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360 BOARD CF HEALTH`MEETING February 20, 1959 The February meeting of the Board of Health was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Offices, on Friday, February 20, 1959, at 3 P.M. with Chairman McQuillan, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Lurvey present. Mr. George DeVries, Lowell Estates Subdivision, did not keep his 3.30 P.M. appointment to discuss rejected lots, nor did he send any word. Mark Moore Realty Trust, Burnham Farms, Section 4, involving three lots, was approved, and the Planning Board and Mr. Moore will be so notified. A report from Whitman & Howard regarding Green Valley Sub- division, Section was discussed by the Board. The Board approved this subdivision, and will notify both the Planning Board and Mr. Buss. Mr. Gennaro Capaldi, Colonial Acres Subdivision, Section met with the Board at 4 P.M. to discuss his subdivision. The town engineers have found that the land can be cut down three feet which will bring the road level down, and this should take care of the problem of drainage on many lots. The town engineers have not checked drains and sewer yet on the definitive plans, so definitive plans are not officially in yet to the Planning Board and Health Department. The Board will now wait for a definitive plan showing the new grading, drains, sewer, road level, etc. Mr. McQuillan explained to Mr. Capaldi that the procedure on checking the land in subdivisions has been for the Board, to have a Whitman & Howard engineer check subdivisions for the Board, and the developer pays for this work. A developer may hire his own engineer but then the Board of Health must have Whitman & Howard check this report. Mr. Capaldi said he would have been glad to use Whitman & Howard if he had not already arranged for his own engineer. Now before approval by the Board of Health may be given, Whitman & Howard must check Mr. Capaldi's engineer's report. The board approved the application for an animal permit for Mr. Carlton Warren, 39 Adams Street, to keep one pony and twaaty hens, with the condition that no roosters would be kept. Dr. Vincent McCrossen's annual renewal for an animal permit to keep goats and poultry at 627 Mass. Avenue was approved by the Board. At 4.30 P.M. Mr. Leslie Read, 2 Warren Street, met with the Board to discuss the nuisance of the overflowing cesspool at his home. He has now had the cesspool cleaned out and pumped to relieve the situation, but would like to get sewer if at all possible. Because of his small lot, it isnot possible to add another cesspool, so the Board asked Mr. Lurvey to inquire of the engineers and Public Works Department about possible sewer on the street, and also an estimate for the repairing, enlarging, or in some way, adding to the present facilities. 1 1 1