HomeMy WebLinkAbout1946-04-25-BOS-min.pdf 1.)OJdJ OF fthItLTH TING
April , 5 , 1946
A. reeetink mf the Br .rd c f He lth WAS held in the Selectmen 's
Room, Town Office Building on Thursday evening , npri.l 25 , 1940 at
7; 30 p.m. Chairman Russell , ,e ars c( ulllan and Lnaont were
pre. eat. The t&„e"nt was also present.
Jotice t'+ s received I'roiu the Health Officers ' and A, encs '
Coufc .rence ( I the North ietropoltt, n District o, a nreetin„ of the
Nassaunu etts Public At it: x. sociciti ni to be _leld on 'Thursday,
' ay 2 , 1Q46 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo;-,y% A panel
ui ;cuns on v"i,11 be held on the. subject "Whitt About t.ne Voluntary
Health Agencies >" The Chairman said the t he would plan to attend
this meeting.
The Chairi:an r.e .ir a letter from +rtitur D. Weston, Chief Sanitary
i nL'ineer of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health relative to
a report of conditions surroundin a du well on the premises of Henry
Cron.ie:r, 4 klayv,urd Avenue:; LexinL;ton, Thu re^ort tete;( th, t tar: well
ha not been pro ie rly cove~ree: recommended in tine De partuwrrt 's
cor u iunicttion under' date of September . 1, 1445 . The analysis shoe that
the water wca ;'e t'. or drinl>ir'r, at tte time the sa:tnles were collected ,
blit a \\ iterti ;ht cover Al co.ncr" to mr other d:ur;i,le material should
be provided to assure that the v -iter ill continue to be safe.
'+'he Chairman requested the health Inspector to crake an investigation.
The Agent w; s instructed to defer answerin, t.,e letter received from
Mr. Ae 'ton until a rc port has been subrriiti,e to the Board by the
Health Ina ,ector.
Th. Chairman re ,0 i letter from Ev n C . Ernst , 22 Pottier Avenue
reistering a complaint ethos t rc fuse being dunned in the i field in the
r ar of his Property. The offender is elle 1;ed to he Mr. Donald Smith,
Brindon Street , Lexington. The /cent was instructed to acknowledge
Mr . Er.'nest's coni )I (:int and write Ir. S.=:itn that a ca. )laint had been
received and all dumping in this vinini i,y 'RLUt pease iii iediately.
fonplaints relati"e to conditions at 7t ! and Street and 40 Ward
Street received _i rod Leonard jellis end Ian Fle nine were held over
from t.tet last meetiap ni the Board. a. . Lelmoht , the I{e91th Inspector,
greed to investigate hothrk co m;nlainLs.
Ar. Lamont repor'te, t.l't he. hod placed "Nu Dam ,in, signs on
hind,;e Avenue as a result _)f a complaint rece.ivea from Leonard Jellis ,Jr.
Letter wel received from Arthur L. Nunan, 'fir>J Me,rrett Road
complaining about the conditi ns existing on the property across the
street from his hot.se. . nn'. L.,mont informed the Boar that he has had
to steak to the owne 0f this proyterty eueli spring and the conditions
re Lien eliminated .
Upon ,roti :n of Iia . Hcfuillan, seconded. by Or . Russell , it was
voteu to sign a Board of Beath Order requesting that John Robert
S1torke,7 , t,• Winter Street , Ltxi.ne,ton rtniovu the nuisance of an over—
flowint, ccs, pool.
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Bo'•rd of Health Meeting April 25, 1946
Mr. Lemont reported th,+t .he had again conferred v..itit rr.
Mackey r&,l ,tive to the overflowin , ces• pool at 4 Lowell Street .
!r . Mackey has contacted it . Vernon Page , the plumber, relative
to ht vine a new cesspool inst.11ed. 2r. Lamont said that he
under tands the bank is willin4, to assume the expense for the
cesspool inasmuch as Jr. Macsey purchased the property with the
understanding that it were connected v lti! the sewer. The Chair-
men agreed to contact the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen
to determine v.hat the status is of the agreement between the Town
of Ariinuton and the Town of Lecington insofar es connecting with
the Arlington aaln is concerned.
The Arent informed the Board that Dr . Blakely could conduct
the h.abies Clinic on any 13-16 inclusive. . Thr Board aperaved and
the Agent was instructec' to so advise Dr, . Blakely.
Upon notion of Mr. '.cCuil.lun, seconded by Jr . Russell, it
was voted to renew the fol1miriv licenses
Albtrt F. Douglass 18 4 Massachusetts Avenue Funeral Director
Alice ,cCarthy SO Beuford Street
Thornes 1. Montague 20 Dtpot Square "
The netting ncljourned .et 9:25 p. in
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