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Home My WebLink About1957-12-16 Board of Public Works Minutes December 16, 1957 Regular meeting of the Board opened at 7 :3o P. M. Present were Chairman Donahue, Messrs. Zanni, Hopkins, Kilgore and Superintendent Putnam. Minutes of Previous meeting read and approved. Signed vouchers and payroll for payment. Received the following report from the Superintendent regarding a sustained pumping test at Hundred Acres Meadow: REPORT TO DATE ON TEST WELLS, PUMPING TESTS A sustained pumping test was started on Saturday, December 14, 1957 on a cluster of wells driven at Test Well No. 15, Hundred Acre Meadow, near the Reading-Wilmington Town Line. Static water level was 21 5" Immediate drawdown was 6' 6" Present drawdown is 61 911, and the well has stabilized . At the same time, Test Well No. 13, located 200} feet Northerly from No. 15, used as an observation well on this test, was recorded as follows: Static Water Level was 1' 3/4" Immediate drawdown was 11 4z" Present drawdown is 11 6" Pumping rate on the test is 280 G.P .M . with a 22" vacuum. A gravel- packed well in this location would produce at least 1 MGD. The State Department of Public Health has given the Town a clean bill on the Sanborn Well No. 24. Signed Order of Taking for drain easement through lands of the Masonic Temple Corporation adjacent to the Municipal Parking Area. On recommendation of Superintendent, it was moved, seconded and voted to close all Department6, with the exception of stand-by personnel, at 12 noon on Tuesday, December 24, 1957, the day preceding Christmaa.Day, with full pay to all Departmental employees for the entire day. Li SII Signed Petition addressed to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Works representing that public convenience and neces- ity require that the Commonwealth undertake work, for the purpose of effect Ing channel improvements on the Aberjona River, a non.-tidal stream, from Lowell Street to West ,Street. Signed Chapter 90 Maintenance statement showing total amounts expen- ded by the Town on 1958 Chapter 90 Maintenance allotments. Received letter from Weston & Sampson, Consulting Engineers, report- ing progress of Water Adequacy Study, which hereby becomes a part of these minutes: December 9, 1957 Board of Public Works Mr. James T. Putnam, Supt. Municipal Building Reading, Mass. Gentlemen: Enclosed are the results of bacteriological and chemical analyses of a sample of water, No. U-34740, collected on the morning of December 6th from the discharge of a cluster of wells at Teat Well No. 24 in the Sanborn Pit off Lowell St. , after pumping at approximately 350 GPM for sevan days. The sample was odduless, clear, colorless, and of very low iron content. It was bacteriologically sterile. Organic matter, indicated by the oxygen consumed, was very low. Nitrogen compounds, sometimes in- dicative of animal contamination, were very low except in the case of nitrates which were higher than normal, but not objectionably so. Chlorides, also sometimes indicative of animal contamination, were slightly higher than normal for this area. Both the nitrates and the chlorides could be due to old contamination in the ground water, purified by passage through the soil. The sample was fairly hard by New England standards, of a magni- tude similar to that of your present wells. The pH of 6.4 and the carbon dioxide content of 21.0 ppm indicate that the water would have moderate corrosive tendencies. - The pumping test was ended at 10:00 A. M. on December 7th and we will report the drawdown and recovery data as soon as we have received it from D. L. Maher Company. The sample indicates that the water is of excel- lent quality for domestic use . The only possible treatment required would be an increase in the pH to minimize corrosion in the distribution system. 