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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-03-14Mr. Legro: Nothing. I cannot possibly conceive of anyone who knows how to read continuing to take this milk. Mr. ';Jest: I can't say a thine to anybody. We are helpless to straighten this thing out. I feel we should have a lawyer who could devote more time to this case. Sit right on it, so to speak. I do know that if one person or child gets sick during this time from this milk, I will blow this place wide open. Mr. Legro continued his discussion of sampling, and the procedures of sampling according to the Milk Regulation Board. He also suggested if the"Fi ndi nes" were upheld, our local Milk Regulations should pe changed and approved by the Milk Re ni tions Board. He again stated that all our records had ;Peon reed into the State Public HAalth Council Haring, and the Judge should have toose statements. ?',fter further discussion, Dr. Cosgrove said as far as ha could see there was nothing +.•:e could do until a final decree had bean made. The 3onrd thanked M-. Lgro foe -coming, and assured him they understood harts of the case a little better. 30P.kD OF HEALTH MEETING MARCH 11+, 1966 T -,e regular meetinc of the Board of HFalth was held in the Health Department Office, March 14, 1966 at J:0c» P.M. Members present werc R. L. Mc"ui l l an, Chai rman, Dr. William Cosgrove, Mr. Jams M. lest and Mr. James F. Finneran, D;rector of Pnh:lic Ipa1th. Minutes of the February %, 1966 meeting were approved as read. Mr. McQuillan and Mr. Finneran reported on a meeting they had with Mr. Edward Martin, Assis*ant Attorney General, recording the B. L. Cummings, Inc., case. Mr. West said he thought a letter to Mr. Cole, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, should be written stating the facts once again of the B. L. Cummings Case. T'Liis letter would probably not receive any action, but at least it would be on recod that we had written to the 3oard of Selectmen. Mr. Ma uillan said that rather thin a letter to the Board of Selectmen_he would like to have the Board's approval to report the 98 facts of the 3. L. Cummings' Case from the floor of the Town CUMMINGS Meeting, March 21, in accordance With Article 2 of the Town CASE Warrant which states all reports of Boards, Departments and C CONT. Committees will be accepted at this time. This will not be a vindictive report, just a continuation of the statement of facts sent to all Town Meeting Members, and he would like to close this report with the recommendation by the Board of H<alth that a study be made regarding the advisability of setting up a full time legal department for the Town of Lr,xington so that any Board, Department, or Committee could request and receive legal advice as it was needed. Mr. ;lest made the motion that a statement of tact oe given from the floor of the Town Meting March 21 in accordance with Article 2 regarding the 3. L. Cummings' Case, and a recommendation of a study for a legal department bemade, if Mr. Kent, Town Moderator, said this was the correct procedure to follow. Motion seconded and duly carried. Mr. McQuillan reported that Mr. Finneran had showed him in the Massachusetts General Laws where a Board of Health cannot appoint an advisory council of doctors. He wondered haw the 3oard felt if a letter was written to Dr. Ellicott stating the position the Board is in, and suggest that if he and other medical men were interested in forming their own advisory council the Board would be very pleased to have them work with us on our, health program. DOCTOR'S ADVISORY COUNCIL Motion was made and duly seconded that a letter be written to Dr. Ellicott regarding the advisory council of medical personell. Application for the renewal of a license for Maryvale Rest Home, 6 Eliot Road, was approved and signed by the Board Motion was made and appointments be made for James F. Finneran James F. Finneran James F. Finneran Dorothy Jones Dorothy Jones Hazel J. Murray Paul F. O'Leary duly seconded that the following the year 1966-67: Director of Public Health I,spector of Slaughtering Assistant Animal Inspector Clerk Agent Agent Special 'Arent -Metropolitan State Hospital Charles S. Karr Special Agent -Metropolitan State Hospital Dr. 'William F. McLaughlin Special ;'Agent -Metropolitan State Hospital Dr. Carl R. Benton !animal Inspector Isabel Cordiero Dental Hygienist 1 MARYVALE . REST HOME APPOINTMENTS 1966-67 1 99 -3 Motion was made and seconded that Mr. R. L. Mcfuillan L.V.N.iv.Rep- continue to serve as the Board of H-'alth representative to resentativc the Lexington 'J; si ti nq nurse Association. The request by Roger Swenson, 16 Fairlawn Lane to keep ANIML PERMIT 20 chickens for a period of 45_ to 5 months in order to meet the requirements for his son to earn a_Boy Scout Merit Badge in Poultry was discussed by the Board. Mr. Finneran reported that all the abuttors had been contacted, and no objections were made, but due to the residentail character of the neigh- borhood he would recommend that a Temporary Permit for five months (April 1 to August 31) oe issued. The Board voted to issue c temporary permit For a 5 month period to Mr. Roger Swenson for 20 chickens. The following permits were signed by the Board: Rubbish Disposal Permit Minute Man Disposal Food rstablishment Permit David Buttrick Sandwich Shop Swimming_ Pool Permits Sun Valley Associates, Inc. Peacock Farm Association Town of Lexington Pools Battle Green Inn, Inc. Josiah Willard Hayden Pool Lexington Motor Inn, Inc. Mr. Mc0ii'lan suggested that Mr. West arrange to have a MVSTIC VALLEY a representative from the Mystic Valley Mental Health ;'issoci- MENTAL HEALTH ation attend the Town Meeting in case a question was raised in retard to the article requesting finds for that clinic. The Board checked the Health Officer's report, and in- structed 1r. Finneran to write letters to the companies with high milk counts. Mr. Finneran explained that he had talked with t. u E' quality ty control manager at Whitin(s Milk Company regarding the, dispenser mi 11-: at McManus Ice Cream Shoo, and they both felt that the high coli and plate count :•es from the milk being stored too long. He would cal 1 the quality control manager at Whiting's :end su-gest that the driver leave no more than one carton of mi 1k during the winter months, and at the most two cartons during the sorinq and fall months. As there was no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at :15 P.M. Clerk