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Home My WebLink About1956-01-23 Board of Public Works Minutes 197 January 23, 1956 Regular meeting of the Board opened at 7 :30 P. M. Present were Chairman Kilgore, Messrs. Johnson, Zanni and Superintendent Putnam. Minutes of special meeting held January 19, 1956 read and approved. Received letter from J. Edward Burette & Son, 13 Emerson Street, Wakefield, Mass. , prospective developers of Marla Lane, off Forest Street, agreein- to certain conditions set by the Board relative to drainage in Forest Street engendered by tneir proposed development. Letter of agreement accepted, pending vote of Annual Town Meeting on drainage construction budget and allocation of funds, with final action to be taken by the Board on this matter shortly after town meeting adjournment . Received letter of commendation from citizen expressing his thanks to the Sewer Department for assistance rendered in recent emer- gency. Letter read, noted with appreciation and placed on file. On recommendation of Superintendent, it was moved, seconded and voted to promote skilled Laborer Harold J. McSheehy to the classifica- tion of Shovel Operator at a rate of $1.67 per hour, and to petition the Personnel Board to approve the proposed rate of $1.92 per hour effec- tive April 1, 1956 which had been approved for William A. Fennelly as Shovel Operator on the 1956 salary schedule. Received notice of closing of warrant for annual March Town Meeting from Board of Selectmen. Warrant to close February 3, 1956. ' Temporarily adjourned at 8:00 P. M. to act as Board of Survey. Reconvened at 8:15 P. M. as Board of Public Works. 198 Held public hearing at 8:15 P.M. on laying out as a Public , Way of Arthur B. Lord Drive, which runs from Forest Street nearly opposite Dunbar Road in a Southerly direction a distance of 823.16 feet, more or less, to Birch Meadow (Proposed) Drive, E/emes7Sr Present at the hearing were Chairman John Austin of the 6ge•efed. Y n..Schon/ and School Committee- man William Burpee. No objections were received from those present as to the layout or construction of the proposed road, School Committee- man Burpee presented a hand-written letter from the School Committee requesting that for the present some impersonal name pe given to the proposed road. Moved, seconded and voted to approve layout of Arthur B. Lord Drive and to recommend its acceptance to the Town, and signed three , sets of plans and Reports of Laying Out for same, copies of which become a part of these minutes: Moved, seconded and voted to recommend the following estimated amounts for construction of Arthur B. Lord Drive: Oil Treated Gravel Surfaced Roadway ---------- $ 22,400-00 Bituminous Concrete Sidewalk-Westerly Side --- 2,100,00 Storm Drainage ------------------------------- 10,100.00 TOTAL ---------------- $ 34,600.00 - Temporarily adjourned at 8:30 P. M. to act as Board of Survey. Reconvened at 9:00 P. M. as Board of Public Works, Received petition signed by twenty-three residents on Minot Street requesting that sidewalks on Minot Street be plowed for the 'safety of pedestrians. Voted to instruct Superintendent to plow snow from Minot Street sidewalks when and if equipment and time permits, Met with Finance Committee to discuss articles and appropriation 199 for Willow Street sewer extension and Arthur B. Lord Drive road con- struction. Voted to hold special meeting of Board for review of 1956 bud- get on Thursday January 26, 195,6 at 8:00 P. M. Board adjourned at 11:25 P. M. Respectfully submitted : Secretary i^� 179 January Town Meeting 1956 COMMONWEALTH OFMASSACHUSETTQ Middlesex, ss. Town of Reading REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE LAYING OUT OF ARTHUR B. LORD DRIVE The Board of Public Works of the Town of ,Reading having deter- mined 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 requirements 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 s%icn hearing and then ' and there heard all persons present who desired to be heard, nava laid out as a Town Way for the use of the Town running Southerly aryl South-easterly from Forest Street to Birch Meadow (Proposed) Drive substant;ally as and in the location of the private way known as Arthur B. Lord Drive, the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows: Beginning; at a point on the Southerly side line of said Forest Street, said point being Southwesterly, a distance. of 280.01 feet mgasured along .the curved Squtherly side line of Forest Street, having a radius. of 397.79 feet, from a county stone bound set at a point of curve; Thence by a curved line to the Left, running in a Southwesterly direction, having a radius of 25.80 feet, by lands of the Inhabitants of the Town of Reading, a length of 39.69 feet to a point of compound curve; Thence by another curved line to the Left, running in a Southessterly direction, having a radius of 128.13 feet, still by lands of the said Inhacitants of the Town of Reading, a length of 98.37 feet to a point of tangent; iso Thence S.46e-25t -00"E. , still by lands of the said ' Inhabitants of the Town of Reading a distance of 171.32 feet to a point of curve; Thence. by curved line to the Right, running in a Southeasterly direction, having a radius of 285.00 feet, still by lands of the said Inhabitants of the Town of Reading, a length of 130.35 feet to a point of tangent; Thence S.200-121 -4U"E. , still by lands of the said Inhabitants of the Town of Reading a distance of 337 .21 feet to a point of curve; Thence by a curved line to the Left, running in a South-easterly direction, having a radius of 25.00 feet, still by lands of the said Inhabitants of the Town of Reading, a length of 49.44 feet to a point of tangent; Thence S.460-281 -30"W. , still by lands of the said Inhabitants of the Town of Reading and along the North- westerly side of Birch Meadow (Proposed) Drive, a dis- tance of 112.19 feet to a point of curve; Thence by a curved line to the Left, running in a Northwesterly direction, having a radius of 30.00 feet, still by lands of the said Inhabitants of the Town of Reading, a length of 34.92 feet to a point of tangent; Thence N.200-12t -40"W. , still by lands of the said Inhabitants of the Town of Reading a distance of 377.01 feet to a point of curve; Thence by a curved line to the Left, running in a Northwesterly direction, having a radius of 235.00 feet, still by lands of the said Inhabitants of the Town of Reading, a length of 107.48 feet to a point of tangent; Thence N.460-251 -00"W. , still by lands of the said Inhabitants of the Town of Reading - a distance of 171.32 feet to apoint of curve; Thence by a curved line to the Right, running in a Northwesterly direction, having a radius of 178.13 feet still by lands of the said Inhabitants of the Town of Reading, a length of 151.51 feet to a point of reverse curve;: 183 Thence by a curved line to the Left, running in a Northwesterly direction, having a radius of 23.73 feet still by lands of the said Inhabitants of the Town of Reading, a length 33 .52 feet to a point on the said Southerly side line of Forest Street; Thence by the said curved Southerly side line of Forest Street to the Left, running in a Southeasterly direction, having a radius of 397.79 feet by the said Southerly side line of Forest Street, a length of 95.00 feet to the point of beginning of this description. The above described lines being more fully shown on a Plan entitled "Arthur B. Lord Drive, Reading, Mass.", dated January 1955, Board of Public Works, James T. Putnam, Superintendent, 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. 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 n e thur B. Lord Drive. Qhairman Secretary em ers orithe Board of Public Works Town of Reading.