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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-11-21349 BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING November 21, 1958 The November meeting of the Board of Health was held on Friday, November 21, 1958 at 3 P.M. Chairman McQuillan and Mr. Lurvey were present. Mr. H. J. Comrie, owner of the Village Variety Store at 93 Massachusetts Avenue, met with the Board at 3.15 P.M. at Mr. Village Lurvey's request. His store has not been kept up to par lately, Variety; and things that Mr. Lurvey has asked to have done have not been Store done. Mr. Comrie agreed things have been getting ahead of him. He explained he has been shorthanded for some time because of his wife's illnesses. He has now arranged for a nephew to help with washing and painting walls, etc., and will do the floors himself. Mr. Comrie spoke of a defect in the building that causes the bad condition of the walls in the toilet room. Mr. McQuillan asked the Health Officer to write to the landlor, Mr. Frank E. Viano, to have this unsanitary condition corrected. In connection with the rubbish found outside the store, Mr. Comrie said a lot of it is caused by the customers and loiterers at the Newport Restaurant next door. The wind carries it over against his store. Mr. McQuillan suggested writing to the owner of the restaurant asking for his cooperation. Mr. William Potter met with the Board at 3.50 P.M. to dis- Potters cuss an open dump which is being used at the Piggery. Mr. Potter Piggsal says it has been their usual practice for 40 years. The sloppy waste material cannot be trucked to Burlington with the other material as it would leak along the way. Mr. Lurvey suggested that under Article IV, Section 6, in the Board of Health regu- lations, a permit to maintain a dump under certain restrictions might be given to Mr. Potter. This would cover the dump, and there would be no violation if maintained properly. Mr. Lurvey remarked that the piggery looked fine, and he feels the Potters are sincere in keeping it clean. It would be quite a hardship not to dump any material there. Mr. Potter agreed to send in a written application for a permit to use land as a private dump for disposal of waste material. Mr. McQuillan agreed that upon receipt of Mr. Potter's application a permit would be granted. Mr. Lurvey asked the Board's approval of an order to be sent to the new owners of 22 Pine Knoll Road in the case of an overflowing cesspool ordering them to correct the nuisance. Mr. Benjamin Fogler, Jr., 20 Meriam Street, was given until November 10, 1958 to correct the nuisance of an overflowing cesspool. To date the Public Works Department has not received payment so that the connection to the public sewer can be made. The case is now in the hands of Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel. Mr. Alfred Tropeano has sent in the requested evidence for approval by the Board of Health of Vine Brook Realty Trust Subdivision. The Board has granted approval based on the information received from the developer's engineer, and the approval of our consulting engineer from Whitman & Howard. 2CP2 Rine Knoll OFCP 20 Meriam St Vine Brk. Realty 350 Nuisance Turning Mill Road Colonial Develop- ment Corp. -2- Mr. Lurvey has been in contact with Mr. Brownell of Tech - built, and he has agreed to cover the unsightly mess of tree stumps and boulders on Lot 6 Turning Mill Road owned by Watts Realty. This is being used as a dumping site. Mr. Capaldi of Colonial Development Corporation has not submitted any further information as requested on this area. The Board feels it should notify Mr. Capaldi that the Board there- fore disapproves of the land. Mr. Lurvey will consult the Town Counsel about this. To change the Board's decision Mr. Capaldi would have to submit an engineer's report, and our consulting engineer from Whitman & Howard would have to approve, too. 1 Dr. Benton has been notified by the State Division of Live- Dr. Benton stock and Disease Control that Mr. Lurvey should be appointed Assistant as Assistant Animal Inspector by the Board of Health, and the State so notified, in order that Mr. Lurvey may officially sub- stitute for Dr. Benton when he is on vacation. If reimbursement should be made to Mr. Lurvey Dr. Benton should so allow in his budget for the coming year. He should also allow for the trans- portation of animal heads to the Diagnostic Laboratory. This cannot