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BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING "°g
April 17, 1953
A regular meeting of the Board of Health was held in the
Selectmen's Room, Bwn Office Building on Friday, April 17th. ,
1953 at 3.00 P .M. Chairman McQuillan and Dr. Cosgrove were present.
Mr. Jackson, Health Sanitarian, and the Clerk were also present.
The Chairman requested that letters be sent to residents of the
Manor area regarding sewer connections. A letter to be sent to those
who designated their intention to connect, but up to the present time
had made no deposit. Another letter to be sent to those who have
not as yet signified what their intentions are in the matter. The
Section of Bedford Street included in the Manor area to be referred
to the Engineering Department for advice regarding ledge in this
vicinity.
Petition was received signed by nineteen resident of Moreland
Avenue section with regard to unsanitary conditions at 40 More-
land Avenue , property of Joseph and Martha Yntas. The petition Petition
also stated that Mr. & Mrs. Yntas have about two thousand hens re :Yntas
and no pig. The Chairman requested that a letter be written to
Mr. & Mrs. Yntas calling their attention to this , and also that
unless the conditions referred to in the petition were rectified,
the license would have to be denied. A copy of this letter to
be sent to Mr. Byington, 45 Moreland Ave. , who presented the
petition and also to the Board of Appeals . Mr. and Mrs. Yntas
have asked permission from the Board of Appeals to erect another
hen house.
Dr. Carl R . Benton, 3115 Massachusetts .Avenue, Lexingtonwas
appointed Animal Inspector for the Town for the term ending
March 31, 1954. A letter was written to Dr. Benton advising him
of his appointment and calling his attention to the Dog Clinic Animal
which is held in the Town in May. The Chairman also requested Inspector
that letters be written to Dr. Howard A. Smith, 45 Waltham
Street and Dr. John J. Murphy, Jr. , 2218 Mass. Ave . , Cambridge ,
advising them of the appointment of Dr. Benton
An application was received and approved from the Middlesex
County Sanatorium for the re-admission of John F. Manley,
53 Forest St. to this institution
A letter was received from the L.V.N.A. with regard to the
arrangement whereby they will receive the amount of $1,750.
in twelve monthly payments signifying their approval of this
arrangement. Also a report of calls made for the month of L.V.N.A.
March was received. Mr. Jackson reported that for the months
of January and February, 1953, $206. has been paid to the
V.N.A. and the break-down of the balance would be nine pay-
ments of $154. and one payment of $158. A letter to be sent
to the V.N.A. giving them these facts as stated.
It was voted to make a change in Chapter VI, Section 4, of
the Regulations of the Board of Health as follows - Septic
tanks dial' have a minimum capacity of five hundred gallons.
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s Notice was received from the State Department of Public
Health with regard to the nomination of Slaughter Inspector. Slaughter
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It was voted to nominate and re-appoint Richard F. Jackson Inspector
as Slaughter Inspector for the term expiring March 31, 1954
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant
the following licenses :
Albert F. Douglass 1844 Mass. Ave . Funeral Director*
Alice M. McCarthy 80 Bedford St.
Thomas M. Montague 25 Depot Square IA *
Louis H . Spencer 52 Waltham St. u w
Waverley Hdwe. & Supply 1756 Mass. Ave. Alcohol Permit
Charles E. Sanborn 27 a n R r
Morris Motors 400 Waltham St. R u
Frederic R. Childs 409 Mags. Ave. R *
Herbert M. Lawrence 1777 Mass . Ave. R N
F.K. Johnson Inc. 39-41 Bedford St. n n
Calvin W. Childs Co. Concord Turnpike n R
Colonial Garage 1668 Mass. Ave. " "
Lillian P. Tibbetts 56 Reed St. 25 Poultry `j
Mrs. E.F.Kleinberg 41 Moreland Ave. 20 R e
John S . Misch T16 Independence Rd. 50 " for 3 mos.
Kieran J. Lowry "'"19 Hill Ave. 300 p
Peter Gaudun 25 Shade St. 40 r , 16 Pheasant]
6 Quail
Domenico Gabriele 106 Laconia St. 15 Poultry
Joseph Mons ignore 76 Laconia St. UAughter House
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Slaughtering
Walnut Farms Trust 25 Walnut St. 800 Swine
Frederick W. Shaw 15 Hamblen S t. 2 a
Gail W. Smith 170 Wood St. 8000 Poultry
Mother Anna Trottier(Grey Nuns ) 13 Pelham Road Nursery School
Mrs . Willena Roberts 10 Muzzey St. Infant Boarding
Mrs. Kathleen B. Simmons 84 North St. N W
Permission was granted to John S. Misch for keeping 300 poultry
instead of 500 as requested. Permission to keep 2 cows by Mr. Misch
was denied, as also was permission to John S . Misch, Jr. , to keep
one cow.
At 4.15 P .M. Mr. Morehouse and Mrs . Fletcher appeared before
the Board with regards to sub-division of Barberry Road. The
Board quoted from the Whitman & Howard report , noting various
things that have to be done before this sub-division could be Barberry
accepted. The Chairman explained to Mr. Morehouse that the Rd. Sub-
developer can bring in proposed methods of sewage disposal or we Division
would have our engineers examine and make recommendations. In
either case , the developer must be willing to abide by thse recom-
mendations . After the Board gives their approval, they still
retain the right to inspect each individual lot and have the
engineer inspect the lot to see if the work is done according to
our specifications . Mr. Morehouse said that he understood that
II the sewage system should be approved before building on a lot,
and that they were perfectly willing to do anything that the
engineer wants on these lots.
Mr. McQuillan pointed out that the whole sub-division has to
be approved prior to any building. We cannot approve individual
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lots , that it is necessary to submit to us a finding for the
whole area with recommendations and plans from their engineer "C
or our engineer. Mr. Morehouse agreed to the recommendations
of Whitman & Howard. The Board of Health approved the sub-
division of Barberry Road subject to the written acceptance
by the owners on plan as submitted by Whitman & Howard.
Mr. Morehouse retired at 4.45 P.M.
The Chairman suggested that Mr. Jackson look over proposed
rules of Children's Day Care Agencies and bring in recommenda-
tions for regulations that could be adopted by the Board of Health.
Mr. Jackson's report for period February 20th to April 16, 1953
was noted and placed on file.
The meeting adjourned at 5.10 P.M.
A true record, Attest:
Clerk
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