HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-03-10 Board of Public Works Minutes March 10, 1958
Regular meeting of the Board opened at 1:30 P. M.
Present were Chairman Donahue, Messrs. Harrison, Florence, Kilgore,
Zanni and Superintendent Putnam.
Minutes of previous meeting read and approved.
Signed Vouchers and Payroll for payment.
Board then proceded to re-organize for 1958-1959 term.
James T. Putnam acted as temporary chairman during reorganization
procedings.
Mr. Harrison nominated Mr. Donahue for Chairman, seconded by Mr.
Zanni, Mr. Zanni moved nominations be closed. Unanimous vote. Coleman
J. Donahue unanimously re-elected Chairman.
Mr. Kilgore nominated Mr. Zanni for Secretary, seconded by Mr.
Florence. Mr. Florence moved nomination be closed. Unanimous vote. Dom-
, enick Zanni Jr, unanimously elected Secretary.
The Board then went into executive session.
Moved, seconded and voted to appoint James T. Putnam as Superin-
tendent of Public Works for a period of three months, to June 9, 1958.
Report recetyed from Superintendent regarding extension of water
main to Industrial Area Southerly of Route 28 to service the proposed new
industrial installations. Superintendent instructed to arrange meeting
with Mr. William Ward, the realtor, and his associates on Friday evening,
March 14, 1958 at 8:00 P. M.
Selectmen Drew, Calvin and Sussman and Board of Appeal Members
Topperza, White and Killam conferred with Board relative to the petition
.of the Meadow Brook Golf Club Corporation to remove gravel from the Golf
' Club property on Grove Street.
Regulation of trucking, bonding of contractors for possible damage
to highways during gravel haul setting of minimum excavation grader were
discussed. No action taken.
Received letter from State Department of Public Works advising Board,
that Dingley Contracting Co. had requested payment of retained percentages
on West Street Chapter 90 Contracts Nos. 16146 and 17415, and that the
Commissioners of Public Works had voted to approve payment of $1,600.00
from the retained percentage on Contract Nos. 16146 and $3400.00 from the
retained percentage on Contract No♦ 17415. Moved, seconded and voted to
approve said action by the Commissioner of the State Department of Public
Works, and authorized Superintendent to make said payments.
Approved for signature of Superintendent the following Registry of
Deeds Plan: Land on Forest Street owned by Mary Howard, D. F. Perkins,
Surveyor.
Received report from Superintendent regarding negotiations for land
at the Revay Brook proposed well field, and citing a firm offer from James
R. Sanborn and Edwin H. Sanborn, Trustees, for two parcels of land . Super-
intendent instructed to negotiate further on a proposal suggested by the
Board.
Received letter from Myron D. Kidder, tenant at 211 Summer Avenue,
requesting abatement on excessive water bill dated January 1, 1958. On
recommendation of Superintendent, it was moved, seconded and voted to abate
$3.85 on the bill of $20.05.
Signed Board of Survey Plan and Profile of "F" Private Street, off
Libby Avenue, without requiring actual physical construction on bonding,
for the express purpose of permitting installation of a water main for
Charles W. Heinstrom.
Received notice from Superintendent regarding scheduled Precinct and
Town Meeting dates.
Received letter from Fire Chief Hugh L. Eames suggesting a name for
that portion of South Street situated Westerly of new Route 28. Nave sug-
gested was "CARAGOLD" or "CLARAGOLD" Street. Superintendent instructed to
draft a letter to abuttors on South Street advising that that a change of
street name was imminent, and submit same to Board for approval.
Received Annual Report from Town Counsel Carl H. Amon Jr. regarding
his activities as Town Counsel. Report noted.
Received report from Superintendent regarding his attendance on hhis
date at two Public Hearings at 100 Nashua Street, Boston held by the Water-
ways Division, State Department of Public Works, regarding the Saugus River
and the Aberjona River. Report noted.
Superintendent instructed to write Reading Municipal Light Department
regarding removal of two utility poles on Jacob Way.
