HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-06-06BOARD OF HEALTH SPECIAL MEETING
Friday, June 6, 1958
A special meeting of the Board of Health was held on Friday,
June 6, 1958, at 4 P.M. in the Selectmen's Office with Chairman
McQuillan and Mr. Lurvey present. Dr. Cosgrove and Mr. Cole were
unable to attend. It was found advisable to hold this meeting as
a hearing on the question of an application for an animal permit
to have 3 horses stabled at Mr. Robert Dunham's, 11 Leonard Road,
with the horses owned jointly by Mr. Dunham and Mr. Ralph Frissore.
Mr. Lurvey had had so many objections raised that it was felt that
a hearing should be held to hear both sides of the question.
Chairman McQuillan explained that no decision could be made
on Friday, but that if people would give their names, he would
be glad to hear what they had to say for or against a permit being.
issued for three horses at 11 Leonard Road. The law states that
permits for all animals in Lexington can be granted only by the
Board of Health. Because it is unusual to have so many objectors,
the abuttors were asked to come personally for a hearing.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan V. Mead, 256 Woburn Street, and Mr. William
Dunn, who owns one of the horses boarded at Mr. Dunham's, were the
only people not objecting to the horses in the area.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Nolan, 262 Woburn Street, Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey H. Horn, 272 Woburn Street, Mr. Lowry (?), Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Perduynn, 280 Woburn Street, and Mr. Frederick L. Jenkins,
266 Woburn Street, strongly objected to any horses at all.
The general feeling seemed to be that originally Mr. Frissore
had a permit for one horse to be stabled at Mr. Dunham's lot.
(This permit ran out on April 30, 1958). The new application
asked for permission to stable three horses, and there are already
four horses being stabled now before the animal permit has been
approved by the Board of Health. The horses have gotten loose,
endangering the small children in the area, lawns and gardens have
been trampled, and the teenagers attracted to the corral have been
unsupervised. At one time the riders rode on the sidewalks until
asked not to by the police. Because it is a residential area, the
abuttors ask that a "livery stable" not be allowed in the area.
Mr. Frissore explained that he and Mr. Dunham are going to have
a 6 foot high fence eventually, so that the animals will not be able
to jump it, and that with calcium chloride to keep the dust down,
most of the objections can be overcome.
Mr. McQuillan explained that Lexington is rapidly changing from
a rural area to a community of homes. If citizens ask the Board of
Health for permission to keep hens, horses, etc., and no objections
are received from the neighbors, the Board would grant them a permit
to keep a few animals within reason. This is the first time the
Board has had so many objections.
Mr. Frissore had prepared a plot plan showing the area where
the barn and corral are, the distances from lot lines, etc. He said
he and Mr. Dunham would be willing to do anything within their power
to comply with the rules of the Board, and Make it agreeable for
those concerned.
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Mr. McQuillan cited the example of the piggery owned by the
Potters where the citizens in the neighborhood of the piggery
formed an investigating committee, and asked for a hearing with
the Board of Health and the Potters. These citizens stated their
objections, and realizing that it is the livelihood for the Potters
did not ask that the pigs be disposed of, but that conditions be
kept under strict control, and new remedies found to make things
agreeable for all concerned.
Mr. Nolan spoke at some length, remarking that the interests
of all the community should be considered, not the pleasure of one
or two citizens.
Mr. McQuillan finally'cut short the heated discussion as he fait
they were getting nowhere, and said the problem would be discussed
with the other Board of Health members, and he hopes a decision
would be reached in a few days.
Mr. Frissore left the plot plan with the Board, and said again
he and Mr. Dunham would be willing to do anything possible to
comply and satisfy those concerned.
The meeting adjourned at 4.45 P.M.
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