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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-08-25-BOS-min ; ,? SELECTMEN'S MEETING August 25, 1969 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Roam, Town Office Building, on Monday evening, August 25, 1969 at 7 30 P.M Chairman Cataldo, Messrs. Mabee, Kenney, Greeley and Bailey were present. Mr Gray, Executive Assistant•; Mr. Burke, Superintendent of Public Works and Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk,were also present. At the request of the Town Clerk, seven Jurors were drawn, as follows: Irwin L Miller S Diamond Road Michael D Maltz 36 Hayes Avenue Jurors Bruno Nicolai 55 Albemarle Avenue Arnold Jeltseh 52 Liberty Avenue Robert H. Morrison 76 Blake Road Norman A. Kress 15 Fulton Road Richard L Trexler 11 Hutchinson Road Mr Gray requested the Board to sign a copy of the attested vote on the traffic amendment regarding Hill Street, which is to Traffic be sent to the State DPW for approval A vote is not needed as the Amendment Selectmen voted the amendment on August 11, 1969 As a point of information, Mr Burke reported to the Board that the asphalt strike is still on and a vote was taken to con- tinue the strike The Chairman read a letter from the Mystic Valley Gas Com- pany which requested permission to locate a 6-inch high pressure welded steel gas main in Spring Street; this request has been approved by the Town Engineer Mr Louis Stockwell of the Mystic Valley Gas Company was present and explained that the plan shows the proposed gas main all the way down to the Raytheon driveway; we will only go into Kennecott Copper, provided we find the pipe at that point. The Permit road has been filled and the pipe is very deep there; we would like a more shallow location but we had one instance this summer where we had to go in and repair and, at that location, we had to install 130 feet of pipe, The 6..ineh,main willibave hbout 21/2 feet of cover. Mr Greeley asked if this would be near the new telephone lines? The Chairman replied that part of it is, Mr Greeley suggested that the two companies coordinate their plans so that the street would not be dug up twice After discussion, the Board agreed to grant the permit with the stipulation that the Mystic Valley Gas Company contact the Superintendent of Public Works for a permit in order to coordinate the installation of the gas main and telephone conduit in the same general area. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Order of Construction for sidewalks on the following streets Order of Construction Bridge Street of Sidewalks Grassland Street Hillcrest Avenue Manley Court Vaille Avenue Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Order of Construction of sewers in the following streets: Adams Street Bedford Street Lowell Street Massachusetts Avenue (Ryan) North Street Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign Common Common Victualler Licenses for the following 1 Victualler Licenses Buttricks 34 Bedford Street Lexington Golf Club, Inc. 55 Hill Street Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant per- Permit mission to the Church of Our Redeemer to conduct a rag and paper drive on October 26, 1969 from 1 00 P.M. to 6 00 P.M. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant per- Permit mission to the residents of Field Road and Barberry Road to hold a square dance on August 31, 1969 from 7:30 P.M. to 11 00 P.M. The Chairman informed the Board that a request has been received from the Superintendent of Public Works for a transfer of $700 to Transfer the Street Sign Account #5550; this request is necessary because the street signs were damaged by vandals and must be replaced. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to request the Appropriation Committee for a transfer from the Reserve Fund to the Street Sign Account #5550, in the amount of $700. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Minutes Minutes of the Selectmen's Meetings held on July 14, August 11 and August 18, 1969 3(47 Mr. Kenney said that a letter has been received from the Plan- ning Board which stated that the Design Advisory Committee had reviewed the plans for the Town Office Building and had submitted a 4th alternative plan to connect the existing Town Offices to Cary Memorial Hall and to connect to the Police Station. The Build- ing Committee had previously considered this plan but was not in favor of it as they would have to build two sides or it would be out of balance; there would be a problem with the Cary Memorial Trustees because of the restrictions in the deed; there would be a problem at Town Town Meeting time because people would have to walk around; along Office with the problem of construction plus the grades in front Building Mr Gray said that the Cary Memorial Trustees had indicated to the Committee that they were not in favor of having Cary Hall used in any way except as provided for in the will, They had agreed to hav- ing the Civil Defense located there but would not want the building used for other offices and would be just as happy to get Civil De- fense out of there. Mr Greeley suggested that correspondence with the Cary Trustees be put into the records for future reference If and when questions arise as to the use of Cary Memorial Building, the records should show that our judgment is made in terms of the gift. The Chairman said that there was a complete file stored in the vault at Cary, if somebody wanted to take the time to go through it. The Board agreed to answer the letter from the Planning Board, stating that the proposed plan including the Cary Memorial Building could not be used as it would not be in accordance with the terms of the will. The Chairman informed the Board that the Sister City trip to Mexico is scheduled for September 10, and he would be unable to at- Sister tend; he asked if any member of the Board could go. City No member of the Board would be able to attend. Mrs Sperduto was present at the meeting and the Chairman said that a representative of the Board would be unable to go to Mexico; the Board would continue to support the principle of the Committee but there mould be no public funds expended for this project. The Appropriation Committee is adamant on this and it had been made quite clear to the Sister City Committee two years ago,. Mr Mabee informed the Board that copies of a written report Drug Con- from the Drug Consultant would be mailed to