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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-09-29 Board of Public Works Minutes September 29, 1958 The regular meeting started at 7 :30 P. M. Chairman Donahue, Secretary Zanni, Messrs. Florence and Harrison and Superintendent Welch present. Records of previous meeting read and approved . A Mr. Johnson conferred with Board relative to the installation of a sidewalk, curb and driveway entrance abutting the new Methodist Church Building on the roadway entrance to the Cemetery. Superintendent to in- vestigate. Received list of bidders for West Street Chapter 9U Project from State Dept. Public Works. Moved, seconded and voted to award the contract to the low bidder, the Essex Bituminous Concrete Corp. at the bid price of $19,228.50. Considered report of Supt. relative to 1958 sidewalk construct progress. Read weekly report of progress on water development projects. Hearing at 8 :u0 P. M. on proposed pole location on the north side of Woburn Street approx. 247 east of Temple Street - pole lU4/25A. No one present. It was moved, seconded and voted to approve the proposed pole lo- cation. Considered report and list of surplus commodity materials secured by Dept, at Camp Standish. Received letter from State Dept. Pub. Wks, giving statement of reallotment of 1958 Chap. 90 Funds; $21,000 is set up for 1958 Contract and 4x9,000 is to be carried forward to 1959. Temporarily adjourned at 8:3U F. M. to meet as Board of Survey. Reconvened at 9:45 P. M. a Read report from Supt, that the following bids will be taken as follows: Oct. 13 - 8:00 P. M. - Bit. Cone. Pavement. Oct. 13 - 8:3U P. M. - Storm Drain Constr. Oct. 20 - 8:00 P. M. - Sidewalk Constr. Signed Order of Taking for 5.58 acres of land in Revay Meadow owned by William S. & Irene G. Luther, $2,000 awarded for damages and taken for Water Supply purposes. Signed Order of Taking for 9.28 acres of land in Revay Meadow owned by Dennis E. & Priscilla Ainsworth, $2,400 awarded for damages. Land taken for Water Supply purposes. MEMORANDUM OF VOTE BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS At a regular meeting of the Board of Public Works duly held at the Board' s Rooms, Room 14, Municipal Building, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts on Monday, September 29, 1958 at 7:30 o' clock in the evening, a quorum of the said Board being present, the following vote was unanimou- sly adopted. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: That in pursuance and under authority of the provisions of Chapter 118 of the Acts of 1921, Chapter 405 of the Acts of 1689, Chapter 79 of the General Laws, and all acts and amendments thereof, and every other power and authority, there be taken the entire and a'ooslute title in fee simple to use for the purpose of extending the system for supply- ing the Inhabitants of the Town of Reading with water, as designated in the two following Orders of Taking, said Orders of Taking being incorporated herein and made part of this Vote, and that the sum of TWO THOUSAND ($2,000. 00) DOLLARS be awarded as damages to William S. Luther and Irene G. Luther, and the sum of TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED ($2,400.00) DOLLARS be awarded as damages to Dennis E. Ainsworth and Priscilla Ainsworth, and it is further voted that this Board cause said Orders .of Taking to be recorded forthwith in the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds and that said aaners be notified of" such Takings as provided by law. AIRMAN SECRETARY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE TOWN OF READING, MASS. C014MONWEALTE OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, se. Town of Reading Office of the ORDER 0_ F TAKING Board of Public Works At a meetine of the Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading, held this 29th day of September 1958, it is ORDERED: WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works for the said Town of Reading hav- ing determined that it is necessary to' extend the system for supplying the Inhabitants of the Town of Reading with water; and WHEREAS, at a Town, Meeting duly called, warned and held on March 27, 1958, it was voted to extend said system for supplying water, and an appro* priation was made therefor. NOW THEREFORE, we, the undersigned, being at least a majority of the Board of Public Works of the 'said Town of Reading, duly elected, qualified and acting as such, do hereby, under and by virtue of the provisions of Chapter 118 of the Acts of 1921, Chapter 405 of the Acts of 1889, Chapter 79 of the General Laws, and all Acts and amendments thereof, and every other power and