HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-04-18 Board of Public Works Minutes April 18, ... 1955
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:30 P.M.
Present were Messers. Hopkins, Zanni, Donahue and Supt. , Putnam.
In absence of Chairman Kilgore, Mr. Hopkins acted as Chairman Pro-
Tem.
Minutes of previous meeting meeting read and approved.
Received letter from citizens on Wanda Street, requesting that
circle at and of Wends. Street be eliminated and the loamed area be
surfaced. This request was brought about by the fact that Hurricane
Carol had blown down a large blue spruce tree in the loamed area, modern
pleasure cars have trouble negotiating the small circle. Voted to comply
with request.
Received letter from Dhief Hugh L. Eames of Fire Dept. , requesting
a fire hydrant be installed on Kelch (Private)Road, for additional fire
protection. Voted to comply with request and instructed Supt. , to cause
.hydrant to be set.
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Received .letter from George McSheehy, 14 HcazErd Street, requesting
that an open ditch running through his property be piped, and signifying
his willingness to grant the Town an additional easement through his
property, as the original easement would entail much rock excavation.
Voted to instruct Supt., to prepare a profile of original easement
and proposed new easement.
Temporarily adjourned at 8:20 P.M. to act as Board of Survey .
Reconvened at 8:45 P.M. as Board of Public Works.
Received letter from F. W. Woolworth Co. , requesting that they be
permitted to. paint, with non-permanent calcimine-type paint, a set of
' foot-prints on Main Street sidewalk from their old store to the new
location of Woolworthts. Voted to grant request.
Mr. Johnson a nd Mr. Kilgore then appeared at meeting,and Mr. Kilgore
assumed his position as. Chairman.
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Mr. Abraham Kaplan, owner of new Woolworth Store Building, and his
son appeared before Board to request installation of a new gran611thic
sidewalk 60'x 101 abutting the new Woolworth Store, and agreeing to .pay
one-half the cost of same. After some discussion, during which the
Messrs. Kaplan left the meeting, the Board voted to accede to their
request, is, install new granolithic sidewalk, Kaplan to pay one-half the
cost of same.
Received letter of commendation from Mr. G. Clark Brooks, 2 Hillcrest
Road, commending Sewer Dept. , employees for work done on his property
during an emergency. Letter noted.
Preliminary hearing held at 9;30 P.M. on approval of Linea Lane,
off Pearl Street opposite Forest Glen Road, owned by Heber E, Crocker
at al. Taken under advisement until April 25.
Hearing at 10:00 P.M. on petition of New England Telephone &
Telegraph Co., for underground conduit location on Woburn Street, from J
Summer Avenue 265 feet Easterly. Mr. William Whalen of N. E. Tel.& Tel.
Co., appeared at hearing. Voted to grant permit as petitioned for,
Discussed Sub-Division control Law at some length, particularly
with reference to proposed streets for future development of large
tracts of land. Voted to dedicate an entire Board meeting tothis matter,
in the near future.
Received letter from Paul R. Bergholtz, representing Reading Little
League, requesting use of Washington Street Ball Yark on specified dates.
Permission so voted.
Considered at some length storm drain. construction list for 1955
as recommended by Supt . Voted to expend the sum of 610,000,00 on long
range drainage construction, and $30,000;00 on drain projects an recommend
list.
Discussed sewer frontage assessments at ome length. Moved,seconded�and
voted to set sewer frontage assessment fee at $1,25 per lineal foot
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frontage to each abuttor, effective as of this date, April 18, 1955.
' Moved, seconded and voted that entire cost of sewer house connect-
ion installation be charged to owner, as of this date, April 18, 1955.
Board adjourned at 11:50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
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