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Home My WebLink About1958-03-21316 Anna Phillips Restaur- ant Mrs. Cooper Roden- hiser Mid. Cty. San. Fluor- idation Jr.High School BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING March 21, 1958 The _. March meeting_ of the Board... of Health was held_ at.. 3 P.M. on. Friday, March. 21, 1958, a.tthe. new, Office with . Chairman..McQuillan and .Mr.. .Lurvey, the.. Health .Offieer.,.,present. Mr. James ....Phillips_ appeared .before the Board .representing his mothe.r,. Mrs. -Anna -_Phillips. ,_, and...discussed_. some... violations:.. with the Board. in..connection ..with_.Mrs,. Phillips'. restaurant..._ It was. agreed that. Mr. Phillips..would. ..talk _.with .his. . mother ..and report.; back._ to the Board.. on.. Monday ._.befor_e_.. any .. further action _ of the. Board.. _ Thea Board would_ like to .have .the restaurant kept, up to the.. s.tendards._. of the Health_.. rules. and regulations _as.. expected_ of. all such. establishments. The. Board agreed. to .wait. for. .ward_from.Mr. Phillips _before .writing to Mrs. Phillips..,.diredtly. Mrs.. Adelina Cooper.,.118._Burlington .Street, cancelled her appointment ..wi.th.ths.Board_.fo.r_..3.30 P.M..because .of..the..storm and the ._.fact...that. ..her .partner, .Mrs. Norlin,__was out of state. .at..present. Mrs.. Cooper_w.ill...b.e. asked. to att.end.__a. specialmeeting .of. the Board on,.FrinAy.,. April._.1 ,_ t.o..cont.inua.._a..hearing_ .on. the .Child. Care:Center conducted_. in...har.. home.. which. isin.. violation_ of several ..counts. for a Usti A Care ..Center . to.. be. _. License.d ..by the... Board_ of Health. Mr. Lurvey presented.a._letter from. Mr. ..Rodenhiser,..the .Electric Sewer. C.leaning..Comp.any,. in answer ..to a requestfrom the_. Board to attend thia..meeting .,concerning, the Sullivan case 34.1_Marrett Road. Mr.. Rodenhiser. stated..he_ expected . to ,be out of the state for the next _ t*o weeks.,_. and. gave . his version of ,his connection with the nuisance .at Mr... Sullivan.ts..home.. Mr._ Stevens,. town_counse.l, has given Mr. Snl1Ivan's..lawyer...three. days .to. .contact him.. If the Board does.. not have., ward_ from Mr. Sullivan.. by March 28,._the ..Board agreed. to re.ques_t.Mr. Sullivan to.attend .the special meeting on April!..,. 1958, to show cauae. why he should not be asked._ toconnect to the. public. sewer. k letter. has been _received from the .Middlesex County Sanatorium director., .Miss_ Helen .Evart.s_, . M. D.-, asking. for suggestions_ from the Health.. Departmentfor. using. the many. empty .beds.. Mr.. Lurvey sug- gested. he. contact .Mr._ Mulcahy, Waltham. Health .Department,. f.or his ideas on this problem.._as._ Mr.. Mulcahy .has. beeninclose_ contact with the Sanatorium__ over the years. Inconnection.. with a_.lette from. the Northeaster= District Health Off.i.ca..in.regard to fluoridation, Mr. McQuillansuggested a panel_ discussion. might ,be._. set.. up ..by the. Board of Health._t.o present bothsides of this question. ques_tion..__ Mr. _McQuillan feels we have approached the question. of .fluoridation in the correct way.. by _sounding.. out the town. .people la opinions ...bef.ora.any.:a.etion...ts. taken in. the .town.any Some towns. have. inaugurated. .a...fluoridation programwithoutinvestigating the.. feeling. of theci.t.izens,_ and have created_. heated ..controversy. Mr. Lurvey ..had _.a. letter .from _the .Superintendent . of Schools in connection withthe_. hot_ .water faci]..ttiesat the Junior_ High._ School. 1 1 1 -2 - Mr. Smith wanted to assure the Health Department that the. School autivrities are aware of the conditions, and are anxious to coopera- ate with the Board_fully in keeping conditions. up.to-_standard. Mr. Lurvey had_ a. report from. Mr. Kenneth.Lucas_.of.. Whitman & Howard, Engineers,on the land of Ralph Frissore, Young..Street. A letter. was. written to.Mr. Robert Johnson, .!