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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-05-23 328 -2- mrj Mr. Hamilton apologized after the meeting for being so loud, and Hamilton thanked the Board for hearing him out . The Harveys and Mr. Lichter- Harbell man met with the Board as abuttors because they disapprove of more St. than one house being built on these two lots . They feel the buil- ding of two more sewage installations will create a health hazard for all neighbors in the area because of the topography of the land and past experience with surface water, etc. The Board members and Mr. Kraynick stated that as long as rules and regulations are observed for building sewage installations , permits must be given- personal opinions do not enter into it if codes and regulations are observed. The meeting adjourned at 5.15 P.M. Clerk BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING May 23, 1958 A regular meeting of the Board of Health was held in the Health Department Office on Friday, May 23, 1958, at 3 P .M. with Chairman McQuillan, Dr. Cosgrove , Mr. Cole, and Mr. Lurvey present. The Board discussed the increase in engineering fees byWhitman ung. Fees & Howard from W.4.80 to $5.80 an hour, and voted to notify hitman & Howard that the Board recommends that this increase be made, retro- active to January 1 , 1958. Mr. John Harvey, 1 Constitution Road, stopped in to ask the Oiarbell hoard for a copy of the action taken at the special meeting of the St. Board on May 1, when the problem of two building lots on Harbell Street owned by Mr. William Hamilton was discussed. The Board asked the clerk to forward a copy of the minutes of the meeting to Mr. Harvey before June 10. Animal Animal Permits ordinarily renewed or approved by the Board at Permits the April meeting were discussed and approved at this May meeting. Due to the long agendas at meetings and the number of special meetings, the permits have been held up. Except for two or three cases which are being held for further investigation, all permits were approved. In some cases the number of animals was limited. Potters The renewal of the piggery license for Potter' s Walnut Farm piggery Trust has not been approved awaiting a meeting of Mr. Lurvey, Mr. Herterick and Mr. Woodies of the Minute Man Highlands Commun- ity Association Investigating Committee . Plot plans for the trenching of manure are to be made so that the committee, Mr. Lurvey, and the Potters will have a definite idea of the way it is to be don A hearing was to be held at 3.30 P.M. at this meeting on the Sheep question of a permit to keep a sheep at 31 Tyler Road. None of 31 Tyler the abuttors showed up for the meeting, one resident telephoned Road during the meeting to register his objection. Before the meeting was over Mrs . Mades, the owner of the sheep, called to say that the sheep had lambed, and she could not be present at the meeting. -2- 329 It was the decision of the Board, before Mrs . Mades called, that Sheep as no abuttors appeared at the meeting letters should be sent 31 to these people, and if no letters of objection were received Tyler the animal permit would be issued. Road Mr. Cole and Mr. Lurvey reported they had visited Mrs . Cooper's Child Care Center at 118 Burlington Street, and the work of 118 renovating to comply with Board of Health regulations is going Burl- on. Work on the partition between the heater and the area for ingto the children is almo§tcompleted. Before next fall Mrs. Cooper St. is expected to paint the floor, cover with rugs of some sort to combat coldness, paint the walls with light color paint, and eventually enlarge the window for more natural light . Mr. McQuillan reported to the Board that permission had not Sullivan been granted by the State Department of Public Works to make the 341 connection for Mr. Sullivan, 341 Marrett Road, to the public Marrett sewer. Mr. McQuillan as Chairman of the Board of Health wrote Road to the Public Works Commissioner to ask his cooperation in has- tening this connection. It was the decision of the Board on the application for finan- Prem. tial aid for Premature Infant Vessey, 23 Oakland Avenue, that this Baby is a needy case, and the Board would approve payment of $12.00 Vesse per day for the 13 days at Symmes Arlington Hospital, a total of $156.00. This is the rate established by the State Public Health Department per diem. In the case of Premature Infant Gibbs, 4 Middleby Road, the Gibbs Board felt there was no hardship involved, and voted to notify Prem. Mr. Gibbs that the Board felt he is not in need of financial help. Infan Mr. Ralph Frissore and Mr. Robert Dunham appeared before the Horses Board to discuss their permit for horses kept at Mr. Dunham' s, 11 11 Leonard Road. The Health Officer has had complaints that the Leonar horses get out, endangering the children and residents in the Road area, and that more horses are there than asked for in the animal permit . Mr. Frissore and Mr. Dunham agreed they must keep the animals restrained, and are to keep only the number of horses asked for in the permit. They will build a picket fence, and keep the horses way up on the hill except when they are ridden. The Board asked the clerk to send reminders of renewal of Animal animal permits to those who have not yet applied. Permits At 4 P.M. Mr. Fulton appeared before the Board in connection Oak Hil with Oak Hill Subdivision, Section 1. Because Mr. Lurvey had Fulton rejected some of the lots , the Whitman & Howard engineer had been asked by the developers to check the lots and report to the Board of Health. The Board explained to Mr. Fulton that the Health Department must ask that a registered engineer file a written report with the Board on r¢dected lots. If the owner hires his own engineer, the Board must still have its own engi- neer make a check of this report, so the policy has been to have Whitman & Howard make a check, file a report, and the owner pays for the work. In this way the Board of Health of Lexington knows that a solution for the lot has been found, and a workable sewage installation can be made . Mr. Fulton reported he has engaged Mr. Kraynick of Whitman & Howard to do this checking, and a 330 -3- report should be ready today for the Board' s approval. Because w� Oak Hill Mr. Fulton must have Planning Board approval, he asked that the Fulton Health Department approve the subdivision subject to the sewage disposal approval of the Board of Health. The Planning Board must have a letter from the Board of Health stating that lots have been inspected, suitable solution has been found, and the Board so approves. On May 19 a letter was sent from the Board of Health to the Planning Board rejecting this subdivision. Rummage Mr. Lurvey and Mr. McQuillan brought up for discussion the problem Sales that lists of donors for Rummage Sales which need Board of Health approval are submitted so late that the clerk is unable to check the long lists before the sale to see that there are no commun- icable diseases in the homes . Mr. McQuillan suggested that he write an article for the townppaper asking that the organizations be held responsible for checking the lists before a permit is granted. Health The Health Officer' s report for the period was discussed. Officer's Food establishment inspections, milk samples analyzed, septic Report tanks, cesspools, and lot inspections, complaints, meetings attended, utensil swabs at restaurants, Mr. Kraynick' s report for the period, were contained in this report. Massage A license to practice massage in Lexington was granted to License Mr. Walter R. Lively, 6 Vernon Street, Woburn, after references were checked. The meeting adjourned at 4.30 P.M. c„w"".) Cu W C I Clerk 1