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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1928-03-06-NTOB-min.pdf TOWN OFFICE BUILDING COJ'I IITTEE MEETING, MARCH 6, 1928. A meeting of the New Tow} Office Building Committee was held at the Selectmen' s Office on March 6, 1928 Messrs Burnham, Custance, Ballard, Chamberlain, Robertson, Madctison, Nary, and Hooper were present Mr Willard P Brown, and William Roger Greeley, architects, were also pr sent Mr Waiter Rowse and iiir. Richard Rowse came before the Board and displayed samples of Stedman Rubber flooring in the dark and light shades. A representative of the Goodyear Rubber Company came before the Board and presented samples of rubber flooring put out by the Goodyear Company The Ardhitects stated that there would be an allowance for the linoleum which was originally planned Mr Greeley recommended to the Committee the rubber flooring and felt that it was well worth- the money He made the sugge ti ,n that if the members of theCem- mittee desired to go to the Stedman Companyts office at 4 Park Street, Boston, they would be able to pick the designs in there, inasmuch aa it wa, voted that the Committee have the dark Stedman flooring laid • instead of the linoleum, provided the allowance for linoleum is sati_ factory to the Chai_ man of the Committee, the Stedman flooring to be laid only in the Selectmen' s room and waiting room Lauestion of hardware was taken up again Bids were received from the Le, Hardware and Supply Co quoting on Rue ell & Irwin hardware under date of January 25, 1928 for 098 63, and under date of February 21, 1928 for 0998 63 Herbert M Lawrence quoted on Lockwood hardware under date of January 23, 1928 for $1025 and under date of Febru, .ryfl8, 1928 for $1098 J B Hunter quoted on Yale hardware under d to of December 16, 1927 for $1222. and under date of Fan. 30, 1928 for $892 After considerable discussion it waq voted to award the bid to J B Hunter for Yale hardware for the sum of $1222 Bids were received for window shades from the following Hoyt Company 0173 00, Holbrook Company 1572 00, .and the Crystal Shade Co 1190 lar Greeley recommended the simple shade for the building, and felt that it would be more economical as they are economical to replace It was therefor voted to accept the bid of the Hoyt Company at 4173 00 against the allowance of ,x175 00 Estimu to of $276 On eras received from Chamberlin Metal Vreather Stripping Company for we thsr stripping 53 double hung windows and 3 single doors . The Committee felt that it would be economical to put weather stripping on the building, ind voted to accept the bid of 1275 Mr Ballard callecyattention to the fact th t the voting r^ils for voting must be erected near the walls and the Architects were re- quested to work out some scheme Thereby the rails ccsld be set up in the new hall without ruining the walls with the nils Mr. Brown suggested that the bell for the Sprinkler System tich has appeared to many to be unsightly on the outside of the Town Office Building might possibly be put in the Police Station insteal of on the outsi e of the building, and he felt it 'cull_ he better there, inasmuch as nen it ring it could be heard by someono on luty in the Police station while oc the Jutside of the building, it might not be heard for some time The Comri_ittee felt that if this coin' be arranged, it would be all right o do so A true record, Attest Clerk.