Moved, seconded and voted to release all bond checks on Summer Avenue
Chapter 718 construction bids with the exception of the tree low bidders
checks.
Board adjourned at 10:3$ P. M.
Respectfully submitted :
ecretary -
March Town Meeting
1958
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
' Middlesex, as. Town of Reading
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF. PUBLIC WORKS ON THE LAYING OUT OF
BAKER ROAD
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having determined
and adjudged. that common convenience and necessity require the laying
out of a town way under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment
of betterments, substantially in the location hereinafter described,
having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to the
owners of land thereof and of a hearing thereon, and having met at the
time and place appointed for such hearing and then and there heard all
persons present who desired to be heard, have laid out as a town way
for the use of the town running Easterly from a town way known as Pearl
' Street, substantially as and in the .location of a private way known as
Baker Road, the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out
are as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Easterly side line of Pearl Street,
said point being 57..00 feet Southerly of the division property
lines of Lot 2 and Lot 3, measured along a curved line to the
left having a radius of 360.00 feet;
Thence by a curved line to- the left, running in a South
Easterly direction having a radius of 24.41 feet by lands of
James W. Herrick and Barbara Herrick a distance of 39.20 feet
to a point;
Thence 3.830-031E., still by lands of James W. Herrick
at ux, a distance of 116.It feett'a point;
Thence to the right by a curved line having a radius of
850.00 feet by lands of George H. Holden and Doris E. Holden a
distance of 99.89 feet to a point;
Thence S.760-191E by lands of Laurence S. Stephenson and
Beatrice G. Stephenson and by lands of Henry T. Wilson and
' Harriet M. Wilson, and by lands of Arnold R. Baker and Thelma S.
Baker, a distance of 262.29 feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the left having a radius of
25.00 feet still by lands of Arnold R. Baker et ux a distance
of 21.03 feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the right having a radius of
50.00 feet still by lands of Arnold R. Baker et ux a distance
of 94.41 feet to a point;
Thence 3.76019'E., by lands of Arnold R. Baker et ux a
distance of 4.87 feet to a point;
Thence 3.9°-301 -20"W. , by lands of James N. Boyd Jr. , and
June E. Boyd, a distance of 50.13 feet to a point;
Thence N.760-19'W. by lands of Donald
A. McKay and Marie
T. McKay a distance of 6452 feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the right having a radius of 50.
00 feet still by lands of Donald A. McKay et ux a distance of
95.99 feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the right having a radius of
20.00 feet, still by lands of Donald A. McKay at ux, a distance
of 17.45 feet to a point;
Thence N.760-19'W., still by lands of Donald A. McKay et ux
and by lands of Nuncio Tuscan and Frances Tuscan and by lands
of Edward L. Ahlstrom and Hilda D. Ahlstrom and by lands of John '
C. Walther and Ruth Walther a distance of 264.57 feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the left having a radius of
800.00 feet still by lands of John C. Walther at ux a distance
of 94.01 feet to a point;
Thence N.830-031w., by lands of James B.. BoltonandWorr-
aine A. Bolton, a distance of 104.47 feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the left having a radius of 25.
00 feet still by lands of James B. Bolton et ux a distance of
44.66 feet to a point; _
Thence N.50-241 -20"W., a distance of 16.38 feet to a
point;
I!hence by a curved line to the right having a radius of
360.00 feet, a distance of 90.20 feet to the point of beginn-
ing of this description.
The above described lines being more fully described on a Plan entit-
led "Baker Road, Reading, Mass." James T. Putnam, Superintendent, dated
March 1958, said plan being a part of this description.
We determine that no damages will be sustained by any person or per-
sons in their property by reason of the taking to be made for this im-
provement. All acts in connection with said laying out are done under
the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and bet-
terments are to be assessed therefor.