}O.Bridge...Street. He has a pipe.. running out. ont.o. the. .driveway discharging..l.aundry waste. He was. notified. that he.must. have .the _c.orrect_.underground disposal.facilit.ies._by..April.1.., in._or_der_to correct..the...nuisance. A letter has, been.sent_to_Mr. and_Mrs.. Stanley Gruber.,....32 Pea- eock .Farm. Road., asking...their...cooperation_.in.correct.ing_the_ nuisance of anoverflowing septic.. t.ank._ Mr. Lurvey recommended cleaning the septic .t.ank..and_ a.. stone trench to carry off .surface _.and_.ground wa#er above .the system. In_dis.cussing_.the._appli.cation..of-.Mrs. Wilda. Ward,.. 233. East. Street, for a Child Care..Licen.se, the. Board...decided to .check .with the Board Mrs. of Appeals_ by .letter on.the_.question of. approval..of..the number of Ward children allowed..in.the.Cent.er. Mrs. Ward .should also_be...netified 233 Easd Iffy the Board. of He.alth. that. .she. mus.t. have.. appr.oval of the Board of St. Appeals and__the. Board. of Health each year for. her Center - she must not think that under_ any . circumst.ances would. the Board..af Health grant the present licenseunless she.. is. approved..for the ,number of children first by the Board of Appeals.. Mr. McQuillan... felt that the Board of Appeals. might not approve the number_. of 211.. children for. which Mrs. Wardnow wouldlike to. be_ approved. Mr. McQuillan_.asked._that a list_ of the.. Child Care _Center._ appli- cations.with the.. number -of children asked for be _sent in a_..le tte r to the Board..of Appeals.., in order to be sure that.. the Board of Health. is.only.granting_Child_.Care..Cent.er..Licenses..from.. the Health Department for the... approved..numbe.r granted.by..the.Board of Appeals. The Board was notified.by the Symme.s .Arlington Hospital that Prem. Mrs. Lillian .Veasey., .23 .Oaklan.d Avenue,.with.a.premature.baby born Baby FBbruary.13., 19584. may need,.financial_ aid..thru._.the..Lexingt.on Board Vessey of Health..- No application_ hasbeen made., so Mr. Vessey was, contacted by telephone_. He agreed.to.come.in the -next day for.. tilling.. out the necessary forms., but. did not. keep..the app.ointment.. The clerk con- tacted the.. hosp.ital._and. found that ..people areasked_ to fill. -out forms.. if theyfeel_they need..financ.ial__help, butare..not..told to contact. their local -Board of Health.- As.Mr. .Vessey .has_nct been in touch_wi.th us after notification, we thin.he... may have.. decided he can..take_ care. of..payment_without help. Three._Animal._Permi.t..applications. were reviewed. Mr.. David Haydon,_ 34i Homestead Street,_ had. applied _to. keep .12 . chickens.,..but...ob jections were received_ from both abutt.ors.. Denied... Mr.. Walter.O'Brien, of Animal 33 Homestead:_.Street,_requested .a permit for a horse...or_pony. The Permits area isnot. iarge.. enough, the houses are. too close, and_Mr. Lurvey did not ..recommend t.he_. granting..of this._perm t. Denied. Mrs.. Margaret Breslin. asked..p.ermission.to...keep. a horse at...1.7 Hayward..Avenue, After Mr. Lurvey's investigption,he recommended_ approval_ of the permit af.ter..a..s.table. and._corral have been.. finished..._ ._Granted. Pine Hill..Turkey Farm and_. the Wilson Farmwere approved for permits 317 Jr.High Frisson YoungSt 0 Bridge St. 32 Peacock FarmRd. Child Care Centers 318 as_ renewals. Granted. -3- . Mr. McQuillan._haa._.received .