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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-07-13BOARD O ' ,E1LTH TIL��TING JULY 13, 1964 The regular meeting: of the Board of T' elth was held i onday evening, July 13, 1964 at 7:00 P.E. in the Board of Health Office. ;embers Present were: Mr. R.L. McQuillan, Chairman, Dr. iliiam Cosgrove, kr. James M. ',Jest and Health Director, James 1. r inneran. The minutes of the June 1, 1964 meeting were approved as read. Motion was made and dully passed that TIr. R.L. McQuillan be re-elected as Chairman for the coming year. Copy of the letter stating the Planning Boards approval of the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Plan of Lots on Mohawk Drive, Lex;n ton, Lass. (formerly Gleason Terrace) was placed on file by the Board. This nlan had been passed by the Board et the last meeting. It will all be public sewered. 23 SUBDIVISION I` OWI=AbdK DH. The letter from the Board of Selectmen stating that James ATPOI.e`.`MEP;T M. West had been re -appointed to the board of Health for three years. The term expiring June 1, 1967, was read and placed on file. The letter to Ur. g, Mrs. Hoxie, 884 rias: achusetts Avenue, 884. T ASS AV was anrroved by the Board. Ur. Finneran explained that Mr. Sc Frs. Hoxie had complained about the glare of the street light located in front of their house. In as much as Ur. Carroll, Superintendent of Public Jorks, has charge of the contracts and ve_^ifys the location of public street lights the complaint was delegated to the Public Works Department. The letter to the two I'edical Laboratories and to all Lex- STRIP ington Doctors stating that the weekend Culture Service would THROAT be dropped by the Health Department at the close of school was Pi20GRAl`R approved by the Board. Er. McQuillan asked if we would have to resume this service in. the fall. Mr. Finneran exrla:i_ned that the revision of the Comunicable Disease Quarantine Regulations were cording before the Legislature this month so until after that hearing he did not know. N . '++'est saidhe was very much concerned about the Public PARKING Parking Lot in the rear of the block of stores where Br-gham's, LOT, REhR I'••'[ean.zies, Scribner's, etc. are located. The dirt and the accum- BIIIGUAt''S ulation of rubbish behind these stores is very bad and very unsightly. Ips. vest reauested Mr. Finneran to check this matter out and take what steps are necessary to get it cleaned ur. Mr. r`inneran said that that particular area has been checked and most of the debris is from Brigham's where they have a take- out service, therefore it has been difficult to control. Lr. ';Test asked about the other stores did they have rubbish stored in the rear. 24 I:r. Finneran said "No" the other store owners were very good about keeping the area around their stores clean and therefore it was very difficult to get them to coonerate in keeping the general area clean when it was almost all the paper service from Brighamis. John Carroll has detailed special work Forces to clean the area but even that has not kept it under control. The manager of Brigham's does send a boy out to clean around the store but the whole parking area should be done. Mr. Finneran said he would like to get in touch with John Carroll and then possibly if they worked directly with the Main Office in Cambridge a solution could be reached. The Board asked if the take-out service was stopped would that help keep the area clean. Mr. Finneran said Yes he believed it would. The Board then asked if they had a right to make them stop this type of seevice. Mr. rinneran said Yes if it was causing a health nuisance. The Board instructed Mr. Finneran to get in touch with John Carroll and take the necessary steps to obtain the coop- eration of Brigham's. If this did not work out then further action would have to be taken by the Board. A motion was made and dully passed that a letter be sent to the main office of Brigham's recuesting that appropriate steps be taken by them to keep the parking area clean of the paper - service from their store. CHILD CARE The letter to Muriel York, 197rant Street, regarding CENTE the new licensing procedure for Child Care Centers was app- roved by the Board. LAZUR The letter to Mr. Mrs. John Lazur, 46 Meriam Street 46 MBRIAM ST.regarding the importance of submitting fecal specimans to the State Diagnostic Laboratory in the case of Salmonella was approved by the Board. 2 MORRIS ST. Mr. Finneran explained that the Visiting Nurse was not receiving any cooperation from this family in regard to sending in cultures on their daughter, Mary, who was diagnosed as having Salmonella in November. According to the regulation. 3 negative reports must be .received before release of the infec- ted person. As yet no reports have been received. The letter to i..rancis L. Benoit, 2 Morris Street, regarding an overflowing septic system was annroved. This matter was taken care of immediately. MIGRANT The letter from the State Health Department in regard to WORKERS a project in relation to the Health of Migrant Workers was read by the Board and placed on file. ANIMAL The letter to Mr. gilliam Mason, Jr., 904 Massachusetts PLR7IT Avenue, in regard to a structural Ilan for a stable or paddock 25 to be used to house animals was arrroved by the Board. This plan must be submitted before action can be taken on the anp- lication_for en animal Hermit filed in this office by Mr. Mason. The letters to all public and semi-public swimming pool SWIA'!'1I1_VG operators was approved by the Board. Mr. Finneran. explained that the new regulations governing the Standards of Swimming Pools has been adopted by the Legislature. The information in this letter was to help the operators of the public and semi-public pools maintain and establish operating procedures according to the Minimum Standards. In the future all public or semi-public pools will require a permit from the Board of health. The animal permit for 2 chickens and 3 ducks for Mrs. Dorothy A. Marino, 6 Fulton road, was approved by the Board. The petition stating that the cesspool at !