HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-01-28 Board of Public Works Minutes January 28, 1980
Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 16,
Municipal Building at 7:30 P. M.
Present were Acting Chairman Cowell , Board Members DeHart,
Wood and Fallon, Superintendent Louanis, Assistant Superintendent
McIntire, Finance Committee Member Linscott and Town Meeting Mem-
ber Douglas Barker.
It was moved, seconded and voted to table the minutes of the
meeting of January 14, 1980.
It was moved, seconded and voted to approve the minutes of
the meeting of January 17. It was also moved, seconded and voted
to approve the minutes of the Executive Session of January 17th.
It was moved, seconded and voted to approve the minutes of
the meeting of January 19th.
It was moved, seconded and voted to approve the minutes of
January 21 , 1980.
Following a meeting as the Board of Survey the Board recon-
vened at 7:45 P.M.
Mr. DeHart read Notice of Public Hearing regarding the chang-
ing of the name of Cumberland Road Extension. Two abutters attended
the Hearing. Superintendent Louanis outlined the basic principal
involved in numbering buildings as follows: number are assigned
to properties from south to north and east to west with the even
numbers on the left and odd numbers on the right. Originally,
Cumberland Road started at Melbourne Avenue running northerly into
Victoria Avenue, with the numbers starting at Melbourne. The ex-
tension of Cumberland Road southerly off Melbourne Avenue to Summer
Avenue created a numbering problem and therefore it appeared the
better way to resolve the problem was to rename the portion of
Cumberland Road southerly of Melbourne. Several suggestions were
received, as follows: Morand Avenue, Bittersweet Road, Amberwood
Road, Pussywillow Road, Pheasant Run Road, Strafford Drive, Buck-
ingham Drive and Elizabeth Road. Following a short discussion and
' input from the abutters it was moved, seconded and voted to rename
Cumberland Road Extension, Buckingham Drive. The Superintendent
was instructed to notify the other departments within the Town
concerned with the change in name.
Mr. DeHart read Notice of Public Hearing regarding a Petition
of lthe New England Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Town
of Reading Municipal Light Department to install one pole at the ,
corner of Main and Mill Streets approximately five feet north-
westerly of the state highway. Mr. Paul Carson represented the
Municipal Light Department and stated that if permission is granted
to install the new pole it will enable the Light Department to do
away with a second property crossing. There are lights on the
existing poles and Mr. Carson assumed one would be placed on the
proposed pole. It was moved, seconded and voted to close the
Hearing. It was moved and seconded to grant permission to the
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Reading Muni-
cipal Light Department to install pole 62/1 at the proposed loca-
tion with the recommendation that a light be placed on the pole.
The vote was 4-0 in favor of the motion.
The Board accepted as a point of information letter from the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering
stating that Thomas F. Doucette has been appointed as Director
of a program to assist local communities in the construction of
drinking water filtration plants. Seminars for the dissemination
of information concerning the Water Supply Construction Grants
Program will be held at various locations during March and April .
Further information will be supplied during February.
Assistant Superintendent McIntire reviewed the Water Depart-
ment Budget account by account with the Board. During the review
it was suggested that the Department investigate an alternate
method of heating the garage and pumping station facilities to
see if it would be possible to lower expenses. Acting Chairman
Cowell suggested the Board take the budget as prepared by the
Department, view it in depth and be prepared to suggest a way or
ways by which it would be possible to roll back the total budget
by the sum of $15,000.00.
The Board signed the Pay Roll for the period ending January
25 and the Bill Roll dated February 1 , 1980.
Meeting adjourned at 10: 30 P.M.
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Secretary