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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-02-11 Board of Public Works Minutes February 11, 1957 rThe regular meeting of the Board opened at 7:30 P. M. LPresent were Chairman Johnson, Messrs. Donahue, Zanni, Hopkins, Kilgore and Superintendent. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved as corrected. Signed vouchers and payroll for payment. Reviewed estimates on cost of construction of Irving Street under the Betterment Act. Moved, seconded and voted to assess abuttors on Irving Street under old aule regarding abatements to corner lots. Temporarily adjourned at 8:UG P. M. to act as Board of Survey. Reconvened at 8 :2U P. M. as Board of Public Works, Public Hearing held at 8:3U P. M. regarding the Betterment Accept- ance of Irving Street, from Main Street to Pearl Street. The following abutting property owners were present, who, when polled by Secretary Dona- hue, expressed their opinions on the proposed acceptance as noted: Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Smith, 1051 Main Street, - N Mr, & Mrs. Charles H. Soule, 326 Pearl Street, - Y Mr. Robert E. Soule, 25 Irving Street, - Y Mrs. Paul N. Chapman, lU Irving Street, - Y Mr. & Mrs. Marcus T. Beals, 2U Irving Street, - Y John J. Cornell, 16 Wells Road, - N Mr. & Mrs, Charles A. Waelde, 22 Irving Street, - Y Mr. & Mrs. Everett Selfridge, Jr. , 14 Irving Street, - Y Eihel I. E. Goodwin, 336 Pearl Street, - Y Paul N. Chapman, lU Irving Street, - Y A delegation of citizens, with Dr. Kenneth Holbrook as spokesman, interviewed the Board regarding the purchase of Fluoridation equipment. Mr. Wendell Packard, one of the group, offered the name of a firm which sells fluoridation equipment, namely Precision Chemical Pump Co. of Waltham, which uses Hydrofluosilicle acid as the chemical ingredient, and whk6b Mr. ry Packard stated could be purchased installed for $2400.00. Superintendent instructed by Board to investigate the matter, through Weston & Sampson, Consulting Engineers. Board of Selectmen contacted the Board regarding the installation of an 8" water main and fire hydrant to the proposed site of "Transitron", easterly of Ash Street, and suggesting that an article be placed in the warrant for the annual Town Meeting requesting funds for said installation. Moved, seconded and voted to instruct Superintendent to prepare said article for inclusion in the warrant. Moved, seconded and voted to instruct Superintendent to submit to the Board on February 18, 1957 the data on water supply and adequacy be- quested from him on December 6, 1956. Received letter from Johnson & Johnson, Attorneys at Law, 7 Winn Street, Woburn, Mass. , enclosing a petition on behalf of their clients, Joseph J. Jacobs and Sarah M. Jacobs, 2U3 Forest Street, Reading, request- Ing full abatement of the Betterment Assessment of $1,456.09 assessed for the construction of Martin Road in 1956. Superintendent instructed to acknowledge receipt of petition, don- tact the Town Counsel regarding the abatement, and report back to Board on Town Counsels opinion regarding the petitioned for abatement. Reviewed street acceptance under ,Betterment Act at some length; con- cerning the policy of including bituminous concrete sidewalks in the speci- fications. Received petition signed by six abutting property owners on Cottage Park requesting that Cottage Park be repoated for acceptance without the inclusion of bituminous concrete sidewalks. Petition noted by Board. 3 ' Received petition signed by fifteen abutting property owners on Catherine Avenue requesting that Catherine Avenue be reported for accept- ance without the inclusion of bituminous concrete sidewalks. Preview and discussion of streets on which Acceptance hearings would be held on February. 18, 1956, is, Tamarack Road, Timberneck Drive, and Richards Road. Moved, seconded and voted to estimate costs of Better- ment construction on these streets with bituminous concrete sidewalks in- cluded in the estimates. Examined "Help Wanted" adds, and referred same to Secretary Donahue and Superintendent Putnam for further study. Received report from Superintendent on present status of Jacob Way Extension, as follows: JACOB WAY EXTENSION ' Have both written and personnally contacted Melbourne Cummings President of Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., regarding the extended de- lay in giving to the Town the fee in Jacob Way Extension. It was pointed out to Mr. Cummings that: 1. Up to now, time had been of the essence in Jacob Way Construction. 2. Funds had been appropriated and paid for land damages. 3. The Town Meeting had been assured by the Board that no complica- tions would arise in Jacob Way Extension as proposed. 4. Two Articles have been placed in the Warrant for furtherance of utilities to the Business C area. 5. Personnel and equipment are available at this time for actual road construction, but will not be available in the Spring, when the construction season begins. Since then, Addison-Wesley have: 1. Acquired title to the Tebbetts property adjacent to their holdings. 2. Negotiated with American Mutual to acquire their property. 3 . As Melbourne Cummings is going away on an extended trip, Attorney Kaplan has been given his Power of Attorney to act in this matter. 4. Propose to run Jacob Way Extension over the Tebbetts and American Mutual properties, which will not disturb A-W leaching field, and will also result in a more suitable access road location. Superintendent V� Received letter from Town Counsel Amon advising Board that the Cassie easement land damage suit has been marked for trial in April 1957, and that a qualified real estate appraiser should be retained to testify for the Town. Moved, seconded and voted to request the Town Counsel to retain a qualified appraiser acceptable to him. Discussed Sturges Trust development at some length. Moved, seconded and voted that approval of the Boa d of Health must be inscribed on each original linen street plan of the proposed development prior to any formal approval of the development by the Board. Board adjourned at 12:15 A. M. Respectfully submitted: Secretary