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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-09-23 Board of Public Works Minutes SEPTEMBER 23, 1968 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT 7:40 P.M. IN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING. PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN HODGKINS, SECRETARY FLORENCE, BOARD MEMBER WATT AND ACTING SUPERINTENDENT E. R. LOUANIS. READING OF THE MINUTES WAS DISPENSED WITH AND THEY WERE ACCEPTED AS WRITTEN. THE BOARD RECEIVED PETITION FROM 28 ABUTTORS OF WINTER, BELMONT, SALEM AND ORANGE STREETS REQUESTING EX- TENSION OF THE COMMON SEWER TO SERVICE THEIR RESIDENCES. MR. WATT MOVED THAT THE STREETS BE CONSIDERED FOR THE 1969 LCONTRACT, MR. FLORENCE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. THE BOARD REVIEWED BIDS RECEIVED ON FURNISHING AND PLACING BITUMINOUS CONCRETE ON MAIN STREET FROM HAVEN TO WASHINGTON STREETS; ALSO THE POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF THE CON- TRACT FOR THE PAVING REQUIRED FOR THE WIDENING OF RIGH STREET FROM WASHINGTON TO OPPOSITE GREEN STREET. MR. WATT MOVED THAT THE CONTRACT BE AWARDED TO TRIMOUNT BITUMINOUS PRODUCTS COMPANY, LOW BIDDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $4, 412. 00 OR $7. 96 PER TON. THE BOARD REVIEWED BIDS RECEIVED ON CHAIN LINK rr FENCE WORK TO BE DONE THIS YEAR; NAMELY, FENCING OF COMBI- NATION COURT AT WASHINGTON STREET, TENNIS PRACTICE COURT AT BIRCH MEADOW AND A COMBINATION COURT AT MEMORIAL PARK. PIR. FLORENCE MOVED THAT THE CONTRACT BE AWARDED TO BAY STATE FENCE COMPANY, LOW BIDDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $2, 530. 00. PIR. WHITE JOINED THE MEETING. THE BOARD REVIEWED BIDS ON ASPHALT COATED PIPE ARCH AND COUPLINGS FROM THREE BIDDERS. PIR. FLORENCE MOVED THAT THE CONTRACT BE AWARDED TO PENN CULVERT COMPANY, LOW BIDDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $4, 573. 80, PIR. WATT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. READ LETTER FROM MICHAEL F. ENWRIGHT, 74 PARKER AVENUE, DRACUT, MASSACHUSETTS, REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR A DRAIN LAYER S LICENSE IN READING . PIR. GATT MOVED THAT MR. ENWR.IGHT 'S APPLICATION BE APPROVED, MR. WHITE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT 8:00 P.M. IN REGARD TO THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE MYSTIC VALLEY GAS COMPANY MAIN IN VIRGINIA CIRCLE AND HOLLY ROAD. MR. LEWIS STOCKWELL REPRESENTED THE GAS COMPANY AT THE HEARING. MR. WATT MOVED THAT THE PETITION BE APPROVED, MR. WHITE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. THE BOARD SIGNED THE PLAN. PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT 8:15 P.M. REGARDING THE ALTERATION AND RELOCATION OF THE NORTHERLY SIDE LINE OF WASHINGTON STREET NEAR ELLIOTT STREET. MR. LOUANIS ADVISED THE BOARD THAT IN THE PROCESS Ito OF CONSTRUCTING THE SIDEWALK ON WASHINGTON STREET, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GUTTER LINE NEAR ELLIOTT STREET ABUTTED THE PROPERTY LINE. THE PROPER OFFSET FROM THE SIDE LINE WOULD RESULT IN NARROWING WASHINGTON STREET TO A WIDTH WHICH WOULD BE UNSAFE FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, JOSEPH MILLER, OWNER OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY FINALLY AGREED TO GIVE THE TOWN THE NECESSARY LAND TO WIDEN WASHINGTON STREET PROVIDING THE TOWN WOULD AGREE TO ABATE THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE SIDEWALK AND CURBING IN THE AMOUNT OF $124. 20. MR. LOUANIS FELT IT WAS A REASONABLE ARRANGEMENT. THE SIDEWALK HAS BEEN CON- STRUCTED AND THE CURBING INSTALLED. MR. MILLER SIGNED THE r RELEASE FROM DAMAGES. MR. WATT MOVED THAT THE BOARD ACCEPT THE ARRANGE- KENT AND PRESENT IT TO THE TOWN MEETING FOR APPROVAL, MR. FLORENCE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. THE BOARD DISCUSSED LETTER FROM R. C. EVANS, CHAIRMAN, RECREATION COMMITTEE, OUTLINING DECISIONS RE- GARDING READING PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS. IT WAS AGREED THAT MR. LOUANIS WOULD PREPARE A THREE TO FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM AND OMIT THE ROUTINE ITEMS. MR. WHITE STATED THAT MR. EVANS WOULD SUBMIT A LIST OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES IN ORDER OF THEIR PRIORITY. IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED THAT A LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD SHOULD NOT BE BUILT AT BIRCH MEADOW AND ANY SPECIAL ARTICLES FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR WORK TO BE DONE SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY THE RECREATION COMMITTEE. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE ROAD MACHINERY OPERATING ACCOUNT AND AGREED TO INCLUDE THE ITEM IN THE CAPITAL BUD - GET PROGRAM. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE REPORT DUE IN EARLY OCTO- BER FROM AMERICAN DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF GOING TO A CONVENTIONAL TYPE INCINERATOR. IT WAS AGREED THAT A LETTER WOULD BE SENT TO AMERICAN DESIGN d- DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INVITING REPRESENTATIVES TO CONFER WITH THE BOARD ON OCTOBER 14 TO DISCUSS THE BROCKTON REPORT AND ASCERTAIN WHAT THE COMPANY CAN GUARANTY FOR THE TOWN OF READING . THE BOARD SIGNED THE FOLLOWING: 196E MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMITMENT SHEETS - HOUSE CONNECTIONS - •ARIOUS LOCATIONS BILLROLL DATED SEPTEMBER 20, 196E IT WAS MOVED, SECONDED AND VOTED TO GO INTO ExECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL PROBLEMS. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:10 P.M. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, SECRETARY TOWN OF READING OFFICE OF GEORGE L. KOOOKINS. CHAIRMAN DONALD s. FLORENCE. SECRETARY OFR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ceoaes W. cocHRAae. aD WILLIAM H. AAT Cy Mu MUNICIPAL BUILDING RI C.. wHM T MASSACHUSETTS °'•n a+p4T READING. MASS. 01867 E. ROGER LOUGN ACTING uRERlnrexDEoex COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. The undersigned, Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading, in compliance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 80, as amended by Chapter 63 of the Acts of 1933. hereby certify that the list herewith contains the names of persons against whom we have made betterment f assessments, together with the location of the land benefited °SEM by the improvement and the nature and amount of such better- ment assessment. And such list is certified to you for the purpose of committing the same to the Tax Collector, as provided by law. WITNESS our hands this twenty-third day of September A.D. , 1968. ' See Commitment Sheet For List Board of Public Works