authority, take the entire and absolute title in fee simple to use for the purpose of extending the system for supplying the Inhabitants of said Town of Reading with water, the land in said Town, bounded and described as follows: 1 Beginning at the point of intersection of the division property lines between lands of Edwin N. Sanborn and James R. Sanborn, Trustees of the Sanborn Bros. Realty Trust under a Declaration of Trust dated Dec- ember 30, 1948, recorded on January 12, 1949 in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 7384 Page 570 and lands of Dennis E. Ainsworth and Priscilla Ainsworth, and Parcel "C" as shown on the plan hereinafter described; Thence S.610-221 -30"E., along said division property line between lands of said Edwin N. Sanborn at al. Trustees, and lands of said Dennis J. Ainsworth at ux, a distance of 131.4u feet to a point; Thence turning and running S600-521 -3u"E., still by lands of said Edwin N. Sanborn at al, Trustees, a distance of 129.60 feet to a point; 0 Thence turning and running S.76 -251 -40E., still by lands of said Edwin N. Sanborn at al, Trustees, a distance of 226.08 feet to a point; Thence turning and running S.740-131 -5u"E., still by lands of said Edwin N. Sanborn at al, Trustees, a distance of 94.00 feet to a point; Thence turning and running 5.680-131 -30"E. , still by lands of said Edwin N. Sanborn at al, Trustees, a distance of 199.94 feet to a point; Thence turning and running N.210-461 -33"E., through lands of said Dennis E. Ainsworth at ux, a distance of 281.95 feet to a point; Thence turning and running N.780-001 -20"W., by lands of William S. Luther and Irene G. Luther, a distance of 90.00 feet to a point; Thence turning and running N.560-521 -20W. , still by lands of said William S. Luther and Irene G. Luther, a distance of 428.3u feet to a point Thence turning and running N.220-341 -50"E., still by lands of said Willis, S. Luther and Irene G. Luther, a distance of 303.25 feet to a point; _Thence turning and running N.840-24+ -30"W., by lands of owners unknown, a distance of 580.05 feet to a point; Thence turning and running S.060-361-00"E. , by Parcel "B" as shown on the plan hereinafter described, a distance of 344.89 feet to a point; Thence turning and running 8.510-00100"E., still by said Parcel "B" a dis- tance of 6u.00 feet to a point; Thence turning and running S-430-40-10"E. , still by said Parcel "B" and said Parcel "C" a distance of 33.00 feet to a point; Thence turning and running 5.020-051 -50"W. , still by said Parcel "C", a dis- tance of 148 .00 feet to a point; Thence turning and running 5.140-431-2u"W., still by said Parcel "C" a dis- tance of 98.97 feet to the point of beginning of this description. Beginning at the point of intersectinn of the division proper- ty lines between lands ,f William S. Luther and Irene G. Luther, and lands of Walter J. Barrett and Eleanor Barrett and lands of Dennis E. Ainsworth and Priscilla Ainsworth; as shown on the plan hereinafter described; Thence N. 780-001-20"W. ,- by lands of said Dennis E. Ainsworth at ux and by other lands of said Bennis E. Ainsworth at ux, shown as Parcel D on plan hereine.fter described, a distance of 263.06 feet to a point; Thence turning and running N. 560-521-202W. , still by lands of said Dennis E. Ainsworth at ux, shown as Parcel D on plan herein- after described, a distance of 428.30 feet to a point; Thence turning and running N.22°-34'-50"E. , still by lands of said Dennis E. Ainsworth at ux, shown as Parcel D on plan herein- after described, a distance of 303.25 feet to a point; Thence turning and running S.83°-53'-45"E. , by lands of Florence Sargent, a distance of 387.54 feet to a point; Thence turning and running S.860-141-30"E. , still by lands of said Florence Sargent, a distance of 79.64 feet to a point; Thence turning and running S. 03°-481-20"E. , by lands of Cedric 0. Mader and Carolyn E. Mader, and by other lands of William S. Luther and Irene G. Luther, and lands of Albert N. Turner, John M. Moore and Betty Ann Moore and lands of said Walter J. Barrett and Eleanor Barrett, aclstande of 523.45 feet to the point of beginning of this description. The above described land being located Westerly of Grove Street in said Reading and shown as Parcel E on a plan entitled, "Plan of Land in Reading, Mass. Taker For Purpose of Additional Water Supply As Ordered By The Board of Public Works, " dated June 6, 1958, James T. Putnam, Superintendent, said plan to berecorded herewith. Said land is owned or supposed to be owned by William S. Luther and Irene G. Luther and said land is estimated to contain approximately 5.5854 acres. . . Any and all trees, shrubs,walls, and