1969-06-02City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Board of Health
Subcommittee:
Date: June 2, 1969
Place:
Board members present: A. Joseph Callaban, Jr., and Angelo R. Massa
Board members absent: Dr. Jacob H. Fine, chair
Others present: Thomas H. Scanlan, Director of Public Health, Richard Montoni, Code Enforcement
Officer, Leo Panunzio, Milk and Food Inspector, Robert Russo, Plumbing Inspector, and Joseph W.
Walsh, Jr., Sanitarian
Recorder: Joseph W. Walsh, Jr.
BOARD OF HEALTH - MONTHLY MEETING - JUNE 2. 1969
Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m. Members present were to Angelo R. Massa and A. J. Callahan,
Jr. Dr. Fine was unable to attend due to hospital commitments. Mr. Massa presided in his absence.
The monthly bill schedules were approved and signed and the monthly reports were read and
accepted from the Public Health Nurses, Sanitarian, Milk and Food Inspector and Plumbing
Inspector.
OLD BUSINESS
Incinerator
Mr. Walsh reported to the Board that Purity Save-Mor is not going to install an incinerator. They are
going to go ahead on a compacting system, selling the packed paper and hauling away the rest of their
rubbish via private truckers.
Mr. Walsh also reported that Marshall's is still talking incineration and a letter containing the
recommendations of Mr. Walter Smith of State Division of Sanitary Engineering was approved and
will be sent to the Jarvis Incinerator Company, Inc. who are bidding on the installation. A copy of this
letter is on file in the Board of Health.
Kelleher's Pond
Mr. Walsh reported on the latest samples taken from Kelleher's Pond and adjacent brook. They still
are low in bacteria count, but the water is still brown colored. A letter from the Board of Aldermen
was read requesting a meeting with the Board of Health on Thursday, June 5, 1969 at 7:30 p.m. to
discuss the pond situation. The Board voted to meet with the Aldermen on that date.
Mayor James A. Vitale attendedl the Board meeting and informed the Board of Health that he was
requesting an appropriation of $20,000.00 at tonight's meeting, (6/2/69) of the Board of Aldermen
to get started on the Kelleher Pond problem.
858 Hale Street
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Williams met with the Board to discuss their sewerage disposal problems at 858
Hale Street. This is a longstanding controversy between Mr. Williams and his neighbor, Mr. Davis.
After a long discussion, Mr. Callahan volunteered to act as an intermediary and try to get the parties
involved to share the expense of connecting to the sewer line.
NEW BUSINESS
77 - 77 ½ Cabot Street
It was voted by the Board of Health, on a motion made and seconded, to have the Director write a
letter to the owners of the property at 77 - 77 ½ Cabot Street, ordering them to abate the nuisance
caused by their failure to fill in the excavation that has existed since the building was razed by fire
over a year ago. The Board feels that this excavation is an eyesore, a haven for rats, etc., and a
potential accident hazard to people in the area. In fact, one child has already fallen into the
excavation and broken a leg.
It was voted to send a similar letter to Mr. Charles Tersolo, owner of a burned shed opposite the
North Beverly B & M Station.
Diphtheria-Tetanus Clinic
As a result of the make-up days in the public school year due to last winter's snow storms, the 5th
Grade Diphtheria-Tetanus Clinic was postponed indefinitely. A new date has not been set and
probably will not be until the fall.
In the meantime, the State Department of Public Health is of the opinion that the tetanus shots should
be spread out over a longer period of time. The Board voted to wait until Dr. Fine was present before
taking any action.
Meeting adjourned,
Respectfully submitted,
FOR: Thomas H. Scanlan
Director of Public Health
BY: Joseph W. Walsh, Jr.
Sanitarian