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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-11-18 Board of Public Works Minutes ' NOVEMBER 18, 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, WATT AND WHITE AND ACTING SUPERIN- TENDENT E. R. LoaANIs. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED. READ LETTER FROM ALBAN LOBDELL, PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE UNITARIAN CHURCH REQUESTING REPAIRS TO THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH ON WOBURN STREET. IT IS THE OPINION OF THE CHURCH MEMBERS THAT THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE SIDEWALK PRESENTS A CRITICAL SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY TO ELDERLY PERSONS DURING THE COMING WINTER. ACCORDING TO THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT, IT IS NOT PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE REPAIRS THIS YEAR BUT THE ITEM COULD BE SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT EARLY NEXT YEAR. MR. WATT MOVED THAT IN CONCURRENCE WITH THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT 'S RECOMMENDATION, THE SIDEWALK BE SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT EARLY NEXT YEAR, MR. FLORENCE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. READ LETTER FROM THE RECREATION COMMITTEE RE- QUESTING THAT THE PROGRAM - BIRCH MEADOW AREA BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: , 1969 - AMEND ITEM 1 AND 2 TO READ ITEM 1 - BUILD UTILITY BALL FIELD # # # # 1. BUILD PARKING AREA AT THE END OF JOHN CARVER ROAD NEAR THE BASEBALL FIELD. 2. CLEAN AREA EASTERLY OF BASEBALL FIELD - REMOVE ROCKS, STUMPS, BUSHES, DEAD TREES, DEBRIS, PILES OF PEAT, ETC. FILL AND LEVEL HOLES - ROUGH LEVEL ENTIRE AREA SO IT CAN BE MAINTAINED WITH A LARGE MOWER. # # # # SPECIAL PARKS BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: 1970 - ITEM 2 BE AMENDED AND THE WHOLE APPROPRIATION OF $10, 000. 00 BE APPLIED TO ITEM 1 1. CONTINUE PLAY AREA - GLEN MEADOW (BARROWS SCHOOL) $5, 500. 00 2. PARKING AREA - SWEETSER AVENUE 4. 500. 00 10, 000. 00 THE BOARD DISCUSSED IN DETAIL THE RECREATION COMMITTEE S REQUEST AND SUGGESTED THAT CLARIFICATION OF THE TERM 11UTILITYBALLFIELD " BE OBTAINED BY THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT. MR. WHITE MOVED THAT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS NOTIFY THE RECREATION COMMITTEE (1) THAT IN VIEW OF PRIOR COMMITMENTS MADE WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE APPRO- PRIATION FOR THE BIRCH MEADOW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM NOT BE ' ALTERED THIS YEAR; AND (2) THE BOARD IS PERFECTLY WILLING TO LAY OUT A BALLFIELD IN THAT AREA WITH MINIMUM DIMEN- SIONS AND BACKSTOP, COST TO BE LISTED AS ONE OF THE ITEMS OF SPECIAL PARKS PROGRAM; MR. COCHRANE SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. THE DEPARTMENT HAS NO OBJECTION TO SPENDING THE ENTIRE 1970 SPECIAL PARKS APPROPRIATION ON THE GLEN MEADOW AREA. READ LETTER FROM RUSSELL A. WILLS, ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER OF DETROIT STOKER. IT WAS AGREED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE INVITED TO CONFER WITH THE BOARD ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, TO DISCUSS AND VIEW A FILM ON A 120-TON PER DAY INCINERATOR. ' THE BOARD ADJOURNED TEMPORARILY AT 8:12 P.M. TO MEET AS THE BOARD OF SURVEY. THE BOARD RECONVENED AT 8:20 P.M. THE BOARD REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED THE PROPOSED 1989 BUDGET - PAGES 1 THROUGH 15. MESSRS. NORDSTRAND AND FORTIN SUB-COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WERE PRESENT. THE BOARD DISCUSSED POSSIBLE INSERTION OF AN ARTICLE IN THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT REQUESTING FUNDS FOR AN INCINERATOR. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE BOARD WOULD DISCUSS THE PROPOSED WATER CONNECTION TO THE M.D. C. AT THE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 25; ALSO PROPOSED 1969 BUDGET FROM PAGE 1E TO CONCLUSION. r THE BOARD SIGNED THE BILLROLL DATED /NOVEMBER 15. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:10 P.M. RESPECTFULLY(n� pSUBMITTED, �, L SECRETARY r r