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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-05-05 c 2 60 cr ine, wore now s nL n In Lne 211.1borla.ld arm to-os a2 also tho nandlilg o.. t eth_ lk once twp,s delve ed to trke tore see-dcd to i.e tne The crex, counts for Jare Lair-f were , letter nasi been received frau the .assacanse is Dairy Laboratory stating that the:i were workinE on tais probler. and believed they would nave this cer.,ected. nr. ,ieustis announced that Iusgrave Farm and _ates arm ad discontinued deliveries in Lexington. TiLe 7,oard instructed Heustis to keen after t C Cum- berland . arm ilk dealers and also be sure to ricl, U bare 11.11k and creair before next meeting. The following licenses and -,enmits we-e sivmed by the i -J-17EhAL DI ,ECIORS LTC; SE _ioward C . Ela, Jr. Alice k. “cCartny Louis H. Spencer John Douglass ..".rthur Douglass P )OL3 Town of Lexinzton Saeraton i-lotor Inn boon Hill Pool battle careen hotor Inn 11E712= ALCOnOL ,Trant uulf Station Lexington auto Sales , Inc. IiSTALLERS FEICIT George Lreslin Construction Co. EOARD OF HEALTH MEETING MAY 5, 1969 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Mon- day , May 5, 1969 at 7 :00 P.M. in the Board of health Office . Members present were : Dr. William Cosgrove , Chairman, Mr. James Lambie and Robert Heustis , Director of Public Health. The minutes of the April JJ , 1969 meeting were approved as read. The copy of the letter to Mr. Patrick Montouri , 12 Paddock ANIMAL Lane , from the Board of Selectmen granting permission for his PERMIT children to use the recreation land. in the rear of their home to ride their pony was read by the Board 12 PADDOCK LANE Dr. Cosgrove suggested that Mr. Heustis check with the neighbors and see that they have no objection to the housing 2 of this pony in this area. He also suggested because of the cluster zoning in this area it might be well if each of the neighbors would write a short note stating they have no object- ion to the pony. When this is done the permit for this pony may be issued. The letter from Mrs . Muriel York stating that she had notified the parents of the children under 3 years of age to MURIEL YORK find other accommadations rather than have them comply with 197 GRANT ST. the State permission law for admittance to day care centers. Mr. Heustis reported that when he had inspected this facility, Mrs. York said she was not accepting anymore applicants under 3 or any hadicap children. She also stated that she intended to put her house on the market this summer, and was not going to renew her license in September. Mrs . York also requested the Board to grant her sufficient time to phaseout her operation of a child care center. The Board agreed to let her have until September to make arrangements for the children now under her care . The clerk was instructed not to send a renewal application for this Child Care Center. Mr. Heustis reported that Mr. Linde Emerson, 65 Munroe Rd. 65 MUNROE had connected his home to the public sewer therefore abatting ROAD the nuisance of an overflowing septic system. The stores at Countryside , Countryside Delicatessen, and Fish & Chips , have done some cleaning but it is still not too COUNTRYSIDE good. Mrs. Currier, owner of the property, has taken down an STORES old shed that was in the rear of these stores. Mr. Heustis said he told her to hot-top the area in the rear of the stores. Mr. Coyne who operated the Fish & Chins Store has turned the store over to his 2 grandsons . Mr. Heustis said he would have to keep watching this store to see how this arrangement worked out. The order to Mr. Collentro, 5 Fletcher Avenue , to clean the large pile of rubbish in the rear of his property was approved 5 FLETCHER by the Board. AVENUE Mr. Heustis explained that office records show this complaint is received every year. Evidently during the winter these people just pile their rubbish in the yard. In previous years letters sent by regular mail were ignored, certified mail was not called for and could not be delivered because no one seemed to be home. Mail or orders sent by constable were delivered after much agriva- tion. This order was sent by constable and after trying to find someone at home for over a period of 2 weeks the constable returned the letter to the Health Department. Mr. Heustis said he stopped to check this complaint and while he was there, Mrs. Collentro and her son drove up to the house so he told them about cleaning the yard. A re-inspection showed some rubbish had been burnt but there was still a great deal to be done. Ci 44 A tr -44 The Board instructed Mr. Heustis to send another order and see that this rubbish was taken care of. COUNTY A copy of the letter sent by the Board of Selectmen to ASSESSMENT Mayor Monte G. Basbas of Newton regarding the motions he prepared to be submitted to the State regarding the operation of the Middlesex County Hospital was read by the Board. The mayor of Newton has submitted 6 motions and the Board of Selectmen will support the following 3 motions. 1. A petition be submitted to the Rate Setting Commission under Section 30L of Chapter 7 of the General Laws appealing the rate established for payments to the Middlesex County Hospital under the procedure set forth in Section 30 of said Chapter. 2. A petition be submitted to the county commissioners on behalf of all the cities and towns of the Commonwealth re- questing a review of the rules and regulations concerning ad- mission of patients, the reimbursement and charges for their care and treatment so that the County Commissioners acting as Trustees of the Middlesex County Hospital will permit the ad- mission of patients from outside of Middlesex County only if the entire pro rate share of the costs of the care and treat- ment is paid by the county, city or town where they reside. 