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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-04-16 Board of Public Works Minutes 47 April 16, 1962 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:30 P.M. in Room 16, Municipal Building. Present were Chairman Hodson, Secretary Watt, Board Members Brown, Florence and Kenney, and Superintendent Welch. Minutes of the previous meeting read and approved as amended. Read letter from T. C. Chandler, 94 Middlesex Avenue, regarding the condition of his sidewalk, and Mr. Welchts recom- mendation that a hearing be held to propose the installation of Bituminous Concrete sidewalks on Middlesex Avenue between Lowell Street and High Street, wherever dirt sidewalks now exist. Mr. Florence moved that Mr. Welchts recommendation be followed and a hearing scheduled; Mr. Kenney seconded and it was voted. Read letter from Mrs. Ernest Schmidt, 23 Berkeley Street, requesting permission to hang a banner across Woburn Street at Summer Avenue, shortly after the first of May for about two weeks to advertise a fair to be held by the Unitarian Church on May 19. Mr. Watt moved that permission be granted provided the necessary public liability and property damage insurance is ob- tained and that the clearance for vehicular traffic is at least 16 feet above the surface of the street; Mr. Brown seconded and it was voted. Read report from Mr. Welch on the Arlington Dump. A discussion followed. It was agreed to make the following pro- 46 posal to the Selectmen at the ,joint meeting to be held relative to the Dump: - 1. Request that they institute the set of fees that both Boards have been discussing and issue permits and decals. 2. Assign police - probably Special Police - to gate at Dump for six or eight weeks to (a) exclude non- - residents, (b) direct traffic to proper part of Dump, (c) prohibit dumping on Mondays, (d) prohibit dumping outside confines of Dump, and (e ) check materials in i trucks and where it came from. 3. - Board of Public Works will (a) close off one gate at Dump, (b) erect barriers to better direct traffic, and (c) start work on roadway, bank cover, fence erection and tree planting as soon as possible. 4. I£ these things are done, the Board of Public Works feels that the Dump will be better operated and it may be possible to continue to accept logs, stumps, boul- ders, building materials, etc. , at least on a trial basis for two or three months. The Board adjourned to meet with the Board of Select- men at 8:45 P.M. to present the above-mentioned proposal. The Board reconvened in Room 16 at 9:05 P.M. It was reported that the Selectmen had taken the proposal as recom- mended by the Board of Public Works under advisement . The Board signed the 1962 Sewer Contract which had , been awarded to Prank Reego & Sons of Winchester in the amount of $92,430.60. Read letter from Donald Gallant, Manager, Reading Town Team, requesting that the team be permitted to use Washington Park Thursday and Friday evenings as in prior years. Mr. Watt moved that permission be granted but that the Board reserve the right to cancel any specific date should the occasion arise, when in the opinion of the Board it is deemed necessary to do so. It was seconded and the motion carried. Read note from Garth P. Scott, 64 Lawrence Road, re- questing a hearing before the Board of Public Works for a com- plete explanation of two particular items on his house connec- tion bill: - 1. 18 1/2 hours use of a two-ton truck 2. 81 hours of labor when machinery was used in con- junction withman-hours Mr. Watt moved that the Board grant Mr. Scott 's request for a hearing; Mr. Brown seconded and it was voted. Mr. Scott will be invited to confer with the Board April 30 at 8:00 P.M. Mr. Brown requested that copies be made of all correspondence with Mr. Scott in regard to the above. Read letter from Mrs. Barbara B. Chapin, 147 Bancroft Avenue, in behalf of the Reading Senior Girl Scouts requesting permission to close off Salem Street in front of the Methodist Church on May 12 in order to hold an auction. Mr. Brown moved that permission be granted to block off Salem Street from Lowell to Main Street from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 j P.M. ; it was seconded and voted. Read note from the Superintendent regarding an allotment in the Highway Maintenance budget of $6,000.00 for the recovering J0 of streets with Bituminous Concrete. Mr. Florence moved that the following streets be re- r covered: - 1. Sanborn St. - Lowell St, to Haven St. $2000.00 2. Linden St. - Lowell St. to Woburn St. 1000.00 3. Forest Glen Rd. - Main St. to Pearl St. 1000.00 4. Lincoln St. - Washington St, to Woburn St. 2000.00 Total $6000.00 As an alternate, if the estimates are too conservative - 1. Bancroft Ave. - Woburn St, to Middlesex Ave. 1400.00 Mr. Brown seconded and it was voted. Mr. Watt requested that the item of "Unaccounted-For Survey" be taken off the table for discussion. Mr. Watt moved that the Board take no action. The Board will not accept their proposal and the suggestion was made to the Superintendent that he assign a qualified employee in the Board of Public Works to learn waste disposal and dump operations; Mr. Brown seconded and it was voted. Signed the Payroll and Billroll for the period April 8 through April 14, 1962. Meeting adjourned at 9:50 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Secretary TOWN OF READING OFFICE OF SYDNEY M. HODBON. JR.. CxAlnxAx WILLIAM N. WATT. SECRETARY x� BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FLOYD E. DROWN DONALD E. FLORENCE MUNICIPAL BUILDING FRED C. KENNET. JR. READING, MASS. PHILIP WELCH. SUPZRINTEKDEKT MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 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 names of persons against whom we have made Mbetterment assessments, together with the location of the land benefited by the improvement and the nature and amount of such betterment assessment. And such list is certified to you for the pur- pose of committing the same to the Tax Collector, as provided by law. WITNESS our hands this twenty third Day of April A.D. 1962. !tel/ card or Publicw �. i [ SEWER HOUSE CONNECTION LNAME ADDRESS PLAT LOT AMOUNT 1. Revival Tabernacle Church of Boston 896 Main Street 64 4A 197.46 (Part) L