HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-06-13 Board of Public Works Minutes 61
June 13, 1966
The Board met at 7:00 P.M. and visited sewer pumping
station installation at Sturges Park and storm drain installation
off Curtis Street.
The Board convened at 7:30 P.M. in Room 16, Municipal
Building.
Present were Chairman Cochrane, Secretary Watt, Board
Members Florence, Hodgkins and Kenney and Superintendent Welch.
Minutes of the previous meeting read and approved.
Read letters from home owners and note from Superintendent
about forced sewer house connections. It was moved, seconded and
voted to post-pone action on installations at 149 Howard Street
and 10 Thorndike Street but to request owner at 212 Woburn Street
to comply with law.
Read note from Superintendent informing the Board that
Mrs. Mary Publicover, an employee, is retiring as of June 17, 1966.
It was moved, seconded and voted to instruct the Superintendent to
write a. letter of commendation for work well done over the past
twelve years.
Held Hearing at 8:00 P.M. for installing bituminous con-
crete sidewalk at 51 Timberneck Drive where the owner Mr. Joseph
LaCreta had removed it. Mr. LaCreta attended Hearing. He agreed
to replace the sidewalk and to have his contractor, Mr. Joseph
App, stake out the area and to set pins and strings on proposed
grade. The Town will then either approve or disapprove the pro-
posal.
Discussed construction of sidewalks on John Carver Road
and Hartshorn Street. Voted to post-pone action until meeting of
June 20, 1966 and to view the locations in the interim.
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Considered four articles for inclusion in the warrant
for the Special Town Meeting of June 23, 1966. Three Articles
refer to land takings off Grove Street (Miller, Bryant and Berg)
and one Article refers to transfer of funds from Chapter 679
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Account to 6W on Haverhill Street. Voted to present Articles
to Selectmen for insertion in June 23, 1966 Warrant.
Discussed details of Metcalf and Eddy contract for
engineering for incinerator. Certain details are not clear to
Board. Voted to instruct Superintendent to write Metcalf and
Eddy for clarification.
Discussed methods of rubbish collection and short
estimate of costs submitted by Superintendent. Voted to post-
pone further discussion until meeting of June 20, 1966.
Held Hearing at 8:30 P.M. on petition of New England
Telephone and Telegraph Company for underground conduit location
in Ash Street three feet off westerly aide line from Main Street
to a point approximately .360 feet south of Main Street - whole
location abuts property of Reading Greenhouses Inc. Mr. George
Cooley attended meeting representing New England Telephone and
Telegraph Company. Voted to approve proposed underground con-
duit location.
Signed Billroll dated June 17, 1966.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary