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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-03-01586 83 CARY AVE. CHAPTER 706 Mr. Smith said he was going to talk with the State Water Pollution Control Department and also the water Department of the City of Cambridge regarding the condition at Freeman's, 83 Cary Avenue. Mr. Smith talked about the provisions of Section 79 and 174 of Chapter 706 of the Acts of 1975 which has taken the standards for swimming pools, bathing beaches, family type camp grounds and the disposal of sewage from the State Health Department and placed them under the Department of Envi- ronmental Quality Engineering. At the present time these articles will remain as they are until they can be re -written by the new department. The following permits and licenses were signed by the Board: Food Establishment:Permits Minute Man Regional Vocational Technical School East Village Nursing Home, Inc. Fairlawn Nursing Home Dana Home of Lexington First Parish Church Unitarian Universalist Church of Our Redeemer Lexington Lodge of Elks 82204 Masonic Temple Lexington Knights of Columbus Bldg, Association Battle Green Inn Sheraton -Lexington Motor Inn Lexmil Theatre -Cinema I Lexmil Theatre -Cinema II Ginn & Company W. R. Grace Co. Itek Building #2 Chalet Motor Lodge - Hotel License Battle Green Inn - Motel License Lowell Rendering Co. Disposal - Garbage rendering A. A. Ace Sanitation Inc. - Disposal The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m. BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING MARCH 1, 1976 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Monday, March 1, 1976 in Room G-15 of the Town Office Building. Members present were: Dr. William L. Cosgrove, Chairman; James W. Lambie, Charles E. Ellicott, M. D. and George A. Smith, Director of Public Health. The minutes of the February 2, 1976 meeting were approved as read. The Board discussed the information from John McSweeney, Director of SEWER BACK- Public Works regarding the sewage back-up in the Vine Brook/Turning Mill UP VINEBROOK Road area in January. The Board questioned the letter written by the Board of Selectmen of Burlington to the Board of Selectmen of Lexington stating that they felt the handling of this back-up problem was unsatisfactory and that Lexington was at fault for not notifying Burlington of the matter sooner than they did. Mr. Smith said that was not true, Lexington Public Works Department notified the Burlington Health Department immnediatley. Mr. Smith went on to explain that the Health Department took water samples at various places during the over -flow and all samples showed coliform counts that were low- in fact the counts were lower than bathing water. Water samples were taken a number of times over a period of days. Mr. Lambie said he felt that there must be a great many sump -pumps or over- flow drains connected to the public sewer line to have such low coliform counts and to have this over flow or back-up occur. The Board after further discussion felt that as the cause of the problem was at the end of the M.D.C. sewer lines Lexington had handled the situation as well as possible. The memo from Mr. Prentiss, Conservation Services Administrator, stating that at no time was permission given to horse owners to stable or graze their HORSES animals on conservation land. Equestrians may use conservation administered land to ride on as long as they do not interfer with the use of the land by other citizens. The Board placed this memo on file. The Board discussed the House Bills being submitted to the State FLUORIDATION Health Care Committee regarding Fluoridation. It was voted that a letter be sent to the Senate Chairman of the Health Care Committee and the House of Representatives Chairman of the Health Care Committee stating that the Lex- ington Board of Health approved of the proposed bill numbered 291 dealing with fluoridation. Mr. Lawrence Smoske, 39 Robinson Road, came before the Board to discuss the unsanitary condition of his stable and yard and the haphazard disposal SMOSKE of manure. HORSES Dr. Cosgrove said that for the past four years the Board had been re- ceiving complaints regarding the condition the horses were kept at Mr. Smoske's property at 39 Robinson Road, and he felt that unless Mr. Smoske could assure the Board that changes would be made, the permit to keep horses on this property would have to be revoked. Mr. Smoske said that the bad weather had made it impossible to get in to clean the manure out and the yard was in bad shape from the tractor and truck that had been working on the manure but as soon as the weather cleared he would get in and take care of it. Mr. Smith said he went up there today and it was the worse he had ever seen it. -He said he was tired of going up there because of these complaints. Mr. Smoske said he would clean up the piles of manure as soon as the weather cleared and then he was going to bring in a dumpster which would be emptied as need be. Mrs. Warrington, who has horses at Mr. Smoske's, said they had been trying to clean the manure up to the best of their ability but they did get caught in the snow storm and also some of the manure is frozen. 