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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-03-17468 The report of the Dental Clinic was reviewed by the Board. The Budget to date was checked by the Board. Meeting was adjourned at 4:45 P.M. BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING MARCH 17, 1961 The regular meeting of the board of Health was held Fri- day, March 17, 1961, at 3:00 P.M. in the Selectmen's Room of the Town Office Building. Members present were Chairman, Mr. R.L. McQuillan, Mr. Charles Cole and Health Officer, Mark D. Lurvey. Minutes of the February meeting were accepted as read. Mr. Simmons, owner of house lots 14 and 14B (to be used 14&14B as one) on Hazel Road, came before the Board to ask permission HAZEL RD. to install a. private disposal system on this lot. The public sewer is within 200 feet of this lot on Winter Street but be- cause of the amount of ledge on Hazel Road it would be very difficult to install a public sewer line to this property. Mr. Cole asked if Mr. Simmons had an engineer's report on this lot. Mr. Simmons said he had not but that he had dug a number of holes on the lot and found it easy digging. Mr. Cole asked if any of the other houses on Hazel Road were connected to public sewer. Mr. Lurvey said no they had private disposal systems as the public sewer had not been available at the time the houses were built. After a short discussion the Board agreed that if Mr. Simmons would dig a hole with a machine at least 7 feet deep and 4 feet wide in the approximate location of where the septic tank would go so Mr. Lurvey could see the type of soil on this lot and also another hole at least 3 feet deep and 1 foot wide so that a percolation test could be made then a definite de- cision could be made by the Board. The Board explained to Mr. Simmons that until these tests were made by Mr. Lurvey and more information about this lot was received they could not agree to a private sanitary system to be installed on this property. Mr. Simmons said he would get those holes dug and call Mr. Lurvey as soon as he was ready. Mr. Simmons thanked the Board and retired. LEGAL SEA Mrs. Stanley Berkowitz, wife of the owner of the Legal FOOD Sea Food Market, came before the Board at Mr. Lurvey's request. Mr. Lurvey explained to the Board that upon his inspection this month he found the Legal Sea Food Market in violation of a num ber of things and was very disturbed because the score of this 1 1 1 469 establishment was down to 80-B. Mr. Lurvey said he had received complaints from the customers of the Legal Sea Food Market, too. Mr. Lurvey explained that properly covered containers for the rubbish must be provided. Mr. Lurvey explained he found boxes and fishy papers inside which was causing odors. The kitchen walls were very dirty. Mr. Lurvey suggested a stainless steel wall around the fryer. Also the spring on the toilet room door was broken. Mr. Lurvey said he felt there should be no odors in a fish market and he suggested that possible the sawdust on the floor was very dirty and should be changed. A good scrubbing of the whole establishment was very nec- essary. Mrs. Berkowitz explained that business hadn't been too good and in order to supplement their income her husband had taken an- other job as a salesman. The man that has worked with her husband since he opened the store is running the place now for them. Mr. Lurvey said he had spoken to this man many times but could not make him understand how important it was to keep the place clean. Mr. Berkowitz assured the Board that she would relay all the information to her husband and also assured the Board that both she and her husband would cooperate to see that the place was cleaned and kept clean. Mr. Lurvey told Mrs. Berkowitz that the appearance before the Board was a stepping stone to having the establishment closed. The Board stressed to Mrs. Berkowitz that when the customers start to complain that was very bad and all the violations must be corrected at once. Mrs. Berkowitz thanked the Board for their time and assured the Board and Mr. Lurvey that she would tell her husband the com- plete story and they would see that all the things were done as Mr. Lurvey requested. The order sent to Mr. Alien P. Kenney, P.O. Box 202, Arlington Mass. was approved by the Board. Mr. Lurvey reported that on 6 FREEMONT March 10, 1961 he had talked to Mr. McCarthy, agent for Mr. Kenney STREET who reported that the Septic Tank at 6 Freemont Street, Lexington had been pumped out on February 24, 1961. Mr. Lurvey told Mr. Mc- Carthy the ground still had quite an odor and suggested Mr. McCarthy spread lime over the area where the septic tank had overflowed. Mr. McCarthy said he would take care of it and he would also con- tact public works and make arrangements to have this home connected to the public sewer as soon as the weather permits. Letters from Whitman & Howard, Inc. regarding Lot 2 Rolfe Road was read by the Board. Mr. Lurvey stated that on a routine inspec- tion of a lot on Rolfe Road with Mr. Green, Benjamin Franklin Homes, he noticed the holes dug on Lot 2. Upon checking these holes and suspecting a high water table Mr. Lurvey had Mr. Lucas, Whitman & Howard engineer check this lot. Mr. Lucas stated a drain bringing water from Lowell Street into the rear of the lot might be the cause of the high water table but it was not certain that the removal of this drain would correct the condition completely. 