HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953-07-13-min 38
Oa
SELECTMEN 'S mELTINU
July 13, 1953
A special meets of the Board of Selectmen was
held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Offige Building, on
Monday evening, July 13, 1953 at 5 :00 P. M. Chairman
Reed, Messrs. Nickerson, Gay, and Bateman were present.
Mr. Burns, Sup't of Public Works, Mr. Howard, represent-
ing Whitman & Howard, tneClerk of the Board and ten
other people were present.
Sealed bids for street, drain, perking lot and
sewers (Contract No. 4) were opened by the Chairman
and read ay Mr.Howard as follows :
Bidder Bid Check
Richard White Sons, Inc. 4151,041.65 42500
Bids on
06ntract #4 George Brox, Inc. 128,562.00 2500
Wes-Julian Construction Corp. 140,738.80 2500 ,
Fantoni & Bitsoli Co. , Inc. 191,337.50 250u
* D. M. Bernardi, Inc. 120,250.85 2500
In Checking the extensions, Mr. Howard detected
an error in Bernardi 's bid in the amount of 910,206
wgich made the total bid 4130, 456.85.
Checks submitted taRichard White Sons, Inc. and
Fantoni & Bitsoldi Co., Inc. were returned.
Mr. Howard took all the bds for analysis and it
is expected that they will be returned for action by
the Board at the next meeting on Monday, July 20th.
The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Carroll, Town
Treasurer, advising that the letter dated July 1, 1953
in regard to borrowig 1100, 000 was not acceptable to
the Second National BLnk of Boston, the low bidder.
The bilk requires a statement to the effect that ap-
proval was made by the Selectmen at a regular or special
meeting of the Board.
Upon motion of Mr. Gay, seconded by Mr. Bateman, it
was voted that the sale of the 9100,000 2 * percent
Water Mains Loan bonds (Nos. 1 to 100 ) of the Town, dated
July 1, 1953, payable July 1 0.0,000 in 1954 to 1963,
39
Selectments Meeting -2- July 13, 1953
and reciting that they are issued pursuant to Chapter
44 of the General Laws as amended and a vote of the
Town duly passed, to The Second National Bank of Boston
at 100, 089 and accnued interest is hereby confirmed.
The Chairman reported that he had discussed rent Rent
control with Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel. Mr. Stevens Control
advised that he had been misinformed relative to a
letter which the Board of Selectmen of the Town of
Belmont were sup;osed to have sent out. The Select-
men in that town merely made a statement in the news-
paper.
No action was taken on the subject and no state-
ment is to be made by the Board.
Upon motion of Ir. Bateman, seconded by iyir. Gay,
it was voted to grant a Sunday Movies License to the
Lexington Amusement Co. , Inc.
The meeting adjourned at 5:35 P. M.
A true record, Attest :
I
tiler , S ectmen �i