This laying out so made by us we hereby report to the Town for accep-
tance and recommend that said way shall thereafter be known as a public
town way and named Baker Road, and that the sum of gig IMBED AND -
SIXTY. sig ($666.00) DOLLARS . be raised and appro-
priated for the construction of said way. f^7 ,
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' SECRETARY
members of t e
Board of Public rks
Town of Reading
March Town Meeting
1958
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, as. Town of Reading
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE LAYING OUT OF
KNOLLWOOD ROAD
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having deter-
mined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require the
laying out of a town way under the provisions of law authorizing the
assessment of betterments, substantially in the location hereinafter
describad, having complied with all requirements of law relating to
notice to, the owners of land thereof and of a hearing thereon, and
having met at the time and place appointed for such hearing and then
and there heard all persons present who desired to be heard, have
laid out as a town way for the use .of the town running Westerly from a
town way known as Main Street, to a town way known as Summer Avenue,
substaintially as and in the location of a private way known as Knoll-
wood Road, the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid� out
are as follows:
Beginning at a. point on the Westerly side line of Main
Street 759.74 feet Northerly from a stone bound at the P.C.
to Summer Avenue;
Thence by a curved line. having a radius of 15.00 feet
by lands of Delia F. Hagopian et al a distance of 9,9.28 feet
to a point;
Thence 3.820-251 -30"W. , still by lands of Della F. Hag-
opian et al and by lands of William T. Freeman & Mildred I.
Freeman and Alfred H. Woodman & Barbara Woodman at a distance
of 567.4u feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the left having a radius of
358.83 feet still by lands of Alfred H. Woodman & Barbara
Woodman, and by lands of Martin W. Helrick & Helga A. Helrick,
a distance of 87.u6 feet to a point;
Thence 8.680-31t -25"W., still by lands of Martin W. Hel-
rick & Helga A. Helrick, and by lands of Alma M. Alward a
distance of 242.47 feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the left having a radius of
15.00 feet still by lands of Alma M. Alward a distance of
29.24 feet to a point;
Thence N.430-091-45"W., along the Northeasterly side
line of Summer Avenue a distance of 82.12 feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the left having a radius of
25.00 feet by lands of Winthrop P. Frazier & Dorothea I.
Frazier, a distance of 29.78 feet to a point;
Thence N.680-311 -25"E., still by lards of Winthrop P.
Frazier et ux, and by lands of Bertram Gosse and Sarah Ann
Gosse, a distance of 263.62 feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the right having a dadius of
398.83 feet still by lands of Bgrtram_ Gosse at ux and by
lands of Harold Butt & Constance E. Butt, a distance of 96.
77 feet to a point;
Thence N.820-251 -30"E., by lands of Harold Butt et ux
and by lands of Walter R. Collins and Alice Collins, and by
lands of Sidney Cassey, Elizabeth A. Cassey and Janet E.
Cassey, and by lands of Marion C. Gilley, and by lands of
the Inhabitants of the Town of Reading, and by lands of
Felix F. Carpenella & Lucy Carpenella, a distance of 588.53 r•
feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the left having a radius of
25.00 feet still by lands of Felix F. Carpenella at ux, a
distance of 29.74 feet to a point;
Thence S.140-161 -00"W., a distance of 82.09 feet to the
point of beginning of this description.
The above described lines being more fully described on a Plan
entitled "Knollwood Road, Reading, Mass.", Dated March 1958, Board of
Public Works, James T. Putnam, Superintendent, said plan being a part
of this description.
We determine that no damages will be sustained by any person or
persons in their property by reason of the taking to be made for this
improvement. All acts in connection with said laying out are done under
the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and
betterments are to be assessed therefor.
i
' This laying out so made by us we hereby report to the Town for
acceptance and recommend that said way shall thereafter be known as
a public town way and named Knollwood Road, and that the a= of TWEXTY
THREE THOUSAND .NINE: HUNDRED ... ($23,909.00) DOLLARS be
raised and appropriated for the construction of said we
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SECRETARY
q
em ers o e
Board of Public Works
Town of Reading
March Town Meeting
1958
COMMONWEALTH; OF MASSACHUSETTS
' Middlesex, as. Town of Reading
Rea'ORT OF THE BOAHD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE LAYING OUT OF
INTERVALE TERRACE
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having determined
and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require the laying out
of a town way under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of
betterments, substantially in the location hereinafter described, having
complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to the owners
of land thereof and of a hearing thereon, and having met at the time and
place appointed for such hearing and then and there heard all persons
present who desired to be heard, have laid o ut as a town way for the use
'
of the town running Westerly from a town way now known as John Carver
Road, substantially as and in the location of a private way known as In-
tervale Terrace, the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid
out are as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Westerly side line of John Car-
ver Road, said point being located S.13o-G3' -10"E., a distance
of 125.07 feet from a stone bound at P. C. to Woodland Street.