470 Mr. Lurvey had Mr. John Carroll, Public Works Superintendent look at this lot and drain. Mr. Carroll has had the drain cor- rected and permission was granted to build on this lot providing the leaching beds are held 4 feet above the water table. The Board approved Mr. Lurvey's action in this matter. The letter to William H. Marshall, Inplant Feeding Corp.," RAYTHEON was approved by the Board. Mr. Marshall's Corp. has charge of th CAFETERIA the Raytheon Cafeteria, 141 Spring Street, and upon inspection Mr. Lurvey found the operation conducted in such an excellent manner he felt he should write this letter to Mr. Marshall and commend him on his management of this cafeteria. 83 MERIAM The order to Mr. Anthony J. Gallo, 2 Deming Road, to STREET correct the outlet tee, which he installed, on the cesspool in the rear of the dwelling at 83 Meriam Street, by March 13, 1961 was arproved by the Board. Mr. Lurvey said if this was not done as soon as the weather permitted he would have to take Mr. Gallo to court. The Board granted Mr. Lurvey per- mission to take what ever action was necessary. 2 STRATHAM The letter to Francis Judd Cooke, 2 Stratham Road, stating ROAD that the compost heap now in his yard be taken care of by April 1, 1961 was approved by the Board. Mr. Lurvey reported he had been out to re -inspect this compost heap and noticed that they had not put any new garbage on it. Mr. Lurvey also said he thought it would be quite a job to move this pile and so the Board suggested that Mr. Lurvey tell Mr. Cooke if he covered this pile with soil he could then use this compost heap by August and in that way clean it up. ITEK The letter to C.T. Morris, Plant Facilities Manager, Itek CAFETERIA Corp., was approved by the Board. Mr. Lurvey stated that upon inspection of the cafeteria he found a few major items that would have to be taken care of. The walls in the kitchen are roughly constructed and must be made smooth to adequately clean them. The final rinse of the dishwashing machine must be 180°F degrees. Mr. Lurvey said he would make a re -inspection of this cafeteria within a few weeks. CIVIL The letter R.P. Scherer Corp., Detroit, Michigan, asking DEFENSE for information pertaining to a Hypo -Spray Jet Injector was app- roved by the Board. Mr. Lurvey explained this information was ob= tained at the request of the Civil Defense Doctors. 11 BRYANT Letter from Edmund H. Stone, 11 Bryant Road, was read by ROAD the Board. In this letter Mr. Stone stated that the home he recently bought from DeVries Construction Co., in the Lowell Estates, had not been completely graded and as a result of a depressed area in the rear a large quantity of water has accumulated from the rain and melting snow. Mr. Stone feels this water accumulation might develop into a serious public health problem. Mr. Lurvey reported he had Mr. Lucas of Whitman & Howard, Inc check this complaint and Mr. Lucas stated in his report that a rough grading had been done and a finish grading will undoubtably take care of this water. L 1 Mr. Lurvey and Mr. Cole discussed this problem and Mr. Lurvey asked Mr. Cole if he would drive out and view this lot and also the area, around this spot and see how the water has stayed on the sur- face this year. Mr. Cole said he would be interested to see if this was another of those problems created by the severe frost this winter. Mr. Cole and Mr. Lurvey agreed that the exceptional deep frost line this year created many problems.. A preliminary sub -division plan of 40 acres of land near Harrington School, Maple, Lowell and Woburn Streets submitted by Paul J. McCormack and Albert C. Brun was approved by the Board. Mr. Lurvey said he had Mr. Lucas of Whitman & Howard check this sub -division and as it will be sewered there is no problem. Mr. Cole asked if Mr. Lurvey would put a comment in the SUBDIVISION1 paper stating the Health Department policy concerning sub- POLICY ;, divisions. Before any sub -division plans are submitted to the Health Department they must be engineered by a registered sanitary engineer of the developer's selection. When these plans are received by the Health Department the Health Department contacts its consulting engineer, Whitman & Howard, Inc. to review these plans to see that they conform to the Lexington Health Department requirements. The Board then votes on the subdivision. 