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February 19, 1962
Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at
7:30 P.M. in Room 16, Municipal Building.
Present were Chairman Florence, Board Members Hodson and
Watt and Superintendent Welch.
Due to the somewhat severe snowstorm the Street Acceptance
Hearing for a Portion of Puritan Road was postponed until 8:30 P.M.
on February 26, 1962.
Also, the conference with Mr. Bogren was postponed until
9:00 P.M. on February 26, 1962.
Records of previous meeting read and approved as amended.
Signed Payroll and Billroll for week ended February 17,
1962.
Signed 1961 Chapter 90 Contract for Lowell Street and
Salem Street. Contractor is the Essex Bituminous Concrete Corp-
oration of Peabody.
Signed Memorandum of Agreement between Town and State
Department of Public Works covering 1961 Chapter 90 Construction
contract.
Considered letter from Selectmen stating they have re-
ceived two offers to purchase Town-owned land on the Westerly side
of John Street abutting Route 128 and requesting whether or not
this Board has any interest in the land.
It was moved, seconded and voted to postpone action on
this matter for one week.
Considered Estimate No. 6 for payment to James Construc-
tion Company as submitted by the Consulting Engineers, Weston &
Sampson. Dollar value of estimate indicates that 81 percent of
the contract has been completed, including materials on site.
Clerk of Works, Brendon Davis, estimates that 62 per-
cent of the contract has been completed, including materials on
job.
It was moved, seconded and voted to withhold payment of
estimate until it can be discussed with Mr. Bogren on Monday,
February 26, 1962. Payment was withheld primarily because the
differential between Estimate No. 6 as submitted is 19 percent
higher than the estimate made by Mr. Davis and this exceeds the
normal 10 percent retainage by a substantial amount.
Received petition for sewer connection at 60-62 Sanborn
Street. The Superintendent reported that a sewer does not exist
in this section of Sanborn Street but that it is possible to make
a lengthy connection to the sewer in Lowell Street.
It was moved, seconded and voted to take the request
under advisement and to hold a hearing for a sewer extension as
soon as time permits.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M.
Respectfully submit ed,
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