HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-09-14 Board of Public Works Minutes September 14, 1964
Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:30 P.M.
in Room 16, Municipal Building.
Present were Chairman Kenney, Secretary Cochrane, Board
Members Leonard and Watt and Superintendent Welch.
Minutes of the previous meeting read and approved.
The Board adjourned temporarily at 7:45 P.M. to meet
as the Board of Survey.
The Board reconvened at 8:00 P.M.
Read letter from Middlesex County Commissioners in re-
gard to public hearing to be held Wednesday, September 23 at
10:00 A.M. in Cambridge for open discussion of questions relating
to Public Roads in accordance with the Provisions of Section 1,
' Chapter 81 of the General Laws. Chapter 90 work will also be dis-
cussed. The following program was suggested by the Superintendent:-
1. For continued construction of Haverhill Street, the sum
of $37,200.00 (State $18,600.00 - county $9,300.00 - Town
$9,300-00)-
2. For maintenance, the sum of $4,500.00 ($1,500.00 State -
$1,500.00 county - $1,500.00 Town).
Mr. Watt moved that the program as outlined above be fol-
lowed, Mr. Leonard seconded and the motion carried. Mr. Welch will
attend the hearing.
The Board considered three applications for sidewalk
construction on Mt. Vernon Street between Kingston Street and
Bancroft Avenue.
Mr. Leonard moved, Mr. Watt seconded and it was voted
to approve the request that bituminous concrete sidewalks be in-
stalled in front of 21 and 27 Mt. Vernon Street.
Read petition from Reading Municipal Light Department
for relocation of Pole #36/15 Hartshorn Street, southerly approx-
imately 12 feet. It was moved, seconded and voted to approve the
request.
The Board opened bids at 8:00 P.M. on One ( 1) New Track
Laying Tractor with Cab and One-Way Snowplow. Bids follow: -
Company Make Bid
Timberland Machines,Inc. Bombardier SW48 $4,625.60
It V li Bombardier SW48 4,655.00
International Harvester Co. Intfl Harvester T340A 5,229.00
H. F. Davis Tractor Co. Oliver OC4-31 5,762.40
Bids were taken under advisement.
The Board signed Memorandum Agreement with State Depart-
ment of Public Works covering work to be done under 1964 Chapter
90 Maintenance.
The Board took up the item of awarding of the Water Main
Construction contract. Mr. Watt moved that the contract be awarded
to the low bidder, Crognale Construction Co. , Inc, intheamount of
$321084.00; Mr. Cochrane seconded. A discussion followed. The
motion carried. Mr. Leonard 's vote was recorded as non-committal.
Public hearing was held at 8:15 P.M. for the purpose of
taking an easement for drainage and sewerage purposes southerly
of Bolton Street through lands of Goodall-Sanford, Inc. Nobody
attended the meeting.
It was moved, seconded and voted to approve the taking
subject to receipt of signed Release from Damages. ma
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The Board opened bids for cleaning, painting and repair-
ing the 530,000 gallon standpipe located on Auburn Street. Bids
follow: -
George F. Burgess, Hingham $4,672.00
Dominion Tank & Iron Co. , Inc.
Petersburg, Va. 4,741.20
Ray 0. Leonard, Inc. , Framingham 4,800.00
Paragon Contracting Corp. , Attleboro 9,300.00
S. Rosenthal & Sons, Inc. ,Cambridge 13,730.00
Bids were taken under advisement.
Messrs. Kenney and Leonard left to meet with the Town
Counsel, Board of Selectmen and Conservation Commission regard-
ing excavation at 100-Acre Meadow.
Board Members Cochrane and Watt and Superintendent
Welch conferred with Messrs. Brigham and Galvin, Subcommittee
of the Finance Committee in regard to Preliminary Budget for
1965. Discussed in detail were the consolidation of certain ac-
counts in the budget and the status of the Incinerator, Sewer
and Garage Studies.
Meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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