Thencs by. .& curved line to th3 right having a radius of 22.
59 feet by lands of John T. McHugh and Helen P. McHugh, a dis-
tance of 32.74 feet to a point;
Thence S.690-58' -3u"W still by lands of John T. McHugh at
ua "and by lands of William G. Hooper and Margaret A. Hooper,
and by lands of Eric T. Groves R; June B. Groves a distance of
240.71 feet to a point; ..
?`hence S .90-0S'E a distance of 40.74 feet, to s point;
Thence N.690-581 -30"E. , by lands of Dominic J. Di�uca, and
' lands of John J. Rienzo Jr. . and Frances A. Riinzo, and',"lands of
Philip R. Lowe and Gladys M, Lowe, a distance of 24.3 .55 feet to
a point;
Thence by a curved line to the right, having a radius of '
17.70 feet still by lands of Philip R. Lowe et ux a distance
of 29.96 feet, to a point;
Thence N.330-031 -10"W. , a distance of 80.30 feet to -the
-
point of beginning of this description.
The above lines being more fully shown on a plan entitled "Inter-
vale Terrace, Readincc, Mass. ," Board of Public Works, James T. Putnam,
Superintendent, made under the date of March 1958, Said plan being a
part of this description.
We determine that no damages will be sustained by any person or per-
sons in their property by reason of the taking to be meds for this im-
provement. All acts in connection with said laying out are done under
the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and bet-
terments are to be assessed therefor.
This laying out so made by us we hereby report to the Town for ,
acceptance and recommend that said way shall thereafter be known as a
public town way and named Intervale Terrace, and that the sum of FIVE
THOUSAND
- (y5, 000.00) DOLLAR: be
raiaod and appropriated for the construct en of sai� way.
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CHAIRMAN
S iFTARY
-:em ors o e
Board of Publi • Works
Town of Reading
March Town Meeting
1958
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, as. Sown of Reading
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PPBLIC WORKS ON THE LAYING OUT OF
DANA ROAD
The Board of Public Works of, the Town of Reading having determined
and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require the laying
out of a town way under the provisions of law authorizing .the assessment
of betterments, substantially in the, location hereinafter described, have-
ing coriplied' with all requirements of law relating to notice to the owners
of land thereof and of a hearing thereon, and having met at the time and
place appointed for such hearing and then and there heard all persons
present who desired to be heard, have laid out as a town way for the use
w rsreni y •
of the town running E from a Town way known as Charles Street,
' substantially as and in the location of a private way knoft as Dana Road,
the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid. out�,are as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Westerly side lino of Charles
Street, said point being N.380-091 -59"E. , from the division
property line of lands of Carl 0. Olsen & Averill M. Olson andloxt of
George M. Sweezey &. Bernice E. Sweezey, a distance of 45.12
feet;
Thence by a curved line to the left having a radius of 20,
00 feet by lands of George M. Sweezey & Bernice E. Sweezey, a
distance of 31.42 feet to a point of compound curvature;
Thence by another curved line to the left having a radius
of 98.80 feet still by lands of George M. Sweezey at ux a dis-
tance of 64.13 feet to a point;
Thence N.880-341 -4U"W., by lands of George M. Sweezey at
ux and by lands of )Reginald C. Aitkins & Raxie Elizabeth Ait
kins a distance of 212.00 feet to A point;
Thence by a curved line to the right having a radius of
247.87 feet, still by lands of Reginald C. Aitkins at ux a
distance of 64.89 feet to a point;
Thence N.73e-341 -40W. , by lands of Reginald C. A.itkins '
