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BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
April 15, 1960
The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Friday,
April 15, 1960 in the Selectmen's Room of the Town Office Building.
Members present were Mr. R. L. McQuillan, chairman, Dr. William
Cosgrove, Mr. Charles Cole and Health Officer Mark D. Lurvey.
The Town Dump was discussed and Mr. McQuillan called to the TOWN
Boards attention our regulation concerning dumps, either public DUMP
or private, which states that any offensive matter dumped thereon
must be immediately covered. This regulation also states that the
Board of Health has jurisdiction over all dumps in Lexington. Mr.
McQuillan stated that the State Health Department law reads that
all dumps must have clean fill to cover any offensive matter at all
times. Mr. Lurvey reported that an additional $10,000.00 was all-
otted to the Board of Public Works for dump control. After further
discussion it was agreed that Mr. Lurvey would work with Mr. John
Carroll, Superintendent of Public Works, and cooperate in any way
possible to keep the nuisance of the dump under control.
The letters to Mrs. Ruth Morey, Chairman of the board of YOUNG ST.
Selectmen, on the Young Street and Webb Street area were app- WEBB ST.
roved. Mr. Lurvey reported on the conference he had with Mrs.
Morey concerning this area. Mr. Lurvey told Mrs. Morey that the
Board of rlealth had already voted not to issue any more permits
in this area until proper drainage had been installed. Mr. Lurvey
stated that at this conference he also discussed other drainage
problems in town and felt that his conference with Mrs. Morey
was most succesful.
Letter of April 11, 1960 to Mr. Frederick M. Taylor, Jr. TAYLOR
176 Woburn Street ordering him to install a new cesspool or 176 WOBURN
over flowing leaching lines within 7 days receipt of this letter STREET
was approved. Mr. Lurvey reported that Mrs. Taylor stopped in
to report that her husband was in the process of digging a new
cesspool.
Letter to Dr. Alfred Yood, President of the Arlington, DOCTOR'S
Lexington Doctor's Club asking his help in finding another EMERGENCY
Lexington Doctor to relieve Dr. Crumb of the resronsibility SERVICE
of making up the Doctor's Emergency schedule was approved.
Letter to Mr. Robert Armstrong of the East Middlesex MOSQUITO
Mosquito Control Project asking for any comments he might
have on the mosquito control project was approved. As a re-
sult of an article published in the Lexington Minute Man on
March 17, 1960 written by a member of the Audubon Society many
questions arose at Town Meeting concerning the Mosquito Control
Program and as Mr. Armstrong is well qualified to answer these
questions Mr. McQuillan requested the information from Mr. Arm-
strong which he compiled into an article for the Lexington Min-
ute Man. This article answered all the questions brought up at
Town Meeting and also assured the residents of Lexington that the
Board of Health was.. still studying the problem of spraying in
Lexington.
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LORING HILL
ESTATES
SEC. III
BENJAMIN
SCHAFFER
SUBDIVISION
APPOINTMENTS
FUNERAL
DIRECTOR
IANEIDUUAMPN
STREP
THROAT
REGULATIONS
MANUEL
• SOUZA
ANTONIO
BUSA
POSTURE &
DENTAL CLINIC
Letter to the Planning Board approving the Loring Hill
Estates, Section III, Baskin Road for building was approved.
All homes in this subdivision will be connected to the Public
Sewer and proper drainage has been provided.
Letter to Planning Board stating that the Definitive plan
of the Benjamin Schaffer subdivision on Woburn Street bordering
on the Woburn Line has been approved for building with the ex-
ception of lots 6, 10,11,18,21 28 and 29 was approved.
The letter to James J, Carroll stating that the people
who were appointed at the March 18, 1960 meeting of the Board
of Health would call at his office to be duly sworn onto office
for the coming year was approved.
Letter to the Board of Registration in Embalming and Fun-
eral Directing stating that the Board of Health had voted to
approve the license of Arthur F. Douglass and that John W. Lane,
Jr. had returned his license to the Health Department was app-
roved.
