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187 <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING <br />December 19, 1952 <br />A regular meeting of the Board of Health was <br />held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, <br />on Friday, December 19, 1952 at 3:00 P. M. Chair- <br />man McQuillan, Messrs. Russell and Cosgrove were <br />present. Mr. Jackson, Health Sanitarian, and the <br />Agent were also present. <br />Application for a permit to keep thirty hens <br />was received from Robert S. Roscoe, 54 Bridge Street. Poultry <br />Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted permit <br />to grant a permit for twenty-five only. <br />The Chairman read a letter from Town Counsel ad- <br />vising that he has written to each of the persons on <br />the list submitted to him, as persons owning property Manor <br />in the Manor who have not as yet connected to the Sewer <br />sewer. A copy of the letter was enclosed and he said <br />that he would keep the Board advised of developments. <br />The Chairman reported that the Massachusetts <br />Medical Society is in favor 'of the Union Health <br />Law under the proposed provisions and amendments, <br />not as it stands now. He stated that Dr. Wells has <br />been appointed a member of the Committee in this <br />connection and has asked him if this Board would <br />speak to the Selectmen and advise them that it feels <br />there should be an official committee to keep inr <br />formed about what takes place in connection with <br />this law. <br />It was agreed to request appointment, at the <br />Annual March Meeting, of the same committee that <br />was appointed in 1951. <br />At 3:30 P. M. Mrs. Florenee Forbes, 10 Eaton <br />Road, met with the Board re connecting to the sewer. <br />Mrs. Forbes said that if she took all the money <br />she has it still would not pay for the cost according <br />to figures given to her by a plumber, and furthermore <br />she would not be able then to pay her taxes. The <br />plumber told her that it would cost $300. the plumb- <br />ing is located at the center of the back, and it <br />would be very difficult to change it. <br />The Chairman asked if she ever had any trouble <br />with the cesspool, and she replied that at one time <br />she did have stoppage between the house and the <br />tank but it has been corrected. <br />The Chairman explained the Board's position in <br />re9uesting all property owners to connect to the <br />sewer, and Mrs. Forbes said that she owns her house <br />Mrs. Forbes <br />re: sewer <br />connection <br />