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441 Mr. Lurvey reported that he has had a number of complaints OLD BARN about an old barn on North Street being a harborage for rats NORTH ST. upon investigation he found only old signs of rats. The barn is old and falling down and something should be done about it as it stands now it is a Safety hazard. The Board voted to refer this to the Board of Selectmen. Mr. Lurvey also explained about the old house DeVries is OLD HOUSE now using as an office at the Lowell Estates. There is quite DEVRIES a lot of broken glass from the windows and also some open stair. PROPERTY wells which make it a hazard for children in the neighborhood. The Board agreed Mr. Lurvey should write a letter to Mr. Devries calling to his attention these hazards. Lurvey reported he had checked on the Summer, Lowell Street brook at the Arlington Land Fill project with Mr. Nickerson, State SUMMER' Engineer. The Board instructed Mr. Lurvey to send a copy of Mr. ST. BROCj Nickersonts report to the Town of Arlington. Mr. Lurvey reported that he had borrowed a polaroid camera PERMISSION from a camera shop here in town and had used it to take pictures FOR EQUIP- of several complaints he had received. Mr. Lurvey said he MEM' thought a camera of this type would be valuable to the department to be used on questionable complaints and controversial projects. The Board granted Mr.Lurvey permission to purchase a polaroid camera. Meeting was adj)urned at 5:10 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF HEALTH September 22, 1960 A special meeting was held by the Board of Health Thursday September 22, 1960 at 8:00 P.M. in Estabrook Hall. Members present were Chairman, Mr. R.L. McQuillan, Dr. William Cosgrove, Mr. Charles Cole and Health Officer, Mark D. Lurvey. Before the meeting was called to order Mr. McQuillan explained to the nembers of the Minute Man Highland Association that as this was a meeting of the Board of Health all action taken by the Board must be done and then any questions and further discussion would be welcomed by the Board. Meeting was called to order at 8:05 P.M. The following vote was made by the Board on Potter's Piggery. Voted: "that due to the residential development of the area the time has come when the operation of the piggery at 32 Walnut Street by the Walnut Farm Trust must be brought to an end; that as this piggery has existed for