properly come under the expense of the Health Department. Mt4Q Lurvey asked the Board to consider sending him as a del- egate representing Lexington to the National Convention of Health Officers in Miami, Florida, in the summer of 1959. Some towns send their health officers each year wherever the Convention is held, and allow in their budgets for this, aprroximately $250. Certificates for the people who attended all three days of the Food Handlers Conference have been received from the printer. These will be signed by Mr. McQuillan and Mr. Lurvey and sent out as soon as possible. Mr. Lurvey gave a final report on the conference, and the Board congratulated him on his fine handling of this training conference. Next year Mr. Lurvey thinks it would be well to have a more advanced course for operators and owners. He suggested perhaps having the advanced course every year, and a course for personnel every five years. Mr. McQuillan and Mr. Lurvey discussed the Health Officer's Report for the period. This included food establishment in- spections, the Food Handlers Confernece, lots, septic'tanks and cesspools inspected, nuisance complaints, Potters Piggery, meetings attended, Sellar's Dairy, Carroll's Piggery, water samples tested, a Child Care Center, Fogier's overflowing cess- pool case, and Mr. Kraynick's and Mr. Lucas' reports for the period. N.H.A. Convention Food Handlers Course Health Officer's Report Combined Health Office Mr. McQuillan suggested it might be a good idea for Mr. Lurvey to look into a combined district health office. Perhaps he could take in Bedford, Concord, Lincoln, or some such trio, and the individual towns would contribute their share of the expense. The Health Officer would then have an assistant, more clerical help perhaps, an office, etc. It might give the other -towns coverage they do not have now, and the expense would be shared. 1 1 -3 - Mr. Kearns of the State Public Health Department is making a survey of nursing services provided in the different towns. He was greatly impressed with those supplied by Lexington. Mr. Lurvey asked approval of an order to be sent to the owners of 155 Pleasant Street, Russell C. and Arlene L. Cleversey to correct an overflowing cesspool. So voted. Mr. McQuillan and Mr. Lurvey wish to forward information to Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel, regarding commercial piggeries in Lexington. "Is it in order for a group of citizens to enter an article in the Warrant for the Town Meeting calling for the outlawing of commercial piggeries in Lexington? Also, would it be in order for the Board of Health to add an article in its Regulations prohibiting commercial piggeries, such a law to take effect 18 months from the time the law is enacted? The Board would be pleased to receive this information as soon as possible." The unpaid Whitman & Howard engineering bills were discussed, September thru November 1, 1958, $508.78, and approved by Mr. McQuillan and Mr. Lurvey. Mr. Mark Moore is to be billed for $215.20 as his share of the engineering fees for his Burnham Farm, Section 2, July 25 thru September 9, 1958. The Budget for the Health Department for 1959 was discussed. It is due in the Selectmen's Office by December 21, 1958. Mr. McQuillan has talked with Mr. Trask Chairman of the Lexington Visiting Nurses Association, and a $300. increase would be sat- isfactory. This would be $2400. in the budget for 1959. Mr. McQuillan would like to have Miss Morrison, the Director Nurse, meet with the Board at the December meeting, December .19 to discuss what our fee to the L.V. N. A. covers. In connection with the Visiting Nurses work, the question of doctors notifying the Health Department of communicable dis- eases came up. Mr. McQuillan and Mr. Lurvey agreed that doctors should be notified again that these communicable diseases must be reported to the Health Department, or physicians are liable to a fine according to the Board of Health Regulations. This should go in the town paper also. Householders are expected to notify the Health Department unless a physician is in atten- dance or be fined. Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel, could not keep his 4 P.M. appoint- ment with the Board of Health to explain the new subdivision law because of a previous commitment. The meeting adjourned at 5 P.M. Clerk 351 Nursing Service OFCP 155 Pleasant St. Mr. Steven' re Pigger- ies W&H Bills Budget Commun- icable Diseases