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1 391 BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING October 23, 1959 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Friday, October 23, 1959 at 3 P.M. in the Selectmen's room of the Town Office Building. Mr. McQuillan, Chairman, Dr. William Cosgrove, Mr. Charles Cole and Mr. Mark Lurvey, Health Officer were pre- sent. Minutes of the September 16, 1959 meeting were approved. Mrs. Thomas McElman, Jr., of 152 Woburn Street came before the Board to discuss the problem of over -flowing sewage on her MCELMAN property. Mrs. McElman stated that the town engineer's esti- 152 WOBURN mate for connecting her dwelling to the Public Sewer will be STREET $250.00 if she can connect into the sewer line of the complain - tent, Mr. Mason. This would involve no inside plumbing change. When told of thit solution Mr. Mason said he would check with his bank. The other connection suggested by the Town Engineer would be to connect on the other side of the house, this would involve dynamiting a great deal of ledge and changing the plum- bing in the cellar. The minimum cost of this would be $300.00 Mr. McElman explained that her husband was ill and at the pre- sent time she did not feel she could afford to connect with the Public Sewer. Mr. McQuillan explained that as this condition was a Health menace and the Public Sewer was available the Boards only alternative was to secure a court order and demand this dwelling be connected to the Public Sewer. After some discussion Mrs. McElman agreed to contact her bank and see if some arrangements could be made in order to make it possible for her to comply with the Boards request in the immediate future. Mr. McQuillan asked Mr. Lurvey to contact Mr. Mason and talk to Mr. Mason about the possibility of having the McElman dwelling connected into his sewer line. Mr. McQuillan assured Mrs. McElman that the Board of Health would do all it possible could in order to keep the expense of connecting to the Public Sewer down to a minimum. The Budgets for the Health Department, Dental Clinic, Posture Clinic and Animal Inspector were discussed and approved as follows: Health Department -Expenses Advertising $ 50.00 1960 Automobile Allowance 800.00 BUDGET Buriel of Animals 100.00 Engineering 2,500.00 Hospitals 750.00 Innoculations (Diptheria) 250.00 Innoculations (Polio) 300.00 Increase $300.00 Laboratory 1100.00 L.V.N.A. 2,400.00 Medical Attendance 500.00 Middlesex County Sanatorium 2,000.00 Office Supplies 275.00 Premature Babies 750.00 Public Health Education 175.00 Publishing New Rules & Regulations 50.00 Sundry 200.00 Increase $ 50.00