3. That a petition should be prepared to be signed by the executive officers of all the cities and towns in Middle- sex County which petition will request county commissioners to convey the Middlesex County Hospital to the Commissioner of Public Health acting in behalf and in the name of the Commonwealth in accordance with the provisions of Section 83 of Chapter 111 of the General Laws. The Board discussed these motions and agreed that some- thing should be done about the assessments made by the county commissioners for the Middlesex County Hospital. If motion number 3 is accepted it would cancel out motions one and two. Mr. Heustis will continue to follow this program of action by the City of Newton. FLUORIDATION The letter to the Board of Selectmen ordering fluorida- tion of the water was approved. The letter to Mayor Kevin White stating that his idea to fluoridate the Metropolitan District Commission water at its source held a great deal of merit was approved. CARROLL The order to Carroll Brothers Farm to remove the swine by BROTHERS May 5, 1969 was approved by the Board. SWINE Mr. Heustis explained that he and the Building Inspector made an inspection at Carroll Brother' s Farm on a complaint made by an unidentified neighbor. The yard was full of junk cars and it was found about 27 pigs were being fed garbage from an old truck body. The pig manure was stock piled against the old pig sheds . He went on to explain that one of the young boys has two or three garbage contracts and so has also been picking up a few pigs at a time and when he had a truck load he takes them and sells them. A re-inspection has showed that the pigs are all gone but if the manure is moved now the odor would be bad. The boys said they do not spread the manure and plow it under any more , and they wondered if they could cover the piles with some loam and throw rye grass on it for the summer and then in December they thought they had a man who would truck it out. The Board agreed that this would control the odor during the summer, but the piles must be moved in December. Mr. Heustis was also instructed to write to the Carroll Brothers and inform them that they must not have swine in Lexington and if swine was found at the Farm again court action would be taken immediately. The Board also told Mr. Heustis to check this place period- ically after this experience . The letter from Mr. James Carter, Manager Lexington SHERATON Sheraton Motor Inn, stating they were correcting the violations MOTOR cited on the inspection form was placed on file. INN The letter from Laurence J. Kipp, 517 Massachusetts Ave . , 517 MASS regarding the swamp and skating rink in back of Adams School AVE. being a mosquito breeding place was read by the Board. It was reported that this area bad been reported to Ir.. Armstrong of the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Commission. Dr. Cosgrove said a short note should be written to Mr. Kipp telling him of the action taken by the Board. The letter to Mr. Paul Nelson of the Oneida Corporation regarding an open abandoned well on property owned by him ABANDONED in North Lexington was approved by the Board. WELL The proposed regulation for the keeping of animals was discussed by the Board. A number of questions were raised KEEPING OF such as : What constitutes a farm? Do you really need an acre ANIMALS of land for each animal up to five? If you had 3 acres for 3 horses would 2 more horses make that much difference? Would you need a full acre to keep a few poultry or rabbits in excess of 10? The Board agreed they would like to study this proposal and they would not take any action until the whole board was present. The Health Officer' s Report was checked and it was noted that Howard Johnson' s Restaurant had dropped in rating. Mr. Heustis said that was probably due to the change in management. The Pewter Pot also had dropped but he felt that was due to help problems. CJ' tr GREELEY The Board discussed the complaints received from the res- VILLAGE idents of Greeley Village concerning the moving of the garbage pails from the side of the building to the front under the living room windows. 11 Dr. Cosgrove asked why they did not have an incinerator. Mr. Heustis said he had talked with Mr. Melbye and he told him of this complaint. Mr Melbye said he would bring this up at the next meeting of the Housing Authority. He did say they were going to landscape around the fronts of the buildings . Mr. Heustis said he pointed out to him that it would not be very pleasant for the residents to have a garbage odor coming in their living room windows. Dr. Cosgrove said he felt an incinerator should be in- stalled in the village instead of outdoor garbage containers , also what did these people do with their rubbish. After further discussion it was agreed that Mr. Heustis should see what Mr. Melbye reported after the Housing Com- mittee Meeting and if a satisfactory solution was not made the Board of Health would order the Housing Authority to either install an incinerator or move the garbage pails back to the side yards. CUMBERLAND The milk counts for Cumberland Farms Store were discussed. FARMS Mr. Heustis explained these counts were from the Massachusetts Avenue Store , but you could assume that the counts from the Lowell Street store would be about the same. Dr. Cosgrove said he felt that these counts from this Dairy have been consistently high and he felt it was time that something was done, either court action or revoking the license to sell milk. He instructed Mr. Heustis to take samples from this store and follow the procedure as outlined by law so that all the facts would be legal in case court action was taken. "OTT) The Board asked if Mr. Heustis had heard anymore about RES" the bath house facilities at the "Old Res". Mr. Heustis said he had seen the building plans and he thought the Recreation Committee was going along with the minimum standards as stated in the regulations. The notice that bids would be accepted was posted last week in the Minute Man. The Board discussed this area briefly. The following permits were signed by the Board: 180 BEDFORD ST . The Food Establishment Permits for a new pizza & sub- marine shop at 180 Bedford Street was signed by the Board. This license will be held until the facilities are satisfactory to Mr. Heustis. Methyl Alcohol Permits - renewals Rowe Chevrolet Colonial Garage