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Home My WebLink About2000-02-01 Historical Commission MinutesReading Historical Commission Minutes February 1, 2000 Attending: Virginia Adams Sharlene Santo Clay Jones Louise Sandberg Col. Wilbar Hoxie Roberta Sullivan Jerry Kaper Mark Cardono 1. Minutes for Jan. 7, 2000 approved as amended. 2. Treasurer's report attached. Purchases include printer, cabinet, and archival supplies. Roberta asks for approval of the purchase of those supplies for the amount of $175. Approved. Roberta asked for $100 for more photographic supplies. Virginia suggests that the cost of printing the inventory will be a future expense, although she would not go against the vote. Approved. 3. The printer has been purchased. 5. At Wood End: Roberta said the reprinting of At Wood End is going out to bid. It will be in local papers. The number of books decided was 1500, but the Celebration Trust wants to see the breakdown of cost on increments of 500 copies. Roberta will represent the commission in the bidding process. 6. Archives: The photograph collection is in the new cabinet. The Daniel Pratt collection is in the repository. The datalogger (temp/humidity monitor) was removed in January. There was a flood in the archives on January 24th. There was about an inch of water on the floor. Nothing of consequence was on the floor and there was no significant damage. A pipe burst in an area of the Town Hall which was not being heated. F 7. The millennium newspaper can be laminated for $125. Encapsulation can be tabled till later. 8. Streetscapes: Spence Farms is staying in business one more year. The developer is agreeable to allowing the house to be moved. There is an available lot across the street. Virginia believes the house was built in the 1870s. 9. Preservation Awards: Various members will write thumbnails about the different properties that are being considered. 10. Antiques Appraisal day by Kaminski on May 7th. At Longwood Place again. We need a letter to Kaminski to confirm. 1-4 pm $5 per item, 3 items per individual maximum. We will plan publicity in March at the meeting on the 14th. 11. Virginia, Roberta, and Clay went to a regional meeting of Historical commissions in Danvers. Talk by Chris Skelly from Mass Historical. 12. Virginia recommends we buy the Economics of Historic Preservation by Donovan D. Rypkema. Approved -13. Marion Woods: we have the maps. The conservation commission is planning to apply for grants to develop the area. 4. Street names: names of famous Reading women- Eleanor Bishop, Marion Barclay, Phoebe Hanniford, Lucy Wheaton, Emily Ruggles, Nancy Anderson, 15. New school name: Devidence*, Ipswich river, North woods*, John Brooks, Emerson, Wood End*. Starred names were approved by the commission 16. Virginia will work up a walking tour for Patriot's Day focused on West St. 17. Adjourned 10:30 Approved March 14 If S a 31 IIIST COM=fiI;N FUND 01-6$1-5400 PAGE 1 2/1-/2000 DATE NUM TRANSACTION PAYMENT C DEPOSIT BALANCE 115(1999 paid ` Redstone Camera 14.58 713.54 1999 paid University Products 256.46 457.08 1(5(1999 paid University Products 38.57 418.51 3(1(1999 Trans expenses to Spec Rev 124.71 543.22 memo: pix FE house 3(1(1999 paid Virginia Adams 6.99 536.23 memo: film Er proc 3(9(1999 paid Historic Massachusetts-- dues 45.00 491.23 5(10(1999 paid Louise Sanberg 1157 479.66 memo: expenses 5(17(1999 paid Northeast Document 82.00 5(17(1999 paid Clay,jones 20.00 memo: seminar 5(17(1999 paid Roberta Sullivan 20.00 memo: seminar cat: Auto 6(7(1999 paid Virginia Adams 56.60 memo: plexiglass 6(7(1999 paid Virginia Adams' 20.00 memo: seminar 6(7(1999 paid Virginia Adams 8.50 memo: GIFT A 17(1999 paid Virginia Adams 13.74 memo: SUPPLIES 01 7(1999 paid Redstone Camera 15.39 memo: process film ' 6(7(1999 paid University Products 153.60 memo: Supplies 6(11(1999 pend University Products 46.10 memo: Supplies 6(25(1999 paid Corporate Express 13.65 memo:. Supplies 6(25(1999 paid University Products 15.45 memo: supplies 6(30(1999 fiscal year 8.63 memo: return to town 6(30(1999 Nat'l Trust 6.00 memo: pamphlet 7(1(1999 fiscal year deposit 1,224.00 11(2(1999 Virginia Adams 25.00 memo: Seminar 11(2(1999 Redstone Camera 25.17 memo: process film 1(5(2000 Roberta Sullivan 244.94 memo: cabinet £r supplies cat: Auto %--,-512000 Virginia Adams 17.86 memo: supplies 1(10(2000 Roberta M. Sullivan 14.99 memo: supplies 711 /?nnn - i Inivorcily Prnti„rrc 7 „ r I 6 , 397.66 377.66 357.66 301.06 281.06 272.56 258.82 243.43 89.83. 43.73. 30.08 14.63. 6.00 0.00 1,224.00 1,199.00 1,173.83 928.89 911.03 896.04 739 3cl HIST. COM-SPEVI. REV25-6$5-000 2/1/2000 DATE NUM TRANSACTION PAYMENT C DEPOSIT 3/111999 TXFR Trans from GenRev Acct 124.71 memo: Pictures cat FE house 3(9(1999 paid Redstone Camera 22.80 5(3(1999 Donation 7.50 5(10(1999 Historical trust grant memo: for RHC Computer cat 4.. periferals 5(10(1999 Donation 5(10(1999 Historical trust grant memo: restor 1854 map 5(10(1999 paid Wang Govt Services memo: RHC Computer cat: $1094left 5(11(1999 paid Northeast Document memo: 1854 map 5(11(1999 paid South Parish Builders memo: measured drawings FE house cat: FE house 12(8(1999 Mark Cardono memo: scanner 1(5(2000 Roberta M. Sullivan memo: HP Printer Er cable 2,500.00 7.50 800.00 1,406.00 800.00 950.00 164.85 274.97 PAfiE 1 BALANCE 1,83 7.92 1,815.12 1,822.62 4,322.62 4,330.12 5,130.12 3,724.12 2,924.12 1,974.12 1,809.27 1,534.30