HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-10-24 Board of Public Works Minutes 97
October 24, 1966
Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 8:00
P.M. in Room 16, Municipal Building.
Present were Chairman Cochrane, Secretary Watt,
Board Members Hodgkins and Kenney and Superintendent Welch.
Minutes of the previous meeting read and approved.
The Board adjourned temporarily at 8:0$ P.M. to meet
as the Board of Survey.
The Board reconvened at 8:20 P.M.
Read letter from Gerard G. Golden, Acting Secretary,
Reading Midget Rockets, requesting the use of a strip of land
at Memorial Park abutting the skating area for practice pur-
poses (football) Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 P.M.
to 7:00 P.M. and Saturday morning from 10:00 A.M. to 12 :00 noon.
Mr. Watt moved that in the absence of any confliction,
the request be approved; Mr. Kenney seconded and it was voted.
The Recreation Department will be advised.
Read note from the Superintendent regarding road onto
South Street which Addison-Wesley has surface treated. The
Superintendent informed the Board that commercial establish-
ments are required to present a plan of entrance onto the
public way to the Department for approval. No such plan has
been received from Addison-Wesley.
Mr. Watt moved that the Superintendent send a letter
' to Melbourne Cummings, President of Addison-Wesley, requesting
that he or his representative appear before the Board and ex-
plain the plans for the use of the road; also that the Board
of Selectmen be invited to attend the meeting. It was
seconded and voted.
Public hearing was held at 8:30 P.M. regarding tak-
ing of an easement through private property westerly of Main
Street near #1056 for drainage and sewerage purposes.
Nobody attended the hearing. The hearing resulted
from a request by Mrs. Peterson of 1056 Main Street that a
drainage ditch passing through her property be relocated along
a property line in an easement which she will give to the Town.
Mr. and Mrs. Peterson have signed Release from Damages.
Mr. Kenney moved, Mr. Hodgkins seconded and it was
doted to approve the taking and relocate the ditch
(see Plan 500-S-137).
The Board signed the Billroll dated October 21 and
Payroll for the period October 15 through October 21, 1966.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary