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BOARD OF HEALTH SPECIAL MEETING
August 1, 1958
A special meeting of the Board of Health was held on Friday,
- August 1, 1958, in the 5oard of Health Office at 3 P M. Chairman
McQuillan, Mr. Cole, and Mr . Lurvey were present .
A Child Care Center License application from Mrs . Herbert Jacobs
Jacobs, Jr. , 4 Diehl Road, was discussed . There is still work Child
to be finished in the area to be used before the license can be Care
- approved, the heater to be partitioned off, better lighting, etc . Center
Correction of an overflowing cesspool has not been made as
— yet at 10 Utica Street . The Board asked that an order be sent
to the owner, Mrs. Nannie French, in care of her lawyer, asking OFCP
her to have connection made to the town sewer within seven days 10
or further action will be taken by the Board. Utica
St.
Mr. Lurvey has sent a letter to Mr. William Setterlund, at
12 Utica Street, asking him to abate the nuisance of rubbish on 12
the rear of his property within seven days. Utica
St.
If the cesspool at 31 Patterson Road, owner, James B. Clark,
is not fixed by August 18, the Board wishes an order sent. Mr. 31
Clark' s immediate neighbor, Mr. Miller, writes Mr. Lurvey that Patterson
an estimate of the cost to fix the cesspool has been sent to Mr. Rd.
Clark who is in Canada at present.
Mr. Lurvey reported that there is a converted garage at 24
24. Cottage Street, owned by Ivarsson, which has no plumbing or cottage
septic tank. The board asked that this matter be turned over St .
to the Building Inspector who should decide whether this should
be classed as a dwelling.
A letter has been sent to the hoard from John Reardon & Sons Reardon
assuring the Board that they intend to cooperate with the Health Rubbish,
Department 100 per cent in keeping trucks covered while trans- Dispose:
porting thru Lexington. Permit
Mr. Lurvey reported that he noticed during inspections that Eisenberg
470 Concord Avenue is being occupied. No permit of approval of 470 Concoa
the sewage disposal system has been given by the Health Depart- Ave .
ment, and no occupancy permit has been issued by the Building
Department . Mr . Irwin, the building Inspector, investigated and
found that Mr. Eisenberg is using a small sump pump as a temporary
measure . He has been notified by the Building Department that he
must comply with Board of Health regulations or get out of the
house by July 31. Mr. Eisenberg asked for an extension of time
as he is waiting shipment from New lark of the special pump.
(On August 4, Mr. Eisenberg telephoned to the Health Department
that the pump has been installed and Mr. Irwin checked this and
o.k'd that it is connected on August r. )
Mr. Dennis Fullerton, 2400 Massachusetts Avenue , has asked Fullerton
the electmen to have the sewer extended in front of his house 2400 Mass.
so that he may connect. Mr. Gayer has been asked to make borings Ave.
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and let the Selectmen know what the estimate would be. The 1.4
Fulle^ton cesspool is still overflowing at Mr. Fullerton' s , and the
2400 Mass. Board suggested writing to the Selectmen asking when they might
Ave . expect connection as the Board must have this nuisance cleared
up as soon as possible . The Board agreed to be lenient in the
tire given for Mr. Fullerton to correct as he brought his trouble
to the Board ' s attention himself .
Sacco- The nuisance of an overflowing cesspool has been corrected at
15 Lockwood/15 Lockwood Road, Arthur J. Sacco. He had it pumped out and a
Rd. line inside the house was plugged tight .
Mr. Lu^vey had a conference at the State House with Mr.
State- Greeley in connection with the rejected lots at Minute Man
Minute Highlands owned by Carrig. Mr. Greeley is quite familiar with
Man Hlds . this area and said the State would not go along with artificial
leaching systems under any circumstances . Even though the sewer
is planned for the area in the near future Mr Greeley said the
State cannot assume anything, it may be years before the sewer
is put in. Mr. Gayer, Superintendent of Public Works will not
allow a tie-in by pipe as this is contrary to his By-Laws. The
Board of Health also has to consider that the brook might become
contaminated and it runs down as far as Arlington. Mr. Carrig
may be sued and he may have to refund the money for the lots sold
which cannot be built on until the sewer is available. The Board
of Health has tried to help all concerned, but will have to have
the sewer available for approval.
Warner- A letter has teen received from Mrs . Caleb Warner, 546 Concord
546 Concord Avenue in Five Fields re an overflowing cesspool. She says that
Ave . Mr. Warner is on vacation and will take care of this on his return
on August 4.
Potter' s Mr. Lurvey reported he had written to Mr. Potter after an
Piggery investigation of the piggery recently asking that uncovered manure
be levelled and covered with fill immediately. Mr. Lurvey has had
several complaints from the neighbors as to odors lately.
Caouette An animal permit application was approved for renewal for
Animal Mr. 4infield Caouette , Jr. , Balfour Street, 12 chickens.
Permit
T }e next regular Board meeting is scheduled for Friday ,
September 19, 1958 .
The Board adjourned at 4 P.M.
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Clerk
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BOARD OF HEALTH SPECIAL MEETING
August 1, 1958
A, special meeting of the Board of Health was held on
Friday, August 1, 1958, in the Board of Health Office at
3 P.M. Chairman McQuillan, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Lurvey were
present.
