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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-11-047cod 7sta'clishort `err: i ,;; 1 T P Jena' in`r .77Th for Tn'Itr r ent nn maboratory L`ani.el ' artir:ez ( -'ay en Feer at.%ion Centre & Lexi ton l ario's, 1733 Yassae!:us etts Avenue Folsom's Seafoods of Le:TAngton Dunkin Donuts LeBellerour Restaurant ARA Services for Honeywell BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING NOVEMBER 4, 1974 O� f Club) The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Monday, November 4, 1974 at 7:00 p.m. in Conference Rood G-15. Members present were: Dr. Wm. L. Cosgrove, Chairman; Mr. James W. Lambie, Dr. Charles E. Ellicott and Mr. George A. Smith, Director of Public Health. The minutes of the October 17, 1974 meeting were approved as read. Mr. Smith reported that a hearing was to be held Thursday on proposed regulations for Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control at the State Laboratory, South Street, Jamaica Plain. According to the proposed regulations the whole lead paint prevention program is getting very complicated but he felt that lead paint poisoning did not seem to be a problem in Lexington. Lead paint poisoning has now become a reportable disease and probably we should send a letter to all the doctors stating that this should be reported directly to the State. Dr. Ellicott asked if a large scale screening program was carried out if Dr. Kline was equipped to handle all the samples. e35 LEAD PAINT POISONING PREVENTION Mr. Smith said he did not think so and actually they were interested in cheldren of ages 0 to 6 years. He went on to explain that the new laws will put the program of diagnosis on to the local Health Department and as the proposed regulation now reads the local department would be policing the residential homes. The Board discussed this lead paint program and decided to wait until after the hearing on November 7, 1974 before taking any positive action. Mr. Smith reported that the septic system servicing Burroughs Corporation was overflowing and Burroughs Corporation do not own this building. The An- nuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention of Dallas own the building, therefore, they will have to be notified of the problem. He went on to say that according to the engineers it is possible to connect this building to public sewer but an easement will have to be obtained from Cabot, Cabot and Forbes or Kennicott Copper Corp. The Kennicott Copper easement will in- volve permits from the State. SEPTIC SYSTEM BURROUGHS CORP. At the present time the condition was under control but he felt the system would not hold up too long and therefore should, if possible, be connected to public sewer because there was no room for expansion of the present system. The Board instructed Mx. Smith to proceed along the ususal channels to get this system connected to public sewer if possible. Mr. Smith reported to the Board that the septic system at 27 York street 27 YORK ST. 53€; 36 WARD ST. was $y rflowing aDd he was having trouble getting this repaired because he was dealing with two different lawyers. The Board agreed that if the owners did not correct this condition Mr. Smith should take the matter to court and declare the house unfit for human habitation. The house at 36 Ward Street was discussed. Mr. Smith said he had con- demned the house and had the owner board it up. Now the owner has called and wants to fix a part of the house for a nephew and his wife. Mr. Smith said a great deal of work would have to be done before the house was fit for human habitation. Dr. Cosgrove said he had seen this house and he would not want this department approve it for occupancy even if all health requirements were met until Mr. Irwin, Building Inspector, assured us in writing that this house was structually saife. Mr. Smith explained to the Board that,there has been some problem re - ABANDONED garding the collapsing of septic tanks when a house is connected to public SEPTIC TANKS sewer and the septic tank abandoned. The regulation as it now stands states that all septic tanks must be collapsed but it seems that Mr. Heustis did make a verbal agreement with Public Works that the concrete septic tanks could be left. CHALET SUSSE MOTEL The Board suggested Mr. Smith write a clarifying policy of the regu- lation and if this is approved by the Board the drain layers will be notified. The hearing for the proposed addition to the Chalet Susse Motel was called to order at 7:30 p.m. The letter from Mr. James Chase, Town Engineer, was read and placed on file regarding the sewer and water service for the Chalet Susse Motel. The adequacy of the pumping station was again discussed and Mr. Lambie requested Mr. Smith to see if he could get flow rates because he feels that during wet spells the infiltration into the lines could be quite a burden. After some further discussion the application for a license to operate a 102 unit motel was granted in accordance with the General Laws, Section 32B, Chapter 140. GOLD RIBBON The application for a permit to keep four buffalo at Gold Ribbon Farms FARMS ANIMAL was again discussed by the Board. PERMIT Mr. Speliotis, 22 Ingleside Road, had delivered a letter to the Board members stating that in violation to our regulations the Cataldo's had brought the two oxen back onto the premises without a permit from the Board of Health. Mr. Speliotis as the abuttor to Gold Ribbon Farms seems to be represent- ing the people of the Ingleside area who oppose the buffalo. Mr. Speliotis and two of his neighbors attended this meeting. Dr. Cosgrove reported that he, Mr. Smith and Mrs. Jones had made a field trip to Ipswich where a Mr. Means has a herd -of approximately 16 buffalo right now and this herd is being increased up to 25. Mr. Means is a conservationist and started the herd when he read that the buffalo were so extinct. The day we saw the buffalo we saw no evidence of flies and there seemed to be no unpleasant odors. In this herd they did have cows and bulls. The herdsman did say, like any wild animal, if one of them got 1 1 1 1 1 cornered he would presume it would charge,. although this had not happened to him. The buffalo do make a hole or shallow bunker that they roll in but there was not much dust. The herdsman had explained that the buffalo was a grazing animal and suggested that on the 3 acres such as Gold Ribbon Farms has the grazing would have to be supplemented with feeding of hay. Mr. Speliotis asked hw much land the 12 buffalo we saw were on. Dr. Cos- grove said 30 to 40 acres. Mr. Speliotis asked about the fencing and if it was child proof. Dr. Cosgrove said they did have barb wire on the bottom of the fence to keep the calves from rolling out under the fence. The rest of the fence was a post and rail about six feet high with brackets placed on the top of the uprights and barb wire was strung there to keep people from climbing over the fence. Dr. Cosgrove went on to say that the herdsman felt they were very docile, he showed us a bull who would come right to the fence so you could pat him. Mr. Lambie said he had been in Colorado last week and his source said there was some herds that were quite domesticated and therefore he would like to know where the buffalo were coming from. Mr. Lambie said he had been down to Gold Ribbon Farms on Saturday and he was not happy with the fastner on the gate and he was very surprised to see the oxen there. He said he did pace off the corral area and felt there was not much over 2 acres. Dr. Ellicott said at the hearing on the 17th they said there was 3 acres. Dr. Ellicott said he felt that he would have liked to have the person applying for the permit here to answer questions. Mr. Lambie said he wanted to know more about the buffalo before he approved the permit. He and Dr. Ellicott both agreed that they could agree on the oxen. Dr. Cosgrove said if the oxen had been there for the last 2 weeks they were there without a permit. He felt the oxen should be removed and kept away until the permit was approved. Mr. Speliotis said he had talked with Ralph Cataldo and Ralph told him this was Tony's deal and he knew nothing about them. Dr. Cosgrove said he would also like to see the other permits, a permit to transport over State lines and also a permit from the Fish and Wild Life Service to keep these buffalo. After further discussion it was agreed that a letter would be sent to Mr. Anthony Cataldo asking him to please furnish the Board with more information about these animals. Mr. Speliotis said he wanted to be sure that this area was child proof. His concern was the safety of the children in his area and also the cleaning of the manure. The Board told Mr. Speliotis that they would notify him again when they would discuss this permit. Mr. Speliotis thanked the Board and retired. 537