HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-11-19-ATOBC-min ADDITIONAL TOO CLVIcr. BUILDING O IT I
November 19, 199/
A meeting of the Additional Town Officio Budding Committee
was held in the Selectmento ROOM, Town Office Building. on Tuts:-
day eveni . NoVember 19. 1957 at am mm P. . Chairman Brooks.
Bessie. Reed and Hunter were reset* The. Secretary was also
present. and Hr. Greeley and mar floret.
b.
The discussion held Vas about as follows*
Chairman: I have a few things en the list 1 would like to talk
about and one is what is the final delivery rsr the
furniture
Greeley: The filletslivarias were to be oompleted November lbh
which i past. We have called theme ; every
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seg le of da: s and they Uwe the usual excuses, put
freight care so and ado* It is nobsd *s: fault
etn this end. They wore ordered.
Chairman: In your letter to me I think November if,th. was the date
G sie r$ A good deal or it, but the last of it was November 15th.
threrything was on or before November 1$th. Niethey
are telling us because of delay's outside of their
control it won't be until December.
Chairman; What part of the o i anon# aro we balking about?
Greeley: The wooden. desks d the files. There a are tmly two
or three letter files*
chairman: possibility they will be here borer .?
Greeley: Probably not., All we can do is call them up. Every
couple of days I have Oaktnan call them up.
Chaixomant I have a letter from Nr. Lurvey who would appreciate
a larger refrigerator .bei provided for the Health
Department .abora or r. The one he is using is ill
at all times and is of grabsr aapasiby than the new
one.
Greeley: We Ordered t rise weeought he wanted. When it
came to be 1, o.i.Uied definitely he said it would
be all right.b We said there would be room most of
the tie in. the one dcsmsbairs. in the Ponce Deo*
arab tor his overflow. That refrigerator would
be largely idle.
Chairman: Apparently° we have not gotten him satisfied*
Greeley: You havetwoe ri,erabors. one practically empty.
Hood: It is a matter of insouv6111snoe.. The man willhave
to run 4csatataira.
Greeley* The man has the size he wanted.
Reed: when did ha decide it was too alt?
Chairman: This letter was dated Nov bar 12th.
Hoed: We have it there. What do we do?
Greeley: As I recall, it is nine foot. There s things he
waft use every day.
Reteat It hat had vatatatie I am sure it would not Walt to be
downstairs whore there in food and everyone opening
it. Is # to lock the roux and. it should be
locked in theroam*
ChUts si od tora 044 cubic foot.
Greeter if it is to be c s k , ,t should be changed now so
w an allowance 01 thin e*
Reed* It he tme6 a b z One$ we sito 4 ot it now*
Motor* There was eerie deal we're we (lou .4 ,‘As .an et 't foot
and at the time we thout it woad be too big for him*
Greeley* Ile harmony news I ono , found out he thea be
needs a larger one* to all uncrated and connected*
Hunter* I WI* the Woe wan to have it the same size us the
other now One
Ricroftt If you daetde to it it take the we we got and
give it to ham* It is damaged*
Isar* x would not accept it*
Ryorofti T ware put i. $4 µone while I was on vacation*
Chairman*. W� can we do? Can we t full credit sending it
book or would there be a eharge if we go to a iva
root U ?
%reel l imagine it would be full credit at this time n ve
haves been used* That kind or damago there may be
an a nt* Who knows how it was damaged?
Rierofti When was put in place the dor go wan noticed* It
wan done in t i .
Greeley; Some times when we know that the cane, it 10 a good
dao or au fun tt 4.4' them a t.
Cha * Wt1 o look into that?
Oreo o I certainly to see it we can get the ma. allowance*
Should we give him the capaeity he needs?
Roods I can't nee him %Sing two r+ f garatore p, ,.. dew/l,ata rt
and one uptatai s
Greeley* I will report to you het can be done toibatituting n.
twelve Foot for en eight too*
Obairluanl Venetian. blinded, 1,That is the stocky on that?
