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As there was no further business to come before the
Board the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 P.M.
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
APRIL 6, 1964
The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Mon-
day, April 6, 19614 at 7:00 P.M. in the Health Department Office.
Members present were R.L. McQuillan, Chairman, Dr. William
Cosgrove and Health Officer, James F. Finneran.
read.
Minutes of the March 9, 19614 meeting were approved as
SEWER The reports to the Board of Selectmen regarding the sewer
PETITIONS petitions for Waltham Street from Kendall Road to Brookside
Avenue and Lincoln Street from Marrett Road to Barrymeade
Drive were approved by the Board.
SEWER The copies of the letter sent by Mr. John Carroll, Super -
DUMPING intendent of Public Works, to the licensed sewage disposal
STATION companies were read by the Board. Mr. Finneran reported that
Mr. Carroll will try to find another sewer dumping station
to be used in case of emergency when the Bow Street Station
is unavailable.
STREP The letter to the two Lexington Medical Laboratories
THROAT (National Laboratories and Lexington Medical Laboratory)
PROGRAM regarding the agreement to contract the week -end Laboratory
services for Group "A" hemolytic streptococcus throat cul-
tures was approved by the Board. This week -end service
enables the physician to carry on uninterrupted the throat
culture service for school children conducted by the Health
Department Monday through Friday.
7 BRIDGE The letter to Mr. Edmund Lynch owner of the property at
STREET 7 Bridge Street was approved by the Board. Mr. Finneran
reported that the sanitary disposal system was blocked and
the tenants had complained to the Health Department regarding
the condition. Mr. Lynch as owner is responsible for having
this condition taken care of. Mr. Lynch upon receipt of this
letter called to state he had hired a sewage company to re-
pair the disposal system. A letter was also received from
the sewage disposal company stating the repairs that were
made.
STREP The letter to Dr. Henry Isaksen, School Personell Dir -
PROGRAM ector, explaining the throat culture service and waiver of
the Streptococcal Throat Infection regulation was approved
by the Board. Mr. Finneran called to the attention of the
Board a report in the Health Officer's report regarding the
throat culture program.
LOT The letter to Mr. Chester Kuryb, lawyer, confirming the
APPROVAL approval of Lot 15 of the subdivision entitled "Country Club
Manor" was approved.
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A motion was made and dully passed by the Board that all
lots on the subdivision entitled "Subdivision of Land & Exten-
sion of Sanderson Road" be approved. This approval was made
based on the Whitman & Howard report of the drainage condi-
tions on this subdivision and because public sewer is avail-
able.
15
SUBDIVISION
OF LAND
The letter from the Board of Selectmen regarding a com- MARSHALL'S
plaint of unsanitary conditions at Marshall's Bakery was read BAKERY
by the Board. Mr. Finneran reported that an investigation was
made and at the time of the inspection the area was very clean.
The bakery has adequate disposal equipment and a disposal com-
pany makes frequent collections. In order to assure proper
maintenance of this area more frequent inspections will be made.
The letter to Mr. Frank Pivaruns, 44 Reed Street, regarding
the rubbish strewn around the side yard of this property was
approved by the Board. NIr. Finneran said he would re -check this
condition in a few days.
Mr. McQuillan explained to the Board that a recent amend- DIRECTOR OF
ment to the Public Health Laws passed by the Legislature and PUBLIC
signed by the Governor whereby a Board may appoint the Health HEALTH
Officer a Director of Public Health. Mr. McQuillan made a mo-
tion that was dully passed b; the Board that Mr. Finneran, Ex-
ecutive Health Officer, be appointed as of this date Director
of Public Health. The clerk was instructed to notify the Town
Clerk of this action and also to notify the newspaper.
44 REED
STREET
The following permits were signed by
Four Corner Sanitation Company
Frank Sarno Disposal Company
Minute Man Disposal Company
the
Board:
Sewage
Rubbish
Rubbish
PERMITS
SIGNED
The quarterly bill for the Mental Health Association, Children's
Clinic was approved for payment.
The Health Officer's report was reviewed by the Board. The
Board suggested that Mr. Finneran check with Bedford harms and
Bates Farm because of the high Coli Count reported in the milk
analysis report.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P.M.