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372 BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING May 18, 1959 . A meeting of the Board of Health was held on Friday, May 15, 1959, in the Selectmen's Room, Town Offices, at 3 P. M. with Chairman McQuillan, Dr. Cosgrove, Mr. Cole and Health Officer Lurvey present. An application for fin&i ia1 aid in'payment for drugs for a tubereuloabia case, Edwin Waite, 68 Bow Street,was discussed, and the Board's decision was that Mr. Waite is financially able to take care of payment for medicine. He receives 40 a week from the Railroad Express for retirement owns his own home and a summer cottage, both free and clear a 1958 car, and his daughter and son-in-law, living with Mr. Waite, contribute nothing. The Board feels the family can assume these bills for drugs, amounting to approximately $21 a month. The Board has written to Mr. Waite to this effect. Mr. John Sellars has submitted an application for a lic- ense to pasteurize milk, 430 Concord Avenue. Mr. Lurvey will make an inspection of the place with the State Inspector. Mr. Lurvey says Mr. Sellars must break pipe lines down, and he has always refused to do this. The Board agreed to issue a license after Mr. Lurvey makes the inspection and so recommends. k letter is to be sent from the Board to the effect that the matter is being taken under advisement subject to Mr. Lurvey'a inspection or investigation. The minutes of the April 17th meeting of the Board were approved after the following corrections were made: Page 2 Paragraph 4, 34 Webster Road, not 34 Wyman Road, letter sent to Whitman & Howard; Page 2, Paragraph 5, a permit will be issued to Carroll Brothers, 31 Allen Street, to keep swine, "if within 30 days you have corrected the violations listed in previous letter"; Page 2, Paragraph 5, Alfred Whitman, not Warren, at 34 Wyman Road not Webster Road; Page 3A, Paragraph 4, 36 Wyman Road, asked to abate the nuisance of an open dump, not overflowing laundry waste. Carroll Brothers, 31 Allen Street, have not complied with most of the violations for keeping swine. He has whitewashed buildings, but nothing alae. Mr. Lurvey recommends asking the district court to set a hearing when Mr. Carroll would be asked to explain why he does not comply.lthe eourt-would ordir-hii to; comply 'within a certain number of days or he brought to court. The Board voted to have Mr. Lurvey set up the hearing. Mr. Lurvey reported a letter was sent as approved at the last meeting to Lester Fogg, 239 Woburn Street, asking him to abate the nuisance of an open dump, and enclosing applications for an animal permit as he is keeping ducks without a permit. The Board voted to issue an order to abate the nuisance of an open dump and also to obtain a permit to keep ducks. Mr. Lurvey reported that the sewage facilities are still not completed at the Grace Chapel, Worthen Road. The churdh_ opened last Sunday. Mr. Lurvey told the owners that the build- ing should not be opened until the ejector pump is installed. The New England Pump & Machinery Company has notified Mr. Lurvey 1