Greeley* They are under er*
Chairman* Do we know any about doL vo ?
Greeley* I think their delivery was thin. week*
fl nett Re was tyre tod 7
Chatzrian1 Will .it t430 long to put them in place?
Greeley* o*
Chale* I am tag to down the odds and ends no we can
shoot toward a date when we can nay, Thin in the building*
areolae Our best estate wed be toward the last ot the first
week aetbe'i There in no use saying to , that
when ser of the things vonit be ready until the first
of pee bez'.
Rood; On the ItFnotion blinded Who made the decision where
the Venetian, ' ids were to ' o?
Charman: That was at a Co ittee meeting*
A c
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need; ' hen the Committee has Misited some of thedost �or
tent window's* p tto�r1r the 'abo'a$, x' r . I i,.
vett there with Vir, Ward end he did Itet have it* Ill
oa, :Ued. e e end IV.. Oatmeal said the,^ were none.
Greeley: All the second flexr* The Conaittee deeded not to
put them there*
Reed; a are the INmret windowe in the building, A130, the
toilet to the Second floor deed net have a Venetian
'Mixed* I emit undexet*ud Idly we have ease windows
with Venetian %ids end sorae without* I feta we ' head
have Venetian blinds on every window,
iter, It was to save exPenae l.
Greeley: There is no reason. why you ee t t have thea on
ever •
window,.
need* I trent over with Ilti, Ward and it seems to me it is most
1 i,*extant to have them, on the windows IA the _ stere e
Wide end the ten t.
Gz ee le' i We laid Out a e hedu »e that was tight because .et expense,
There no a y. -t�f , I is easy add those blinds, .
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itOnte
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to tete b lb because a oxposure
Greeter* It is a little bit goat et North, The sun would be
there trim 00' to 9*30,
Reads Nr, Ward said .Lv we decided to add at a later date h
Would ,rev. tem to us at the Sem bid price, Those
windows in the .Edi inspectorts e ` ' eaa now Art*
terrific c iu the morning,
Outman* I 3:40moiber we d .:SeusSed that at the tom0
ole i It tot a veryU tem ice. est want them,
abetment We are ta'Iabout five wind. .,s., ,
a/roe:e v The normal thug would be to have them an eve w �,
At that t we were trying to help the O�t�ee.
auntert That is ' :et. On the iiirindows to did not hay have Venetian
blinds weren't we going to hal,* this 'byre of Shade
Greeley: We were trying to bap hee Committee** ,
Ihrstert We wore tryingto Save
G eleyrs We :, de this schedule w + *.a a d to the sun coming in
nd it was wasepprove4, It there is money in the appro.
potation now exre is no argument against these windows, ,
Hunter* I seemed it we were not going to have Venetian blinds
we weuld have shades*
Charman; What. li the costs
()reeler About 700* X have t gotten.
a .x that ease let#e . ,t, them.
R croft t Da you : tour five a e / or them?
C. man; I would think ell of them,
Reed* It the money is available, get 'gym, It there is not
enauh m� 'wit ahem get �t Atter the healing is
opened.
Hunter, it wits strictly ee ' ,4 ' .
riee,di I underStand �t,,
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need* oe that have `r et the c t x act? We aro
going to mon windows than anticipated.
Greeley: Nd. They, are 438. 0 a piece.
Cham.* I woad say go mad.
Greeley; That IS 50 6 end poss�y 2110
Chain* On theorder did we e meto the x'co na
Or , ley; we .a blueprint.
Kegel* It was not eked*
Greeley: That i.i sever then*
Chat On the toilet room 4o ldnot we have opaque eatlLA?
