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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-11-06 Board of Public Works Minutes LNOVEMBER 6, 1967 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT 7:30 P.M. IN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING . PRESENT WERE SECRETARY HODGKINS, BOARD MEMBERS COCHRANE AND WRIGHT AND SUPERINTENDENT WELCH. IN THE ABSENCE OF MR. IENNEY, MR. HODGKINS ACTED AS CHAIRMAN. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED. MR. WRIGHT ACTED AS SECRETARY. READ PETITION FROM THE NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY REQUESTING PERMISSION TO ABANDON AND REMOVE ONE POLE ON WOBURN STREET, NORTHWESTERLY SIDE. ACCORDING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, THIS PETITION WAS SUBMITTED SO THAT THE LOCATION COULD BE ABANDONED. MR. COCHRANE MOVED, MR. WRIGHT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO APPROVE THE REQUEST. READ NOTE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT REGARDING THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL COVER MATERIAL FOR THE DUMP AND THE SUGGESTION THAT THE BOARD ASK FOR A TRANSFER OF $1, 000. 00 FROM THE RESERVE FUND TO DUMP - E%PENSES. X.R. WRIGHT MOVED, MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO REQUEST THE TRANSFER. READ LETTER FROM THE READING BOARD OF ASSESSORS REQUESTING ABATEMENT OF $61. 54 - HIGHWAY BETTERMENT - LARNOLD AVENUE, PLAT 78A, LOT 72A, REALTY CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ENGLAND, INC. ACCORDING TO THE ASSESSORS, IN A RECENT SURVEY MADE BY THE NEW ENGLAND SURVEY SERVICE, INC. , IT WAS DE- TERMINED THAT THE AFOREMENTIONED LAND IS IN WOBURN. MR. WELCH WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THE LINE IS ERRONIOUSLY LAID OUT IN THE FIELD BUT IT WOULD TAKE TIME TO PROVE IT. MR. COCHRANE MOVED, MR. WRIGHT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO ABATE THE BETTERMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $61 . 54. READ LETTER FROM WHITMAN & HOWARD, INC. REGARD- ING SUGGESTED TREATMENT OF WATER AT REVAY AND MR. WELCH 'S COMMENTS THEREON. ACCORDING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE HIGH COLOR HAS DISAPPEARED, IRON IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT MANGANESE IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. HE WAS OF THE OPIN- ION THAT AN "IN DEPTH " SURVEY SHOULD BE MADE. ADDITIVES WERE NOT RECOMMENDED. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE ITEM WOULD BE DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 13. THE BOARD ALSO DISCUSSED STOCKPILING OF SALT BY THE STATE AT ITS MAINTENANCE DEPOT ON CAUSEWAY ROAD. PERIODIC TESTS WILL BE MADE ON REPAY WATER AND IF THE FER- RIC CHLORIDE CLIMBS, REMEDIAL MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN. PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT 7:45 P.M. REGARDING THE PETITION OF THE NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY TO IN- STALL UNDERGROUND CONDUIT AS FOLLOWS: MOUNT VERNON STREET LINDEN STREET: SOUTHEASTERLY FROM EXISTING POLE 64/1 LOCATED MOUNT VER- NON STREET SOUTHWESTERLY SIDE, EXTENDING INTO THE NORTHWEST- ERLY SIDE OF LINDEN STREET TO EXISTING TELEPHONE CONDUIT, APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED EIGHT (208) FEET OF UNDERGROUND CON- DUIT. MR. GEORGE COOLEY REPRESENTED THE TELEPHONE COMPANY AT THE NEARING . MR. WELCH INFORMED THE BOARD THAT PIR. DONEGAN, TREE WARDEN, OBJECTED TO THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE CON- DUIT. THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL CHECK THE LOCATION AND CON- TACT THE TELEPHONE COMPANY. THE BOARD APPROVED THE PETITION SUBJECT TO CHANGE OF LOCATION IN THE FIELD. THE BOARD DISCUSSED AT LENGTH SETUP FOR A SYSTEM OF LICENSED DRAIN LAYERS AS PREPARED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE OPERABLE BY THE FIRST OF APRIL . IT WAS AGREED THAT THE ITEM WILL BE ON THE AGENDA OF NOVEMBER 13 FOR DISCUSSION. COPIES OF THE 1968 BUDGET WERE PRESENTED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR STUDY. APPLICATIONS FOR GRANT FROM STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FOR THE NORTHEAST INTERCEPTOR SEWER WERE EXECUTED. MR. COCHRANE MOVED, MR. WRIGHT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED THAT THE FORM