HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-06-11 Board of Public Works Minutes June 11 , 1979
Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 131 ,
Reading Memorial High School at 7: 15 P. M.
Present were Chairman Price, Board Members DeHart, Testa
and Wood and Superintendent Louanis. Mr. DeHart informed the
Board it was necessary for him to attend a meeting with the
School Building Committee and retired from the meeting.
It was moved, seconded and voted to table action on the min-
utes of the previous meeting.
It was moved, seconded and voted to table action on material
bids.
Mr. Cowell joined the meeting at 7: 25 P. M.
The Superintendent, at the request of the Chairman reported
on the status of the Cedar Glen Housing Project on North Main St. ,
stating he had received word from Cedar Glen, Mr. Tom Southworth,
that funding was eminent and that plans to move ahead further on
the project were made. Mr. Southworth requested a meeting with
the Superintendent and the meeting was held with the following in-
dividuals in attendance: the Superintendent, Assistant Superinten-
dent Bergeron, Mr. Tom Southworth, Mr. Carlson and Mr. Haley, en-
gineer for Cedar Glen. At that meeting a discussion of the sewer
system took place in which Mr. Carlson indicated his desire to
cooperate with Cedar Glen in constructing the sewer from the
pumping station in Collins Avenue across the swamp to Cedar Glen
to sewer the housing project. The Superintendent indicated that
it was his understanding that the Board of Public Works had pre-
viously agreed to assist with the sewer project by providing the
engineering services for assisting with the design of the sewer and
file with the Conservation Commission. After considerable discussion
of the Engineering Division' s involvement in this project and the
Board' s concern of enhancing economic opportunity and private de-
velopment it was moved, seconded and voted the Engineering Division
stop all work on the project except for contacting the Conserva-
tion Commission to find out if they are willing to act favorably
upon the alternate sewermain extension from Collins Avenue and to
notify the parties involved of the Town' s proposed participation.
The Board signed the Plan and Release of Restrictions on lots
on Criterion Street Extension (Developer - Donald Johnston) .
The Board reviewed the bids for the computer, Contract No.
79-9. Questions were asked by the Board and answered by Mr. Ber-
geron concerning the contract and the type of system he recommended.
Of the five companies bidding, namely Wang, Digital Business System,
Quantel , Four Phase System and I. B. M. , Wang was the low bidder.
Mr. Testa moved, Mr. Cowell seconded and it was voted that Contract
79-9 be awarded to Wang Laboratories in accordance with Schedule
A, Alternate III in the amount of $15,799.40 subject to their pro-
viding the required bond.
The Board signed the following:
Payroll for period ending June 8, 1979
Bill Roll dated June 15, 1979 and
Commitment Sheet in the amount of $554.40 for sewer house connections
( laterals) .
Meeting adjourned at 7:55 P.M.
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JOAN W. PRICE. Cham n
TOWN OF READING OFFICE OF DOUGLAS A. COWELL. SeveNry
DAVID L. =A
DON R. DeHART
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS GAIL F. WOOD
M ROGER LOUANIS, SupnntenEent
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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 $554.40
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 a ven;;1111'e�
y June
A.O. 1979.
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See Comnittment Sheet
For List