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443 He sai.'i b„ went with Deputy Fir- Chief Fradette to inspect Franklin School the other day. This was in ansa-s=r to a complaint from th school. nurse. Mrs. Packer. Deputy Fradete was amazed to find old scatter rugs. upholstered furniture and corragated boxes usd in the classrooms. The boxes were used to make houses, they were used for shelves and a number of other things. This would be a real problem in ease of fire. The school nurses are very concerned about the use of the rugs and furniture because there is no means of cleaning them properly. The Board asked if the furniture and rugs could be a con- tributing factor in the spreadof the lice and nits. Mr. Heustis said Y -s. Dr. Cosgrove said he thought the school would do w 11 to bring in a professional exterminator, but this lice was a health problem. The furniture although he did not approve was a school problem. and he felt it up to the school to see that it was taken care of properly. Mr. Heustis said he thought the school nurses were looking to the Board of Health to take a firm stand on some of these things. After further discussion it was agreed that the Board should be in the position of a consultant. The school should get the problem cleaned up and then they could adopt certain policies which would prevent a situation like this in the future. The Board agreed that they would support the suggestion that the Town should have a doctor for pre-employment physicals for TOWN police and fire personnel. also Public Works. Dr. Ellicott said DOCTOR he would suggest a fee per service basis rather than a flat re- tainer rate. Mr. Heustis reported that he also talked with Mr. OtConnell BARE about the barn feet policy tend thy agreed that; an executive order FEET by the Board of Selectmen for the public buildings would be more effective. The letter from the Chamber of Commerce supporting an a- doption of no bare feet in the public buildings was read by the Board. Dr. Cosgrove said he thought the letter should be acknowledged. He suggested Mr. Heustis do some research on the problem of bare feet and see how far the Board could go in enforcing and adopting a regulation. The order to Arthur Zeitler, proprietor of the Village Variety VILLAGE Stores at 93 Massachusetts Avenue and 189 Bedford Street regarding VARIETY the rubbish around the stores was approved. STORES Mr. Heustis reported that this matter had been taken care of. The order to Alexander's Pizza Parlor, 180 Bedford Street regarding the mixing of garbage and rubbish was approved.