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70 <br />The permits to operate Semi-public Swimming Pools for <br />Paint Rock Pool and Battle Green Pool was signed by the <br />Board. <br />Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P.M. <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING <br />JUNE 14, 1965 <br />The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Monday <br />June 14, 1965 at 7:00 P.M. in the Health Department Office. <br />Members present were R.L. McQuillan, Chairman, Dr. William <br />Cosgrove, Mr. James M. West and Director of Public Health <br />James F. Finneran. <br />read. <br />Minutes of the May 17, 1965 meeting were approved as <br />B.L. CUMMINGS Mr. McQuillan stated that he felt the time had come for <br />MILK CASE the Board to take very decisive action in regard to the B.L. <br />Cummings Inc. milk case. The Board unanimously agreed. <br />Mr. McQuillan reported that the appeal made by the B.L. <br />Cummings Company regarding the State Health Council's decision <br />in upholding our revocation of his license to deliver milk in <br />Lexington had not been heard in superior court .to date and the <br />restraining order on Mr. Finneran and the Town Officials was <br />still enforce, as it had been for the past six months. <br />Chairman McQuillan said he would like to request an invest- <br />igation by the Attorney General to find out why the Board is <br />powerless to enforce the health laws of the town of Lexington, <br />how a superior court judge can place a restraining order on all <br />Town Officials and keep this order pending indefinetly, and why <br />the request for counsel to speed up the conclusion of this case <br />was denied by the Board of Selectmen. <br />The Board discussed these facts and agreed that a request <br />to the Attorney General would be in order. They particularily <br />said they would like to find out why the restraining order has <br />not been acted upon, and why a local Board of Health is unable <br />to uphold the local health laws and are left powerless to stop <br />a person who is openly defying the health laws. <br />Motion was made by Dr. Cosgrove that a letter be sent to <br />the Attorney General requesting that his office make an invest- <br />igation on two things: 1. Why we, the Board of Health, have <br />been left for such a period of time, without the power to enforce <br />the health laws of the Town and 2. How.a restraining order <br />tT <br />tr <br />oswi <br />1 <br />1 <br />