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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-12-11402 BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING December 11, 1959 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Friday, December 11, 1959 at 3 P.M. in the Selectmen's room of the Town Office Building. Memberspresent were Mr. R. L. McQuillan, Chair man, Dr. William Cosgrove, Mr. Charles Cole and Health Officer Mr. Mark D. Lurvey. The minutes of the November 20, 1959 meeting were approved as read. ANTHONY Letter to Harold Stevens, Town Council concerning the letter BUSA 36 sent to Mr. Anthony Busa, 36 Lowell Street demanding he connect LOWELL ST. the dwelling he owns at 36 Lowell Street to the Public Sewer was read and approved. Copy of the letter sent by Mr. Stevens, Town Council to Mr. Anthony Busa stating the laws concerning the connecting of a dwelling to Public Sewer was read and approved. In this letter Mr. Stevens also stated that Mr. Buss would have until December 21, 1959 to connect his dwelling to Public Sewer if this was not done by that time further action would be taken. 48 TURNING Letter to Donald K. Irwin, Building Inspector stating the MILL ROAD sewage facilities at 48 Turning Mill Road had not beep approved by the Health Department and until these facilities were approved this dwelling should not beoccupied was read and approved. SHANAHAN Letter to Mr. Jack Shanahan, 50 Pleasant Street stating MILK the unsanitary condition of the milk cases in which themilk to the schools were delivered was approved. Mr Lurvey also reported he had sent a copy of this letter to Mr. Mitchell J. Spiris, Director of Administrative Services for the Lexington Public Schools. Copy of the letter Mr. Mitchell J. Spiris sent to Mr. John Shanahan stating he would not tolerate any unsanitary con- ditions concerning the milk delivered to the schools tin the future was read and approved. Letter from Mrs. Mildred Stevenson in reply to the Glaucoma Clinic follow-up letter sent out by Mr. Lurvey was read and app- roved. POSTURE Letter to Mrs. Agnes Manning, Chairman of the Posture CLINIC Clinic stating the appropriation committee questioned the amount of $90.50 for the Printing and Postage Account was read and approved. Mrs. Manning called this office and stated she would be glad to bring any letters to be mailed to this office and she also said the printing was done every other year. The exercise cards cost $22.75 a thousand for print- ing and the Doctor record cards are $15.00 They need at least 1,500 cards per year. GREEN Letter from Antonio Busa stating he has filed a definite VALLEY plan with the planning board for Green Valley Section V was approved Mr. Lurvey reported that this section has five house lots on it and he had Mr. Larry Kraynick check the elevation and set-up of these Jots. Mr. Kraynick approved lots 13, 17, and 16 but will hold his approval on lots 14 and 15 until a omot 1 1 403 a grading plan is made. The Board suggested we write clatter to the planning Board stating our findings for the Green Valley Section V. Letter to Mr. Ernest DeVincent, 152 Lyman Street, Waltham RTE 2 demanding he abate the nuisance existing in the rear of the & PLEASANT vegetable stand he operates on the corner of Route 2 and Pleas- STREET ant Street was approved. Mr. McQuillan said he remembers see- ing the notice by the Board of Appeals for the renewal of Mr. De - Vincent's permit to operate this tand in the paper and Mr. Mc- Quillan suggested that the Board of Health write to the Board of Appeals requesting that they remind Mr. DeVincent he must leave this property in better condition. Letter to Mrs. Angelina DiNunzio, 340 Harvard Street, Cambridge who owns the property at the corner of Route 2 and Pleasant Street demanding that this property be cleaned up was approved. Letter to Mrs. Manfred L. Warren, 18 Highland Avenue BATTLE GREEN' stating that the Board of Health investigated her complaint RESTAURANT against the Battle Green Restaurant was approved. Letter to Business Equipment Co., 153 Federal Street con EQUIPMENT firming our order for a new desk for Mr. Lurvey's office was approved. Letter to William F. McLaughlin, M.D. of Metropolitan State SPECIAL hospital appointing Mr. Paul F. O'Leary as agent to replace Mr. AGENT Howard R. Carley was approved. Letter to George A. Michael, Director of the Division of CHANGE Food & Drug informing him that Mr. Lurvey did notify his depart -OF ADDRESS ment of the change of address when he moved in 1956 and also that the monthly Blaughteering Inspectors report have been mail- ed to 6 Linden Street, Chelmsford ever since he moved there. The rubbish permit for Thomas E. Buckley, 121 Vine Street RUBBISH was approved by the Board subject to the approval of Mr. Lurvey. PERMIT The bill from the Town of Tewksbury for premature baby Daley for $441.00 was approved for payment by the Board. This was a PREMATUN$:.'' Lexington settlement as per Mr. Casey Collins. BABY DAILY Whitman & Howard engineering bill was approved for pay- ENGINEER ment by the Board. BILL Financial Statement of the Board of Health as of Decem- FINANCIAL ber 11, 1959 was approved. STATEMENT Mr. Lurvey reported that the Public Schools were doing PUBLIC a wonderful job in the cafeterias. All schools inspected during SCHOOLS this month had a rating of 92 or better. Mr. Lurvey will write LUNCH to Miss Wright, head of the school lunch program and also to PROGRAM Mr. Spiris, Director of Administrative Services, and tell them that the Maria Hastings School and the Fiske School need more mechanical coolers for storage of milk. Mr. McQuillan suggested Mr. Lurvey check and find out if B.L. CUMM- Mr. Cummings, milk dealer, bought the whole of Mr. Shanahan's INGS MILK 404 business or just one or two routes. LONGFELLOW The Board voted to write a letter to the Board of Selectmen & HAWTHORNE stating that Public Sewer in the Longfellow and Hawthorne Road area was imperative. SUPPLIES Mr. Lurvey reported that. the Health Department needed more syringes and he was also looking into a portable autoclave star- ilizer. In the past the Lexington Board of Health had to borrow syringes from the Town of Hingham. The Board voted to have Mr. Lurvey inquire about the syringes and the autoclave and purchase what is needed before December 31, 1959. VALLEYFIELD Mr. Lurvey reported he went over Mr. Paul Toccits land on ROAD Valleyfield Road with Mr. Herbert Nickerson, State Saslitary Engineer. Mr. Nickerson said he could not approve tht land until an equivalent of 7 feet of desired fill be put in this land. Mr. Tocci said he would consider filling this land in and Mr. Nickerson said if he did he would be glad to look at it again. WELLINGTON Mr. Lurvey reported he had been working on a problem just LANE off Route 2 on Wellington Lane where people have been dumping rubbish. It was found that this is a state owned property and the State District Engineer, Mr. Rise, felt Mr. Lurvey should write to the State Engineer in having this matter taken care of Mr. Lurvey is also going to ask Mr. John Carroll, Superintendent of Public Works to cooperate in this matter. 27 CIRCLE Mr. Lurvey reported that the dwelling at 27 Circle Road owned ROAD by Mrs. Laura A. Clarke, 24 Notre Dame Street, Roxbury was unfit for human habitation. The Board voted that this dwelling must not be inhabited until permission is granted by the Board of Health. Meeting was adjourned at 4:00 P.M. 1