The letter to Mr. Louis L. Green, attorney for Mr. James
Carrigstating teat we are still very much concerned about
the dumpng on Mr. arrig's property was approved. Mr. Lurvey
reported that Mr. Carrig should be home -from rlorida about the
end of the month. After some discussion the Board voted to
issue a new order demanding that this dump be cleaned up by the
middle of May.
Letter to Dr. Julian L. Pearlman stating that if the Doctors
would like any further changes made in the Scarlet Fever and
Streptococcal Sore Throat Regulation that they could submit these
changes to the Board of Health and the board would be glad to"
give them every consideration was approved.
Letter to Manuel Souza stating that as a nearby resident
objected to the nuisance his two ducks created the Board of
Health would have to deny the animal permit, was approved. Mr.
Lurvey reported that Mr. Souza had called and said he had gotten
rid of the ducks.
Mr. Lurvey told the Board that Mr. Antonio Busa, t6 Lowell
Street had not complied with an order sent January 25, 1960 to
connect his dwelling at t6 Lowell Street to the Public Sewer by
April 1, 1960. The Public Works Department sent an estimate in
November, 1959 of $300.00 to connect this house to Public Sewer.
The Board voted that the next action would be for Mr. Lurvey to
go to Concord Court and make arrangements to have a private
hearing on this matter in the judge's chamber.
Posture Clinic report was accepted and placed on file.
Dental Clinic report was accepted and placed on file.
The Budget Report for the Board of Health was approved and
placed on file.
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The funeral directors licenses for the following were FUNERAL
signed by the Board: DIRECTORS
LICENSES
Howard C. Ela
Chipman P. Ela
Howard C. Ela, Jr.
Alice M. McCarthy
Louis H. Spencer
The renewal licenses for the sale of Methyl Alcohol was LICENSES!
signed by the Board. SIGNED
The Poultry Slaughter House License for Idlewilde Farm was
signed by the Board.
The Board voted to pay the engineer bull from Whitman &
Howard for $220.50.
The Board voted to pay the Kenmore Pharmacy, Inc. bill for
medicine for Mrs. Sachetti. This bill amounts to $114.87.
POLIO The Board discussed a Booster Program for Polio shots. After
PROGRAM much discussion it was decided that Mr. Lurvey would contact Mrs.
Elizabeth Maher and try to set up a definite Polio innoculation
program for first graders. This program would be carried on every
year. The Board also suggested that the Health Department run a
Mr. Lurvey reported he had been over to Potter's Piggery POTTERS
and they are in the process of a general cleaning up. Mr. PIGGERY
Lurvey reported that it is almost impossible to get rid of the
manure but that'it must be covered. Mr. Potter said they would
do the best they could. Mr. Lurvey will keep his eye on this
place. The Board voted to renew the permit for Potter's Piggery.
Mr. Lurvey reported he had inspected Carroll's Piggery CARROLL;
on March 15, 1960. Mr. Carroll said he would see that all the PIGGERY'
manure would be spread and plowed under within the next week.
The platform is being repaired. The general condition was good.
Mr. Lurvey will continue to work with Mr. Carroll in order to
get this piggery in good condition. The Board voted to renew
the permit for Carroll!s Piggery.
Mr. McQuillan told the Board that after his talk with Mr. SANITAR'
Nickerson of the Northeastern District Health Office a few CODE
questions were clarified concerning the new State Sanatary
Code. Mr. McQuillan questioned Mr. Nickerson about some of
the laws concerning buildings and as Mr. Nickerson explained this
Sanitary Code will apply to all towns in Massachusetts some of
which have no building or health laws, nor a building inspector.
The Code `.s almost ready for a hearing at the Skate House
after which it will be filed and after the ususal waiting period
it will become law.
The Board asked Mr. Lurvey if he would inspect the Central
Block at the corner of Miriam Street. Mr. Lurvey said he would
contact the State Health Department and have one of their inspec-
tors come out and go over that building with him.