HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-10-01 Board of Public Works Minutes October 1, 1956
1 The regular meeting of the Board opened at 7 :30 P. M.
Present were Messrs. Hopkins, Donahue, Zanni, Kilgore and
Superintendent Putnam. Secretary Donahue appointed Chairman Pro Tem.
Minutes of previous meeting read and flDp
Signed vouchers and payroll for payments.
Received letter from Frank Briguglio, developer of Cherry Lane
Drive, requesting that he be granted permission to install a 6" water
main in Cherry Lane Drive instead of the regulationN 811 water main.
On recommendation of the Superintendent who explained that Cherry Lane
Drive was a dead and street containing but six house lots, with no poss-
ible future extension, it was moved, seconded and voted to permit in-
stallation of a six-inch water main in Cherry Lane Drive .
Received letter from Middlesex County Commissioners advising
Board of annual meeting of State Department of Public Works Commissioners
and the County Commissioners on October 3, 1956 in Middlesex County Court
House to review the 1957 Chapter 90 Construction and Maintenance programs
and requests from municipalities. On recommendation of the Superintendent,
it was moved, seconded and voted to instruct the Superintandent to attend
' this hearing, and request the following allotments for 1957 Chapter 90
Construction and Maintenance projects:
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION
STREET - STATE COUNTY TOWN TOTAL
West Street $15000.00 07500.00 07500.00 $30,000.00
Haverhill St. 2750.00 1375.00 1375.00 5 500,00
Totals --------FYS77� 'pII aQ TM77VS7r06, 06
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
Haverhill Street15OO.00 11500.00 15 0
00.00 0.00
Grand Totals $T725U70 U9375�0 A477OU �, Fl�s��
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Received letter from Ferdinand Romano at ux, 54 Linden Street,
making a formal application for a cement concrete sidewalk when funds ,
for this work are again available, and requesting at this time that
the existing dangerously deteriorated black-top sidewalk be removed,
and gravel and stonedust applied thereto. Letter placed on file, and
Superintendent instructed to remove old black-top sidewalk and apply
gravel and stonedust as requested .
Received report from Superintendent of impending over-draft
in 'Willow Street Sewer Construction Account in the amount of $743.95,
caused by unforseen expenses in removal of peat from below invert of
sewer pipe and resultant use of stone and gravel base. Moved, seconded
and voted to instruct Superintendent to contact the Town Councel and
ascertain if funds from the general Sewer Construction Account may '
legally be used to pay the deficit in the Willow Street Sewer Account.
Received letter from C. Nelson Bishop, Chairman, Republican Town
Committee, and from Louise B. Jenkins, Secretary, Republican Town Committee,
both requesting permission for said Republican Town Committee to display
a banner across Main Street at the Southerly Commons containing the
legend "VOTE FOR EISENHOWER, WHITTIER AND GIBBONS" or a similar phaase.
Moved, seconded and voted to grant request.
Received petition for sewer extension on Highland Street, from
Lowell Street Northerly, signed by fourteen property owners. Petition
accepted and placed on. fila. for processing in the usual manner, when
funds are available.
Discussed proposed requested outlet off Kieran (Private) Road
at some. length. Moved, seconded and voted to require an outlet off ,
Kieran (private) Road from opposite Joseph Road in a Westerly direc-
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' tion to presently undeveloped land; to Board of Survey approve lines .
and grades of said outlet, but to not require the developers, Hill-
crest Realty,. Inc . , to physically construct same . This vote is taken
as a method for safeguarding the proper future development of the Town
of Reading, this additional outlet not having been proposed on the
original layout of the development.
Chairman Johnson arrived at. the meeting and assumed the Chair.
On recommendation of Superintendent, it was moved, seconded
and voted to from this date on require prospective land developers
to furnish satisfactory proof of ownership to the Superintendent of
any land they wish to develop, prior to both preliminary and duly
advertised hearings on same.
' Messrs Allan H. Sturges and C. Sumner Teel appeared before Board
to discuss proposed development off Walnut Street, on which both pre-
liminary and advertised hearings have been held, and which the Board
has taken under advisement pending the outcome of negotiations by Mr.
Teel with owners of three privately owned parcels of land needed to
properly round three street corners in the proposed development.
puring the discussion, Mr. Sturges reviewed his many years of residence
in Reading, cited real estate taxes paid in the past, present and future
by him and by his family, the gift of land to the Town for Sturges Park,
and also stated that he parsonnally had never promised that Oak Ridge
Road would remain a dead end street.
Moved, seconded and voted to take subject matter of proposed
' development under advisement and take no further action on same pending
receipt by the Board of copies of answers of letters from Williams, Howe
and hien owners of the three privately owned parcels of land in
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question, to Mr. Teel regarding negotiations for the parcels in ,
questions.
On recommendation of Superintendent, it was moved, seconded
and voted to require Paul Carpenteri, developer of Timberneck Drive,
to constructan oil treated gravel road surface on Timberneck Drive,
and to install bituminous concrete .sidewalks on Timberneck Drive.
Superintendent instructed to prepare and present to Board list
of streets and lengths of same which have been Board of Survey approved
in the past, but which might,:come before the Board and be required to
be constructed with a bituminous concrete surface.
Held joint meeting with the Board of Selectment and the Town -
Couneel to discuss possible access road or. roads to the Business C
Zoned area Southerly of South Street. As a result of the conference,
it was decided that the Town appraiser would again be contacted and
requested to furnish a written report to the joint Boards on three
Possible access roads to the Business C zoned area; also to hold a
special town meeting at the earlist possible time to present the matter
to the Town Meeting Members.
Received request from Realty Construction and Engineering, Inc. ,
to reduce the thickness of bituminous concrete surfacing on the road-
ways in their development from the required two-course, three inch surface
to a two-course, two and one-hall in surface. On recommendation of
Superintendent, it was moved, seconded and voted to require Realty Con-
struction to penetrate properly prepared gravel road surfaces with
roadway liquids of the Superintendents choosing, and then apply a '
1z inch base course and a le wearing course of bituminous concrete,
resulting in a 22 inch thickness of surface paving after compaction.
' Received report from Superintendent of work of cleaning up still
to be accomplished by Garden Construction, Inc. , on sewer contract Job.
Mr. Kilgore informed the Board that after October 1, 1956 all
contracts awarded will be subject to a 90 day instead of the present 65
day 15% retainer withholding clause for final payment.
On recommendation of Superintendent, the following Sewer Front-
age Assessment abatements were moved, seconded and voted :
OWNER LOCATION AMOUNT BILLED AMOUNT ABATED ADJUSTED BILL
Harold D. Guy-41 Lothrop Road 4290.26 $98 .41 $191.85
Robert E.Culver-29 Lothrop Road $259.25 $57 .90 $201.35
The following Registry of Deeds Plans was approved for Superin-
tendents signature:
Main & Pearl Sts.-H. Sterling and Ruth V. French-Yes
' Board e4journed at 11:05 P. M . ^/
Respectfully submitted:
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