Greeley** :fit is oneway it is dem
Hunter; :ri the sir : imo it obu hot and when the window
is open thor hal Weds*
Chairman: Offhand I have never known them to utte Venetian bI:. ¢
in teile41 toile .
no.dt less but they have plain glass ire
Rye:rafts Is there a Venetian blind rex los shever and toilet
downatas7
Greeley* Yes, That )32# Do you want t ► furnish tee* we
spoke of or furnish alb» the winnow: so .every one. have
Chairman; X would like to knew 'fit we toe talking about in
meter; Hew much money will it cost to tush all of them?
reelr* Why deft I repqrt to you JO xh
Iletds I MyO that we do them all with the idea that Jew can
Chaim: Tell win let ' know how corny additional windtos we
are talking abet.
Greeley* i *.
Chairman* What didou, find out about ti, deposit the water
and sewer
Greeley*r* no paid it and as you said, it dive not Moen Lair' to
make him, puffier.
Cham* Why didn'tt he incl, ' it?
Greeley* lie has not answered my lettei, on this
Chair: We have .sized a change order taking it away from him.
He deposited iced $2 O Lor water and o 0 for clever*
. coSt o the water Was 10,, 82i4410 and . soot of the
ower was ' e 5. 7 and : .s paid •4 difference Or
sewer
has paid them and we aro takinz the
money laWay from .him.'
Greeley* Ile said he paid them. I wrote and asked bin what the
eituatico. was* bat be hat3 not otored the letter*
Chairman* Ile was lax in his boOkkeeping in not notifying you
that he had paid itio
Greeley* They � a now contract, and they f ed'* I
wrote , cveral . .et' rs end caned h up butthere
is no cm in the officio. X will bring that up to
him eig in,
Gz'oale r Itend b od to his of i oe and getting
or: me ica to loo at ,o booka. I will get a Owe
to so aver that with bu
mut d xt R,t what hag been d ,o about the shooting ca o ?
Greeley; nothing has buts done except n you ;e we have 'bho
report or .o'er oc And X think the Chief wanted. to
compare that With the ort of aomeesne he was can,
satins* Wo have. not taken any .action 70:*" •
R ez 1 i.# I am net eserisulting anyone e xcept I lova had .scotte
pevlai. d. in They any it tc' not xit t and was not
right *Oat start* One fella said it was. a
drafting board awl made " without tout avers consulting y
about atouotio * I have a tnu :tet with the State, and
had Information sent tO r *
Ohnirmant What do roe 0.4 do.in '`
nyoroftt Only- ono war to des it* roll have to put enough ao oustica
in* They said they would go part way and, seo- f It
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helps and .if of o •* That in the . . . lfatte n* F.
Gzce ys There is no right and teens to this. You (mutt
get rid
or the wound• It :in a que,44041. Or idler* you wilatop.
Tho aogatttoo said if you dei it ao tsco4 as Arlington
that would an wor the purpose* motes not an
Arlington is right ani . .to to right or wrong**" emu
cavo us a layout* Ito we wr l t. have to go' as
far as Arli to* Ile thinks it wise to put In so .,
art of tho longcorridor nd then. stop and try it out*
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Ityoroftt That in omatIon told Newman bears it out* YOu
have to go part way and, it that is not enough so further*
The Clerk loft thO 210 tins to "fit Ll « nem Os letter*
ereoleyi 11' next Spring a lean :sy ho the `loon .t y be
to rind Out s° It is without taking oft eons*
e i&e rablo tile* If we putsraga "there first we x t
w out Sc where _,* tempi woad not have
to be -nailed* `;fie -waterprooMm cent VOX in it
You can't Stick ueh of anything to it* liven tae
slue; m .Would not be too sure et tom* It teems the
better of t.*, two* may *IOUs they can el.tto It onwhere
there is no influe oo• Of the two* orothtiAk that I
bettor than the. strapping* The 'straps willive a
little bit morequietness*
They Cha onan read Pr* fleswxnants letter*
Greeley: I would fit cover all est the wall of the Shoot
charter esul, try that* Thou he Could go the whole
height t or the well the 'tu ;
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airm is Cr Arlington the coils was done almost dam, to the
tant but the sides were about twenty-fie feet beak*
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Trove you any Idea what we are talkies ebout coat?