A. Child Care Center License application from Mrs. Herber* Jacobs
Jacobs, Jr. , 4 Diehl Road, was discussed. There is still work Child
to be finished in the area to be used before the license can Care
be approved - the heater to be partitioned off, better light- Center
ing, etc.
Connection to the public sewer has not been made as yet OFCP
at 10 Utica Street. The Board asked that an order be sent 10
to the owner, Mrs. Nannie French, in care of her lawyer, Utica
asking her to have connection made to the town sewer within St.
seven days or further action will be taken by the Board.
This order is to be sent upon Mr. Lurvey's return from his
vacation if the connection has not been made.
Mr. Lurvey has sent a letter to Mr. William Setterlund Rubbish
at 12 Utica Street asking him to abate the nuisance of rubbish 12
on the rear of his property within seven days. UticaSt
If the cesspool at 31 Patterson Road, owner, James B. Clark, 31
is not fixed by August 18, the Board wishes an order sent. Patter-
Mr. Clark' s immediate neighbor, Mr. Miller, writes Mr. Lurvey son Rd*.
that an estimate of the cost to fix the cesspool has been
sent to Mr. Clark who is in Canada at present. Mr. Miller
is a lawyer representing Mr. Clark.
Mr. Lurvey reported that there is a converted garage at 24
24 Cottage Street owned by Ivarsson which has no plumbing or Cottage
septic tank. The Board asked that this matter be turned over St.
to the Building Inspector who should decide whether this should
be classed as a dwelling.
A letter has been sent to the Board from John Reardon & Sons Reardon
assuring the Board that they intend to cooperate with the Health Rubbish
Department 100 per cent in keeping trucks dovered while trans- Disposal
porting thru Lexington. Permit
Mr. Lurvey reported that he noticed during inspections that Eisenbeil
470 Concord Avenue was occupied. No permit of approval of the 470 Con-
sewage disposal system has been given by the Health Department, Cord Ave
and no occupancy permit has been issued by the Building Depart-
ment. Mr. Irwin, the Building Inspector, investigated and
found that Mr. Eisenberg is using a small pump pump as a tempo-
rary measure. He has been notified by the Building Department
that he must comply with Board of Health regulations or get
out of the house by July 31, 1958. Mr. Eisenberg asked for
an extension of time as he is waiting shipment from New York
of the special pump. ( On August 4, Mr. Eisenberg telephoned
to the Health Department that the pump has been installed) .
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Mr. Irwin checked on this for Mr. Lurvey who is on vacation, and
approved the installation. Upon consultation with Mr. Stevens,
Town Counsel, Mr. Lurvey was advised that as this was an open
violation of the Building By-Laws he should inform Mr. Irwin,
Building Inspector, who would follow this case up.
Fullerton Mr. Dennis Fullerton, 2400 Massachsmetts Avenue, has asked
2400 Mass. the selectmen to have the sewer extended in front of his house
Ave. so that he may connect. Mr. Gayer has been asked by the Select-
men to make borings, and let the Selectmen know what the estimate
would be. The desspool is still overflowing at Mr. Fullerton's,
and the Board suggested writing to the Selectmen asking when
they might expect connection as the Board must have this nuisance
cleared up as soon as possible . The Board agreed to be lenient in
the time given for Mr. Fullerton to correct as he brought his
trouble to the Board' s attention himself.
Sacco The nuisance of an overflowing cesspool has been corrected
15 Lockwood at 15 Lockwood Road, Arthur J. Sacco. He had it pumped out.
Road The trouble was that a line inside the house was plugged tight.
Mr. Lurvey had a conference at the State House with Mr.
State- Greeley in connection with the rejected lots at Minute Man
Minute Highlands owned by Carrig. Mr. Greeley is quite familiar
Man Hide. with this area, and said the State would not go along with
artificial leaching systems under any circumstances. Even
though the sewer is planned for the area in the near future
Mr. Greeley said the State cannot assume anything, it may be
years before the sewer is put in. Mr. Gayer, Superintendent
of Public Works, will not allow a tie-in by pipe as this is
contrary to his By-Laws. The Board of Health also has to
consider that the brook might become contaminated, and it
runs down as far as Arlington. Mr. Carrig may be sued, and
he may have to refund the money for the lots sold which cannot
be built on until the sewer is available. The Board of Health
has tried to help all concerned, but will have to have the
sewer available for approval.
Warner A letter has been received from Mrs. Caleb Warner, 546
546 Concord Concord Avenue in Five Fields, re an overflowing cesspool.
Ave. She says that Mr. Warner is on vacation, and will take care
of this on his return on August 4.
Potter' s Mr. Lurvey reported he had written to Mr. Potter after an
Piggery investigation of the piggery recently, asking that uncovered
manure be levelled and covered with fill immediately. Mr.
Lurvey has had several complaints from the neighbors as to
odors lately.
Caouette An animal permit application was approved for renewal for
Animal Mr. Winfield Caouette, Jr. , Balfour Street, 12 chickens.
Permit
The next regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Friday, IISeptember 19, 1958.
The Board adjourned at 4. P.M. ���
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' Clerk