HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-10-22 Board of Public Works Minutes October 22, 1956
The regular meeting of the Board opened at 7 :30 P. M.
r Present were Chairman Johnson, Messrs. Donahue, Hopkins, Kilgore,
LZanni, and Superintendent Putnam.
Minutes of previous meeting read and approved.
Signed Payroll and Vouchers for payment.
Discussed access road to Business C Zoned Area Southerly of South
Street. Reaffirmed original opinion of the Board that Jacob Ways as orig-
inally proposed from South Street near Main Street, Southerly and Westerly
to the Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. property is the most efficient mode of
access.
Moved, seconded and voted to instruct Superintendent to continue
recommending merit wage increases for deserving employees in September of
each year.
Received letter from Personnel Board stating that all wage increases
petitioned for by the Board have been approved. The Following listed em-
ployees, their old hourly rates, their new hourly rates, the approved
hourly increases, and the promotions in Job classification are as follows:
OLD HRLTY NEW HRL'Y APPID HRLIY
EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION RATE RATE RATE
Richard Dugan Supervisory Emploee $1.71 $1.85 .14 (ao
Robert Tilton Skilled Labor $1.56 1.70 .14
John Koslouski ^ It 1.60 1.70 .10
Fred Neiss Semi-skilled laoorl.30 1.40 .lU (b)
John Toner if to It 1.30 1.40 .10 (b)
David Whelton it if of 1.30 1.40 .10 (b)
Allen Nickerson Unskilled Labor 1.25 1.35 .10
Alvin Opland It it 1.25 1 .10 ( c)
Roger DtEntremont-Supervisory Employee-1.92 1..$5 95 .03
James Humphrey Skilled Labor _ 1.69 1.76 .07
William Knight,Sr. " " 1.66 1.76 .10
Howard Mcquesten it " 1.56 1.70 .14
Ralph Nickerson of It 1.56 1.70 .14
`rf Paul Doucette It it 1.60 1.73 .13
(a) Promoted from Skilled Labor to Supervisory Employee
(b) Promoted from Unskilled Labor to Semi-Skilled Labor
(c) This employee now in United States Army
Moved, sesnnded and voted that revised wage rates on the above list
stabt Wednesday, October 24, 1956.
Received letter from Board of Selectmen stating that they had
received a bid for 6.883 acreas of tax title land listed as Lot 4 Plat 81
Reading Assessors' Plan and inquiring of the Board of Public Works if said
Board had any interest in this land. On recommendation of Superintendent,
it was moved, seconded and voted to advise the Board of Selectmen that the
Board of Public Works have no interest in the land but suggest reserving
to the Inhabitants of the Town of Reading all rights, title and interests
in existing natural water courses through said parcel of land.
Received letter from Board of Selectmen stating that they are
contemplating having Open House for all Town Buildings, and requesting
information as to whether or not this plan would be agreeable to the
Board of Public Works. Moved, seconded and voted to concurs with oo.
Open House proposal at descretion of the Board of Selectmen, preferably
however to be held on a Saturday in the Afternoon.
On recommendation of Superintendent it was moven, seconded and
voted to hold a Public Hearing for sewer extension on Lowell Street near
Sanborn Street on October 29, 1956 on petition of Carolyn C. Grace, 64
Sanborn Street; and to assess her as frontage assessment 100 feet on
Lowell Street at 74 per foot or $70.00.
Examined Registry of Deeds Plan for Superintendents' approval. The
plan was a lot of land un Haven Street, Northerly side owned by Masonic
Temple Corp. , moved, seconded and voted to permit Superintendent to sign
�. plan at Superintendents' descretion.
-. Received report from Superintendent regarding the current contro-
versey on the burning of rubbish at the Wakefield and the Reading Town
Dumps, with a report from the Superintendent of current conditions at both
dumps including excerpts from the Wakefield Daily Item regarding the Dump
situation. Report noted by the Board.
Mr. Kilgore reported on a conversation be had had with Mr. Sterling
of the State Department of Public Health also regarding the dump problems.
Temporarily adjourned at 8 :30 P . M. to meet as the Board of Survey.
Reconvenid at 10:30 P. M. as the Board of Public Works.
Received letter from Finance Committee authorizing the transfer of
r 0743.95 from the Reserve Fund for the purpose of paying a deficet in a
■ contract amount to A. C. Construction Co., the Willow Street Sewer Con-
tractor on the Willow Street Sewer Construction Account. The deficit was
caused by peat under pipe invert and additional payment for gravel and
stone fill.
Received report from Superintendent regarding the proposed Route
28 relocation as it effects the Town water mains on South Street. On
recommendation of Superintendent it was moved, seconded and voted that
the Town would bear the cost of a 12" main to be installed under the new
route 28 relocation as compared to the 6" main which the State would be
compelled to lay. A total of $00 lineal feet of main will be involved
or approximately 01345.00 at present pipe prices.
Received from Superintendent list of five Public Hearings to be
held on Monday, Octouer 29, 1956. Three of said Hearings being Board of
Public Works Hearings on a proposed access road to the Business C Area;
two of the hearings being drain easements on King Street and Meadow Brook
Lane, and the third being a sewer extension on Lowell Street. Approved
scheduling of ill five hearings for October 29, 1956.
Received note from the Superintendent stating that the annual
visitation of the Finance Committee to Public Works Installations has been
set for 8:45 1. M. Saturday, November 17, 1956 at the Municipal Garage,
181 John Street, Report noted.
Redeived letter from John Quimby, owner of the Laundromat on Haven
Street, requesting permission to connect his newly erected Laundry Building
with the Public Storm Drain located in the gutter on Haven Street. Moved,
seconded, and voted to grant request subject to approval of the Superin-
tendent.
Received performances bond in the amount of $17,400.00 from Paul
Carpenteri, developer of Timberneck Drive from Charles Street to Tamarack
Road. Moved, seconded and voted to sign plan of Timberneck Drive subject
to approval of Superintendent of the subdivision bond after strict examin-
ation of same.
Board adjourned at 11:15 P. M. \ /�
Respectfully submitted:
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