HomeMy WebLinkAbout1951-02-05 Board of Public Works Minutes 95
Reading, Mass . , February 5, 1951
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at
7:30 P.M.
Chairman Calvin, Messrs. Hopkins, and Superintendent Welch
were present.
Mr. Hopkins acted as chairman due to the indisposition of
Mr. Calvin.
Mrs . Kenneth Green, 24 Pilgrim Rd. conferred with Board
requesting more attention be paid to snow plowing on sidewalks on
Lowell Street, north of Grove Street.
Received letter from Mr. Charles Stark, 63 Scotland Road
stating that he had paid his sewer frontage assessment under protest.
No action taken.
Received petition from four abuttors on Spring St. request-
ing that the sewer be extended in Orange St. , and Spring St. , to
serve their properties.
Placed on file.
Received letter from Mr. Francis Stratton, 421 Summer Avenue,
requesting permission to connect a pipe drain from his cellar to
the public storm drain in the rear of his property.
Voted to grant permission subject to the usual provisions.
Following Granolithic Sidewalk applications received,
approved, and placed on file:
Robert Buck 30 Dudley Street
Wm. McDonnell 65 Berkeley Street'/
Following Granite Curbing applications received, approved,
and placed on file:
Wm. McDonnell 65 Berkeley Street
Received letter from Mr. F. D. Sabin, District Engineer,
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State Dept. Public Works, relative to request of Board that they be
relieved of the duty of signing routine forms for Chapter 90 projects .
Mr. Sabin states Board may, if they wish, vote to authorize an agent
to sign forms in their stead.
Voted to authorize Superintendent to sign all forms for
Chapter 90 projects except contracts.
Voted to advertise for bids for the sale of junk at the Mill
Street Pumping Station.
Hearing at 8:00 P.M. onproposedacceptance of Meadow Brook
Lane (Sta. 0 + 00 to Sta. 6 + 27. 51) as a public way.
Following persons present:
Daniel Foran In favor
Cornelius McPartlin In favor
C. A. Nelson In favor
George Luther In favor
Edward Downes In favor ,
George Larson In favor
Doris Coppola In favor
Thomas Coppola In favor v
Agnes Mew In favor
Harold Mew In favor
Harold Cogger In favor
Robert Muise In favor
Charles Sullivan In favor
Voted to recommend to the Town the acceptance of Meadow Brook
Lane as a public way and signed report to Town, a copy of which is
attached hereto and herewith becomes a part of these records.
Hearing at 8:30 P.M. on the proposed acceptance of Orchard
Park Drive (Sta. 0 + 00 to Ste. 5 + 15.79) as a public way.
Following persons in favor:
Grace Curtis In favor
Frank Zeo In favor
Edward Rout In favor
Wm. Hoeckel In favor
Harland Robinson In favor
John Selfridge In favor
Voted to recommend to the Town the acceptance of Orchard Park
Drive as a public way and signed report to Town a copy of which is
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attached hereto and herewith becomes a part of these records.
Voted to hold next Board meeting, Monday evening, February
12, 1951.
Voted to request the Selectmen to partition off a section
of Room 19 for use by the Board of Public Works.
Conferred with a delegation of three men from Shipkin Avenue.
They requested that this street be accepted as a public way at the
Annual Meeting in 1951.
Board promised to hold a hearing on the matter.
Conferred with Finance Committee at length on entire 1951
Budget.
Board adjourned at 11:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
(Signed) Coleman J. Donahue
Secretary
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
� Middlesex, as. February 5, 1951
Town of Reading
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE LAYING OUT OF
ORCHARD PARK DRIVE
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The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having
determined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity
require the laying out of a Town Way under the provisions of law
authorizing the assessment of betterments, substantially in the
location hereinafter described, having complied with all require-
ments of law relating to notice to the owners of land thereof and
of a hea ring thereon, and having met at the time and place appointed
for such hearing and then and there heard all persons present who
desired to be heard, have laid out as a Town Way for the use of
the Town running Northeastarly from the existing town way known as
Summer Avenue to a dead end, substantially as .and in the location
of the private way known as Orchard Park Drive, the boundaries and
measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows:
Beginning at a point on the South-easterly side lire
of said Sumer Avenue, said point being located a length
of 50.44 feet South-easterly from a stone bound situated
at the Northerly terminus of a curved line in said South-
easterly side line of Summer Avenue having a radius of
679.50 feet and a total length of 125.71 feet;
Thence by a curved line South to East, having a
radius of 20.0 feet, by lands of William Hoeckel and
Caroline M. Hoeckel, a length of 30.83 feet to a point
of tangent;
Thence N. 650 - 241 - 30* E. , still by lands of said
William Hoeckel and Caroline M. Hoeckel and by lands of
Earl F. Sampson and Ann M. Sampson, John E. Selfridge,
and lands of Grace C. Curtis and Martha Curtis, a distance
o£ 383.00 feet to a point of curve;
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Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius
of 20.0 feet, by other lands of said John E. Selfridge,
a length of 20.61 feet to a point of reverse curve;
Thence by a curved line to the Right, having a radius
of 50.0 feet, still by other lands of said John E. Selfridge,
and by lands of Harland W. Robinson, Jr. , and Dorothy M.
