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• The Clerk asked the Board about the testing of TESTING
well water from summer places being brought into the WATER
Health Office by residents of the Town. She explained
that in the pastmany residents brought samples of
water to be tested from their summer homes into the
Health Office, but with a part-time Health Officer
it was difficult getting them read properly.
The Board instructed Mrs. Jones that she should
refuse to take the water from the summer places and
recommend that the people take their samples either to
a private laboratory or to the Health Department in
the area where the summer place is located. Any local
well water or water from local streams will continue
to be accepted by the Health Department.
The Clerk asked the Board if they would ask the EXTRA
Board of Selectmen if she could have a clerk -typist HELP
to help with the work in the office, she explained
that at the present time she could not get her daily
work done and handle the extra work due to Mr. Finneran's
illness.
The Board said they would check with the Board
of Selectmen right away and see about getting a girl
to do some of the clerical work. Mrs. Jones thanked
the Board.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M.
BOARD OF HEALTH
PUBLIC HEARING
JUNE 27, 1967
A public hearing was conducted by the Board
of Health in accordance with the provisions of
the Massachusetts General Laws, -Chapter 111,
Section 143, on Tuesday June 27, 1967, at 7:30 P.M.
in the Estabrook Hall of the Cary Memorial Hall
to consider a request by M. Dematto Construction
Company to conduct a land fill operation on
Town land on Lincoln Street formerly used as the
Town dumpsite.
All Board of Health members being present
the hearing was opened at 7:31 P.M. by Mr. R. L.
McQuillan, Chairman.
Mr. Robert Cataldo, member of the Board
of Selectmen, was present.
Mrs. Jeanne Brenchick, 1i.8 Lincoln Street,
the only other person present at this hearing
stated she was unable to attend the meeting of
the abuttors held by Mr. Cataldo on June 22, 1967,
and she was interested in the health aspect of
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of this material to be used as fill. She said she
had wondered about it being injurious to the health
of the children and if there was any danger to it.
Mr. McQuillan asked if she was protesting the
use of this material.
Mrs. Brenchick said, "No; she was just interested
in the health aspect of the fill material.
Mr. McQuillan explained to Mrs. Brenchick that the
report from the Atate was what the Board had based their
recommendation on and as far as they could ascertain
there was nothing in the material to cause it to be
injurious to public health. The material would have
a high salt or alkaline content and there would be
an odor from it but as soon as the material was dry
the odor would disappear. The odor would be similar
to a sea shore marsh smell.
Mr. McQuillan pointed out that all the abuttors
had attended to the meeting on the 22nd of June and as
the announcement of this meeting was made then it
would seem evident that there were no objections to
the use of this fill.
Mrs. Brenchick said she had no further questions re-
garding the fill.
As there were no further questions regarding the
use of this fill operation a motion was made by
Mr. James West that the Board of Health grant a permit
to M. DeMattio Construction Co. to dump on the Town
land known as the Lincoln Street Dump area fill mater-
ial called by the Board of Health as Salt -Water Peat.
This permit is to be issued with the stipulation that
the Board of Health have the power to revoke this permit
at any time the land -fill operation became a public
health nuisance.
Motion seconded by Dr. William Cosgrove, and
duly passed by the Board.
As there was no further discussion necessary motion
was made that the hearing be adjourned. Motion second-
ed and duly passed, Hearing was adjourned at 7:50 P.M.
NOTE: At 8:00 P.M. Mrs. Abele, 45 Baskin Road, came
in and said she had come in to hear what the
Health Department had to say about this fill.
She had attended the meeting on June 22, 1967,
and she was just interested to know if the
Board of Health had anything to add to what was
discussed at that meeting.
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Mr. McQuillan explained that only one other
person had
attended the hearing and they
had answered all the questions she had,
and if Mrs. Abele had any questions the
Board would be glad to answer them. Mr.
McQuillan went on to explain that the fill
would have a high salt or alkaline content
but was noth*rnful to the public health.
The fill would also have an odor similar
to the sea shore marshes, but would not
last when the material was dried.
Mrs. Abele said she had no questions and
thanked the Board and retired.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At the close of the public hearing all members
of the Board of Health being present Mr. McQuillan
declared the Board in Executive Session to discuss
the position of the Director of Public Health.
Mr. McQuillan gave Dr. Cosgrove and Mr. West
the copy of the medical report from the Board of
Doctors who reviewed Mr. Finneran's case for dis-
ability retirement.
Mr. McQuillan reported to the Board that
Mr. Perry had asked him to keep the contents -of
this report strictly confidential but he had,
with this report in mind, tried to talk to
Mr. Finneran about resuming his duties full time.
Mr. Finneran insists the work load is too heavy
and that his doctor told him he could not go out
on inspections.
Mr. McQuillan said, as the Board knew, Dr. Treat,
Doctor that represented the Town on the panel,
had mentioned to Mr. Finneran at the time of his
meeting with the Doctors that he was going to
the Selectmen and ask for an assistant in the
Health Department. Dr. Treat did talk to Mr. Cole
and Mr. Cole said "No" and he referred Dr. Treat
to Mr. McQuillan. Mr. McQuillan said at that
time he told Dr. Treat to stick to the medical
facts in the case and not try to set policy for
the Town. He said he explained to Dr. Treat that
the work load in the office was not large and
one man could do the lob and the budget was set
up that way.
Mr. McQuillan said he had tried to talk to
Mr. Finneran about the work but he has insisted
he wanted his retirement and would go to court
if he did not get it. Mr. McQuillan said he felt
that as things steel now Mr. Finneran wrote letters
occasionally and talked to some of the builders
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