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Home My WebLink About1957-10-14 Board of Public Works Minutes October 14, 1957 (( Regular meeting of the Board opened at 7 :3U P. M. Present were Chairman Johnson, Messrs Donahue, Kilgore, Zanni and Superintendent Putnam. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Signed vouchers and payroll for payment. Received verbal report from Superintendent regarding progress to date of Water Adequacy Study by Weston & Sampson, water levels at well field, result of purging Station No. 3 gravel-packed well etc. Superin- tendent instructed to continue publicity in The Reading Chronicle g reques- e s tin conservation of the Municipal water supply and the effect of the continued drouth on the Hundred Acres Well Field. Opened and read aloud, at 8 :3U P. M. the following bids on Driving Test Wells, Conducting Pumping Tests, Constructing a Gravel-Walled Well: ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM STARTING BIDDER NO.I NO.2 NO.3 NO.4 NO.5 NO.6 N0.7 TIME R apman 10 days Co, 64.50 $2.80 $7800.00 X100.00 $100.00 $286.00 96.00 3 weeks Layne New 4-5 Wks, York 4.4u , 2.40 7620.00 100.00 100.00 288.00 6.00 5 days D.L.Maher at once Co. 4.00 3.25 13U.UO 50.00 80.00 5.00 5.00 2 wks. Eastern Drilling 15 days Co. 5.00 3.00 98UU.00 1,T .00 110.00 288 .00 5•UO Y wks. Signed plan, as Board of Survey, for Batchelder Road Extension, John E. Selfridge, Developer, on presentation by Mr. Selfridge of a pro- perly executed performance bond for construction of a portion of Batch- elder Road Extension, and authorized its recording in the Registry of Deeds together with an Agreement of non-conveyance of lots abutting the portion not bonded. Received a second letter from Mr. Marchinko, 155 Walnut Street, ' repeating his request for permission to erect a garage over a storm drain easement and drain pipe . Superintendent instructed to inform Mr. Marchinko that a detailed plan is required of drain cvvssing, and to � request opinion from Town Counsel as to what assurance could be obtained from Mr. Marchinko that the Town would be protedted legally in event of the drain becoming clogged and damaging private property. Moved, seconded and voted to request presence of representative or representatives of Transitron at Board meeting of October 21, 1957 to discuss water usage requirements of Transitron in more detail. Signed Order of Taking of Easement for Water Service Through Lands of Trancoa Chemical Corporation, from Ash Street Easterly. Received letter from State Department of Public Works listing streets on which the State would assist in 1957-1958 cooperative snow plowing costs. Letter noted. Received letter from T. F. Hanron, District Highway Engineer, State Department of Public Works, regarding the installation of a water main - in the new service road presently under construction in Reading between South and West Streets on the East side of the New Route 28. Letter noted, and it was moved, seconded and voted to incorporate the Superin- tendents letter to Mr. Hanron dated September 26, 1957 and Mr. Hanronsf reply in the minutes of this meeting. September 26, 1957 Mr. T. F. Hanron, District Engineer State Department of Public Works 131 Third Street East Cambridge, Mass. Dear Mr. Hanron: The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading have instruc- ted me to write you regarding a request that a water main of adequate 3 size be installed by the State Department of Public Works in the Access Road presently being constructed in the Town of Reading between South Street and West Street Easterly of and parallel with New Route 28. As you are aware, New Route 28 isolates a considerable area of valuable residential property from existing water mains on South Street, making it impossible for fire-fighters to run hose lines to this area without crossing New Route 28, which would be quite hazardous and im- practical. The only logical solution would be an eight inch water main installed in the access road, which is hereby formally rquested by the Board of Public Works. Any further information on this request will be forthcoming if required. Very truly yours, (SIGNED) James T. Putnam ames_T�utnam Superintendent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Reading Route 28. Relocation October 8, 19$7 Mr. James T. Putnam Superintendent of Public Works Reading, Massachusetts Dear Mr. Putnam: I wish to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated September 26th asking that an eight inch water main be installed in the service road that we are building between South and West Streets on the east side of the New Route 28. You state that the construction of the new route will isolate a considerable area of valuable residential property from existing water mains on South Street, thus making it impossible for fire- fighters to run hose lines to this area without crossing the new - route. You refer, I believe, to the area that will be opened up by the construction of the service road. We have made a careful study of your request and regret to say that I cannot see my way clear toward making a favorable recom- mendation for the following reasons: 1. ' The area you refer to may nave value as residential pro- perty, but at present it is undeveloped . 2.. The construction of the service road will open up this area and increase its value considerably. 3. If*the new Route 28 were not built and a fire should occur in this area the nose lines would extend from the existing hydrants on South or West Streets. When the service road is com- Y plated and a fire should occur in the same area, hose lines could be run £rum the service road intersections with West and South Streets, along the service road, without crossing the new route, at less in- convenience and for a distance no greater and perhaps less than in the former case. Since the proposed service road will open up a new area, now inaccessible, and make it adaptable for residential or industrial development at a resulting increase in valuation, it would seem rea- sonable to me that the Town should pay for the installation of the 8" water main. When I say that it is safe to anticipate an increase in valua- tion as a result of our project, I premise my thinking on what has happened along Route 128 and is now beginning to develop on Route 3, where adjacent land values have sky-rocketted since those projects were completed. Yours very truly, TFH:JA (SIGNED) T. F. Hanron cc-FJM - District Highway Engineer ERB Received letter from Co Sumner Teel, Trustee, The Sturges Trust, requesting the release of a bond furnished by said Sturges Tnnst for partial construction of Sturges Road. Superintendent instructed to advise Mr. Teel of work to be accomplished by the Sturges Trust prior to bond release, and it was moved, seconded and voted to withhold re- lease of bond until such time as the bond requirements have been com- plied with. On recommendation of Superintendent, it was moved, seconded and voted to abate the following amounts- on water and sewer rental bills issued to Elizabeth Ahearn, 76 Howard Street, Reading: January 1, 1956 Water Rental Bill - Abate $23.75 February 1, 1956 Sewer Rental Bill - Abate $13.26 Signed Order of Taking of Easement for Water Service, 22-24 Elliott Street, Heading. Signed Orders of Taking of Sewer Easements, as follows: S Pleasant Street Extension-Nanning Street Easterly Michelini Lane-Washington Street to Sweetser Avenue Ordway Terrace-Chapin Avenue Northerly Signed gas main location for Mystic Valley Gas Transmission Co. on Pine Ridge Road, from Oak Street to Southerly of Sylvan Road. Received verbal report from Superintendent regarding damages claimed by Roderick Hogan, 20 Summer Avenue, for proposed culvert head and wing-walls on Willow Street frontage of his property. Superin- tendent instructed to prepare EmsnBnt Domain land taking documents for drain easement taking at this location, if no more favorable agreement can be reached. Moved, seconded and voted to tentatively approve list of streets for 1958 sewer construction as proposed by Superintendent on a Tentative Five-Year Sewer Construction Program dated . March 2U, 1957. Moved, seconded and voted that hence forth, when final payment to a contractor is presented to the Board on a warrant for approval, that it be accompanied by a list of previous payments made, with dates, and also a statement as to extra work done and claims,, if any, pending. Meeting adjourned at 10:30 P. M. Respectfully submitted: ecreCarvV '� - �