Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-03-11 Board of Public Works Minutes MARCH 11, 1968 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT 7:35 P.M. IN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING. PRESENT WERE MESSRS. HODGKINS, WRIGHT, COCHRANE, FLORENCE AND WHITE, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT WATSON, TOWN ENGINEER E. R. LOUANIS AND EDWARD CAMERON, CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. MR. HODGKINS ACTED AS CHAIRMAN PRO TEM FOR THE BOARD AND ELECTIONS WERE HELD BY BALLOT. GEORGE HODGKINS WAS ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY CHAIRMAN FOR THE ENSUING YEAR. HR. WRIGHT RECEIVED ONE VOTE FOR SECRETARY, MR. COCHRANE ONE VOTE AND MR. FLORENCE THREE VOTES. HR. FLORENCE WAS ELECTED SECRETARY. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGREADAND APPROVED. THE BOARD ADJOURNED TEMPORARILY AT 7:45 P.M. TO MEET AS THE BOARD OF SURVEY. THE BOARD RECONVENED AT 8:10 P.M. IT WAS MOVED, SECONDED AND VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE PERSONNEL BOARD TO DISCUSS PRO- POSED 1968 SALARIES. THE MEETING CONTINUED IN OPEN SESSION. READ LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN REGARDING OFFER FOR TAX TITLE LAND ON SUNNYSIDE ROAD, LOTS 33-45 i INCLUSIVE, AND N.R. LOUANIS ' COMMENTS IN RELATION THERETO. ACCORDING TO Na. LOUANIS, THE LAND REPRESENTS THE FOLLOW- ING COSTS TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. WATER MAIN CONSTRUCTION $1, 129. 33 STREET CONSTRUCTION 2, 511. 74 $3, 641. 07 MR. WRIGHT MOVED THAT A LETTER BE SENT TO THE SELECTMEN SUGGESTING THAT THE LAND BE RETAINED UNTIL THE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WHICH WOULD MAKE THE LAND MORE VALUABLE; ALSO CONSIDER RESUBDIVIDING THE LOTS AND ESTAB- LISHING MINIMUM CELLAR FLOOR ELEVATIONS BEFORE SALE OF THE PROPERTY; MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. READ LETTER FROM VERNON E. CHANDLER, JR. , 140 PINE RIDGE ROAD, REQUESTING RELOCATION OF THE STURGES PARK BASEBALL BACKSTOP BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUAL HARRASSMENT BY TEENAGERS. MR. LOUANIS OUTLINED THE CONCESSIONS MADE TO MR. CHANDLER. IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT MR. CHANDLER WAS AWARE OF THE LAYOUT OF THE PLAY AREA BEFORE HE BEGAN CONSTRUCTION, H.R. FLORENCE MOVED, MR. WRIGHT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO DENY THE REQUEST. READ LETTER FROM RICHARD C. EVANS, CHAIRMAN, RECREATION COMMITTEE, WHICH STATED THAT SEVERAL MEMBERS HAD REQUESTED THAT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MAKE A BALLFIELD AVAILABLE AT THE BATCHELDER PROPERTY ON FRANKLIN STREET AND TO THE WEST OF THE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD ON PLEASANT STREET; ALSO, WHETHER OR NOT LITTLE LEAGUE ANDIOR THE SOFTBALL LEAGUE MAY PLAY AT STURGES PARK OR IS THE AREA LIMITED TO A SPECIFIC AGE GROUP. THE REQUESTS WERE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH. FIR. COCHRANE MOVED THAT THE RECREATION COMMITTEE BE ADVISED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WILL STUDY THE SITUATION AS FAR AS PLEASANT STREET IS CONCERNED FOR SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE, AND TO TAKE NO ACTION ON FRANKLIN STREET UNTIL THE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE HAS DEFINITIZED PLANS FOR THAT AREA; ALSO THAT THE STURGES PARK AREA WAS PLANNED AND DESIGNED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYGROUND AND NO ORGANIZED SPORTS MAY BE PLAYED IN THIS AREA; MR. FLORENCE SECONDED AND IT WAS VO TED. EDWARD C. WRIGHT WAS REQUESTED BY CHAIRMAN HODGKINS TO REMAIN ON THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE. NATHAN C. WHITE WAS APPOINTED TO THE RECREATION COMMITTEE. MR. COCHRANE MOVED THAT THE BOARD APPOINT PHILIP Ali WELCH SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE ENSUING YEAR AND CLERK OF THE BOARD FOR ONE YEAR; FIR. FLORENCE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY. THE BOARD CONSIDERED DRIVEWAY PLAN FOR APARTMENT HOUSE AT HIGH AND WASHINGTON STREETS. ACCORDING TO MR. LOUANIS, THE PLAN MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED BY THE BOARD. HR. WRIGHT MOVED, MR. FLORENCE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED THAT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS WITHHOLD STREET PERMIT UNTIL THE TWO EXIT SIGNS ARE ERECTED AND THE TWO-WAY ACCESS ROAD IS MADE PASSABLE. HR. COCHRANE BROUGHT UP FOR DISCUSSION THE DIS- CHARGE OF WATER ONTO WEST STREET IN THE VICINITY OF PALMER HILL AVENUE BY ABUTTORS; OTHER AREAS WERE ALSO MENTIONED. