HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-11-21 Board of Public Works Minutes November 21 , 1977
Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened in Room 16,
Municipal Building at 7:35 P.M.
Present were Chairman Dustin, Secretary Price, Board Mem—
bers Blood, Russell and Cowell , Superintendent Louanis, Assistant
Engineer Redford and Finance Committee Member Carl Beaulieu.
Minutes of the meeting of November 7th were accepted as
corrected and the minutes of November 14th were accepted as
written.
The Board reviewed the bids received on November 17th for
Truck Chassis Cab and Body as follows:
Company Gross Trade—in Net
Bracken Company $ 37,988.00 700.00 37,288.00
Bradford Auto Co. 34,811 .00 600.00 34,211 .00
Mack Trucks, Inc. 37,803.00 850.00 36,953.00
Mack Trucks, Inc. 34,535.00 34,535.00
Mack Trucks, Inc. 36,919.00 36,919.00
Shawsheen Motor Mart, lnc- 32,813.00 32,813.00*
Taylor and Lloyd, Inc. 33,997.00 Disc. 12.00 33,985.00
Taylor and Lloyd, Inc. 32,290.00 32,278.00*
*Did not meet specifications
Following a brief discussion it was moved, seconded and voted
to award the contract for the new vehicle to Taylor and Lloyd,
Inc, in the amount of $33,985.00 as the bid met the specifica—
tions and was within the amount appropriated.
Read letter from Town Counsel dated November 7th with re—
gard to Sewer Connection Assessments. The Board had previously
adopted the policy of installing laterals when the sewer main
is placed in the street and this presented a problem regarding
billing. Following a discussion it was moved, seconded and
voted to assess thirty percent, based on the average cost of
laterals made that year, when the lateral is installed and assess
the remaining seventy percent when the house connection is made.
The meeting adjourned temporarily in order that the Board
could meet as the Board of Survey and reconvened at 8: 10 P . M.
The Board met with C. (Neill A. Geevers, Special Staff
Assistant for Titan Environmental Services who in his presen—
tation reviewed the company history and acquainted the Board
with the projects with which Titan has been concerned. Letters
of intent have been filed with Titan Environmental Services
by the Towns of Gloucester, Ipswich, Salem, Essex and Beverly
and are hoping to receive such a letter from the City of Lynn
and the Towns of Swampscott and Rockport shortly. At the com—
pletion of the presentation the Board requested that some de—
finite information be forwarded with regard to the economic
phase of the project in order that the Board could determine
a proper course of action.
The Board read letter from William P. Gaughan, Director
of the Massachusetts Bureau of Solid Waste Disposal concern—
ing transfer stations in this area and calling attention to a
meeting to be held Tuesday, November 29th at the Andover Water
Treatment Plant at 7:00 P.M. .The Superintendent reported, as
a point of information, that Mr. Botka 's resignation left the
Board without a representative to NESWC. Mr. Cowell volunteered
to 'accompany the Superintendent to the meeting on the 29th and '
to .represent the Board in the future at these meetings.
The Superintendent reviewed the proposed curb cut on Haven
Street as requested by Mr. Bastolla. Mr. Cowell asked if he
might view the area before voting. It was moved, seconded and
voted to table the matter until the meeting of December 5th.
Mr. Russell reported to the Board that he had been to the
recycling center on November 19th at approximately noon time
and found that the place was unattended and there were fires
in the barrels and children playing around the glass recycling
area and suggested that better supervision was required. After
considerable discussion regarding who was in charge and respon—
sible during the Saturday operation it was agreed that the Super—
intendent would look into the matter and devise a more equitable
plan for supervision and control of both the recycling area and
the sanitary landfill . Mr. Price requested the Superintendent
to •give the report regarding the project of an on going study ,
of the incinerator operation. He was under the impression that
the report should be ready at the end of October and was very
concerned about the management of the incinerator. The Superin—
tendent reported that the study was still on going, that the
rubbish collection supervision had been transferred to the Highway
Department and that maintenance construction was in progress and
the study would be complete as soon as practicable under the con—
ditions. Mr. Price reiterated his concern for need of change of manage—
ment of the incinerator and that the Superintendent address this
problem as one of the highest priorities of the Department. Mr.
Russell requested updated costs of the operation of the inciner—
ator be given to the Board at the next meeting.
The Board signed the Bill Roll dated November 25th and the Pay
Roll for the period ending November 18, 1977.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 P. M.
Reeccttfuull✓lllly submitted,
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