HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-11-04 Board of Public Works Minutes ' NOVEMBER 41 1968
NEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT
7:40 P.N. IN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN HODGKINS, SECRETARY
FLORENCE, BOARD NEMBERS COCHRANE AND WHITE, AND ACTING
SUPERINTENDENT E. R. LOUANIS.
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED.
READ LETTER FROM COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION, ADVISING THAT FIRST PAYMENT IN
THE AMOUNT OF $130, 900. 00 HAD BEEN MADE FOR PROJECT NO.
WPC-MASS-163 NORTHEAST INTERCEPTOR SEWER. IT WAS ACCEPTED
AS A POINT OF INFORMATION.
READ LETTER FROM CHIEF OF POLICE JOHN F. BEAUDOIN
REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS PAINT OUT THE
EXISTING LINE ON HIGH STREET AT THE DEPOT AREA AND PAINT A
NEW LINE CONSISTENT WITH THE RECENT WIDENING, AND MR.
LOUANIS ' COMMENTS THEREON. MR. FLORENCE MOVED THAT THE DE-
PARTMENT PAINT A NEW CENTER LINE PLUS A NEW GUTTER LINE,
MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED.
THE BOARD RECEIVED PETITION SIGNED BY ELEVEN
ABUTTORS OF THE NEW SECTION OF SPRUCE ROAD REQUESTING AC-
CEPTANCE AS A PUBLIC WAY. READ NOTE FROM THE ACTING
SUPERINTENDENT OUTLINING THE SEQUENCE IN WHICH THE PRIVATE
WAYS SHOULD BE ACCEPTED :
1. THE OLD SECTION OF JYARLA LANE '
Z, THE NEW SECTION OF MARLA LANE
3. A PORTION OF THE NEW SECTION OF SPRUCE ROAD, AND
4. ACCEPTANCE OF BALDWIN LANE
IT WAS AGREED THAT HEARINGS WILL BE SCHEDULED.
MR. COCHRANE JOINED THE MEETING.
THE BOARD RECEIVED PETITION SIGNED BY FOUR ABUT-
TORS OF "B" STREET REQUESTING ACCEPTANCE AS A PUBLIC WAY.
IT WAS AGREED TO SCHEDULE A HEARING.
READ NOTE FROM THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT REGARD-
ING THE PURCHASE OF SALT BY THE CARLOAD AND THE PROBLEMS
INVOLVED. IT WAS AGREED TO PURCHASE THE SALT THIS YEAR
ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS AND ACCEPT THE DATA AS A
POINT OF INFORMATION.
COPIES OF FIGURES PROMISED THE BOARD BY COM-
BUSTION ENGINEERING ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL WERE PRESENTED
TO EACH MEMBER. THEY WERE ACCEPTED AS A POINT OF INFORMA-
TI ON.
READ LETTER FROM F. C. DONALD G. DAVIS, U. S.
COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, REQUESTING PERMISSION TO USE A
SMALL SECTION OF READING COMMON ON NOVEMBER 17, 1968 TO
PLACE A BOAT ON A TRAILER, TOGETHER WITH FLAGS AND BANNERS
TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY AND BOAT- '
ING SAFETY.
MR. CiOCHRANE MOVED THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED,
IT WAS SECONDED AND VOTED.
MR. FLORENCE MOVED THAT THE CHAIRMAN REQUEST THE
BOARD OF SELECTMEN TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT ROOM
17, WHICH IS NOW OCCUPIED BY THE PLANNING BOARD; HR.
COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. IT IS THE BOARDS DE-
SIRE THAT THE ROOM BE USED AS A PRIVATE OFFICE FOR THE
SUPER INTENDENT.
IT WAS MOVED, SECONDED AND VOTED TO GO INTO
E%ECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS WITH
AMERICAN DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:00 P.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
SECRETARY
