SMR&:'-T ASSEiS!i"TS LSepto:,Der 14. 1953 ii•P• '• Owner Streot Lot No. elan 1�-count Paul A. oeckort, Jr. 1z consa i�• Lockort Winslow Road 19 A-13-% 477.75 F&T..^.ond Willi&^ Warren Winslow Road 20 A-13-96 494.92 Francis Clinton Vincent ^n Anna L. Vincent Winslow Road 21 A-13-91 I9V.96 Douglas W. i:urhoe Winslow ;+oad 22 A-13-% 420.00 Douglas w. Uurhoo Winslow Road 23 A-13-96 1120,00 willie=s J. Lander Winslow goad 24 A-13-96 726.55 Ralph Jackson NeumyW Joan ^3. Ncumysr Winslow Road LE6 A-13-96 900.12 STREET ASSESSMENTS September 14, 1953 Owner Street Lot No. Plan A.nount Archibald M. Peckham & Amy B. Peckham Tennyson Road 13 A-13-98 73.56 Irvin K. Hussey & Marguerite E. Hussey Tennyson Road 12 A-13-98 303.20 Ernest J. Dubois & Mildred:B. Dubois Tennyson Road 11 A-13-98 265.72 Owner Jan.1,1953 Clinton A. Ro111ns,Jr. & Virginia L. Rollins Tennyson Road 10 A-13-98 265.30 Supposed Present Owner Real �sstate Investment Inc. Charles H. Barrett & Ruth E. Barrett Tennyson Road 52 A-13-98 265.30 Albert J. Taylor & Wavel K. Taylor Tennyson Road 51 A-13-98 265.30 Aubrey L. Smith & L Wilhemina J. Smith Tennyson Road 50 A-13-98 265.30 James C. Nagel ;c Miriam C. Nagel Tennyson Road 49 A-13-98 284.25 Rooert L. Yeo <"z Eva Marie Yeo Tennyson Road 48 A-13-98 284..25 Herbert Higginbotham Jr. & Doris M. Higginbotham Tennyson Road 47 A-13-98 341.02 Harold Wrigley & Margaret A. 'rigley Tennyson Road 46 A-13-98 317.07 Edwin S. Bottelsen °c Lillian L. Bottolsen Tennyson Head 45 A-13-98 265.30 William A. Westwater & Joan W. Westwater Tennyson Road 44 A-13-98 265.30 Frederick W. Laidlaw & Lillian J. Laidlaw Fz . Loretta L. Gallagher Tennyson Road 43 A-13-98 355.27 � STRi-T ASSBSSMSTS "ptember 14, 1953 Owner ^•treat Lot No. Plan Amount Barbara N. Lirvtor Tonn: son Road 57 A-13-98 218.57 Robert G. Durland ': Barbara A. Durland Tennyson hoad 56 A-13-98 265.30 Lauson 3, Vubbard a ralda b, t;ubbard Tennyson ! oad 55 A-13-98 340.83 Walter J. Duffy 'c '>lizabeth F. Duffy Tennyson Road 54 A-13-98 1;26.34 Donald C. Fitehell v Edith E. ;Iltchell Tonn;7son ;"Bead 53 A-13-96 303,20 Harold Christensen '- Rachel L. Christensen Tennyson Road 83 A-13-98 303.20 John R. Keith. k Laurel 11. Keith Tennyson Goad 62 A-13-9C 265.30 Dudley W. Eurke & :lizabeth L. Burke Tennyson Road Cl A-13-98 265.30 Kenneth :;. Holmes °s c,dith C. ':01mes Tennyson road 80 A-13-98 269.89 Laurence C. Uestoott & Ruth F. Wostcott Tennyson :toad 79 A-13-98 265.30 Philip A. Raker Anna C. Rakor Tennyson ; oad 78 A-13-98 265.30 George M. t.Snford, Jr. Verona P. Canford Tenn son Road 77 A-13-98 265.30 Edward C. :^all ftrtha L. -'all Tennyson ' and 76 A-13-98 189.50 STREI T ASS&ESK14TS Soptenber 14. 1953 Owner Street Lot lo. Plan Amount Henry T, Libby Florone Libby Bvergreen : oad 7 A-13-97 819.21 Robort D, Goodoak Evergreen F,oad 8 A-13-97 1092.72 Harold C. Millers Dorothy P. Miller Evergreon hoed 9 A-13-97 464.CO Eduard L. Lonorgan Raney E, Lonorgan Svorgroon hoed 10 A-13-97 464,CO Elton C, Dtrmann Lollta P. TPU=Unn Lvergroon Boad 11 A-13-97 464.80 Tarry W, Tho° ss >z Marjj)rie V . Thomas dvorgroon hosd 13 A-13-97 693.23 Daniel J. ttarrington €: ' v-anion Nrrington Evergreen [goad 24 A-13-97 019.21 Dorothy E, Cosonza Evergreen road 23 A-13-97 477.41 Janes H, Greene 