HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-04-18 Board of Public Works Minutes 49
April 18, 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 Harrison,
Board Members Ames and Hodson and Superintendent Welch.
Records of April 11, 1960 meeting read and approved.
Records of the April 4, 1960 meeting were approved
as written.
It was moved, seconded and voted that the item re-
garding Sick Leave and Holiday Policy be moved to the bottom
of the Agenda for further discussion.
The Chairman read report from Superintendent on the
proposed relocation of Pearl Street at Main Street in the rear
of Greenleaf' s Gas Station. The report covered conversations
which have been held with owners of the land in question, Mr.
and Mrs . Thompson of 211 Haven Street . They do not favor
granting an easement to the Town at this time. The matter was
discussed in detail pro and con.
IMr. Ames moved that the Department contact the Chief
of Police and the Chief of the Fire Department requesting their
opinions on the proposed widening.
Mr . Harrison seconded the motion and it was voted .
Report was read from Superintendent concerning Board
Members serving on Special Committees, Mir. Welch reported that
the Junior High Building Committee and Recreation Committee are
the only Special Committees which are now active.
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It was moved, seconded and voted that Mr. Harrison
be reappointed to serve on the Junior High Committee and Mr.
Leonard be reappointed to the Recreation Committee.
Mr. Hodson raised the question of official releases
to the press. He thought it would be a good idea to have all
official releases to the press given out by one Member only.
Mr. Ames moved that it be presented on next week' s
Agenda. Mr. Hodson seconded and it was so voted .
The Chairman read a letter from Aggripino Tambone ,
record owner of Lots #246 Shackford Road (Private Way) . Mr.
Tambone wishes to spread a few loads of gravel in the roadway
to make it passable.
The motion was made, seconded and voted to accept
the Superintendent' s recommendation to approve Tambone ' s
request.
Request was made by the New England Telephone &
Telegraph Company to relocate a pole 39 feet northerly from
Woburn Street. Motion was moved, seconded and voted to grant
this request.
Some eight or ten weeks ago Mr. Welch talked with
the Town Manager of Wilmington concerning the purchase of a
small tract of land adjacent to our well field. At that time
he was instructed to contact the Board of Selectmen after Town
Meeting. Mr. Harrison was in favor of continuing negotiations.
Therefore it was moved, seconded and voted to contact the Wil-
mington Selectmen in regard to the property under discussion.
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Consideration was given to a request from Henry 0.
Ballou, Chairman, Rag and Paper Drive, for the Old South
Church to close off Salem Street between Lowell Street and
Main Street, Saturday, April 23, 1960 during the hours of
9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. After some discussion, because of
the Parade and Easter Egg Hunt, Mr. Hodson moved that the re-
quest be granted, It was seconded and voted.
Received letter from George V. Hermann, Chairman,
Easter Parade, V.F.W., Reading, containing various requests
relative to the Spring Festival Easter Parade and Egg Hunt
to be held April 23. The motion was made, seconded and
voted to grant all requests.
' Mr. Welch brought up the subject of the Mineral
Street Bridge. After considerable discussion regarding a
grade crossing and repairing the bridge, Mr. Hodson made a
motion to -
#1. Insert an article in the warrant to the effect
that the Board of Public Works requests $13, 000
for repairs to the present bridge, and
#2. Insert an article in the warrant asking for
$8,500 for construction of an over-hanging
sidewalk.
It was seconded and so voted .
The Board is in favor of the repairs to the bridge
' but the sidewalk rests with the vote of the Town Meeting.
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The Board signed the Sanitary Sewer Construction
Contract for 1960. The low -bidder was George
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A ge�erai discussion of Sick Leave and Holiday '
Policies took place. It was moved, seconded and voted to
lay the matter on the table for further attention at a
later date.
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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