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424 ANTONIO BUSA 46 LOWELL ST. WEBB & YOUNG ST. CHILD CARE CENTERS IMMIGRANT WORKERS LORING HILL ESTATES RUBBISH ON CONCORD AVE. LOWELL ESTATES CEDAR GLEN Letter to Antonio Busa, 46 Lowell Street stating he had been granted an extension of time, until June 1st, 1960, to connect his dwelling at 46 Lowell Street to the Public Sewer was approved. Mr Lurvey reported that the Public Works Department had sent out a new estimate for this dwelling. Letter to Mr. Herbert Nickerson, State Iiealth Department Engineer stating that no Public Sewer is readily available for the Webb Street and Young Street area, also that the drains and culverts in that area were not large enough to take drainage that would come from the land owned by Mr. Ralph Frissore was approved. Copies of letters from Mr. Donald Nickerson, Chairman of the Board of Appeals were read and placed on file. Mr. Nickerson's letter to Mr. Stevens asking if the Board of Appeals has the right to limit the number of children in Child care Centers, which are conducted in private homes. Mr. Stevens reply was in the affirm- ative and stated the authority of the Board of Appeals could be found in Section 14 of the Zoning By -Laws. Letter from A chdeacon John W. Burgess in reply to our letter requesting the source of his information on immigrant workers in Lexington was approved. In this letter Mr. Birgess stated he could not recall the occassion at which he made the statement but he hoped that he was either misquoted or misunderstood. Letter from James J. Carroll stating that the definitive subdivision plan for Loring Hill Estates, Section 3 was approv- ed. Letter from Elizabeth B. Northrup comnlaining about rubbish being dumped on Concord Avenue, East Lexington was read by the Board. Mr. Lurvey reported that on Thursday, April 26, 1960 he noticed this debris and upon investigation found it to belong to one person. Mr. Lurvey spoke to Police Cheif Rycroft who called the person in and warned him about dumping on Public Highways. The next day April 27, 1960, Mrs. Northrup's letter was received by the Health Department office. Letter from Whitman & Howard certifing that they had examined the premises of the Lowell Estates subdivision and lots 1,24, 25, 26, 34, 35 and 36 were inspected for grading and when the finished grading was completed these lots would drain r.roperly, was read by the Board and placed on file. Mr. L rvey reported that these lots in this subdivision were originally rejected but Mr. DeVrie's had re -graded the whole area and Public Sewer is available in this area so there will be no problems. 1 Letter from Mr. Gerard P. Friel, President of Dianne Estates, Inc. and the letter from Joseph W. Moore, Inc., land surveyors concerning the drainage and grading on Cedar Glen Subdivision was read and placed on file. Mr. Lurvey explained that originally Vs:. approved this subdivision with the condition that the foundations of the houses have a minimum pitch of 2 feet, but John Carroll, Superintendent of Public Works said the sewer Mould be very low. Mr. Lurvey said he would rather Mr. Carroll explain this condition to the Board at the next meeting.