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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-09-08 Board of Public Works Minutes 101 September 8, 1959 ' The meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7 :30 P:: . Present were Chm. 'Lanni, Sec. Harrison, Mssrs. Donahue, Florence, Leonard and Superintendent Welch. Mr. Harrison read a statement about five personnel items and presented five motions to cover the items. The motions were than presented one by one for consideration. They follow here- with. It was moved, seconded and .voted that the Board endorses in principle the proposition that Town employees should have a representative on the Personnel Board and that other affected Boards be contacted to obtain their reactions and that this Board take the necessary steps to present the matter to the Town Meeting. It was moved, seconded and voted that this Board request a conference with the Personnel Board to discuss changes in . the By Law covering emergency overtime . It was moved, seconded and voted to instruct the Super- intendent to prepare and submit to the Board a possible way of establishing within the Department an. informal method covering job. permanency. It was moved aTJ GO9n 2l 0 h the wage schedule submitted by the Superintendent and forward it to the Personnel Board for theirconsideration together with all necessary classification descriptions. It was moved, seconded and voted that this matter be laid on the table for later consideration at this meeting. 102 It was moved , seconded and voted that all other items contained in the Sub Committee report be submitted to the Superintendent with instructions to report his reactions to them to the Board at the next meeting. Conferred with the following persons relative to the completion of work in the Reading Acres development. The developers - Mssrs. Yardumien and Orchanian and their attor- ney, Mr. Fulman. The developers contractor Mr. DiCarlo and his attorney. Twenty-three owners of property in the Reading Acres development. An extended discussion of many details took place with the lawyers, developers, owners and Board Members participating. It was agreed that Superintendent Welch, the developers ■ and Mr. Cullivan representing the owners would meet on Putnam Rd , at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, September 11, 1959 to determine ways to speed up the work and complete the project. Conferred with three representatives of the Veterans of Foreign Wars relative to their organization obtaining Town owned land off John St. now used by this Department as a brush dump. An extended detailed discussion. took place. Matter was laid on table for decision at next Board Meeting. It was moved, seconded and voted to hold the next meeting of the Board on Monday Evening, Sept. 21, 1959 at 7:30 P.M. The meeting was temporarily adjourned at 10:15 to meet as the Board of Survey. 103 The meeting reconvened at 10:45 P.M. Read note from the Superintendent listing bids received for bituminous concrete for roadway recover purposes. Bids are as follows: Company Type Bid Warren Bros. Type-I §5.95/Ton Barrett Co. Type-D 7 .00/Ton Mass. Broken Stone Type-D 8,35/Ton Read note from Superintendent recommending that, because of conditions where material is to be used and the greater coverage using Type D, that the contract be awarded to the Barrett Co. for Type D. It was moved, seconded and voted that the contract be awarded to the Barrett Co. for Type D. at the bid price of $7.00 per ton. Read note from Superintendent suggesting that the 1960 Chap. 90 Constr. program be on West St. from the end of the 1959 project to Rte. 93 in conformity with previous gentlemen' s agreement with the State Dept. Pub. Wks. It was moved, seconded and voted to approve West St. , from the end of the 1959 Chap. 90 project to Rte. 93 as the 1960 Chap, 90 project. Received and read two letters from Mr. Leonard ; one re- questing the installation of a sewer house connection at 27 Virginia Rd , and the other for the installation of a side- walk at 5 John Carver Rd . Received and read letter from Mr. Donahue relative to renaming a portion of South St. from West St. near Rte . 93 104 to the dead end at Rte. 93. It was moved, seconded and voted to hold a hearing on the renaming of the above described portion of South St. Name to be used for hearing purposes is to be South End Way. It was moved, seconded and voted to remove from the table the matter of approving the Wage Schedule submitted by the Superintendent. A short discussion followed . It was moved, seconded and voted to lay this matter on the table for further considerktion at a future meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, eh-c TOWN OF READING OFFICE OF \ OOMENICK ZANNI. JR.. [wu.... X11,, BOARD O F PUBLIC WORKS LLOYD W. HARRIEON, sEc T. COLEMAN J. DONAHUE + MUNICIPAL BUILDING DONALD E. FLORENCE LAWRENCE W. LEONARD READING, MASS. pMaIF WELCH, surulmonueNT MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Office of the Board of Public Works Town of Reading Middlesex, as. To the Assessors of the Town of Reading 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 name of persons against whom we have made a betterment assessments, together with the location of the land bene- fited by the improvement and the nature and amount of such betterment assessment. And such list is certified to you for the purpose of committing the same to the Tax Collector, as provided by law. WITNESS my hand this Fifteenth Day of September A.D. 1959 Board of Public Works by Superintendent SFWM HOUZ CQL*7N, CTION 1�, NAxIZ AALHTs J-0 t A,"joUNT 1 Hherwood Homee,Ino. 12 Sprt.ngvele Hd. 38 111.77 1 I TOWN OF READING OFFICE OF OO MEHICK ZAN141. JR.. cx Mnx.M BOARD O F PUBLIC WORKS LLOYD W. HARRISON, ..a.+... COLEMAN J. DONAHUE r DONALD E. FLORENCE MUNICIPAL BUILDING LAWRENCE W. LEONARD READING, MASS. PHILIP WELCH. I.P.—+.....I MASSACHUSETTS COPHCNW*-ALTR OF F".ASSACHUSkTTS Office of the Board of Public Works Town of Reading Yiddleeex, as. To the Assessors of the Town of Heading The undersigned, Board of Public Works of the Town of Heading. In con-pliance 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 name of persons against whom we have T.Lde lop betterment assessments, together with the location of thi land bene- fited by the improvement and the nature and amount of such better^+ent asaesa_°.ent. And such list in certified to you for the purpose of committing the some to the Tax Collector, as provided oy law. WITN! bs say hand this Fifteenth Day of September A.D. 1959 Board of Public Works by Superintendent SHICTM HOUSE CONNECTION September 15, 1959 10. Nt_ME ADDRESS PLAT LOT AMOUNT 1 Hoy E. & :.done L. Hatfield 19 Oak Street 70 11A 179.62