588 Dr. Cosgrove said that for the past four years the Board had been receiving complaints about the way the horses were being kept at Smoske's and he felt that unless conditions changed he would have to revoke the permit. Dr. Ellicott said he worried about the fly problem with the dumpster. The dumpster could be quite a breeding place for flies. Mr. Smoske said the dumpster would be kept closed at all times and he thought the dumpster would do the trick and he wished he had thought of it before now. Mrs. Warrington said they would keen after the pile of manure until it was cleaned up. Mr. Smith said he would not object to the Smoske's having a permit to keep the horses if they would just keep the place clean and we did not get complaints. Mr, Smoske assured Mr. Smith that he would get the place cleaned up and with the dumpster he felt it would stay clean. Dr. Cosgrove said he would let them try again but if this did not work out he would vote to revoke the permit. The Board thanked Mr. Smoske for coming in. Mr. Robin Ong came before the Board to explain how he planned to handle ONG ONG the problem of rubbish and garbage and also the ventilating system for his RESTAURANT new restaurant being planned for the Giroux Building in Depot Square. BLOSSOM HILL ESTATES Mr. Ong explained that the kitchen will be in the basement and a separate well ventilated air condition room will be built to store the garbage and trash in plastic bags in. A contract has already been made with Dooley Brothers Disposal that all garbage and rubbish will be picked up every day before 8 o'clock. Most of the garbage will be taken care of in the disposal at the dishwashing machine on the first floor. The ventilation system is made of activated charcoal units and will consist of 8 to 10 units placed on the roof. This system is very expensive and has been approved and in use in the Natick Mall Building of Brigham's and also at the Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers. Dr. Cosgrove asked if Mr. Ong used vegetable oil or peanut oil in cooking also what was the name of his other establishment in Cambridge. Mr. Ong said they would use vegetable oil for cooking. They did operate Chu Sing Restaurant situated at Broadway and Prospect Street. in Cambridge. A group has operated this restaurant for about 2 years. After further discussion the Board thanked Mr. Ong for coming in and said they did not see any problems if Mr. Ong kept the place clean and complied with our regulations. Mr. Tingley, developer for Blossom Hill Estates, came before the Board to explain the subdivision plans -for the area he is developing around the Covenant Church on Allen Street. Town water and sewer will service this area and the drainage is being worked out with the Town Engineers. Alf 1 1 1 The Board discussed this subdivision with Mr. Tingley and said they saw no problems with this subdivision. They thanked Mr. Tingley for coaxing in. Mr, Julio Amicangelo and Mrs. Amicanelo came before the Board to explain the preliminary plan for their subdivision entitled "Kendall Garden". This subdivision will be serviced by town sewer and water. The Board checked these plans and said they felt everything would be all right. These plans will be sent to the Town Engineers for approval. The Board thanked Mr. and Mrs. Amicangelo for caning in and explaining this subdivision to them. KENDALL GARDEN Mr. Theodore Freeman came before the Board to explain the subdivision MINUTE MAN entitled "Minute Man Ridge SI" which is located off Concord Avenue. This RIDGE II subdivision will have town sewer and water. It is in a high elevation so there should be no drainage problems. Drainage for this land will be checked and approved by the Town Engineers and when we receive their report the Board will act. At least 3.2 acres of this land will be deeded to the town for open land. The Board said they would send these subdivision plans to engineering and after receiving their report the Board would act on it. The Board also asked Mr. Freeman what he intended to do about the land at Bicentennial Estates, Cary Avenue. BICENTENNIAL ESTATES Mx. Freeman said that the property at Cary Avenue was not out of litigation and he intended to remove all the decomposed material before he started to build. He said he planned to take this material out of Town. Mr. Smith said he had talked with William McGinnis, Superintendent of the Cambridge Water Supply and also Bob Cady, of the State Water Pollution Control Commission about the water from this area going into the Cambridge Water Basin, Mr. Smith said that he had done some water testing and noticed that the coliform counts had gone down. He also noticed that the brook had been diverted. Mr. Freeman said he had tried to correct the problems over at that sub- division and he felt everything would woxic out all right. He went on to say he really wanted to thank the Board for their perserverance regarding the horses and the barn at 83 Cary Avenue. He went on to say that since he has ordered all the horses but the one belonging to his tenant off the property things have been much better. He really wished he had done this a long time ago. Mr. Smith reported that Mrs. Virginia Fitzgerald, owner of the property FITZGERAID at 423 Bedford Street came in and made a new application for a permit to HORSE PERMIT keep three horses only. Mrs. Fitzgerald said she had been taken care of the horses while her daughter was away at college and three horses was enough. The Board approved this permit for 3 horses. Mr. Smith reported that the house at 19 Spencer Street owned by Mrs. June A. Allyn needed repairs to meet the standards of Article II of the