+ tia;ward Avenue was unsafe and unhealthy was discussed by the Board. A`5IMAL PERMIT 4 HAY ARD AV ;%IUE Mr. Finneran explained that a complaint had been received regarding an overflowing cesspool at 4 hayward Avenue and the owner of the property was contacted and the system pumped. The owner was also advised that a petition had been received by this office and a new system would be advisable. The owner is in the process of securing figures and information for a new system. Since the complaint was made the people who rent this house have beer. away so there is no way of knowing whether the system is functioning pronerly. The Board after some discussion felt that any action on this matter must be decided by Mr. Finneran. Mr. McQuillan felt that the owner should be advised in writing of what should be done and also the petitioners should be advised of the action of the Board. I'Jr. Finneran brought before the Board the petition received CARROLLS from the residents in the Blossomcrest area around Carroll's Fig- PIGGERY fiery objecting to the odor caused by the Pie_<ery. The renewal of the permit to keep swine for Carroll's Piggery has been held up for the last two months because of the need of so many repairs to the fences and the rens at the piggery also because so many of the regulations governing the keeping of pigs was in violation. Mr. Finneran went on. to say that from what he only one of the sons was running the Piggery. The on the farm during the day and working another job fore, with no extra help it would be impossible to Eery in satisfactory condition. had observed boy was working at night, there - keep this Pig - The Board discussed the conditions at Carroll's Piggery over the years and decided that they must abide by the decision made previously in regard to Piggeries which was, that when the time came that complaints or Petitions were received from the abutters to a piggery then the piggery must go. Mr. Carroll's son who had been running the Piggery came into the meeting at 8:00 P.Y. 26 Yr. I c2uillan exelained to Mr. Carroll that a petition had been received from the abutters and also that there were so many violations to the regulations that now they felt that the only alternative left was to refuse to issue another per- mit to keep swine at Carroll's Du ery, 31 Allen St., Lexing- ton. Fr. McQuillan also explained that the Board made a de- cision years ago that when complaints were made about piggeries then the piggeries had to go. All records show that when these cases come to court the complaintants always win out, there- fore the Board feels it is a waste of time to carry these cases to court and have the problem drag on for an indefinite time. Iir. Finneran read the violations of the reg Mations to Pyr Carroll and explained to nim that unless he put a great deal of time and money into the piggery as it now stands he could not bring it up to the standards of the Board of Health. Unless the Board of Health standards can be met a permit could not be issued. Mr. Carroll said he had tried to do some of the things and he does put a great deal of time into the Piggery. He also expressed concern for his father and his uncle because the Piggery has ben in the family for so many years. The Board said they realized this and they did not like to close a business down but still it was their duty to con- sider all of the people involved. Mcnuillan explained that the Board would be fair as they possible could with K'. Carroll and would. not renew the permit to keep seine but would give Fr. Carroll a six month extension on the r,resent permit to allow time to dispose of the 12C rigs now on hand. T"r Carroll asked if now than, the pigs were going would that also mean that he had to dispose of his cows too. The Board assured Mr. Ca -:roll that they had no objections to the cows in fact there were a number of places in town where cows were kept. Mr. Carroll said he had about 21 milk cows at present. The Board sugested that possible he might increase his mi U herd with the added. time he would have after the rigs were disposed. of. Mr. McQuillan told. Mr. Carroll that a letter would neo to his uncle and father explaining the action of the Board and also stating that e period of six months will be allowed to dispose of the pigs on hand. The `Board once again assured ir. Carroll that they had no objections to the cows and other ani- mals now on the "''=arm and a permit would be issued for those animals, but -_S .the -'own `'rot's and more heroes n.re built rarer to the i,re ries they have no alternative but to order the pin;;renes closed when. complaints are received. The Board assured lir. Carroll they would give him all the 1 1 1