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Reading, Mass. , September 24, 1951
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at
7:00 P. M.
Messrs. Calvin, Donahue, Harrison and Superintendent Welch
were present.
Records of previous meeting read and approved.
Following Granite Curbing Applications received, approved and
placed on file:
Clayton Smith - 11 Springvale Road
Received letter from Selectmen relative to tax title land off
Main Street in rear of Lynch and Mansfield. (Tax Title 614, Lot 4,
Plat 81)
1 Voted to inform Selectmen this Board does not have any use
for this land.
Received notice from Selectmen that they have voted to grant
the reouest of Chester Putnam that he be retired as of September 7,
1951.
Voted to write to Chester Putnam offering the best wishes of
the Board.
Received letter from Selectmen requesting that a directional
sign pointing to Reading Square be erected at the corner of Woburn
and West Streets.
Mr. Harry Luscombe and Mr. Thomas Blake of Belmont Street
conferred with the Board relative to drainage through, so called,
Timberneck Ditch.
Board will investigate.
Received notice from State Department of Public Works stating
that a hearing will be held on Thursday, October 10, 1951, at the
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Middlesex County Commissioner's Office to discuss Chapter 90 program
for 1952.
Voted to submit the following requests for 1952:
Town County State
Charles Street Constr. 10,000 10,000 20,000
Chapter 90 Maintenance 11000 1,000 1,000
Voted 'the following pole location change:
Cement S.L. Pole #8 - Haven St. - North Side -
moved 10 feet easterly
Voted the following underground conduit location:
Lowell Street - Northerly from Willow and Grove
Streets. Starting at MH21 extending across
Lowell Street to the northerly sidewalk and
then northwesterly in the sidewalk location
282 feet to Pole 53/51.
Signed two copies of dissolution of Easement for the Ordway '
Pit which have been previously executed by Mrs. Edna Ordway as. ex-
ecutrix of the will of Orville Ordway.
Discussed, at length, the possibility of using Bituminous
Concrete on betterment sidewalks and the more extensive use of
Bituminous Concrete on maintenance work.
Voted not to assess betterments on the abuttors for the
Bituminous Concrete sidewalk installed in the north side of Haven
Street between Chute Street and Linden Street. _
Signed Order of Taking for Drain Easement off Pearl Street
through lands of McLellan, Burley, Morrison and Christenson.
Signed Gas Main Location plan for Glenmere Circle from Winslow
Road to Winslow Road. -
Signed Gas Main Location plan for natural gas feed line from
the Wilmington Town Line Southerly to near the Wakefield Town Line.
Thelocationis entirely within the Boston and Maine Right of Way
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except on High Street between Woburn Street and Washington Street
where it lies on the westerly side of High Street.
Voted to spend balance of 1951 Sidewalk Funds for resurfac-
ing black top sidewalks on Woburn Street west of railroad tracks.
Hoard adjourned at 10:30 P. M.
Respectfully submitted:
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