Greet 1* l should . probably'434,00 . 00*
Chairman; wood be a ora e, late Job?
Greeley: e . I realize tha t hiti is 1o:eked von 46 a mistake
of o '5i I tit is the ease I should want to -11'1 for
it*, I dial got look upon it in the est lif0t,. l did
not look von. it as, a place Whore walla. o rozw
entertainment so sbo speak. whore a lamtple or mo
would praCtio,e shooting it viva in, thein ears
It it nob a questi,on ,or right or wr S*
Peed;ad; Whewre: ed to the TM Dleeting it was resented
t ha could some inforrifle practice and
the Chief was, going to instruct boys end girls or
anyone in Shooting*
Greeler It is my pOint ot view that etotro, pittgs .s v o .way. the
taxpayers would. bo baa ' pleased. with.h. . it r'on. ease
will, and have this fixed I would lie to :p '
"air We op ` r to pay frogs considered our
Heed; In vttd when we were build this target range
X a _ no id ,,, acoustics �+ be bat4 anon is
ott. 'woad hoe to use ear "lust*
Greeley;le ; you. will alithckrise this Work to be cartaied, out
the way n suggest i� watt coat the total.
anything0• i dont tw say that with the -Idea eL
unpleasantnest. I am doing it without any. feel,..
int of displeasure., A lest a is a mistake . �' th
fake arid
Committee iso the
this as 4 mittake thatis good enough Tor Ice and we
will take cera it w,ithotat any fayelfin, , w hatover.
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Reed; I would like o lit0111100 this with the ,full ,Orin ee*
Greeley: There is robbing u Le toot,
Rood.Roodt I would rather h4170 full Committee.
Greeley: Shall we 40 ahead and !;ave it fixod' There is an
y
element .'� «.q y 5
Ohtmsatx a I :Il 'b we authorise se liar0
. . sl eley to yo abad With
it but maybe the Comraittee will oorworaise this in
swim, way It is a neae5s 5x7 part of - th 'balding
and I would like to get it done.
Greeley.: Latta not 11,4V0 a b.x -ro ** t to either rift* or
wrong* l do understand it we start to have this eons
the Corevittee 'will riot disapprove of our teti.on.
It>xit er; 'o«
Greeley:: I2 you see this is being don rby lit we will not be
stoppedT
Obaixlrnant fro« We realize soft 'oust be done.
Greeley; We will do it in the order of Neter'e report. We
will go, 40. Car as low need to to sake it about the
Same at Arlimtc a
Chairman; ltr is c ething at the re ex t- time that is 100
complete and to leave it as it is itnot the way to
dol' it*
Greoloys Those thing** are net very easy to meows* It is agreed
tr thio is as good as Arlington we will call it satism.
factory* I said you can't reduce the nolo° except par.,
biailT and you said if it WOW as good as Arlington*
Ilicroft; have not seen Arlington in twenty years*
Chairman* I /1,;rely tieScribed what they had in Arlington and the
policeman Who allowed me around said it was very said
factory*
Greeley: one said it.
Reed; X feel it should be satisfactory to the committee and
not to another town*
litviters In all fairness to T4r* Greley* we talked about Arl-
ington* Mr* Greeley asked if we make it as good as
ArlinFston would that be satisfactory to the Committee
and we agreed* I think that was the way it was.
Chairman: That may be.
Gr4eleys We m411 go ahead with that.
Greeley1 The budget* whioh, Interests you, we have corrected
since we last sent it to you on auly 17th, I you
would like to have us go over that with you at any
time our bookkeeper will go over it with you*
Chairman, X would like to check it*
Greeley* Whet we Unow* it looks as it you are only aboUt SQO
to the good*
Chairman, You ttr,, not taking into onsiderstion the $4100 addl..
Waal we had authorised*
Gr*eleyt 1.1o*
Chairmant You have in your b at,11 the furniture?
Greeleyt Yes*
Chairman; Von are saying now with, the expenditure for turniture
etc. we are about $500 to the good on the orig 434.
amount?
