HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-05-29 Board of Public Works Minutes May 29, 1979
Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 131 ,
Reading Memorial High School at 7:30 P. M.
Present were Chairman Price, Secretary Cowell , Board Members
Testa, DeHart and Wood, Superintendent Louanis and Finance Com-
mittee Member Metcalf.
Mr. Cowell moved, Mr. DeHart seconded and it was voted to
accept the minutes of May 14 as submitted.
Mr. Cowell moved, Mr. DeHart seconded and it was voted to
table discussion on the bids for the computer.
The Board reviewed bids received on April 12, 1979 for
40,000 lbs liquid chlorine and 16,000 gallons of 12'La6 sodium
hypochlorite in 30-gallon drums, per gallon, as follows:
Firm Liquid Chlorine Sodium Hypochlorite
per 100 lbs. per gallon
Crystal Chemical No bid 405/gallon
Fields Point Chemical $ 17.95/100 lb. No bid
E & F King & Co. , Inc. 23.00/100 lb. .485/gallon
George Mann & Co. No bid .6525/gallon
Whittaker (N.E.Chemical ) $ 20.00/100 lb. .43/gallon
Mr. Cowell moved, Mr. DeHart seconded and it was voted to
award the contract for liquid chlorine to Fields Point Chemical
at the bid price of $17.95 per 100 lbs. , or a total contract
price of $7, 180.
Mr. Cowell moved, Mr. DeHart seconded and it was voted to
award the contract for sodium hypochlorite to Crystal Chemical
and Packing Company, Inc. at the bid price of $0.405 per gallon
or a total bid of $6,480.
The Board reviewed bids received on April 12, 1979 for
128,900 gallons of ferric chloride and 140,000 gallons of caustic
soda, as follows:
Firm Ferric Chloride Caustic Soda
Borden and Remington No bid $152.00/ton
7.60/100 lbs.
Fields Point 13.95/100 lbs No bid
George Mann & Co. No bid $159.00/ton
' 7.95/100 lbs.
E & F King & Co. 10. 18/100 lbs 7.695/100 lbs.
Whittaker Corp. (N.E.Chemical ) No bid 7.90/100 lbs.
Mr. Cowell moved, Mr. DeHart seconded and it was voted to
award the contract for ferric chloride to E. & F. King and Company
at the bid price of $10. 18 per 100 lbs. or a total bid price of
$13, 122.02.
It was then moved by Mr. Cowell , seconded by Mr. DeHart to ,
award the contract for caustic soda to Borden and Remington Corp. ,
the low bidder at the bid price of $7.60 per 100 lbs. or a total
contract price of $10,641 .40.
The Board reviewed the proposed sodium notice to the Water
Department customers and it was decided to review the notice in-
dividually and discuss it at the next meeting to be held on June
4th.
The Board reviewed Order and Petition for Joint or Identical
Pole Locations together with Plan as presented by the N. E. Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company and the Town of Reading Municipal Light
Department. It was moved, seconded and voted to approve the 14
locations on Red Gate Lane and the single location on Pennsylvania
Avenue. Superintendent Louanis signed the Order.
The Board signed the Pay Roll for the period ending May 25th
and the Bill Roll dated June 1 , 1979.
Meeting adjourned at 7:55 P. M. ,
Respec f m'�y d
Secreta
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JOHN W. PRICE. Chaff an
OFFICE OF DOUGLAS A. COWELL, Seoetney
TOWN OF READING DAVID L. T TA
DON B. DeHART
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS GAIL F. WOOD
t E. ROGER LOUANIS. Superinten"e t
e. MUNICIPAL BUILDING
READING. MASS. 01887
MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
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 lists herewith con-
tain the names of persons against whom we have made better-
ment assessments together with the location of the land
benefited by the improvement and the nature and amount of
such betterment assessment.
j Sewer House Connection Betterment $4, 214.21
LSuch list is certified to you for the purpose
of committing the same to the Tax Collector, as provided
by law.
WITNESS our hands this fo teenth day o� ay
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A.o. 1979. /V//
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JOHN W. PRICE. Chat m=
OFFICE OF DOUGLAS A. COWELL, Se,,t ,Y
TOWN OF READING DAVID L. =iTA
DON B. DeHART
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS GAIL F. WOOD
ea • E. ROGER LOUANIS. Supenutendent
T MUNICIPAL BUILDING
READING. MASS. 01887
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MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
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 lists herewith con-
tain the names of persons against whom we have made better-
ment assessments together with the location of the land
benefited by the improvement and the nature and amount of
such betterment assessment.
Sewer House Connection Betterment $731 .55
Such list is certified to you for the purpose
of committing the same to the Tax Collector, as provided
by law.
WITNESS our hands this tw ty-first day of May
A.D. 1979.
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