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Home My WebLink About1957-12-09 Board of Public Works Minutes December 9, 1957 Regular meeting of the Board opened at 7:30 P. M . Present were Chairman Donahue, Mr. Hopkins, and Superintendent Putnam. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved . Signed vouchers and payroll for payment . Received the following report from the Superintendent regarding test wells and results of sustained pumping test on Test Well No. 24: Report on Test Wells, Pumping .Test The sustained pumping test on Test Well No. 24 in Sanborn Pit, off Lowell Street, started at 10:UO A. M. Friday November 29, 1957 was terminated at 10:UO A. M. Saturday, December 7, 1957 the draw-down on the test well in the cluster having shown no draw-down for eight hours. These figures are not official, but are reasonably correct: Length of sustained test - - - 8 days Pumping Rate - - - 320 G.P.M. Total draw-down to stabilization - - - 7 ft. 10 inches. a. ft, ll-;'Fin, in two (2) minutes Recovery after shut-down-to - - 2 ft. 7 in, in z hour 2 £t. 0 in, in 4E hours Arrangements have been made with Mrs. Sargeant, 200 Grove Street, to drive a final test well on her property. The site selected It. near the edge of hard land 5U0+ feet Westerly from Grove Street, across the. swamp from Test Well No. 24. D. L. Maher Co, are now prepairing to drive a cluster of wells and run a sustained pump test on Test Well No. 15 at Hundred Acres near the Reading- Wilmington Town Line. Report noted. - Received the following report from the Superintendent regarding character of municipal water supply: Recently, complaints have been received from several sections of Reading regarding a greenish color to the water delivered to homes. These have all been received since the start of fluoridation. One lady, on Grove Street, reported that a yellow wool sweater which she had washed was left for a short time under a dripping water faucet. Where the drops fell, the yellow sweater was spotted bright green. Mr. Coogan of the State Dept, of Public Health was notified of this re- port, and obtained a sample for analyses. Neither he, nor Weston & Samp- son, can offer a solution to this matter. Apparently copper and/or brass pipe is beim; affected by the sodiu* fluo- ride. Report noted. Received report of further progress in water adequacy study from Weston & Sampson, which hereby becomes a part of these minutes: December 3, 1957 Board of Public Works Mr. James Putnam, Supt. Municipal Building Reading, Mass. Gentlemen: Enclosed are the results of partial chemical analysis of a sample of water, No. U-34725, collected on the morning of December 2nd from Test Well #24 after the test cluster of wells had been pumped three days at 350 GPM. The sample was clear, .colorless, and of negligible iron content. The pH of 6.3 indicates that. it is moderately corrosive, and the hardness was of the same magnitude as the last sample from the Hundred Acre Meadow supply. The District Engineer of the State Health Department phoned that No their samples had shown pH's of 6.3 and 6.4, with the same carbon dioxide content as our sample. We are keeping close tabs on the pumping test. This morning the drawdown on all the observation wells was continuing to drop slightly and the test should be continued until it stabilizes. At the and of the test we will collect a sample for complete analysis; the State is collecting them every other day during the test. We would like to drive one more test well on the north shore of the Hevay Brook Meadow south of Grove Street, opposite Spruce Street, to com- plete the appraisal of this area. This morning Maher' s well-driving rig was removed from the Sanborn Pit because of a previous commitment elsewhere. Yours vary truly, WESTON & SAMPSON GGB/rw ( signed) By George G. Bogren Enclosure RW In duplicate i, RESULTS OF WATER ANALYSIS Weston & Sampson 14 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. (Parts per Million) I Source of. Sampla Test Reading Water Department Well Reading, Mass. # # 2!y Ser um car -34T25 Date of Collection 12/2/$7 Date of Examination 12/2/57 Temperature-Degrees C. Odor Cold-200-C. Rot-goo-C. Turbidity-Silica Standard 0 Color-Platinum Standard 0 Oxygen consumed Free Ammonia Nitrogen Albuminoid Total Suspended Ammonia Dissolved as Nitrites Nitrates Chlorides-C1 Acidity-SO4 Alkalinity-as Ca CO. 25.0 Hardness, ✓ 63.0 ' Hydrogen Ion Concertration, pH. 6.3 Iron-Fe 0.05 Residue on Total Suspended Evaporation Dissolved Mineral Total Suspended Residue Dissolved Carbon Dioxide (free) 25.0 Dissolved Oxygen Biochemical Oxygen Demand Bacteria per ml. at 200C. (Agar-2 days) Bacteria per ml, at 350C. (Agar-1 day) Coli-Aerogenes Group: Confirmed Test Presrptive Test in 5-10 ml. portions 1-1.0 " " n n n 1-0.1 " 'n u n n n n Ra4 A n PUMP Test Started ., pumping @350 GPM. WESTON & SAMPSON BY: Charles W. Hunter Chemist y Reviewed letter to Essex Sand & Gravel Co, regarding award of bids for Bituminous Materials and for Street Resurfacing. Letter revised, and approved. The following petitions for jointly-owned New England Telephone & Telgraph Co. ,-Reading Municipal Light Dept. pole locations were approved: Walnut Street at Ash Hill Road-Reloaste one pole approximately sixteen feet Westerly. North Main Street (State Highway) Southerly of Ridge Road-Relocate one pole approximately fifteen feet Northerly. Received letter from The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Works, containing a recommendation that the Board of Public Works further extend the completion date of Dingley Contracting Co. , Inc. on the West Street Chapter 90 project to June 3U, 1958. Moved, seoonded and voted to extend completion date of contract to June 3u, 1958 . On recommendation of Superintendent, it was moved, seconded and voted to authorize the Superintendent to purchase two new truck snow plows, push frames and pumps from Anderson Engineering Co. of Cambridge, Mass. Received report from Superintendent to the effect that the annual inspection by the Finance Committee of Public Works equipment, facilities and projects would be held on Saturday, December 14, 1957 starting at 8:30 A. 11, at the Municipal Garage. Superintendent instructed to advise entire Board of this visitation, by mail, later in coming week. Examined, and approved for signature of Superintendent, the follow- ing Registry of Deeds Plan: OWNER LOCATION SURVEYOR ACTION 7r.=. Tambonetn�Road H. 7; -,rbbott rp-proved The 1958 Budget as recommended by the Superintendent was presented to the Board. No action taken pending meeting of full Board. Board adjourned at 11:05 P. M . Respectfully submitted : Secretary i