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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-02-03 a bOARD OF HEALTH M ET.uG #-441 FEBRUARY 3, 1969 The regular meeting of the Board or healtn was neld r'euruary 3, 1969 at ( :00 i.M. in tne board of health uixice. memuers present were : Dr. William L. uosgrove, Chairman, Dr. unaries Uolburn, Mr. James W. Lambie and health Director, Robert O. heustis. Minutes or the January 10, 1969 meeting were approved as read. The letter to uosepn r'. burke, Superintendent or rublic "OLD Works stating tne requirements for the sanitary facilities at RES" the site of tne "Old Res" was approved by the board. Mr. Heustis explained that to date 1.r. burke nas peen getting the requirements for developing this area in a piece- meal way, This letter was to coordinate tne requirements in order tnat the Selectmen, r'ublic Works Department and tne Recreation committee would be able to approximate the cost or the development. Mr. Kennetn Tarbell, State Sanitary Engineer, nas also requested that final plans for the operation, including sani- tary facilities and operation equipment, be submitted to nim ror approval prior to tne commencement of work. Tb LABORATORY The advisory letter from tne State Division of Sanatoria FEES & Tuberculosis control regarding tne payment or laboratory services ror out-patients was read and placed on .isle oy the board. In the suture any necessary laboratory tests relating to the management or diagnosis of a patient witn tuberculosis or suspected tuberculosis must be paid zor by tne local boards or healtn. Tne lees paid will tnen be reimbursed by tne State Division or Tuberculosis. The clerk pointed out tnat altnougn tne State will reimburse tne local healtn departments tnis letter was not received in time to make adjustments in tne 1969 Expense bud- get and the reimbursement money is not available ror use by the department. The Board suggested tnat Mr. Ricn_ard terry, comptroller, be notified of this mandatory service in the event it is necessary to request additional funds later in tne year. Tb The clerk reported a second patient admitted to iiddle- PAT1EINT sex bounty Sanatorium during the past month. She explained that some or these patients are covered by blue Uross which nas kept the cost down. S iMMING Mr. Heustis explained that at least two or tne semi- POOLS public swimming pools licensed prior to the adoption or Article Vl, State Sanitary code, did not meet the requirements as stated in the Code and ne wondered it the board wanted to set ,443 a policy ror tnese places. one pool has no Dnune available at the pool and tne other has no bathroom facilities . Dr. Colburn said ne tnougLJ.t tnat wnen tne licenses were renewed, ror tnis year, ii the pools not meeting the require- ments were notified tnat they would have a year to make the necessary additions to meet the standards of the Code that would give them plenty or time. Tne board agreed. r'rr A copy or the iee schedule was included in tne health SCHEDULi; Urlicer' s Report in order that the board could study tne tees now being charged for licenses and permits and the cost and work entailed in issuing these permits. The Board suggested a survey be made of tne various towns in the area and the lees charged by these towns would tnen oe compared to tnis scnedule and any cnanges would be made all at one time. The application ror a permit to keep 1U0-200 raobits iiled Ai'iMAL by Linde R. ri erson, 65 Munroe Road, was discussed by the board. t-LRMITS Mr. Heustis explained this gentleman had been in and stated that ne intended to raise these rabbits on a commercial basis. he did not recommend granting tnis permit because or insuriicicnt land (20,246 sq ft ) and also the operation as descrioed would require board of Appeals approval. The board voted to deny tnis permit because 01 insuiricient land. It was also suggested that when the clerk notified Mr. Emerson of the board' s action that she mention tnat this type or operation would require board of Appeals action. The application for a permit to keep one horse by Valarie Karabots at William Harris' , 11 Unadbourne Road, was discussed by the board. Mr. Heustis explained that Mr. Harris had a permit for three nurses on one and one-nalf acre or land. In the Spring wnen an inspection was made Mr. harris had live horses and was ordered to get rid of two. i-is stated ne could not recommend approval of tnis permit. The _board voted to deny this permit because they did not reel Mr. Harris should nave any increase or horses on tne size lot ne had. The application for a permit to keep one pony and one norse by Eugene F. Dellino, y!