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363 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,