HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-02-01 Board of Public Works Minutes February 1, 1965
Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:40
P.M. in Room 16, Municipal Building.
Present were Chairman Kenney, Secretary Cochrane,
Board Member Watt and Superintendent Welch.
Minutes of the previous meeting read and approved.
Public hearing was held at 7:45 P.M. regarding the
proposed extension of the Mystic Valley Gas Company main in
Gleason Road from Pine Ridge Road Southwesterly to beyond Alden
Circle.
Lewis M. Stockwell, representing the Mystic Valley
Gas Company, attended the meeting. It was moved, seconded and
voted to approve the request. Layout plan was endorsed.
The Board conferred with the Personnel Board. Mr.
Murphy, Chairman, stated that the Personnel Board would insert
an Article in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting requesting
a 4% increase of maximums. With reference to paying overtime to
Foremen as requested, Mr. Murphy stated that the Personnel Board
was neutral and felt it was up to the head of the Department or
the Board. In regard to three weeks vacation after five years
and four weeks after ten years, it would be townwide. The Per-
sonnel Board wished to discuss this matter with other Depart-
ments. The Article will not be presented this year.
It was moved, seconded and voted to go into Executive
Session to discuss personnel.
The meeting continued in open session.
The Board discussed and considered the plowing of
the sidewalk on the Westerly side of West Street from Wescroft
Road to the Barrows School area and voted to plow sidewalks as
described.
Read letter from Utica Mutual Insurance Company in
regard to alleged blasting damage at the homes of John F. Evans,
62 Tennyson Road, which was accepted as information only.
The Board discussed the possible Town Meeting Report
on Rubbish Disposal.
Mr. Watt moved, Mr. Cochrane seconded and it was
voted that item #6 in regard to studying the possibility, of
composting, and item #7 with reference to the' study of any other
possibility which may arise be deleted.
Mr. Watt moved, Mr! Cochrane seconded and it
was' voted to withdraw from the Warrant for the regular Town
Meeting the Article in regard to added vacation time of three
weeks after five years and four weeks after ten years.
Mr. Watt moved, Mr. Cochrane seconded arra it was
voted to withdraw from the Warrant for' the regular Town Meeting
the Article in regard to overtime for Foremen.
The Board conferred with H. Ise Donley, Chairman of
the Recreation Committee, who reported the Board of Selectmen's
dissatisfaction with the condition of the skating areas. Pos-
sible solutions were discussed.
The Board discussed the insertion of an Article in
the Warrant in regard to the creation of a Regional , Incinerator 1
Planning Committee. J
Mr. Cochrane moved, Mr. Watt seconded and it was
voted that the Article not be inserted in the Town Meeting War-
rant and Mr. Lawrence McCluskey, Chairman of the Board of Se-
lectmen of Wakefield be so informed.
Mr. Cochrane moved that the Board of Public Works
start now to correlate all available information about two
basic sizes of incinerators; first - one to serve Reading only,
and second, a larger incinerator which would serve Reading and
also allow the Town to contract and process rubbish from other
sources.
Mr. Cochrane further moved that this be done with the
express purpose of requesting funds in 1966 for the construction
' of an incinerator; Mr. Watt seconded and it was voted.
The Board signed the Billroll dated January 29, 1965.
Meeting adjourned at 9: 15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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