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Home My WebLink About1957-04-15 Board of Public Works Minutes April 15, 1957 ' Regular meeting of the Board opened at 7:30 P. M. Present were Chairman Johnson, Messrs, Hopkins, Donahue and Super- intendent Putnam. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved . Signed vouchers and payroll for payment. - Held Public Hearings on Main Sewer Extension at 8:00 P. M. on fol- lowing streets, in Room 19, Municipal Building: Lowell Street-High Street to Grand Street. Grand Street-Lowell Street to No. 50 Grand Street. Harriman Avenue-Grand Street to Deering Street. Deering Street-Lowell Street to near Middlesex Avenue. The following persons were present at the Public Hearings, .all Hearings being held concurrently, who expressed their opinions on both . sewer extension and sewer house connection as noted: SEWER IN (sewer M/Ext.)NON HOUSE CONN. NAME & ADDRESS FAVOR OPPOSED COMM. YES NO Lowell Street) J. H. Kinghorn, 207 Lowell Street x. x R. C. Jaques, 16 Margaret Road M. W. Blue, 231 Lowell Street x x A. J. Knox Jr. , 225 Lowell Street x no P. T. Hackett, 217 Lowell Street x x V. M. Hackett, 217 Lowell Street x x (Grand Street) J. C. Howard, 104 Grand Street x Margaret D. Stuart, 65 Grand Street x George P. Elliott, 76 Grand Street x x Arthur M. Hathaway, 86 Grand Street X x Edith S. Horton, 93 Grand Street x x Paul E. Herrick, 54 Grand Street x x John R. Kay, 50 Grand Street x x John V. Chaplik, 85 Grand Street x x Edith E. Bogan, 83 Grand Street x x Mr. & Mrs. F. S. Oliver, 89 Grand St. x x W. Wright, 72 Grand Street x x W. C. Titcomb, 68 Grand Street, x x Margaret R. Ellison, 92 Grand Street Ken Latham, 55 Grand Street, x nc Mr. & Mrs. Beaton, 82 Grand Street x x Mr. First, 79 Grand Street x x (Harriman Avenue) George W. Sprague, 12 Harriman Ave, x x Nelson F. Andrews, 16 Harriman Ave . x x Lester A. Henderson, 3 Harriman Ave, x x Harriet E. MacPherson,ll Harriman " x x Mr. & Mrs. 0. A. Lothrop 6 " " x x (Deering Street Malcolm S. Bradbury, 42 Deering St. x x Louis E. Emerson, 49 Deering St. x x Walter S. Emerson, 49 Deering St. x x Dorothy R. Sias, 48 Deering St. x x Phyllis L. DePloey, 54 Deering St. x x Francis J. DePloey, 54 Deering St, x x John E. Sias, 48 Deering Street x x Edward M. Collins, 75 Deering St, x nc Harvey W. Buck, 71 Deering St. x nc GraceBuck, 71 Deering St, x nc Dorothy Jaques, 67 Deering St. x x Benj. B. Jaques, 67 Deering St, x x Mildred .C. Crovo, 62 Deering St. x x Andrew J. Crovo, 62 Deering St, x Louis M. Cella, 63 Deering St, x x C. M. Templeton, 46 Deering St. x x R. C. Loring, 55 Deering St. x A. G. Winship, 43 Deering Street x x Eva Cohen, 76 Deering Street x x Moved, seconded and voted to assess John C. Howard And Marie A. , Howard, 104 Grand Street, for a 60 foot frontage on Grand Street, and exempt the 32 foot frontage on Lowell Street. Received report from Superintendent delineating a tentative long- range five year Chapter 90 Construction program. Report noted, and taken under advisement for future consideration. Considered 1957 Storm Drain Construction program. Moved, seconded and voted to approve the following storm drains for 1957 construction, as recommended by Superintendent: Haverhill Street #688 Haverhill St. Northerly to Culvert- $5,000.00 Van Norden Road #109 Van Norden R. Northerly to Culvert 3,000.00 Winslow Road Private Property-Easement Drains 5;800.00 Richards Road TOWN Private Property-Easement Drain500.00 Wakefield Street Between Charles St. and Bainbridge Rd. 1,000.00 Forest Street A. B. Lord Drive Westerly $6,400.00 Forest Glen Road Main Street to Wells Road 5,000.00 Timberneck Ditch TOWN Salem Street to Charles Street 6,500.00 Pearl Street TOWN Drain Easement rear Nos. 215-219 700.00 Superintendent requested to review estimate on Bear Hill Road drain, and to. resubmit at next Board Meeting. Discussed additional streets for sanitary sewer extension in 1957. Moved, seconded and voted to hold Public Hearings on following loca- tions on April 29, 1957: High. Street4258 High Street to Middlesex Avenue Vine Street-High Street to Hu* Street Vine Street-Mineral Street. to Hunt Street- - . Woodward Avenue-High Street to Vine Street ValeRoad=Woodward Avenue to Vine Street Easement Interceptor-Vine Street to Vale Road Moved, seconded and voted to withhold decision on West Street sewer, from Summer Avenue North-Westerly, pending an engineering study, also John Carver Road, from Birch Meadow Drive to Hartshorn Street. Examined, and approved for Superintendents signature, the following Registry of Deeds Plans under the Subdivision Control Law: Pine Ridge Road - Sturges Trust - H. K. Abbott Sturges Trust Devel. - Sturges Trust - H. K. Abbott Englund Road - Addison-Wesley - D. F. Perkins & Sons Off Curtis St. A dison-Wesley - D. F. Perkins & Sons H view f3upp(��5 Berms turges Trust Development .�wd��J. Moved, seconded and voted to confirm previous vote of requiring developer to bond all of Ash Hill Road, part of Maple Ridge Road, all of Balsam Road, and the Ash Hill Road Drain Easement for the total sum of 069,000.00. Granted Superintendent permission to prepare specifications for and start bidding new equipment authorized at Town Meeting, first bids to be ' opened Monday, May,1'3 1957. Reviewed three applications for position of Administrative Assistan� to the Superintendent. Moved, seconded and voted to authoripe Superin- tendent to employ Marcus E. Morton, 198 Woburn Street, Reading, as Admin- istrative Assistant, and to request, Personnel Board to approve $80.00 per week as a starting wage. Received letter from Board of Health advising Board of two locations where overflowing cesspools are currently creating a serious sewerage dis- posal problem, namely, Mrs. Edith W. Douns, 67 Vine Street, and Mr. Leonard W. Taylor, 22 Woodward Avenue. Letter noted. On recommendation of Superintendent, moved, secc,nded and voted to pf t> m petition Personnel Board to )a L John Famolare, 432 Park Street, North Reading, as a Semi-Skilled Laborer at a starting wage of $1.60 per hour. Received letter from Transitman William Mac Brien expressing disatisji faction at his April 1, 1957 salary increase, and requesting personal into view with the Board. Superintendent instructed to reserve place on Agenda for meeting of April 22 for the requested interview. Received letter from Mrs. glizaoeth Palmunen, 191 Pearl Street, pro- 'TEiJ�I H'Q i�ebi* drainage conditions abutting Pearl Street. Superintendent instructed to write Mrs. Palmunen, advising her of contemplated drainage improvements soon to be consumated on Timberneck Ditch. Board Adjourned at 11:20 P. M. Respectfully submitted: � e ecrey