Robinson, a length of 253.16 feet to another point of reverse
curve;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius
of 20.0 feet, still by lands of said Harland W. Robinson, Jr. ,
and Dorothy M. Robinson, and by other lands of said Harland
W. Robinson, Jr., and Dorothy M. Robinson, a length of 17.62
feet to a point of tangent ;
Thence S. 650 - 24' - 30' W. , still by lands of said
Harland W. Robinson, Jr. , and Dorothy M. Robinson, and by
lands of Edward G. Hout and Catherine L. Hout, Frank J. Zeo
and Dorothea D. Zee, and lands of Ruth W. Shepardson, a
distance of 381.42 feet to a point of curve;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius
of 20.0 feet, still by lands of said Ruth W. Shepardson,
a length of 34.22 feet to a point of tangent situated on
said South-easterly side line of Sumner Avenue;
Thence N. 320 - 371 - 00° W. , along said South-easterly
side line of Sumner Avenue, a distance of 6.91 feet to a
point of curve in said South-easterly side line of Summer
Avenue; said point of curve being the Southerly terminus
of the curved line in said South-easterly side line of
Sumner Avenue having a radius of 679.50 feet and a total
length of 125.71 feet herein previously referred to;
Thence along said Southeasterly side line of Summer
Avenue, by a curved line having a radius of 679.50 feet,
running in a North-westerly direction, a length of 75.27
feet to the point herein described as the point of beginning.
The above described lines being more fully shown on a Plan
entitled "Orchard Park Drive, Reading, Mass." dated January, 1951,
Board of Public Works, Philip Welch, Supt. , 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. All acts in connection with said laying
out are done under the provision of law authorizing the assessment
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of betterments, and betterments are to be assessed therefor.
This laying out so made by us we hereby report to the Town
for acceptance and recommend that said way shall thereafter be known
as a public town way and named Orchard Park Drive, and that the
sum of Five Hundred Thirty (530.00) Dollars be raised and appropri-
ated for said laying out and for the construction of said way.
= Chairman
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Members of the Board of
Public Works
Town of Reading
COMMONnmr.LTff OF was^Antra:+RTTs
Middlesex, as. February 5, 1951
' Town of Reading
RE^ORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE LSXIN6 CUT OF
MEADOW BROOK LANE
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The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading baving
determined and adjudged that common convenience and necessitl,
require the laying out of a Town Nay under the provision• of law
authorizing the asaescm,ant of betterments, substantially in the
location hereinafter described, having complied with -al require-
ments of law relating to notice to the owners of land thereof and
of a hearing thereon, and having met at the time and place appointed
for such hearing and thea. and there he:.rd all pe, sons pree.ent who
desired to be heard, have laid out as a Town Way for the use of the
Town running North-westerly, Northerly and North-easterly from the
existing town way known as Franklin Strect to a dead end, substan-
tially as mid In the location of the private way known as Meadow
Brook Laney' the boundaries snd measurements of said wiry as so laid
out as follows:
Beginning at a point in the North-westerly aide line
of said Frarklin Strect, said point being N. 430 - 05w -
20 E. a distance of 348.0 feet, measured along said North-
weaterly side line of Franklin Street from a stone bound
nerr the Junction of said Franklin Street and Grove Street;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, running in a
Northerly direction, having a radius of :;O.0 Poet, and by
lands of Cornelius L. McPartlin and Bernice N. McPartlin,
formerly known as Bernice I. Campbell, a length of 61.42
feet to a ;point of tangent;
Thence N. 400 - 549 - 40" W., still by lands of suid
Cornelius L. KePartlin at ux, and by lauds of Arvo A. Nelson
" and Margaret B. Mel^on, a distance of 135.53 feet to a point
of curve;
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Thence by a curved line to the Right, having a radius
of 140.0 feet, still by leads of said Arvo A. Nelson and
Margaret D. Nelson, l:aaua of George A. Luther, Jr. , and
Virginia H. Luther, George R. Larson and Ruth M. Larson,
and lands of Robert A. Muir end Gertrude H. Muir, a length
of 216.01 foot to a point of tangent;
Thence 4. 420 - 181 - 37' E., still by Lhnds of said
Robert A. Muir and Gertrude H. Muir, lands of Ernest R.