{ Reed Street, was considered by tne Board. Mr. Heustis reported that the Delrinio' s nave had the puny for about three years without a permit and they nave just recently acquired tne horse. This was drought to our attention in the norm of a complaint. I'ir. Heustis said ne had made a site inspection and ne felt that the Sanitary condi- tions at tnat time were very poor. Tne aouttors nave stated no oojection to the horses but ne did not reel that he could recommend approval sur this permit because or insufficient land and poor sanitary conditions . P i 244 cr4 Tne Huard aiseussea this application and voted to deny fr. Delfino permission to keep a pony and nurse on nis property. Tne clerk was instructed to notiry Mr. Deiiino ui this decision and also that tney would grant Mr. Dellino one month to find other quarters for the animals. The application for a permit to keep one horse u' Dr. Samuel J . Brendler, b Turning Mill Road, was discusses by the board. Mr. Heustis reported that a site inspection showed that tmis lot could present problems . birst it was not an acre of land ( j2,9 (0 sq it ) and also this is a corner lot on Demar Road and Turning Mill Road. Tne area planned ror a stable would be in the rront yard on Demar Road. He said he could not recommend this application for approval. The Board discussed this permit and voted to deny grant- ing permission because or insurricient land. Mr. Patrick J . Montuori, Lot 6 haddock Road, who had requested a nearing on tne Board' s decision, January 10, 1y6y , wnicn denied his application for a permit to keep a pony on nis lot did not appear before the board, tnereiore tne Board' s action or January 10, will stand and Mr. Montuori rias rorfeited his right to a hearing. 5u0 The order to Paul Rosa, Jr. , owner or property at 00 LOWELL Lowell Street, regarding an over-ilowing septic system was STrtEET approved by tne board. Mr. Heustis st atca this order was sent today tnereiore tne property owner nad not nad time to repair tne system. LOT 2 Mr. Heustis explained that Mr. Josepn Zairina, builder UAfti•il'JL or a new house on Lot 2, Uarmel circle, nad asked ii the board UIRuLL would grant a variance to the Regulations in order that ne may install a leaching field to service tne downstairs uatn- room for this new house. Tne rest or the plumbing in this house will ue on puulie sewer, but tne basement racilities are too low unless ne installed an ejector pump or permission to install a leacn field. The board agreed that as long as public sewer was avail- able all facilities must be connected to it. They also ielt that an ejector pump would be more satis.Lactory than a leach rield. HEALTH The Health Uiiicer' s report was cnecked and the board OFFlUERIS spoke u.i tne nigh cull count on cream 2'or Cumberland r'arm, REPuRT Stop & Shop and the r•irst idatiunal Stores . Tne board 'eels tnis is caused oy improper handling in the store . Musgrave b'arm milk was also in violation in colt count and plate count. Mr. Heustis was instructed to waten tnis dairy and also the nandiing of milk in tne stores. Tne Board commented. on the good counts blue Ribbon Dairy nave been snowing and nuped they would �u�inue. 9 4 r„ 4.1 The ioiiowing permits and licenses were signed o the board: SEWAGE & RUDiSli DISfuSAL Lexington Sew„rage uo. Uapello tiros. , Disposal Div. Acme Disposal Service Regional Landscape Service iivSTALLtR' S PERMITS John Bruecna Joseph App Uo. Lawrence earroll POUD r;STABLiSHhEATS ERMiTS Trie Attic, Hancock Unurcn Minute Man i u..i eteria lrigham' s Sneraton-Motor inn James McManus ice cream Shop "A MEMORIAL" At the regular meeting of the Board of Health held February 3, 1969 motion was made and duly pdssed that the memorial written to Rufus L. McQuillan , Chairman, Board of Health for the 1968 Annual Report of the Town of Lexington be placed in the permanent records of the Health Department. A DEDICATED MAN In the old Colonial Cemetery, on a small plot of ground, can be found these head stones marking the graves of an entire family who died within days of each other, legend states this family died of diptheria . A tragedy, yes, but one which has been averted in today ' s society by the work and efforts of dedicated men the world over . The Town of Lex- ington and the Board of Health lost such a man on November 3, 1968. Rufus L. McQuillan, a charter member of the board of health, was appointed by the selectmen in 1945, he served twenty-three consecutive years on this board, most of these years as Chairman. A Town Meeting member for thirty-two years he can sin- cerely be called a man of service to the Town. He devoted many hours of time and energy to develop a health department the residents of the town could depend upon and be proud of. Many of the programs accepted as routine today can be directly attributed CZ M to his efforts . The Senior Citizens Program was tur organized one afternoon in the health department office, the Northeast Districts Boards of Health U Association, to bring better public health through local community effort, was also developed through his efforts . His energy seemed to know no bounds , his enterests were varied and many. At the age of seventy he wrote a book entitled "Is The Doctor In?" which portrayed his life, particularly as a young boy growing up in Yarmouth Maine and his initial contact with the professional medical people who influenced his decision to make his life ' s work allied with medicine and public health. His book has been sold in every state in the United States , as well as many countries in Europe and South America. "Is The Doctor In?" is the only book published which describes the life of a "Detail Man" who calls on the medical profession and is used as a text book by pharmocology students . Mr. McQuillan demonstrated in his life and work that he possessed the unique combination of tra- ditional New England characteristics of dedication, loyalty, understanding, honesty, enthusiasm, thrift, patriotism and determination to an extraordinary degree, which allowed his natural ability for leader- ship to be apparent to all . A man who believed in right and justice and was 249 ' not afraid to stand for those convictions . A dedicated man - yes - we must say a dedicated man - Rufus L . McQuillan .