1: Eatberine G. (�roone Evergreen Road 22 A-13-97 519.01 Rerbert C, 11alsh ?i Eleanor M. tulsh Livergrsan Road 21 A-13-97 489.03 Cyril e. Currie 14 Tunica 9, Currie hverereen i:oad 20 A-13-97 729.79 Harry M, Carlson ". Florence A. Carlson Evergreen :oad 19 A-13-97 512.09 Theodore Ti. Wilson Jr. ^s Carolyn L, Wilson Evergreen Road 18 A-13-97 464+80 Williwi J. Crawford 'e Olga A. Crawford varnrenn load 17 A-13-97 556.02 Clarence :6. -ioskor Victoria 'I. ?'oskor vergronn !'goad 14 A-13-97 705.91 STREtZ ASSNSSMOTS September 14, 1953 L..P.W. Other "troot Lot No, Plan Anount arbara H. Zimmer Whittier :goad 57 A-13-99 258.36 Raymond A, "'alley R. Violet ll. bailey Whittier lioad 58 A-13-99 313.60 Prank S. Page & Edyth G. Page Whitfior Road 59 A-13-99 358.44 Helen L. Prime & Winfield t. Prime Whittier Road 60 A-13-99 443.39 Chester G. Kuozun L Mona J. Kuczun Whittier Road 61 A-13-99 456.15 Ounico H. tIcCabe Whittier Road 62 A-13-99 456.15 Gilbert ' . Langley !c ,iinnifrod A. Langley Whittior road 63 A-13-99 413.18 Richard D. e;atson Margaret Watson Whittier goad 64 A-13-99 313.60 Mazlna �, Grover �- Flora u. Crover Whittier Road 65 A-13-99 313.60 Frederick -. Perry & Pauline n, Torry Whittier hoed 66 A-13-99 313,60 Paul W. Golden Julia M. Golden Whittier Road 67 A-13-99 329.28 William A. ; runswick & Shirley A. Lrunswick Whittier Road 68 A-13-99 313.60 Thomas G. Magee Mary U. Magee Whittier Road 69 A-13-99 313.60 Willard P. Mahler & Ulaabeth M, Mahler Whittior road 70 A-13-99 313.60 S. Roy McGrath Agnes E. McGrath Whittier Foad 71 A-13-99 313.60 Anthony Catanzo & Arlene R. Catanzo Whittier iioad 72 A-13-99 313.60 Chester L. Oldmixon "^ Lillian A. Oldmixon Whittier Goad 73 A-13-99 313.60 Roman W. !3tsell t: Geraldine E. Estall Whittier !toad 74 A-13-99 448.00 r STRE�.T ASSNS:.iNt+.,'715 September 14, 1953 D.P.W. Owner ^treat Lot He, Plan .mount Vincent i , Bell ,% Ella R. Bell Whitti3r Road 14 A-13-99 99.58 Alfonso Gromyko & Janice Groc!yko Whittier Road 15 A-13-99 316.92 Richard 11. Austin 1W Dorothy w. Austin Whittier Road 16 A-13-99 313.60 Edward J. Murray pa S, Ruth Murray Whittier Food 17 A-13-99 313.60 Walter M, Narloy P: Mary E. Earley Whittier Road if, A-13-99 313,60 Joseph M, Bartlett Sortha M, Bartlett Whittier Rood 19 A-13-99 325.20 Guy 11, Sargeant @4 Florence L. "argeant Whittier Road 20 A-13-99 313.60 John W. Kyle PM Violet F, Kyle Whittier Road 21 A-13-99 336.22 Thomas R. McDonough & Pauline McDonough Whittier ;goad 22 A-13-99 313,60 Forrest R., Slake & Olive '!, Blake Whittior load 23 A-13-99 313,60 Gilbert P. Orth 4 BUS P. Orth V,ittier road 24 A-13-99 44f'.00 Gilbert P. Orth ? Ella D, Orth Whittier "toad 25 A-13-99 358,40 Jan as Art'.ur Gorey Mildred : . Corey Whittier i^oad 26 A-13-99 336.00 Croce J. Kean ' hittior Road 27 A-13-99 336.00 Carleton Vq Patriquin & Whittier 'oad Florence C. Patriquin Whittier Road 2B A-13-99 336.00 L Robert M. Dudley & Ernestine C. Dudley Whittier Need 29 A-13-99 336.00 Carl T. Carey, Jr. & P. Eleanor Carey Whittier load 30 A-13-99 336.00 Y,TIUi T ASSL'SSMENTS September 11 , 1953 B.Y.W. owner trent wt -!O, P1_nn Amount Richard Brirra Ea Barbara S. ' rirra Whittier Road 31 A-13-99- 336.00 Charloe J. Roy t. Helen P., Roy Whittier Road 32 A-13-99 L23.23