HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-05-26 Board of Public Works Minutes 126
May 26, 1955
Special meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 8;30 P.M. '
Present were Chairman Kilgore, Messrs. Zanni, Hopkins, Johnson and
Superintendent.
Minutes of previous ,meeting read and approved.
Received letters from Clyde Everett Equipment Co., and Clark Wilcox .
Co. , requesting that they be permitted to submit addenda to their bids
Hough and Michigan Tractor-Shovels.
, Board voted to accept addenda, and instructed Superintendent to
view demonstration of all tractor-shovels bid.
Opened bids for sanitary sewer construction at 8:30 P.M.
Following listed -bids were received :
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NAMES OF BIDDERS AMOUNT BID AMOUNT BID
1. B. & K. Const. Co. $33,889.20 Bid .Ant . Correct ,
2. D. Fedrico Co. 37,641.75 Bid Am:t. Correct
3. DSMinco & Pallotta 37,732.05 Bid Amit. Correct
4. Barba Const. Co. 38,415.95 Bid Amit. Correct
5. R. A. Buccella 8: Sons 38,615.10 138,605.10
6, Giangrade & Andeasse 39,1406.00 39,467.00
7. 0. Menici 40,015.75 Bid Amit. Correct
8. Crognale Const. Co. 42,903.95 Bid Amit. Correct
9. J. Andreasse & Son 44,346,00 44,546.00
10. C. Justino Inc. 46,345.50 Bid Amit. Correct
11. Richard White & Sons 48,043.50 Bid Amit. Correct
12. Continental Const. Co. 48,184.00 Bid Amit. Correct
13. Underground Const. Co. 61,612.50 Bid Amit. Correct '
Bids taken under advisement pending investigation and checking.
Voted to petition Personnel Board for permission to employ Edward
Wright as Transitman from June 1, to September 15, 1955 as Transitman
at hourly rate of $1.65 as recommended by Superintendent.
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Received letter to be sent to Waterways Division State Department
of Public Works, relative to Ipswich River Drain project and U. S.
Geoligical Survey of source of Reading ground water supply.
Received letter from Francis O'Brien, Manager of Reading Town Team,
requesting playing dates at Washington Street Ball Park, and offering the
Town two regulation size used players dugouts which he had obtained from
Tufts College for Washington _Street Ball . Park.
Voted to approve playing dates, and to accept dugouts subject to
approval of Superintendent .
Interviewed following listed employees as candidates for position
of Highway Foreman:
Howard McSheehy -- Winter Street , Reading
William A. Formally -- Highland Street, Reading
Interviewed Richard T. Dugan as candidate for position of Assistant
Highway Foreman.
Set date for formal hearing on Linea Lane, being developed by
Heber Crocker at al, for Tune 13 , 1955.
Voted to write State Department of Public Works protesting deplorable
state of repair of sidewalks on South Main Street, and requesting they
be repaired .
Board adjourned at 10050 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
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