HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-10-25 Board of Public Works Minutes ' October 25, 1965
Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:30
P. M. in Room 16, Municipal Building.
Present were Chairman Cochrane, Secretary Watt, Board
Member Florence and Kenney, Assistant Superintendent Watson and
Town Engineer E. R. Louanis.
Minutes of the previous meeting read and approved.
The Board removed from the table the petition of the
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company - Town of Reading
Municipal Light Department presented at a hearing held October
18, 1965. The Board viewed the site on Saturday, October 23,
and agreed that Pole 50/85 be eliminated from the cross-over.
' Mr. Frank C. Graupner, representing the Municipal Light Depart-
ment, attended the hearing.
Mr. Watt moved, Mr. Kenney seconded and it was voted
that the revised petition be approved, as follows: -
HAVERHILL STREET - Westerly side, approximately two
hundred thirty-one (231) feet
southerly of Timberneck Drive,
Place four (4) poles southerly;
also easterly side, remove four
(4) poles and westerly side, re-
move three (3) poles.
Thomas Galvin joined the meeting and advised the
Board that the Chairman of the Finance Committee approved re-
tention of the John Deere Tractor for the present. It was
agreed to proceed with the purchase of One New Bombardier SW48
' Tractor.
Read letter from Board of Selectmen regarding an o£- '
fer for Tax Title #538 which is land on Line Road shown as Lot
6, Plat 143 in the Assessor ' s Office. Letter was taken under
advisement.
The Board discussed removal of the water restric-
tions. According to Mr. Watson, there has been no change in
the water level. Mr. Florence moved, Mr. Kenney seconded and
it was voted that the water restrictions not be removed .
Reed lettersfrom the Towns of Wakefield, Lynnfield
and Wilmington in reply to the Board ' s recent letter to them
in regard to Incineration. It was agreed to postpone any
action until the meeting of November 1, after which time ap-
pointments will be made and conferences held. '
Read letter from Herman Shapiro, 90 Summer Avenue,
requesting conference with the Board of Public Works to dis-
cuss water service renewal at his home in 1964, payment for
which has not been received. The amount was placed as a lien
on his 1965 tax bill. An appointment will be made for Monday
Evening, November 1.
The Board discussed the proposed Capital Budget
Items - 1966-1975• Mr. Watt suggested a footnote be added to
the effect that in the year 1967, the items Sewer Interceptors
(Engineering - Construction) and Incinerator (Engineering -
Construction) in the amount of $750,000.00 each (total -
$1,500,000) will be raised by a bond issue to cover both pro- '
jects, with payments showing in the ensuing years.
' The Board signed the following: -
Billroll dated October 22, 1965
Betterment Commitment Sheets - Sewer House
Connections and Sewer Frontage -
Various Locations
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
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TOWN OF READING OFFICE OF DECREE W. COCHRANE. so. CHAIRMAN
WILLIAM H. WATT. RmRRARY
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS DONALD E. FLORENCE
FRED C. KENNEY. JR.
((( MUNICIPAL BUILDING LAWRENCE W. LEONARD
READING, MASS. PHILIP WELCH. EuPENrsuCRNr
MASSACHUSETTS AI
COMM 11WE.ALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, as.
To the Assessors of the Town of Reading
The undersigned, Board of Public Works of the
Town of Reading, in compliance with the provisions of
General Laws, Chapter 80, as amended by Cha;,ter 63 of
the Acte of 1933, hereby certify that the list herewith
contains the names of persons against whom we have made
betterment assessments, together with the location of
the land benefited by the im;)rovement and the nature and
amount of such betterment assessment.
And such list is certified to you for the ;,ur-
;loso of committing the same to the Tax Collector, as
,rovided by law.
WITHEiSS our hands this twenty fifth day of
October, A.D. , 1965. L 16IL4Q
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See Commitment Sheet Q sn rT T- .f-1/ 0"A 'e p ,
For List
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TOWN OF READING OFFICE OF GEORGE W. COCHRANE. ... Cx P.-
WILLIAM H. WAIT, SECRETARY
BOARD O F PUBLIC WORKS DONALD E. FLORENCE
FRED C. KENNEY. JR.
MUNICIPAL BUILDING LAWRENCE W. LEONARD(a xrErvCExT
READING, MASS PHILIP WELCH. SU
MASSACHUSETTS
COMMONWi ALTR OF WSACR63BITS 1I
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To the Assessors of the Town of Reeding
The undersigned, Board of ?ublio Works of the
Town of Reading, in compliance with the provisions of
General Laws, Chapter 60, as amended by Chapter 63 of
the Acts of 1933, hereby certify that the list herewith
contains the names of persons against whom we have made
Lbetterment assessments, together with the location of
the land benefited by the improvement and the nature and
amount of such betterment assessment.
And such list is certified to you for the ;lur-
pose of Committing the same to the Tax Collector, as
-Irovided by law.
WITRESS our heads this twenty fifth day of
October, A.D. , 1965.
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