HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-04-11 Board of Public Works Minutes April 11, 1960
Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works
opened at 7:30 P .M. in Room 14, Municipal Building.
Present were Chairman Florence, Secretary Harri-
son, Board Members Ames, Hodson and Leonard and Superin-
tendent Welch.
Records of April 4, 1960 meeting read and approved
except for statement submitted by Mr. Leonard relative to al-
leged meeting of March 20, 1960 which sp pears as the last
sentence in paragraph six.
Board Members Florence, Harrison, Ames and Hodson
requested that they be recorded as disagreeing completely
with Mr. Leonard' s statement.
It was moved by Mr. Ames, seconded by Mr. Harrison
and voted that Board Members attended the conference of March
2U, 1960 for the sole reason of oeing helpful, cooperative
and courteous to the newly-elected Chairman and to , if pos-
sible, arrange for the presentation of Motions at the Town
Meeting and with the further understanding that in no sense
was the conference intended to be an official meeting of the
Board of Public Works .
Mr. Leonard requested that he be recorded as being
opposed to both this Motion and the contents thereof.
Considered letter sent to Bonding Company request-
ing that they take over the work on Woodland Acres and com-
plete same .
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Superintendent reported that agent of Bonding Com-
pany will confer with him and developers on the site in about
ten days.
A general discussion of the problem took place but
no action was taken.
Chairman Florence read letter from Town Counsel
Killam which in effect states that the Board of Public Works
is not required to function under any particular Rules of
Order or Manuel of Order but nas an inherent right to estab-
lish its own rules if it so wishes. It was moved, seconded
and voted to continue the Board Meetings in the same manner
that has been in effect for the past many years and under
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the Board nas functioned successfully.
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Mr. Leonard requested he be recorded as opposed
to the motion.
Read note from Superintendent relative to the time
required to prepare the Board records.
It was moved, seconded and voted to have a reporter
at the Board Meetings who will keep notes and from these pre -
pare Meeting records.
Hearing at 8 :30 P.M . on proposed underground con-
duit locations for the New England Telephone & Telegraph
Company on Linden Street northerly of Woburn Street and on
Linden Street southerly from Lowell Street.
The only person present was a representative of tha
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company.
It was moved, seconded and voted to approve the
proposed conduit locations as above described.
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Read note from Superintendent stating that an
investigation of the first. four sewer contract bidders and
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their bids had been made and recommending that the work be
awarded to the low bidder, the George Bryne Co. , Inc . of
Boston, Massachusetts.
It was moved, seconded and voted to award the
1960 sewer construction contract to the lou bidder, George
Bryne Co., Inc, of Boston, Massachusetts.
Read note from Superintendent relative to pro-
posed Sick Leave and Holiday policies which nave been laid
on the table for several months . Copies of proposal were
given to each member.
It was moved, seconded and voted to make the
proposal the first item of business on the Agenda for April
18, 1960 after the reading of the records.
Copies. of Chapter 626 of the Acts of 19$8 were
given to each Member. This is the so-called "Public Meet-
ing Law".
Considered note from Superintendent listing pos-
sible storm drain projects to be constructed in 1960. After
a description of several possible projects by the Super-
intendent and a general discussion of the many possible
projects, it was moved, seconded and voted to construct the
following projects in 1960:
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1. Grove St. - Henzis St. to Mark Ave.
2. Hopkins St. - Cedar St. to Nike Site
3. At New Garage - Outlet for floor drains
4. Garrett Rd. - Extend pipe drain toward
Winslow Rd.
$. Wakefield St. - #192 to Baker Rd .
6. Culvert - Charles St. - at ditch to Pearl St.
and Beker Rd.
7. Culvert - Grove St. at ditch near Golf Club
8. 700 Pearl St. - Culvert under Pearl St. and
ditch to Main St.
9. 68 Van Norden Rd. - Outlet pipe through
easement
10. Several small jobs
Signed Orders of Taking for a]1 the streets ac-
cepted as Public Ways at the regular March Town Meeting.
They are:
Mark Avenue - Laurel Lane to Grove St.
Laurel Lane - In full
Tanglewood Circle - In full
Linnea Lane - In full.
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M.
Res ectful/l/y/ submitted,
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