HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954-12-13 Board of Public Works Minutes December 13, 1954
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:30 P.M.
Present were Chairman Kilgore, Messrs, Hopkins, Zanni, Johnson and
Assistant Superintendent Putnam.
Minutes of previous meeting read and approved.
Mr. Allen M. Flye, Massachusetts State Department of Public Works
appeared before Board with letter from Chief of Surveys of State Dept.
requesting permission to locate a field office (12 x 18 ft) on the
Easterly side of Lowell Street ( Route 129) adjacent to and on the
Wilmington side of Lowell Street Rail Road Bridge:
Voted to grant permission as requested.
Received petition signed by 14 citizens requesting that Batchelder
Road, from Haverhill Street 720-feet North-westerly, be accepted as a
Public Town Way.
Voted to prepare estimate of cost of construction and hold public
hearing in usual manner.
Rearing held at B:OQ P.M. on location of steel guy stub on Souther-
ly side of Forest Glen Road, Easterly of Wells Road. Present were Mr.
William Whalen representing the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Voted to grant petition.
Members of Board present, then attended joint meeting with Board of
Selectmen, Planning Beam and Board of Assessors in Room 19, where Mr.
George Whitcomb and Mr. Allen. M. Flye of State Dept. of Public Works
displated plans and explained details ofproposed new Route 28 as it
effects Reading. Proposal to dead-end Walnut, South and Grove Streets
approved by Board of Public Works.
Received letter from Complete Machinery and Equipment Company Inc. , 1
Long Island City, N. J. stating that they rented their "Complete° well J
point system to the Bagarella Construction Company- for use in dewatering /
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The Reading sewer lines, for the stun of $1800.00 and to date have
received no monies from Bagarella. Voted to send copy of letter to Torn
Counsel.
Received letter from Town Counsel stating that it is his opinion
that funds still die Bagarella Construction Company from the Town of
Reading for construction of the High School Sewer cannot be released
until various liens and claims against Bagarella are disposed of and
settled.
Voted . to follow Town Counsels advice in this matter. Claims listed
in Town Counsels letter are as follows;
1. Statutory lien filed by the Fulghum contracting
Corporation - $12,928.36
2. Statutory lien filed by John Gallugi - $508.00
3 . Claim of Johns-Mansville Sales Corporation
for materials furnished - $4,425.16, which
claim is set forth in letter to Whitman &
Howard Engineers, August 2, 1954, a copy of
• which has been received by your department
4. Claim of the Town for liquidated damaged caused by
delay in completing the contract.
5 Account of Whitman & Howard Engineers amounting to
$2,050.31 for additional service rendered by the
engineers caused by the delay in completing the
contract.
6. Claim of Harry E. Smith for damage- caused by the
construction of the work
7. Claim of Richard E. Merrill for damage caused by the
construction of the work
8. Claim of Louis E. Garono that either the town or the
contractors had dug a drainage ditch across the
corner of his property without permission or notice.
9. Assignment to the Union Market National Bank of the
funds due Bagarella under the contract with the town.
Received note from Assist. Supt. recommending purchase of Flexible
Sewer Cleaning Rig. Voted to permit purchase of same, if funds are
available.
Received request from Post Master James F. Desmond for permission
to locate a "Courtesy collection box" on Haven Street sidewalk approx-
imately midway between Sanborn Street and the Post Office steps, to permit
post office patrons to drive cars to curb and deposit mail without leaving
cars.
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Voted to grant permission as requested. Also voted to request
Selectmen to erect "No Parking" signs in locus of courtesy box, and to
suggest to Post Master Desmond that courtesy box location be moved
closer to Sanborn Street, if possible, to save parking space in front
of Post Office.
Discussed drain easement through property of Hillcrest Realty Iac. ,
off Franklin Street. Original easement as approved on sub-division
plan would involve a costly rock cut. Assist. Supt, reported that he had
negotiated a new easement location with Hilicrest Realty Inc. , which
would be much less costly on which to construct a storm drain.
Voted to hold a public hearing on new location for drain easement,
and to construct first section of storm drain as recommended by Assist.
Supt,
Voted also to abandon part of original easement.
Adjourned temporarily to meet as Board of Survey.
Reconvened as Board of Public Works.
Voted to notify Frank Briguglio, developer of Rachel Road, to cease
and desist from trespassing on that part of Summer Ave ., abutting his
property, and to repair damage to sidewalk caused by him during construct-
ion of Rachel Road.
Voted that all sanitary sewer extension petitions listed on 1955
Budget Sheet for Sewer Construction be produced for examination and
review by the Board prior to selecting 1955 construction projects.
Board adjourned at 10;50 P,M////����
Respectfully submitted;
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