them and members of the sultant Drug Advisory Committee. Report Mrs Davison, Mr Kula and three residents of Spring Street met with the Board regarding the underground conduit installation Spring proposed by the Telephone Company Street The Chairman said that a report has been received from the Under- Telephone Company and Mr Gray has met with them to discuss the ground plans As a result of the hearing on June 16, the question was Conduit 39 raised as to why the conduit installation couldn't come up Hayden Avenue rather than Spring Street and Marrett Road and bypass Spring Street As I understand the report, they would have to come up: Spring Street to Hayden Avenue. Plan "A", as submitted by the Telephone Company, involves building approximately 1900 feet of underground conduit on Marrett Road from Waltham Street to Spring Street and 4900 feet of underground conduit on Spring Street from Marrett Road to the Waltham line. Lateral connec- tions will be built from this new conduit system to the various side streets off Marrett Road and Spring Street to provide the underground carrying plant needed for the gradual removal of the existing aerial plant; at a total cost of $138,847. Plan "B" proposes to construct 5500 feet of underground con- duit on Waltham Street from Merrett Road to Hayden Avenue, 5500 feet of underground conduit on Hayden Avenue and 2400 feet of underground conduit on Spring Street from Shade Street to the Waltham line. It will still be necessary to build the 1900 feet of conduit on Marrett Road from Waltham Street to Spring Street because the State Department of Public Work's intention of re- paving Marrett Road in the near future. The total cost of building underground conduit on Hayden Avenue and Spring Street will be approximately $247,350. Mr Kula said that the Telephone Company is putting this in to service the industrial area and the last time the residents had met with the Board, after hearing the arguments presented, they are convinced of it. This plan does not serve Hayden Avenue. Mr Gray said that he had met with the engineers of the Telephone Company and they wily be able to serve Hayden Avenue from Spring Street at the cost they quote, bringing a separate line over and they will be able to expand down Hayden Avenue. Mr Greeley asked if they go down Spring Street would the cost be a great deal less than if they came around? Mr Dunn replied in the affirmative. A resident of Spring Street asked how much conduit is needed for residential and how much for the other side of Route 2? Mr Dunn said that they have trunks for Waltham, going from Waltham to Lexington The Chairman asked if they were going to loop these trunks? Mr Dunn replied in the affirmative. The residents objected to having Spring Street dug up and said that they are digging it up for nothing; Hayden Avenue is not occupied and it would cost them less money in the long run. Mrs Davison said that the residents hoped that the overhead lines would be taken down and underground conduit put in; if they felt they were going to get relief from poles and wires, they would get the benefits. Mr Dunn said that they are going to do this. Mrs Davison said that this plan ii to service an area that we are not pleased with and we are getting nothing for it. 99 Mr Greeley asked when the overhead wires Would be removed? Mr Dunn replied that he couldn't say when they would be re- I III moved They are on joint poles with the Edison Company and the Telephone Company can't tell them what to do. We are trying to meet some of the requirements and are putting in joint trenches for any new housing Mr Greeley said that it may be five, ten or fifteen years before there is relief on Spring Street by putting the overhead wires underground. Mr Dunn said that there is a plan of Hayden Avenue to put some underground as far as we can, but Edison has to go along with us about the poles The Chairman asked how much more would it cost to lay the cable? Mr Dunn said that cable is very expensive, based on so much per foot, weight and size of the cable. The Chairman said that they are saying if you spend the money now on Hayden Avenue, you won't have to spend it later Mr Kenney said that these people are trying to get answers. Mrs Davison said that it is just the basic alienation of the people; we have put up with hardships and see nothing in the future but that it would serve an area we would not be happy with The Chairman said that there could be no expansion of a resi- dential area; there is no room for development If Plan "B" is adopted, you have no way of getting relief from these poles. We Illdon't want the streets dug up any more than you do; regardless of what route is taken, your position is, it is not the money nor the conduit, it is really the whole ball of wax. Mr Dunn, Mr Kula, Mrs Davison and the residents were in- formed that the Board would take the matter under advisement Later in the meeting, Mr. Greeley said that he didn't think that a good comparison of Plan "A" and the long range cost had been given by the Telephone Company; they compared the cost of the installation projects on the basis of what we asked for. He was willing to approve the request but would like to ask the Telephone Company to give a careful statement of long range com- parison and what part would be put overhead. Mr Mabee said that he had mixed emotions about it as they didn't get all the answers; ,the people of Spring Street are irrational about their requests. He would be in favor of it if it improved the telephone service between Waltham and Lexington. Spring St Underground Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant Conduit the petition of the Telephone Company to install underground con- duit service according to Plan "A" as submitted by the Telephone Company, subject to the preparation of realistic costs of the complete loop and the estimate of time of putting the heavier cable underground. L_ 400 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to go into ' Executive Executive Session for the purpose of discussing, deliberatifg or Session voting on matters which, if made public, might adversely affect the public security, the financial interests of the Town or the reputation of a person. After discussion of matters of financial interest to the Town, it was voted to go out of Executive Session. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 8 52 P.M A true record, Attest 1' Executive Clerk, Selectmen