OF RESOLUTION REQUIRED BY THE STATE BE INCORPORATED IN THE RECORDS AND THAT GEORGE L. HODGKINS BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE CERTIFICATE OF RECORDING OFFICER. IT WAS FURTHER MOVED, SECONDED AND VOTED TO AUTHORIZE FRED C. KENNEY, JR. , CHAIRMAN TO SIGN SAID APPLICATION. COPY OF RESOLUTION IS ATTACHED HERETO . READ NOTE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT WHICH STATED THAT THE EMPLOYEES REQUESTED THEY BE ALLOWED TO WORK ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, IN LIEU OF FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1987. PIR. COCHRANE MOVED, MR. WRIGHT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO APPROVE THE REQUEST SUBJECT TO THE UNDERSTAND- ING THAT IF INCLEMENT WEATHER INTERFERES, THE APPROVAL IS CANCELLED . THE BOARD DISCUSSED BRIEFLY INCINERATION. IT WAS AGREED THAT MR. &RENZELLER OF AMERICAN DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WOULD BE CONTACTED AND A CONFER- ENCE ARRANGED WITH THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ON NOVEM- BER 10 . VARIOUS SIDEWALK INSTALLATIONS PERTAINING TO THE ELDERLY HOUSING UNITS AT FRANK D. TANNER DRIVE WERE DISCUSSED. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE BOARD SIGNED THE FOLLOWING : CHAPTER 90 NEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT - HAVERHILL STREET - 1987 BILLROLL DATED NOVEMBER 3, 1987 MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:00 P.M. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, SECRETARY AUTHORITY TO FILE APPLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF READING HEREIN CALLED THE "APPLICANT", AFTER THOROUGH CONSIDERATION OF THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM AND STUDY OF AVAILABLE DATA, HAS HEREBY DETERMINED THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN WORKS REQUIRED FOR THE TREATMENT OF SEWAGE, GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS A PROPOSED NORTHEAST INTERCEPTOR SEWER, HEREIN CALLED THE "PROJECT ", IS DESIRABLE AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AND TO THAT END IT IS NECESSARY THAT ACTION PRELIMINARY TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID PROJECT BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY; AND WHEREAS, CHAPTER 665 AND 687 OF THE ACTS OF 1966, THE COMMONWEALTH OF NASSACHUSETTS HAS AUTHORIZED THE MAKING OF GRANTS TO AID IN FINANCING THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH FACILITIES FOR THE ABATEMENT OR PREVENTION OF WATER POLLUTION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT REDLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE GOVERNING BODY OF SAID APPLICANT, AS FOLLOWS: 1 . THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID PROJECT IS ESSENTIAL TO AND IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE APPLICANT, AND TO THE END THAT SAID PROJECT MAY BE CONSTRUCTED AS PROMPTLY AS PRACTICABLE, IT IS DESIRABLE THAT ACTION PRELIMINARY TO THE CONSTRUCTION THEREOF BE UNDERTAKEN IMMEDIATELY; 2. THAT FRED C. KENNEY, JR. , CHAIRMAN, BE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT AN APPLICA- TION FOR A GRANT TO BE MADE BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSA- CHUSETTS TO THE APPLICANT TO AID IN DEFRAYING THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITIES DESCRIBED ABOVE; 3. THAT THE SAID FRED C. KENNEY, JR. , CHAIRMAN, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FURNISH SUCH INFORMATION AND TO TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTION AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE APPLI- CANT TO QUALIFY FOR THE GRANT; 4 . THAT THE SAID FRED C. KENNEY, JR. , CHAIRMAN, IS HEREBY DESIGNATED AS THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE C APPLICANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURNISHING TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUCH INFORMATION, DATA, AND DOCUMENTS PER- TAINING TO THE APPLICATION FOR A GRANT AS MAY BE REQUIRED; AND OTHERWISE TO ACT AS THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE APPLICANT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS APPLICATION; 5. THAT CERTIFIED COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION BE IN- CLUDED AS PART OF THE APPLICATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS FOR A GRANT.