HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-09-09The bill for the services of Whitman & Howard through
June 30, 1963•was approved for payment by the Board.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 P.M.
SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF HEALTH
SEPTEMBER 9, 1963
The special meeting of the Board of Health was convened in the
Health Department Office at 7:15 P.M. The agenda was devated to
the problem with garbage collections which was a source of many com-
plaints from citizens of the Town. The Board met for one hour prior
to an appointed meeting with the Board of Selectmen at 8:15 P.M.
Chairman R.L. McQuillan advised the members of the Board that
the public health significance of insanitary garbage storage and
collections was the primary concern and responsibility of the Board
in this matter. He suggested that our meeting with the Board of
Selectmen should be used to detail this responsibility and to
suggest that joint action.by both Boards and the Public Works
Department was the first requisite for a solution.
Mr. West reported that he had solicited information from
several State Health Agencies which w ould provide useful material
for discussing garbage and waste disposal practices that are
closely related to the overall problem and its solution. He
recommended that the Board of Health's recent action with regard
to the unsatisfactory garbage collections be thourghly explained
to the Board of Selectmen so that the impression of any inter-
department squabble be eliminated.
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Dr. Cosgrove concurred with the suggested position of the
Board on the public health significance of garbage collection
and agreed that the Board of Health should recommend an increased
expenditure for this Town Service if the solution requires such
action.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:08 P.M. and the Board went
to the Selectmen's Hearing Roam for the joint meeting with the
Selectmen. At the .joint meeting:
Mr. McQuillan stated the Board of Health's position that
this Town service involved the public health of the community
and suggested that both Boards would need to combine forces in
order to find a solution. Dr. Cosgrove advised the Board of
Selectmen that he. has been frequently called by citizens in
regard to unsatisfactory garbage collection and that the Towns-
people expected the Board of Health to be concerned in the remedy
of the situation. Mr. West explained the Board of Health's reasons
for considering the garbage collection problem at their earlier
meeting and advised the Selectmen that heir jurisdiction in the
matter was not being questioned. He advised the Selectmen that
the Board of Health's actions were made, in the interest of all
concerned and without any thought of criticisim of either the
Selectmen or the Public Works Department. He also suggested that
the need for any corrective action should be brought to the att-
ention of the Townspeople through the Town Meeting Members so
that the proposals for improvements will be understood and sup-
ported. Mr. McQuillan advised the Selectmen that the Board of