HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-06-12 Board of Public Works Minutes 1U5i
June 12, 1961
' Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at
7:30 P.M. in Room 14, Municipal Building.
Present were Chairman Florence, Secretary Leonard,
Board Members Hodson and Watt and Superintendent Welch.
Minutes of the previous meeting read and approved as
amended.
Held conference with Brandon Davis of Brighton regard-
ing position as Clerk of the Works at the New Treatment Plant.
Mr. Watt moved that the Board accept the Superintendent 's recom-
mendation that Brandon Davis be employed as Clerk of the Works
at the New Treatment Plant, Mr. Leonard seconded and it was voted.
Mr. Davis will be available to start work the last week in June.
' Read letter from the Board of Selectmen under date of
June 7 requesting that both Boards meet to discuss the matter
of police patrol and protection at the Town Dump on John Street
on June 12 at 8:45 P.M.
The Chairman read note from the Superintendent regard-
ing police attendance on Board of Public Works projects. It was
agreed that the Board of Public Works would meet with the Select-
men to discuss the situation on the above date at 9:00 P.M.
Read note from the Superintendent regarding request for
permission from the Principal of the Birch Meadow School to use
the picnic area in the Birch Meadow Playground on Tuesday evening,
June 20, 1961 from 5:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. In case of inclement
weather, permission is requested for Thursday, June 22, 1961.
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Mr. Hodson moved that the request be granted, Mr.
Leonard seconded and it was voted.
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Read note from the Superintendent with reference to a
meeting on incineration with the Stoneham Board of Public Works,
June 19, 1961 at 7:30 P.M. in Stoneham.
Read petition signed by four abutters on Shackford
Road for acceptance of said street. Mr. Leonard moved that the
petition be placed on file for acceptance in 1962. Mr. Watt
seconded and it was voted.
Read comments from the Superintendent in regard to in-
stallation of sidewalk on Grove Street between Lowell and Forest
Streets. Mr. Leonard moved that consideration of sidewalks on
Grove Street be postponed indefinitely. Messrs. Watt and Hodson
seconded and the motion carried."
Public Hearing was held at 8:00 P.M. regarding the
change of name of a portion of South Street, a Public Way, which
runs in a Southerly and Easterly direction from a Public Way
known as West Street, a distance of 11760.00 feet more or less
to a dead end on said Route 93•
Four abutters attended the meeting . Fire Chief James
Perry also was present. Various members and Chief Perry ex-
plained the necessity for changing the name and the hazards which
might be involved.
Mr. Watt moved that the abutters be given an additional
two weeks to discuss the name with neighbors. The stipulations
are that no name in the Reading Street list may be duplicated and
the name cannot contain the word "South". Mr. Leonard seconded
and it was voted. It was requested by Mr. Murphy, who attended
the meeting, that the minutes of the last meeting on the renaming
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of South Street be available at the hearing on June 26.
The Board adjourned temporarily at 8:30 P:M, to meet as
the Board of Survey.
The Board reconvened at 9:20 P.M.
The Board met with the Board of Selectmen regarding
policing of the Town Dump. The Selectmen and Chief Ellis agreed
to post a policeman at the gate to the Town Dump each evening ex-
cept Mondays from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. for a period of two or
three weeks.
A detailed discussion was held in regard to the New
Water Treatment Plant. Members of the Board were polled and
there was found to be no conflict in interest in the letting of
bids on the Water Filtration Plant.
Mr. Leonard moved that the Board accept the plans for
remodelling and enlarging the Water Treatment Plant as set forth
by George Bogren of Weston & Sampson and proceed with the con-
struction of the new Filter Plant and continue the consulting
services of Weston & Sampson until the construction is completed.
Mr. Watt seconded and it was voted unanimously.
Mr. Watt moved that conference be held with George Bogren
of Weston & Sampson on July 31, 1961 at 7:30 P.M. , Mr. Leonard
seconded and it was voted.
Information and Salary Schedules were presented to the
Board for study.
Read note from Mr. Welch with reference to recovering
streets. His recommendations were -
(1) Haven Street - Linden to High - 1 1/2° thick - 200 tons
(2) Prescott Street - Lincoln to Summer - 1 1/2" thick - 600 tons
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Approximate cost $4,400.00,
Mr. Leonard moved that the Superintendent 's recommenda-
tion on Haven and Prescott Streets be followed. It was seconded
and voted.
Mr. Leonard moved that Item #11 on the Agenda regarding
Snow and Ice costs for plowing on off-street areas be tabled for
two weeks, Mr. Watt seconded and it was voted.
Mr. Leonard moved that Item #15 - Proposal for Capital
Expenditures Committee - be tabled for two weeks, Mr. Hodson
seconded and the motion carried.
Read letter from Boyd Stewart, Secretary, Personnel
Board, regarding apparently incorrect information which appeared
in the Lawrence Eagle. It was agreed that Mr. Welch would inform
the Personnel Board that the information as printed was correct
but taken out of the context of a classification study by the
Board.
Read letter from Mrs. Doucette, 157 Pearl Street, re-
questing an appointment with the Board on any Monday evening. It
was moved, seconded and voted that Mrs. Doucette be advised that
the Board has discussed the assumed problem with the Superintendent
and their opinion coincides with his explanation.
The matter of the Aberjona River Easement on which a
hearing was held June 5 was brought before the Board. Mr. Watt
moved to withhold any action on the Aberjona River Easement from
West Street to the Railroad tracks pending receipt of signed ease-
ments from the abutting owners. Mr. Leonard seconded and it was
voted.
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Mr. Hodson brought before the Board the matter of
drainage conditions in Brands Court and the Municipal Parking
lot. Mr. Watt moved that a catch basin be constructed at the
corner of Brands Court and Linden Street to relieve the drainage
condition in the vicinity. It was seconded and the motion car-
ried.
Signed Boston Edison Company petition to construct and
maintain underground conduits and manholes in Summer Avenue, Oak
Street and West Street. Petition for these locations was con-
sidered at a hearing held May 15, 1961.
Signed the bill-roll and pay-roll for the period June
4 through June 10, 1961.
' Meeting adjourned at 10:50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary
