HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-04-15 Board of Public Works Minutes APRIL 15, 1968
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT
7:30 P.M. IN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN HODGKINS, SECRETARY
FLORENCE, BOARD MEMBERS COCHRANE AND WHITE, ACTING SUPER-
INTENDENT WATSON AND TOWN ENGINEER E. R. LOUANIS•
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED.
PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT 7:4.5 P.M. REGARDING
THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE MAIN TRUNK SANITARY SEWER
IN PINEVALE AVENUE TO SERVICE HOUSES #46, 47, 50, 51 AND
55 AND LOT 31 . FIVE PERSONS ATTENDED THE HEARING AND
VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE SANITARY SEWER. ALFRED C. CENEST,
55 PINEVALE AVENUE, INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE OBTAINS
WATER FROM AN ARTESION WELL AND QUESTIONED HOW HIS SEWER
RENTAL BILL WOULD BE FIGURED. NO CONCLUSION WAS REACHED.
MR. COCHRANE MOVED, MR. WHITE SECONDED AND IT
WAS VOTED THAT THE SANITARY SEWER BE INSTALLED IN PINEVALE
AVENUE TO SERVICE THE AFOREMENTIONED LOTS.
THE BOARD ADJOURNED TEMPORARILY AT 7:55 P.M. TO
MEET AS THE BOARD OF SURVEY.
THE BOARD RECONVENED AT 9:35 P.M.
READ LETTER FROM EDWARD C. WRIGHT SUBMITTING HIS
El RESIGNATION AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. MR.
WRIGHT EXPLAINED THAT AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY RESERVE,
HIS RESPONSIBILITIES, OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS HAVE
BEEN EXPANDED RESULTING IN A DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE
REGULAR MONDAY EVENING MEETING.
MR. COCHRANE MOVED THAT THE BOARD ACCEPT MR.
WRIGHT 's RESIGNATION WITH GREAT RELUCTANCE AND SO NOTIFY
HIM, MR. FLORENCE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED.
THE BOARD REVIEWED BIDS OPENED ON APRIL 4 FOR
PASSENGER AND TRUCK TIRES; ALSO I/R. WATSON 's RECOMMENDA-
TION THAT THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUE TO USE THE TIRES AND
SERVICES OFFERED BY THE EDWARD S. QUIRK COMPANY. THE LOW
BIDDER WAS CARLSON TIRE & ALIGNMENT COMPANY. THE BOARD
DISCUSSED AT LENGTH THE PRICE DIFFERENTIAL E ENTIAL AND PLY AND
PLY-RATED TIRES. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE ACTING SUPERIN-
PENDENT WOULD CHECK WITH NEIGHBORING TOWNS TO ASCERTAIN
THEIR METHODS OF PURCHASING TIRES AND REPORT TO THE BOARD
AT THE NEXT MEETING.
READ NOTE FROM THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT WHICH
STATED THAT EDWARD BLAINE, SEWER INSPECTOR, WOULD PREFER
NOT TO USE HIS CAR ON TOWN WORK DURING 1966 AS IT IS TOO
EXPENSIVE. ACCORDING TO MR. WATSON, MR. BLAINE NOW RE-
CEIVES $10. 00 WEEKLY. MR. COCHRANE MOVED THAT MR.BLAINE
BE GIVEN A TANKFUL OF GASOLINE PER WEEK, MR. WHITE
SECONDED.
MR. WHITE AMENDED THE MOTION TO READ "NOT TO
EXCEED FIFTEEN GALLONS OF GASOLINE A WEEK", IT WAS
SECONDED AND VOTED.
READ LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, INCLUD-
ING COPY OF PETITION RECEIVED FROM ABUTTORS 304 TO 316
LOWELL STREET AND 3 WILLOW STREET, REQUESTING THAT CON-
SIDERATION BE GIVEN TO CONSTRUCTING A SIDEWALK IN FRONT
OF THEIR PROPERTIES ON LOWELL STREET. THE BOARD CONSIDERED
THE REQUEST AND MR. WHITE MOVED THAT THE PETITIONERS BE
NOTIFIED THAT THE DEPARTMENT ATTEMPTS TO TAKE CARE OF STREETS
WHERE NO SIDEWALKS EXIST BEFORE TAKING CARE OF STREETS WHERE
THERE ARE SIDEWALKS ON ONE SIDE; MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND
IT WAS VOTED. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE CHAIRMAN WOULD ADVISE
THE SELECTMEN THAT ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS WOULD BE BETTER
ENFORCEMENT OF THE SPEED LAW IN THAT AREA.
READ NOTE FROM THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT REGARD-
ING REPLACEMENT OF THE HAVEN STREET SIDEWALK BETWEEN LINDEN
STREET AND CHUTE STREET ON THE NORTHERLY SIDE. MR. FLORENCE
MOVED, MR. WHITE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED THAT THE AFORE-
MENTIONED SIDEWALK BE REPLACED WITH BITUMINOUS CONCRETE.
READ REPORT FROM TOWN ENGINEER, E. R. LOUANIS,
ON THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE HATCH ACT IN WILMINGTON,
' MASSACHUSETTS. ACCORDING TO Na. LOUANIS, THERE IS NO NEED
FOR ANY ACTION BY THE TOWN AT THIS TIME BUT IT SHOULD BE
WATCHED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. THE DATA WAS PLACED ON
FILE. LETTER WILL BE SENT TO HR. .LINGENFELTER THANKING
HIM FOR THE INFORMATION AND REQUESTING THAT HE ADVISE
THE DEPARTMENT OF ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
THE BOARD REVIEWED BIDS RECEIVED ON VARIOUS
SUPPLIES USED BY THE DEPARTMENT. MR. WHITE MOVED THAT
THE LOW BIDS BE ACCEPTED IN EACH CASE, MR. COCHRANE
SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED,
MR. WHITE REPORTED TO THE BOARD THAT THE RECRE-
ATION COMMITTEE HAD SOME REQUESTS THEY WOULD LIKE DONE
WHICH ARE IN CONFLICT WITH THE DEPARTMENTS PROGRAM.
RUSSELL STONE, JR. , OF THE RECREATION COMMITTEE WAS IN
ATTENDANCE. IN THE OPINION OF MESSRS. WHITE AND STONE,
THERE SEEMED TO BE A LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE
TWO BOARDS. ACCORDING TO X.R. STONE, THE BANG BOARDS
LISTED FOR WASHINGTON PARK THIS YEAR HAD BEEN INSTALLED
IN 1967. HE REQUESTED THAT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT REMOVED
FROM ZAGORSKY PARK BE INSTALLED ON THE BATCHELDER LAND ON
FRANKLIN STREET AND A COMBINATION LITTLE LEAGUE-SOFTBALL
FIELD BE MADE AVAILABLE AT BIRCH /MEADOW. ALSO DISCUSSED
WAS GLEN MEADOW. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE BOARD WOULD VISIT
THE AREA ON FRANKLIN STREET. A MEETING WITH THE RECREATION
COMMITTEE WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 29.
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READ LETTER FROM ROBERT S. WARNZ CK, TREASURER,
READING LITTLE LEAGUE, REQUESTING AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE
BOARD ON APRIL 22 TO DISCUSS A LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD. IT
WAS AGREED THAT MR. WARNICK WOULD BE INVITED TO ATTEND THE
MEETING SCHEDULED WITH THE RECREATION COMMITTEE ON APRIL
29.
THE BOARD SIGNED THE FOLLOWING :
BILLROLL DATED APRIL 12
PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD APRIL B THROUGH
APRIL 12
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 11 :00 P.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
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