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114 69 69 SPRING ST. 305 WALTHAM STREET BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING NOVEMBER 3, 1967 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Friday, November 3, 1967 at 7:00 P.M. in the Selectmen's Room of the Town Office Building. Members present were R.L. McQuillan, Chairman, Dr. William Cosgrove, and Dr. Charles Colburn. Mr. Heustis was unable to attend this meeting. Minutes of the October 6, 1967 Meeting were approved as read. The problem of Russell M. & Corinne T. Johnson, 69 Spring Street, who were ordered June 5, 1967 to connect the dwelling owned by them to public sewer in order to abate the nuisance of an overflowing cesspool was discussed by the Board. Mr. McQuillan said he felt this case had gone on long enough and if the Board agreed he would instruct Mr. Heustis to take this case to court. Motion was made and dully passed that Mr. Heustis be instructed to take court action against Russell M. & Corinne T. Johnson to have the dwelling owned by them connected to public sewer without any further delay. Mr. McQuillan explained to the Board that he had met with Mr. John Brucchi on Tuesday, October 24, 1967, to discuss a sewage system being installed by Mr. Brucchi for a new house at 305 Waltham Street. Mr. McQuillan explained that this lot had a great deal of ledge on it and therefore it was important that the septic system be designed to funtion properly. He went on to explain that test holes were dug and the lot approved by Mr. Lucas of Whitman & Howard in April of this year. The lot approval was given on the tests made where the test holes were dug and the owner instructed to put the septic system in that area. The owner was also instructed to obtain an engineers report and design for the septic system, this report to be filed in the Health Department Office. In September when Mr. Lucas and Mr. Heustis made a routine check of this lot they found the house was built over the original test hole area. The owner, at that time, was told he would have to dig new test holes and also call in an engineer to design and place a workable system. This was not done, When Mr, Brucchi started to install the septic system Mr. Heustis told him that he would have to have an engineer's report with grades etc., this Mr. Brucchi refused to do. He stated he did not see the need for such added expense and therefore when Mr. Lucas refused to let Mr. Brucchi go ahead and put in a system without a plan Mr. Brucchi requested this meeting with Mr. McQuillan. Mr. Brucchi stated to Mr. McQuillan he felt that Mr. Lucas was being very unreasonable. Mr. McQuillan explained to the Board that he finally made Mr. Brucchi understand that when a lot was as questionable as this particular lot is that an engineer's re- port was necessary, also that Mr. Lucas did not design system's tri 044 1 1 1