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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-01-29 Board of Public Works Minutes LJANUARY 29, 1968 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT 7:30 P.M. IN Room 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING. PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN HODGKINS, SECRETARY WRIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS COCHRANE AND KENNEY, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT WATSON AND TOWN ENGINEER E. R. LOUANIS. THE BOARD AND TOWN ENGINEER CONFERRED WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN ROOM 2 WITH REFERENCE TO THE RECON- SIDERATION OF ARTICLE 3 IN THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT REGARDING THE APPROPRIATION OF $150, 000 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS, SEWERAGE WORK AND OTHER SEWERAGE FACILITIES. THE BOARD RECONVENED IN ROOM 16 WHERE MR.FLORENCE JOINED THE MEETING. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED. THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE STREET ACCEPTANCES FOR 1968 AND DISCUSSED VOTE COMPARISON AS PREPARED BY MR. LOUANIS. MR. KENNEY MOVED THAT SHACKFORD (PRIVATE) ROAD BE ELIMINATED FROM THE 1968 STREET ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM AND THE TOWN CLERK NOTIFIED, MR. COCHRANE SECONDED. MESSRS. WRIGHT AND FLORENCE WERE OF THE OPINION THAT THE ROAD SHOULD BE ACCEPTED. MESSRS. COCHRANE AND KENNEY VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, WRIGHT AND FLORENCE WERE OPPOSED. CHAIRMAN HODGKINS CAST THE DECIDING VOTE IN FAVOR. ALSO READ WAS LETTER FROM FRED CIANNELLI RE- QUESTING A HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD REGARDING SHACK ROAD AS HE FELT THEY DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EX- PRESS AN OPINION AT THE JANUARY 22 HEARING. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE CHAIRMAN WOULD WRITE NR. CIANNELLI ADVISING HIM OF THE DECISION OF THE BOARD. M.R. COCHRANE MOVED THAT THE BOARD RECOMMEND AC- CEPTANCE OF LAKEVIEW (PRIVATE) ROAD AS A PUBLIC WAY UNDER THE BETTERMENT ACT AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, N.R. KENNEY SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY. N.R. COCHRANE MOVED THAT THE BOARD RECOMMEND AC- CEPTANCE OF SUNNYSIDE (PRIVATE) ROAD AS A PUBLIC WAY UNDER THE BETTERMENT ACT AT THE ANNUAL TOWN NESTING, NR. KENNEY SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY. MR. COCHRANE MOVED THAT THE BOARD RECOMMEND AC- CEPTANCE OF HARVEST (PRIVATE) ROAD AS A PUBLIC WAY UNDER THE BETTERMENT ACT AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MR. KENNEY SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY. MR. COCHRANE MOVED THAT THE BOARD RECOMMEND AC- CEPTANCE OF TRACK (PRIVATE) ROAD AS A PUBLIC WAY UNDER THE BETTERMENT ACT AT THE ANNUAL TOWN NESTING, N.R. KENNEY SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY. MR. EDWARD CAMERON, CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, JOINED THE MEETING AND REPORTED TO THE BOARD THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOM- bw MENDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT ASK THE TOWN MEETING FOR A BOND ISSUE OF $300, 000, $150, 000 OF WHICH CAN BE USED THIS COMING YEAR AND $150, 000 THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THIS WILL NOT NECES- SITATE A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING NEXT YEAR AND MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING MORE AND SPENDING $150, 000 AT THE DEPARTMENTS WISH AND DESIRE. MR. HODGKINS REQUESTED MR. LOUANIS TO ASCERTAIN THE COSTS FOR BORROWING $300, 000 FOR DIFFERENT PERIODS AND PREPARE THE DATA FOR HIM. THE BOARD REVIEWED THE SEWER FRONTAGE ASSESSMENTS FOR 1966. IT WAS AGREED THAT AN ITEM WOULD BE ADDED RE- CARDING LICENSED DRAIN LAYERS. THE BOARD READ LETTER FROM MOSES C.PARKER RE- QUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT SPONSOR AT THE NEXT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING PROCEEDINGS WHICH WILL LEAD TO HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 330, SECTION 77D OF THE GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHU- SETTS. MR. FLORENCE MOVED, MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND THE MOTION WAS PASSED TO VOTE ACCEPTANCE OF THE LETTER AND HIS RETIREMENT. READ LETTER FROM THE BEADING MUNICIPAL CLERICAL WORKERS ' ASSOCIATION NOTIFYING THE BOARD THAT IT IS WITH- DRAWING ITS REQUEST OF DECEMBER 14, 1967 FOR RECOGNITION BEFORE THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMMITTEE. READ LETTER SIGNED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE EM- PLOYEES OF THE ENGINEERING DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS REQUESTING THAT THE LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIRMAN DATED 5 .JANUARY 1968 PERTAINING TO FORMATION AND RECOGNITION OF THE ENGINEERING EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION OF READING BE WITHDRAWN FROM CONSIDERATION WITHOUT PREJUDICE. THE BOARD CONFERRED WITH THEODORE WATSON, READ- ING REALTY CORPORATION, REGARDING INGRESS AND EGRESS FROM THE PARKING AREA AT THE APARTMENT HOUSE COMPLEX AT RIGH AND WASHINGTON STREETS AND ENCROACHMENT BY SAID CORPORA- TION ON A STORM DRAIN EASEMENT. NO DECISION WAS REACHED. THE BOARD SIGNED THE FOLLOWING: BILLROLL DATED JANUARY 26 PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 20 THROUGH JANUARY ZB IT WAS MOVED, SECONDED AND VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE BOARD DISCUSSED SALARY SCHEDULE BRIEFLY. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:30 P.R. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, SECRETARY '