Johnson and Marguerite 7',. Johnson, and by lands of Harold
9. Mew and Agnes M. Maw, a distance of 134.61 fent to a
point of curve;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius
of 40.0 feet, still by lands of said Harold E. Mew had
Agnes M. New, a length of 33.64 feet to a point of reverse
curve;
Thence by a curved line to the Right, having a radius
of 50.0 feat, still by lands of raid Harold X. You at ux,
a length of 84.11 feet to another point of reverse curve;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius
of 40.0 feet, still by lands of said Hf.rold F. Now at ux,
a length of 33.64 feet to a point of tangent;
�- Thence H. 420 - 18' - 37' 8., still by lands of said
Harold 3. Mew at ux, a distance of 4.66 fest to a point;
Thence turning and running S. 710 - 091 - 48' F., by
lands of the Meadow Brook Golf Club, Inc., a distance of
29.24 feet to an angle point;
Thence turning and running S. 700 - 191 - 36' E.,
still by lands of said Meadow Brook Golf Club, Inc., a
distance of 14.28 feet to a point;
Thence turning and running S. 420 - 18' - 37' W.,
by lands of Charles N. Sullivan and Dorothy H. Sullivan,
a distance of 21.81 feet to a point of curve;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius
of 40.0 feet, stillby lends of said Charles Y. Sullivan
at ux, a length of 33.64 feet to a point of reverse carve;
Thence by a curved line to the Hight, having a radius
of 50.0 feet, still by lands of said Charles M. Sullivan
at ux, and by lands of Edward F. Coons and Phyllis H. Downs,
a length of 64.11 feet to another point of reverse curve;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius
of 40.0 feet, still by lands of said Edward F. Downs at ux,
a length of 33.64 fact to a point of tangent;
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Thence S. 420 - 181 - :37" W., still by lands of said
Rdward F. Downs at ux, lame of Harold W. Cogger and
Muriel a. Cog_:er, and by lands of Daniel R. Foran and
Mary U. Foran, a distance of 134.61 feet to a point of
curve;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius
of 100.0 feet, still by lands of said Daniel 2. Foran at
ux, a length of lbb.72 feet to a point of tangent;
Thence S. 460 - 541 - 40" Z., still by lAnds of said
Daniel Z. Foran at ux, and by lands of Theme Coppola and
:kris Coppola. a distance of 138.53 [eat to a point of curve;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius
of 20.0 feet, still by lands of said Thomas Coppola at ux,
a length of 31.42 feat to a point on said North-westerly
side line of Franklin Street;
Thence S. 430 - Obi - 20" A., along said North_weuterly
side line of vranklia Str"A, a cilaLaace of aG.B Teat to
the point herein uescribed as the point of beginning.
The above described lines being more fully shown on a Plan,
entitled OReadow brook Lane, Reading, Mass." dated January, 1951,
Board of Public Corks, Philip %elch, Supt, , said Plan Using a part
. of this description.
re determine that no damages will be sustained by any
person or persons in their property by reason of the taking to be
mane for this improvement. dll 4eta in connection with said laying
out are done under the provision of law authorizing the assessment
of bet ermente, and betterments are to be asaesswa t;.orsfor.
This laying out so made by us ae hereby report to the
Town for accept.+nce and recommend that aAd way shall thoreafter be
known as a public tom way and named Meadow i3rook Lane, and th,t
the sum of Three Thousand Bight hunured Sixty (13,880.00) Dollars
be raised and appropriated for said laying out and for the construe-
tion of said way.
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