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BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING November 20, 1959 The regular meeting of the Board of health was held Friday, November 20, 1959 at 3 P.M. in the Selectmen's room of the Town Office Building. Mr. McQuillan, Chairman, Doctor William Cos- grove, Mr. Charles Cole and Health Officer Mr. Mark Lurvey were present. Minutes of the October 23, 1959 the following corrections: Page 4: Paragraph on Anthony Busa should be Letter to Anthony Busa, 36. Lowell Street his dwelling at 36 Lowell Street instead as stated in October 23, 1959 minutes. Paragraph on Valleyfield and Bridge Street should be cor- rected to read. Letter to Mr. Worthen Taylor, Division of San- itation asking his opinion regarding the instulation of sanitary disposal systems in the vicinity of Waltham Street, Valleyfield Road and Bridge Street areas was approved. Mr. B. L. Cummings owner of B. L. Cummings Milk Company was B.L. asked to appear before the Board to discuss the condition of his CUMMINGS establishment. meeting were approved with -11 397 corrected to read: CORRECTIONS demanding he connect OF OCTOBER of 46 Lowell Street 23, 1959 MEETING Mr. Lurvey told the Board that on July 14, 1959 an inspection was made of -Mr. Cummings milk plant at which time he called to Mr. Cummings attention the condition of the ceiling in the pasturizing room, the condition of the floor of the walk-in chest, toilet room and the laboratory. Upon re -inspection on September 17, 1959 Mr. Lurvey found the toilet room cleaned and also the laboratory, the ceiling in the pasturizing room had been scraped but not painted. Mr. Cummings at this time told Mr. Lurvey he would have the ceiling painted by October 1, 1959. Nothing had been done to the floor of the walk-in chest. On November 16, 1959 Mr. Lurvey made another inspection of Mr. Cumming's establishment and found the ceiling in the pasturizing room and the floor of the walk-in chest bad not been repaired. The plate count on regular family milk samples taken on November 16, 1959 was high. Mr. Cummings told the 'Board of Health that he had scraped the ceiling but had not finished it because he wanted to put on a new product put out by Swift Co. which was guaranteed to stay on and not peel. Mr. Cummings also showed Mr. Lurvey the acknowledgment of the order from Swift Co. Mr. Cummings stated further that he was installing a new washer in the plant and also a sweet -water tank cooler outside the building and that until these things were done he did not want to do much repair, but when these things were done he would re -tile the floor of the walk-in chest. Mr. Lurvey said the whole plant needed painting and that he had been very patient since last July about the condition of this establishment. Mr. Lurvey asked Mr. Cummings what he thought was a reasonable length of time to do this work and clean up the wnole plant. Mr. Cummings said he did not know but he would do this work as soon as possible. After much discussion it was agreed that