Greeley* That is the way our boob °per leisured it.
Chairman; You have net taken into Lb tpe sewer and water so
that 4500 will disappear there* we still have the
addituslal mount that was authorized* I am sure
we are all right*
Ore,,leys We should ,.,4t; you the bonds* We wrote asking for the
warranty bonds and Blake has not answered this letter*
call,d Ms office and they said ho was getting then*
What you must have is the bonds and the correction of
the imroper ito here* We aro taking the matter of
the *shooting gallery out of that category, We are
considering'*4 put in what he was supposed to fiut in.
There is a grille on front and the grille t t shower
room which is nob flush,
Chaiman* llow about the two in back?
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Greeley* Ther4 are taboo dezett am item:** There is one
convector where the damper does not work*
11,yoroft$ I heard they fixed a convector*
Greeley* Ther ad ,4:itxc1 it was worse atter they fixed it.
rot* Sines the dayI mat you and the father 41,TAKI son there
Andy told me it bad been firvd*
Greeley; I asked h1 to let Laura When it gas done* I did
not know it a1 been fixed* !lhe bonds and these
little items* Tie has. spoofed t give a sworn statement
to t.06, Committee that all Ilia ClaUlatilatit3 have been met,i
Chairman: If he doss that to b000mes legally liable*
Gre4ley: When that is dem -we shall recommend that you pay him
the last pay,-,,nto aS." eVellthttlg aerie vte recommend
you, r him and get those things dorso and charge thellk
to hm*
Chairman.* I weig4 not like t agree with that itio oan pooSibly
got it eleated up*
Greeley* We may b driven to it that is all*
Chairman* Could we set a date tonight so w coUld say Dacetabor 15th
coad ttlA1 this overt
Greeley: X. vgnad say that was auto* I believe the 9th waSete
but w katltill -hing about iM The thing ft
fveight car
Cha irMan I WO thOtteit 40113 Would be finished the latter part ot
Ally* Vow' we are in December,
Greeley* I would soy the 9th$ that to tionday$ but Monday may
not be a good day if you are speaking of opening up
for businas*
C &r"ze M owe time we have to notify oompone and stay hot*
is move in.
Reed* We have a problem and that is the School Committee
attl the Samos property for the Superintendent of
Sc.h.00to and 'the Selectmen isiive moist AgreOet to turn,
it Wirer to them* Therefore it 1,a a time problem
and tor them, xr this money they want tor the
renovation, of the Junior Righ goes throu * I1x tait b.
has to get out or there b j and pt. into the,
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stairs 'before we can Iowa the dopartmenta um In the
'lames property ov,ir bare* ‘,1,1;04; is. or tit* oeoertee
bo get the 41,014 tit,zriditka czark* we have to get it
as som a,6 possible to get the work 4orte here'
Oat ':Trettl put the polioe over t ,re and move 1,T4
partially'?
filo*
lir:refit* Its far aa fasts aro ccreserned$ colld move* tre oar*
operate for the time bilig with the desks*,
Greeley* .L think everyone ould move in now and use a table
Instead of a deate: rOr a, few days*
a 9 ‘r
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R0044 it the Word lots the Scheel ) iont use the Barnes
property we Will have to move fast to get this tJz
up downStairs for the depar , ots we intend tO put doWn
there 0
Ohaiman: If 4 few piecoa ot furniture are not delivered it should
not hold moving ino If in triving in wo aro not relinquish
ing aiv rights*
Greeley: No you aro not* I would wry* under those oirewistances* •
D000mber 2.nd would be safe to xliovo in
Ftycrott: I would rather have the Ca Settee tell me It is all right
to move tomorrow* December 2nd) oz mile day* the tele* ,
phone o°many would like tO cut ma in there* .
After I t;,Iked with Mr* ,Greeley I went over by mrielf and
took a walk around*, I am concerned about the leak* Then
in cheokinap I riro, we have no holders for toilet paper* .
