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BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
March 20, 1959
A regular monthly meeting of the Board of Health was held
on Friday, March 20, 1959, at 3 P.M., in the Selectmen's Room,
Town Offices, with Chairman McQuillan, Dr. Cosgrove, Mr. Cole,
.and Mr. Lurvey, present.
Mr. Lurvey had a lengthy agenda to present to the Board
for its consideration, and Mr. William Hamilton and Mr. James
Hardy attended in connection with problems to discuss with the
Board.
Letter to Michael Graziano, 57 & 63 Blossom Street, asking
that the elevation of the lot be raised, and approval given for
sewage facilities, was approved by the Board.
Approval by the board for a renewal of the animal permit
for Pine Hill Turkey Farm for 10,000 turkeys was given to Mr.
Arthur Hinds.
Mr. Lurvey had written to Mr. William Casey, Head of Main-
tenance in the Lexington Public Schools, in connection with the
Junior High School Cafeteria, asking that the flooring tile be
completed. Mr. Casey will have this done during the next school
vacation as heavy equipment must be moved.
Letter approved by the Board to George Sheridan, 24$ Marrett
Road, overflowing cesspool. Mr. Lurvey is trying to get his house
tied into the sewer.
Letter approved to Leslie Read, 2 Warren Street, giving
estimates of cost of building sewer or correction to -the present
cesspool.
Letter approved to Mr. Edward Tyler, Agent, Belmont Health
Department. Mr. Lurvey wished to notify Mr. Tyler that a scarlet
fever case with a Belmont settlement may need help financially in
the hospital expenses.
Mr. William Hamilton appeared before the Board. He wants to
get an engineer to design a system that would work properly for
the Freeman lots on Worthen Road. Can he get a permit for a cess-
pool or septic tank there if the engineer designs a workable system?
Mr. McQuillan explained that the situation is that Robinson
Hill, right in back of the lot Mr. Hamilton is trying to build on,
was required to wait for sewer. Mr. Newgent was not allowed to
put in cesspool or septic tanks so near the center of the town.
Eventually the town built a piece of sewer, and Newgent built and
connected his houses to it. This land on Worthen Road can connect
to Bedford Street or Massachusetts Avenue sewer eventually. A
letter from the Selectmen to Mr. Hamilton stated that at the present
time the town is not in a position to add another sewer line
according to the Public Works Department. Mr. Hamilton said he
looked into the main on Bedford Street, and there are gas, electric,
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telephone.lines;-8-A and -12t. -water mains, all ix there, storm
drains too. As long as sewer is not available, Mr. Hamilton
thought he should be allowed to build with cesspool or septic
tank if a design could be worked out.
Mr. Cole stated that the Board is trying to keep to a
policy that in an area so near the center of town there are
to be no cesspools or septic tanks. In this case there is a
physical limitation for getting connection to the town sewer.
How about an ejector? Mr. Lurvey says Mr. Carroll, Public
Works Superintendent, is thinking about that.
The sewer will eventually come. When someone comes who
wants to build badly enough to see that the facilities axe
supplied. Mr. Cole would like to have the Board ask the
Selectmen to consider a sewer in this area pretty soon. A
sewer plan for the Town should have been made before this.
Mr. McQuillan said the Board would talk to the Selectmen.
Mr. Cole said he had an appointment to talk to Mr. Maloney
Monday night, and would ask about this problem too.
Green Valley, Section 4: A letter to the Planning Board
was not worded correctly legally according to Town Counsel,
Mr. Stevens. It will be reworded and re -submitted to the -
Planning Board.
Colonial Acres, Section 4, Winthrop Road, 2 lots: No
problem for public severing. Letter will be sent to the
Planning Board with the Board's approval of the lots.
Burnham Farms, Section 4, Mark Moore:. Because of re -
lotting of this land, unknown to the Health Officer, this
subdivision has been held up. Mr. Lurvey will check with
Mr. Snow.
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The Health Officer investigated complaints of water pollu-
tion for Mrs. Sheehan, Asbury Road, and Bob Sherman, Ridge Road.
He has recommended to Mr. Carroll, Public Works, that these
people be allowed to have town water.
Mr. James Hardy met with the Board at 4.15 P.M. to discuss
34 Webster Road where laundry trays were installed without
approval. Mr. Hardy said the plumber gave him wrong advice.
The laundry waste goes out to a small cesspool in back which
is not adequate. Mr. McQuillan asked Mr. Lurvey if something.
can be built out in back to take care of the situation, would
it be approved? Mr. Lurvey said a 6x6' would take care of it.
Mr. Hardy said he would supply the material but would not do
the work. Mr. McQuillan says the Board would have to order the
owner to correct in case the case ever went to court. The
Board approved word being sent to the owner to explain what
is taking place, not just an order to abate a nuisance. Mr.
Lurvey will check with Mr. Cole.
A letter was sent to Mrs. Annie Katkoff, owner of 475
Waltham Street, asking correction of a faulty furnace. Word
has been received by Mr. Lurvey from Chief Deputy Belcastro,
Lexington Fire Department, that this has been taken care of.
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A letter was read from the Selectmen regarding vacation
policy.
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A letter was received from Mrs. Bullock with her qualifi-
cations for assistant in a Child Care Center (Mrs. Coyne's).
Mrs. Coyne has since given up the idea.
A letter was approved to go to Marshall's Bakery, 315 Marrett
Road. Mr. Lurvey reported laxity.
Mr. Lurvey reported the Division of Registration in Embalming
and Funeral Directing had notified him that Thomas M. Montague,
21 Bedford Street, Lexington, is no longer in business in Lexington,
and the license should be recalled.
Mr. MoQuillanasked that Mr. Lurvey investigate the possibility
of town sewer connection for Hill Street. The people are contin-
uously having trouble, and at one time were told by the Seledtmen
that it was not physically possible to connect.
Mr. Lurvey reported to the Board that the supply of polio
vaccine at the State Laboratory is exhausted at present, and there
will be no more until the budget is passed for the,_,year. Mr. Lurvey
wondered if the Board would feel that the Health D¶ment should
buy vaccine to have on hand for the doctoks. The Board voted to
wait. Vaccine at present is only meant for infants under one year
and pregnant mothers. It is felt we have been getting our share
for the doctors and shortly will get it again.
Mr. John P. Dailey applied for a rubbish disposal permit and
a garbage disposal permit. According to regulations the truck must
be a tightly covered metal truck for garbage. Mr. Dailey's truck
does not conform. The garbage permit will be held up until Mr.
Dailey complies with the regulations.
A Whitman & Howard bill for 000.80 was approved by the Board.
The f olowing appointments were approved and letters have been
sent asking the appointees to be scorn in by Mr. Carroll, Town
Clerk: Mark D. Lurvey, Executive Health Officer and Inspector of
Slaughtering
Dr. Carl R. Benton, Animal Inspector
Miss Hazel J. Murray, Agent
Howard D. Carley, Special Agent, Metropolitan State Hospital
Thomas S. Bowdidge, Special Agent, Metropolitan State Hos-
pital
Mrs. Anita MacDonald, Clerk.
The Superintendent of Public Works has given permission for a
partition to be built giving the Health Department part of the
adjacent Inspectors Room for needed expansion.
The Board voted to endorse the proposed Glaucoma Tests By:,,the
Lexington Lions Club and to give them all possible cooperation.
This Clinic will be held on April 8, 1959, 1 to 9 P.M., by appoint-
ment only, in Cary Hall.
Mr. Lurvey reported that a doctor from Columbia, South America,