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WOULD MAKE A SURVEY AND A REPORT MADE TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD MOVED, SECONDED AND VOTED TO AUTHORIZE HR. HODGKINS, AS CHAIRMAN, TO SIGN HUD QUESTIONNAIRE IN RE- GARD TO THE INTERCEPTOR SEWER GRANT. READ LETTER FROM JAMES O. BERRY, FIRST CONGREGA- TIONAL CHURCH, REQUESTING PERMISSION TO CLOSE SANBORN STREET FROM WOBURN STREET TO LOWELL STREET ON FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, FROM B TO 11 P.H. , AND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 FROM 7 A.M. TO B P.H. IN ORDER TO HOLD THE ANNUAL CHURCH FAIR. MR. WRIGHT MOVED, MR. FLORENCE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO APPROVE THE REQUEST. READ LETTER FROM MASSACHUSETTS STATE COUNCIL - A.F.L. -C.I.O. REQUESTING A PRELIMINARY MEETING WITH THE , BOARD AND COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS PROCEDURE AND GROUND RULES PRIOR TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. COPY OF LETTER WAS GIVEN i TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN. READ LETTER FROM MRS. VINCENT E. LAROCCO, 126 SUMMER AVENUE, REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT TO CEASE AND DE- SIST FROM HELPING HER PERFORM HER JOB OF CLEANING THE j SIDEWALK AFTER A SNOWSTORM. IT WAS AGREED THAT Na. LOUANIS WOULD ADVISE MRS. LAROCCO THAT IT IS THE EXISTING POLICY OF THE TOWN TO PLOW SIDEWALKS IN AND AROUND SCHOOL BUILDINGS. HER HOME HAPPENS TO BE ON ONE OF THE ROUTES. READ CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STATE LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AS FOLLOWS: TOTAL NUMBER ELIGIBLE 48 TOTAL BALLOTS CAST 45 BALLOTS CAST FOR THE UNION 36 BALLOTS CAST AGAINST THE UNION 8 BALLOTS PROTESTED 3 BLANK AND VOID BALLOTS 0 IT WAS ACCEPTED AS A POINT OF INFORMATION. READ LETTER FROM JOSEPH D 'AMICO REGARDING PRO- GRESS ON SEWER CONTRACT 67-1. IT WAS ACCEPTED AS A POINT OF INFORMATION. READ LIST OF BIDS ON ONE NEW WHEEL TYPE ARTICU- LATED TRACTOR WITH NEW FRONT END BUCKET AS FOLLOWS: COMPANY MAKE BID FIELD MACHINERY CO. SCOOPMOBILE 150-B 7133, 269. 00 INT 'L. HARVESTER CO. HOUGH H-60B 17, 425. 00 11 11 It HOUGH H-60H 17, 860. 00 B.M. G.EQUIPMENT CO. , INC. ALLIS-CHALMERS TL545 18, 100. 00 t' 11 It it ALLIS-CHALMERS 545H 19, 100. 00 CLARK-WILCOX CO. EUCLID PIVOT 19, 600. 00 WITT-ARMSTRONG EQUIP. CATERPILLAR 950-A 28, 140. 00 RIGID FRAME H.F.DAvzs TRACTOR CO. NELSON 150-C 13, 999. 00 C.N. WOOD Co. , INC. LIMA 80 15, 587. 00 MAJOR MACHINERY TROJAN 164A 17, 928. 00 C.N. WOOD CO. , INC. LIMA 100 20, 589. 00 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE BIDS. IT WAS STATED BY MR. WATSON THAT THE NEAREST SCOOPMOBILE, WHICH WAS BID BY FIELD MACHINERY COMPANY, WAS LOCATED IN ALBANY, NEW YORK. IN MR. WATSON 'S OPINION, THE MECHANIC AND OPERATOR OF THE HOUGH COULD BE SENT TO INVESTIGATE THE MODEL. MR. WHITE MOVED THAT THE DEPARTMENT SEND THE ME- CHANIC AND OPERATOR TO LOOK OVER THE MACHINE AND REPORT BACK THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS; MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. READ LETTER TO EDWARD E. LUCCHINI, 16 CURTIS STREET, PREPARED BY MR. WATSON, REGARDING DRAINAGE CONDI- TIONS ON HIS PROPERTY. IT WAS AGREED BY THE BOARD THAT THE LETTER SHOULD BE SENT TO MR. LUCCHINI. THE BOARD SIGNED THE BILLROLL DATED FEBRUARY 23 AND PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 17 THROUGH FEBRUARY 23. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:30 P.M. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, SECRETARY