.'hero are no holders tor paper towels in etar t the toilets* .
Tiers
we heVe liquid Soap. I am not sure if the sentraeter
who sells the soo will put in dispensers*
Greeley: In the beginning we round it 144ta battOZ, to have a 00,12* •
tract 'and then you don't haw to pay t the fixture at .
all*
Ryeroft: Wo have to have something for band towels and toilet
paper* ,
Chairan: De you know not it operates in this balding now?'
Ryarofts The paper towels are purchased from a bidder*
Greeley: Me bidder puts in the fixture to fit his poor*
Byeroft: I donq think se* The only thing they furnish is the
gor/d4ide in the toilets* Whore you are going to ,
k
put in paper towelv. you. have a tile and it is good
heavy We* It can't be put in by lust anyone* It ,
must bo a good, job* ,.
Chairman: They do a vo goc4 job now bv- putting those on the
tiles with
Greeley: Om 4,7zpori, .ile has been we ;Ma where it is a oontract
for a year they firm:114th the ttgtures*
went over this morning and it was not laking as
a:matt I was there at 700* We got sponms and wiped. it up
hoping lump woad cane in, but no Nora camp in
GreArlort I have at. idea Walt has awe iti, ,
ayerottS I think it is oozing throuda, the slab on the outside waU.
Greeley: what usually stops it 10 to grade up 4 little more* The
water does not ma. ,, , y- from the building as shewn, aa
our plan* I think throe or four wheelbarrows of dirt
there would euro this* X think that is the first thing
to do*
Chairman: Shoed not tbe **in take care or thilt?
Ryoroft: Is ever joint in the auhdrA in cemented up?
chairoant Vo* It should ntt be*
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1170roftti I can"t understand how the pressure from only. about
three foot pan got tbroueh the cement and got up
IA thore. time I VAS 01m0$41 Or the Opinion there
its a ttap 'Otero over a plumbing outlet that it Illoht bo
coming undiwneath the slab* Vie took that off and over,
time we took it off thø. welter rim right out. Vlo had
trotible in the electrical room with the one inch pipe
ooviing from the aim. Thor raumed that up and it IS
ended. They blocked up the auxilia37 ripes. Underneath
whore its the ewers goes flush againt tho wall Las
never been painted. We °son f tad a thing there* Me
only place we have not boon able to eliminate is the
very corner.
Oreoley* It ti hard to understand it. I think the first thing
that should be dono ia. to rectify that isettlement so ,
what water falls will 60 awio.
tlhairman* The foundation drstin. should Intercept any water that
might get Own there* Isnit that the purpose or it?
GreelerS Yeti could not e;e1,1 much in. The drain would take it os,f. •
Ohairman; That would have to cot4-,,, throith twelve inches of concrete*
01,0014111 if. 1,to put smo tore soil there and it Still bothers we
will have to dis down and tee i± the drain is all right1
wo examined taw whole length of, It and it was ala ri,rolt.
lirortotts What are lis,t soing to do if we have o, toontrootour hour
rain?
Reed* Why dontt it look at it tonight?
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Ohairment The on otl'or. tbact is In .triow of turninfl ti Over and
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talking about the open house and whether we should ,
notify the kiinwtoo•man., ,
Reed* '10
we have authority to toll -anyone to move into the •
builditz or do we have to toll the i!l.oloc tmon?
Muter* t10 timed the School Wilding twer to the School, Committee*
Carman* Then I suppose wo should ttu it over to the Selectmen*
We should do it right*
Motors, X suppose we shottld Ulmit over to tho SeIestmon.
Reed* At far at a date is conce.rnods N.eily doeentt this Oommittee
make an appointment to moot with the Selectmen some Nonday
night.
03:ostler* Prom .0 contrmyt point of viows 1 think the building is
reedy for occupancy :now. Buildings aro over held until
the last tousbos. I would say practically and legally ,
it in ready for ocovancy.
The meting atilotmed at 9$15' I.,.140
It true roc ortil Attest.