1 I i Also enclosed are the results of partial chemical analysis of a sample of water collected from the same source on December 3rd. There is no significant difference in the quality of the 'witer from the final December 6th sample. GGB/rwYours very truly, enclosure - WESTON & SAMPSON enclosure ( signed) By George G. Bogren RESULTS OF WATER ANALYSIS Weston & Sampson 14 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. (Parts er Million) Source o amp a es Reading Water Dept. Well Readier Mass, u# er a um U_ Date of Collection 12/3/$7 Date of Examination 12/(}/57 Temperature-Degrees C. Odor Cold-200C. Hot-900C. Turbidity-Silica Standard - 0 Color-Platinum Standard 0 Oxygen consumed Free Ammonia Nitrogen Albuminoid Total Suspended Ammonia Dissolved ' as Nitrites Nitrates Chlorides-01 Acidity-SO4 Alkalinity-as Ca CO3 25,0 Hardness, by soap method 64,0 Hydrogen Ion Concentration, pH. 6.3 Iron-Fe 0.06 Residue on Total Suspended Evaporation Dissolved Mineral Total ` Suspended Residue Dissolved Carbon Dioxide (free) 23,0 Dissolved Oxygen Biochemical Oxygen Demand Bacteria per ml, at 200C. (Agar-2 days) Bacteria per ml, at 350C. (Agar-1 day) Coli-Aerogenes Group: J� I Confirmed Test Presumptive Test in 5-10 ml. portions n n `r 1s1.0 n n i r n n 1-0,1 n n n n n n n *Cluster of 7 test wells-pumping at 350 GPM ', Weston & Sampson ( signed) By Charles W. Hunter Chemist RESULTS OF WATER ANALYSIS Weston & Sampson 14 Beacon St. , Boston, Mass. (Parts per Million) Source of Sample Test Reading Water Dept. Well Reading, Mass. Cluster x#24 Serial un er -34 Date of Collection 12/6/57 Date of Examination - 12/6/57 Temperature-Degrees C. Odor Cold-200C, none Hot-900C. Turbidity-Silica Standard 0 ' Color-Platinum Standard 0 Oxygen consumed 1.2 Nitrogen Free Ammonia ,002 Albuminoid Total .026 Suspended Ammonia Dissolved as Nitrites ,001 Nitrates ' 3.600 Chlorides-Cl 13.0 Acidity-Solt' Alkalinity-as Ca CO3 26.0 Hardness, 63.0 Hydrogen Ion Concentration, pH. 6.4 Iron-Fe 0.06 Residue on Total 119 Suspended Evaporation Dissolved Mineral Total 74 Suspended Residue Dissolved ' Carbon Dioxide ( free) 21.0 " Dissolved Oxygen Biochemical Oxygen Demand f Bacteria per ml. at 200C. (Agar-2 days) 0 Bacteria per ml, at 350C. (Agar-1 day) 0 Coli-Aerogenes Group: Negative Confirmed Test in 50.ml. ® Presumptive Test in 5-10 ml, portions 5/5 neg. 11 It It 1-1.0 If it 1/1 Neg. If " It 1-0,1 It If 1/1 Neg. it n ". If n n Remarks. *Pumped at 350 GPMt for 7 days , Weston & Sampson By Charles W. Hunter Chemist i Discussed proposed addition to Municipal Garage in some detail. No I action taken regarding same . Mr. Jackson and Attorney Ernest Nigro, representing Massachusetts Builders, Inc. , appeared before Board to further discuss bonding of a por- tion of the Ash Hill Road development . After a thorough review by the Board of said development, it was moved, seconded and voted to bond the following portion only at this time: Ash Hill Road-Station 0+0 to Station 6;92.69, including the intersection of Ash Hill Road, N4ple Ridge Road and Balsam Road at the inlet side of a 48" storm drain angle manhole. Drain Easement-from Ash Hill Road to Sturges Park, containing a 48" piped Storm drain. All as shown on File Plan A-17-125 in the Board of Public Works Office. Mr. McHugh and Mr. Francis Kiley appeared before Board to discuss bonding of Pine Ridge Circle, under development by Mr. Kiley, who requested that the Town of Reading act as Stakeholder in the construction process. It was moved, seconded and voted to comply with sdid request, subject to the written approval of the legal technicalities by the Town Counsel, Reviewed proposed 1958 Salary Schedule as recommended by the Super- intendent . Moved , seconded and voted to request the Personnel Board to ,amend the By-Law to Establish a Wage and Hour Classification Plan, Section 10, Overtime, so tnat ,Foreman may be paid for overtime at their regular Hourly rate after 4U hours of work on the job. Moved, seconded and voted that each Foreman in the Public Works Department be granted a Three (3) Dollar per week increase on the Salary Schedule, based on the assumption that the Personnel Board and Town Meeting Members will approve the preced- ing motion in these minutes. It was agreed to hold a Special Board Meeting on Thursday evening, December 19, 1957 for further review of the 1958 Bud- get and Salary Schedules. Board adjourned at 11:30 P. M. Respectfully submitted : Secretary ';Z