471 SUBDIVISION MCCORMACK & BRUN Copy of the letter written by John Carroll, Superintendent 6 ROLFE of Public Works, to Milton C. Washby, Trustee, Waymint Realty ROAD Trust, 50 Federal Street, Boston, Massachuetts, stating that in reference to Glen Estates subdivision plan dated November L1., 1959, the matter of Lot 1 and 2 Rolfe Road had been brought to his attention because of a natural waterway located on Lots 1 and 2 Rolfe Road. This waterway had not been shown on the de- finitive plan and according to subdivision Rules and Regulations Section III C3 this is the responsibility of the engineer in the case. Edward M. Brooks Co. was the firm that did the original subdivision plans. Mr. Carroll further states that as a house has been built on Lot 2 Rolfe Road and the blocking of this waterway has created a serious problem, for not only the neighborhood but also has made it almost impossible to install a sewage disposal system on Lot 2 Rolfe Road, a meeting to settle this matter would be advisable as soon as possible. This letter was read by the Board and Mr. Lurvey said as soon as this waterway was taken care of the problems encountered at 6 Rolfe Road with the sewage dis- posal system would no doubt be taken care of. The letter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts approving Mark D. Lurvey as Slaughteering Inspector for the year ending March 31, 1962 was read by the Board. The letter to Donald Nickerson, Chairman, Board of Appeals stating the recommendations for the Child Care Centers following the inspections made by Mr. Lurvey in the month of January was approved by the Board. The letter to Noel St. Germaine, Maple Hill Farm, Waltham stating that while inspecting the plant on February 15, 1961, Mr. Lurvey noticed men working in the plant in unsuitable cloth- ing, was approved by the Board. SLAUGHTER INSPECTOR CHILD CAR CENTERS MAPLE HILLp FARM 472 ANIMAL REPORT POSTURE CLINIC DIABETIC CENTRAL • BLOCK PREMATURE INFANT BILL ENGINEER BILL APPOINTMENTS ANIMAL =MIT. The letter to Mrs. George Morey explaining the reason for the time elapse in the reporting and checking of a cat scratch to Richard W. Chase, 111 Burlington Street was approved. Mr. Lurvey explained that just before our last Board of Health meeting Mrs. Morey questioned him about this cat scratch and we checked it with our records. The time elapse mentioned was because of the week -end mail. Mr. Lurvey reported that Mrs. Flynn, Chairman of the Pos- ture Clinic called and said that Mrs. Humez, Chairman of the Lexington Parent Teachers Association, had called her to tell her she had been told that the Lexington Health Department was not interested in the Posture Clinic. Mr. Lurvey said he had talked to both Mrs. Flynn and Mrs. Humez and assured them that the Board was pleased with the Posture Clinic work and we did feel the work carried on by the Lexington Parent Teachers Ass- ociation with this clinic well worth while. Mr. Cole suggested, a short article in our newspaper release for the month mention- ing the work and facts on the posture clinic would be enough to assure the Lexington.Parent Teachers Association, that we were in favor of the Posture Clinic. Mr. Lurvey reported he had talked with Dr. Pyle, consulting physician for the Board of Health, about a Diabetic Clinic and he said Dr. Pyle was not in favor of running a .diabetic clinic here in Lexington but thought a diabetic educational program in con- junction with the Diabetic Fair, held in Boston by the Diabetic Society, might be very helpful to the residents of Lexington. Mr. Lurvey reported he was still waiting for Mr. Jeramiah, Wire Inspector, to return from Florida to make arrangements for another inspection of the Central Block. Approval to pay the hospital bill of $300.00 for Premature Infant Velcofski was given by the Board. Thisa Lexington Settlement as checked by Mr. Collins, Welfare Department. Approval to pay Whitman & Howard, Inc. engineering bill was given by the Board. Mr. R. L. McQuillan was appointed representative to the Lexington Visiting Nurse Association. Applications were signed by the Board appointing Dr. Carl R. Benton, Animal Inspector, Mark D. Lurvey, Assistant Animal Inspector and Mark D. Lurvey, Slaughteering Inspector. The following appointments were Executive Health Officer Inspector of Slaughteering Assistant Animal Inspector Animal Inspector Agent Special Agents -Metropolitan Hospital Clerk The animal application of Mrs. Ilan Lane to T:eep a horse was denied made for the coming year: Mark D. L1zrvey Mark D. Lurvey Mark D. Lurvey Dr. Carl R. Benton Miss Hazel J. Murray Paul F. O'Leary Charles S. Karr Dr. William F. McLaughli Dorothy Jones .Lrthur N. Landry, 5 Minute because of the objection of two abtuttors . ` Meeting adjourned at 5:00 P.M. <�` 0-4 1 1