at ux, and lands of Harold J. Johnson & Elsie T. Johnson, and
lands of Alfred H. Warden & Mildred _H. Warden, a distance of
238-42 feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the left having a radius of
275.44 feet by lands of Alfred H. Warden at ux and lands of
Charles W. Howard a distance of 62.31 feet to a point;
Thence N.860-321 -20"w. , by lands of, Charles W. Howard,
Richard A. Stowell & Dena L. Stowell, William G. Lake &
Shirley E. Lake, Robert E. Beck & Josephine E. Beck & Edwin
C. O' Rechia & Nellie D. OtRechia, Edward C. Small & Martha'
-
L. Small, and Charles W. Howard, a distance of 902.77 feet
to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the left Having a radius of
50.00 feet, still by lands of Charles W. Howard, a distance
of 39.27 feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the right, having a radius of
50.00 feet still by lands of Charles W. Howard,A distance of
91.63 feet to a point;
Thence N.860-32t -20W., still by lands of Charles W. ,
Howard a distance of 17.81 feet to point;
Thence N.60-001 -5O"E., by lands of Charles W. H. Smith
& Florence G. Smith, a distance of 50.05 feet to a point;
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Thence S.860-32t -20"E. ,
q b y lands of Charles W. Howard
a distance Of 15.59 feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the right, having a. radius
of 50.00 feet, still by lands of Charles W. Howard a dis-
tance of 91.63 feet to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the left having a radius of
50.00 feet still by lands of Charles W. Howard a distance of
39.27 feet to a point; -
Thence S.860-321 -20"E., still by lands of Charles W.
Howard.,, .apC - by. lauds of George M. Sweezey & Bernice E. SweeFey;
Phiiip M. Clark & Eleanor E. Clark; Daniel A. McGrath & Dorothy
M. McGrath; Vernon A. Larrabee & Marjorie I. Larrabee; Donald
M. Zanni & Claudette M. 'Lanni, a distances of 902.77 feet to a
point;
Thence by a curved line to the right having a radius of.
,
315.44 feet, by lands of Donald M. Zanni at ux and Robert E.
Engel & Jean E. Engel, a distance of 71.36 feet to a point;
Thence S.73e-341 -40"E., still by lands of Robert E. Engel
at ux; and by lands of George M. Sweeney; and by lands of Arthur
R. Sykes & Helen P. Sykes; and lands of Lloyd S. Glidden Jr. , &
. Lorraine Glidden; a distance of 238.42 feet, to a point;
Thence by a curved line to the left having a radius of
287.87 feet still by lands of Lloyd S. Glidden Jr, at ux, a dis-
tance of 54.42 feet to a point;
Thence S.88e-42t -10"E. , still by lands of Lloyd S. Glidden
, Jr, at ux, and by lands of Joseph G. Maloney & Agnes Maloney
and by lands of Francis A. Mullen & Evelyn M. Mullen a distance
of 348..06 feet to a stone bound on the westerly side line of
Charles Street; -
Thence S,380-09' -50"W a distance of 110.66 feet to the
point. of beginning of this description.
..The above described lines being more fully described on a plan entit-
led "Dana Road, Reading, Mass. ," dated January 1958, Board of Public Works,
JamesT. Putnam, Superintendent, said plan being a part of this description.
We determine that no damages will be sustained by any person or
Persons in their property by reason of the taking to be made for this
improvement. All acts in connection with said laying out are done under
ttie provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and bet-
terments are to be assessed therefor.
This laying out so made by us we hereby report to the Town for accep-
tance and recommend that said way shall thereafter be known as a public
town way and named Dana Road, and that the sum of FIFTEEN THOUSAND TERES
BUNDRED DOLLARS ($15,300.00) to be raised and appropriated
for the construction of said way. ^
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� C' IhT%AP?
_SECRETARY
' 3ilem:ers o
Board of Public Wor s
Town of Reading