__a report from. the Hospital Hospital Needs. Study.. Committee which recommends thata. site for a Committee hospital be acquired for the. future by. the Town whileland is is still available. The .Committee doesnot ..recommend. .a.hospital at .this time_ as the. ..surroaanding.hospitals _..have adequate_ .f acili- . ties_ for Lexington. to use atthe present time. Mr. Lurvey reported._ that he had -.found .swap .pumps -being dis- Sump Pumps, charged directly into ._the _..sewage disposal .installations.....in three homes. It was _decided to... include inthe_ minut.ea, of the..meeting sent.. to the paper __a__str.ong..warning .._to, homeowners_ that. this is contrary to, the Board of Health.... regulations, _and. ...Plumbing .-laws, and can_ only- result in trouble_ for the-. community-.. The. sewage in- stallations_are not. e.quipped..t.o.take .care of sump pumps, and this practice must be _ .discontinued. V.F.W. 40 Freemont St. ;: Zitso Bill Premature Baby Brenchick Public Health Education Health Officer's Report Slaughter Inspector A letter.. has. _bean ..aent...from _the. ..He.al.th. Officer ta. the Com- mander ..of. the, _. Veterans of Foreign.. Wars_.concerning. rubbish and garbage...st.rewn..in baek...of._.the ._.V.F.W.. building-, Vine Street. A letter was.. received from Mrs. Peyton, . 40. Freemont_. Street, in, regard to her wet basement., broken driveway, and.. drainage into . the... street, ._ from her ..home. .. Mr. Irwin.,.. the building . inspector, and Mr. Lurveyhave..._ investigated the ...situation .together, and this letter from.. Mrs_.. Peyton.. asks_ that.: help ..:be._given ..her ill her trouble. It was.. found ....that ...a...sump ._ pump had been_ connected directly to her septic. tank. Mr. Lurvey_..had..some_pictures..taken_by Zitso.at Ralph .Frissore+s land.. (swamp) on. Webb_ Street.. Mr. Lurvey asked for three prints, andreceived..a bill tor seven prints.,even_. before.receiving the pictures.__ He reported. the bill was sent...back.to Mr.Zitso. We.. havea..request_ for financial aid. for a premature baby bill from Mrs.. Jean ..Brenchick,...72.Winter Street.. Mr. Collins., Welfare Department, feels. this i.s..a.. cage. where _ help.. is , needed. . Mr.. Lurvey and Mr. McQuillandecided to bring the matterbefore the rest of the.. Board_ before. making..a_d.ecis.ion.._. A. budget. from Mr.: Collins willhelp_. in_ ...making..a._decision. Mr. .McQuillan .asked .the clerk.. toputthrough.. the Public Health Education appropriation for Mr. Lurvey as.. soon_ as it ..is .authorized to do s o. Mr. McQuillan. and. Mr.._ Lurvey..diacussed .the... Health... Officer's Report for . the. period. This.. included,.. inspections. of _f.00ci..estab- liahments.,..school lunchrooms,. building.. lots, septictank.. and cess• poolina.tallations,child care centers, and investigations of nuisance complaints and animal .permit _.applications, ..sewage per- mits ..issued, _.and ..meetings. . and.. conferences.. attended. Mr.. Lurvey was. .approved ..as.._ Slaughter ..Inspector .and ..not,,ifica- tinn...will . be... sentto. the State. 1 1 1 319 .4 - Four Child Care Centers were approved. .Mrs. iris Howard, Child of 15 Ewell Avenue, Beaver Brooke Academy, 114 Concord Turn- Care pike, the Lexington Academy of the Holy Family, 13 Pelham Road, Centers and. Hancock Church Weekday Kindergarten. In regard .to a.rubbish disposal. permit _application made by Rubbish the City and Town Disposal. Company of_ Cambridge, it_ was. agreed Disposal to wait for the. full_. Board's. decision. Permit Mr.. McQuillan.. -said hewould_ like the minutes of the meeting with the deeisions.made...by_him and. Mr. Lurvey sent to_.Dr. Cosgrove Minutes and Mr. Coleforthei.r...approval.or disapproval... Also a. notice is to be sentof. the... apecial..meeting-on. Friday, April _4, 1958, 3 PQM., when the .Bo.ard.. has. . .requested Mr. Sullivan.'8 presence, andthat of Mrs. Adeline .Cooper.,_ 11.8. -.Burlington.. Street . The meeting. adjourned_ at. 5.30 P.M. Clerk