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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-04-22 Board of Public Works Minutes APRIL 22, 1868 ' MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT 7:50 P.H. IN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING. PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN HODGKINS, BOARD MEMBERS COCHRANE AND WHITE, ACTING SUPERINTENDENT WATSON AND TOWN ENGINEER E. R. LOUANIS. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED. PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT 8:00 P.M. REGARDING THE PROPOSED RENAMING OF SUNNYSIDE (PUBLIC) ROAD, WHICH RUNS IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION FROM SALEM STREET TO A DEAD END. SIX PERSONS ATTENDED THE HEARING. VARIOUS NAMES WERE SUGGESTED BY FIRE CHIEF PERRY AND THE BOARD. IT WAS AGREED THAT HOORE ROAD WOULD BE CONSIDERED SUITABLE. THREE PERSONS VOTED IN FAVOR AND TWO WERE OPPOSED. HR. AND HRS. EGON NELSON OBJECTED TO ANY CHANGE IN NAME BECAUSE OF TIE ALLEGED EXPENSES INVOLVED. HR. NELSON WAS INFORMED BY THE CHAIRMAN THAT THE NAME CHANGE HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. PERRY FIRE CHIEFICORROBORATED MR. HODGKINS ' STATEMENT. MR. COCHRANE MOVED, HR. WHITE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED TO PROCEED WITH A HEARING TO RENAME SUNNYSIDE ROAD - MOORE ROAD. THE BOARD ADJOURNED. TEMPORARILY AT 8:45 P.M. TO , MEET AS THE BOARD OF SURVEY. THE BOARD RECONVENED AT 10:30 P.M. WITH TOWN COUNSEL KILLAM IN ATTENDANCE. THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE SUPERVISORY CONTRACT WITH WHITMAN CC HOWARD, INC. ON THE NORTHEAST INTERCEPTOR SEWER. MR. WHITE MOVED THAT ON PAGE 2, THE WORD "ABOUT" IN PART 3 - COMPENSATION, PARAGRAPH #2, LINE 7 BE DELETED; MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND THE NOTION CARRIED. MR. KILLAM AS TOWN COUNSEL APPROVED THE CONTRACT AS TO FORM. THE BOARD AFFIXED THEIR SIGNATURES. READ LETTER FROM ANTHONY J. DEFURIA, 372 HAVER- ' HILL STREET, REQUESTING THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO ATTACH HIS SEWERAGE PLUMBING TO THE SEWERAGE LINES WHICH ARE GOING TO BE INSTALLED IN CHARLES STREET UP TO HAVERHILL STREET. HIS PROPERTY ABUTS CHARLES AND HAVERHILL STREETS. AC- CORDING TO MR. WATSON, MR. DEFURIA 'S PROPERTY DOES NOT FRONT ON CHARLES STREET. HIS LEGAL FRONTAGE FOR SEWER BET- TERMENT CHARGES WOULD BE HAVERHILL STREET; THEREFORE, WORK CONTEMPLATED FOR THIS YEAR ON CHARLES STREET WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE TO HIS PROPERTY. MR. WHITE MOVED Na. DEFURIA BE NOTIFIED THAT INASMUCH AS HE HAS NO FRONTAGE ON CHARLES STREET, THAT THE ' BOARD MUST DENY HIS REQUEST TO BE CONNECTED TO THE SEWER I ' IN CHARLES STREET, MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. BEAD NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID ON FUEL OILS FOR THE BEADING PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OTHER TOWN-OWNED BUILDINGS ON MAY 14, 1966 AT 11 :00 A.M. , E.D. T. MR. HODGKINS RE- QUESTED THAT FIGURES BE PREPARED SHOWING COST OF SERVICE, PARTS AND FUEL OIL. READ REPORT FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT ON THE TRUCK AND TIRE BIDS. MR. COCHRANE MOVED, MR. WHITE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED THAT THE BID BE AWARDED TO CARLSON TIRE & ALIGN- KENT, INC. , PROVIDING THE COMPANY FULFILLS ITS CONTRACT, MR. WHITE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. THE BOARD IS TO BE ADVISED IF THE COMPANY DOES NOT ABIDE BY THE CONTRACT OR GIVE GOOD SERVICE. READ LETTER FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, EMERGENCY FINANCE BOARD, ENCLOSING COPY OF VOTE PASSED BY THE BOARD AND APPROVED BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR RELATIVE TO THE TOWN OF READING PROJECT WPC-MASS-183 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS. IT WAS ACCEPTED AS A POINT OF INFORMATION. THE BOARD DISCUSSED MINIMAL WORK WHICH SHOULD BE DONE AT THE BATCHELDER PROPERTY ON FRANKLIN STREET IN ORDER TO USE THE AREA AS A PLAYGROUND. MR. WHITE MOVED THAT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GEN- ERAL REQUEST FROM THE RECREATION COMMITTEE THAT THE DEPART- KENT SPEND THE MONEY NECESSARY TO PROVIDE TWO PROPER EN- TRANCES APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET WIDE AND SET UP THE PLAY- ' GROUND EQUIPMENT WHICH WAS REMOVED FROM THE ZAGORSKY TO THE BATCHELDER PROPERTY. THE LOCATION OF THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE WORKED OUT BETWEEN THE RECREATION COMMITTEE AND THE DEPART- MENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. TIB. COCHRANE SECONDED THE MOTION AND IT WAS CARRIED. READ LETTER FROM BUNKER REALTY CORPORATION RE- QUESTING PERMISSION TO CONNECT A HOUSE DRAIN TO THE STORM DRAIN WHICH RUNS THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY AT 75 LONGFELLOW ROAD. MR. COCHRANE MOVED THAT THE REQUEST BE APPROVED, MR. WHITE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. READ NOTICE FROM THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN THAT ' ARTICLES FOR THE WARRANT FOR A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1968 MUST BE FILED IN THE SELECT- MEN S OFFICE NOT LATER THAN 8:00 P.M. , MAY 20. THE BOARD SIGNED THE FOLLOWING: BILLROLL DATED APRIL 18 SANITARY SEWER AND PUMPING STATION CONSTRUCTION - T. D. SULLIVAN & SONS CO. - CONTRACT SANITARY SEWER CONSTRUCTION - JOSEPH CAPONE d SON, INC. - CONTRACT MEETING ADJOURNED AT 11 :15 P.M. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, SECRETARY '