structures upon the land are specifically included in this taking. ' We award damages in consequence of said taking in the amount of Two Thousand Dollars. ($_2,000.00) The aforesaid amount includes $6.56 which is estimated to be that portion of the real estate taxes assessed upon the property taken for the year 1958 which, if the tag were apportioned pro rata according to the number of days in such year; would be allocable to thedays ensving after the said taking. . . The, interest in said land hereby taken is the entire and absolute title in fee simple. The said land is takenfor the municipal purposes of extending the system supplying the Inhabitants of the Town of Reading with water, under the authority of Chapter 405 of the Acts of 1889. No betterment assbssments are to be made on the property ownedby said William S. Luther and Irene G. Luther and adjoining the land taken by this Order. WITNESS OUR hands and seals this 29th d of Septum 1958. l^ Member's of the Board of Public Works, Town of Reading COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, as. Reading, September 29, 1958 Then personally appeared the above named To me known and severally acknowledged the foregoing statement by them signed to be their free act and deed, before me. James T. Putnam Notary Public My Commission Expires March 26,1960 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Superintendent reported on several departmental matters. Board adjourned at 10:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted: Secretary The above described kind being located Westerly of Grove Street in Said Reading and shown as Parcel D on a plan entitled, "Plan of Land in ' Reading, Mass, Taken For 1urpo8e of Additonal Water Supply As Ordered By The Board of Public Works" dated June 6, 1958 James T. Putnam, Superinten- dent, said plan to be recorded herewith. Said land is owned or supposed to be owned by Dennis E. Ainsworth and Priscilla Ainsworth and said land is estimated to contain a_Dproximately 9 .2€13 acres&.. And all trees, shrubs, wails and structures upon She land are speci- fically included in this taking. We award damages in consequence of said tdking in the amount of Two Thousand Four Hundred Dollars. ($2,4UO.00) The aforesaid amount includes $2.12 which is estimated to that portion of the real estAte taxes assessed upon the property taken for the year 1958 which, if the tax were apportion- ed, pro rata according to the number of days in such year, would be allocable to the days ensuing after the said taking. The interest in said land hereby taken is the entire and absolute title in fee simple. The said land is taken for the municipal purposes of extending the system supplying the Inhabitants of the Town of Reading with water, under the authority of Chapter 4U5 of the Acts of 1889. No betterment assessments are to be made on the property owned by Dennis E. Ainsworth and Priscilla Ainsworth and adjoining the land taken bjo thid Order. WITNESS our hands and seals this 2 h ley of Se tember, 1SStl . K G Members o eoar o u 1 c Works of the Town of Reading,Mass. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 6 Middlesex, as, Reading, September 29,19 Then personally app ared the above named 58 to me known and severally acknowledged the foregoing statement by them si ga to be their free act and deed, before me, aures ,, nam, Notary Public My Commission Expires March 26, 1960 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS To° ° Middlesex, as, n of Reading - Office of the ORDER OF TAKING Board of Public Works At a meeting of the Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading, held this 29th day of September 1958, it is ORDERED: WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works for the said Town of Reading hav- ing determined that it is necessary to extend the system for supplying the Inhabitants of the Town of Reading with water; and WHEREAS, at a Town Meeting duly called, warned and held on March 27 19582 it was voted to extend said system for supplying water, and an appro� priation was made therefor. NOW THEREFORE, we, the undersigned, being at least a majority of the Board of Public Works of the said Town of Reading, duly elected, qualified and acting as such, do hereby, under gnd by virtue of the provisions of Chapter 118 pf the Acts of 1921, Chapter 405 of the Acta of 1889, Chapter 79 of the General Laws, and all Acts and amendments thereof, and every other power and authority, take the entire and absolute title in Pee simple to use for the purpose of extadding the system for supplying the Inhabitants of said Town of Reading with water, the land in said Town, bounded and des- cribed as follows: