1994 LETTER TO DEP RE: 1960 BOH MEETING MINUTES,'4z
CITY OF SALEM HEALTH DEPARTMENT
BOARD OF HEALTH
9 North Street
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
508-741-1800
April 25, 1994
Tom Mahin, Director
Solid Waste
Department of Environmental Protection
10 Commerce Way
Woburn, MA 01801
Dear Mr. Mahin:
Enclosed please find the minutes of the Board of Health Meeting of June 6,1960 site assigning
an incinerator on Swampscott Road. This location is currently a transfer station.
This information is provided in response to a request by Bob Tanzer of your departinent. Please
advise me if additional information is required.
JS/mp
Sincerely,
FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Joanne Scott, M.P.H., R.S., C.H.O.
Health Agent
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1d for the purpose of opening bids for bulldozing at the
borough Road. Meeting came to order at 12:00 Noon with
he s d present. Bids were opened and are listed as follows:
bob $75.00 per eight hour day.
$68.00 per eight hour day.
year _ $124.80 for a two eight hour day period.
Lord and seconded by Dr. Kaplan: "Mr. Noonan, having entered his bid
'p procedure at the rate of $124.80 for a two dayweek period, he having
est bidder, I move that he be awarded the contract as of May 15, 1960
t
ugh March 31, 1961."
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f Health Department Bersonnel. Motion made and carried: "Vacations
trative Office and Heads of Divisions, plus all hospital personnel shall
ith the Agent at least one month before vacations start, copy of same
arded to Board Members." Recommended to notify Division heads that
prev
as passed this as a rule.
me
`d. Dr. Toomey informed the members that he had talked to Mayor Collins
on
his understanding that the City Engineer had agreed to go through the
ed t
an to correct the condition on Laurent Road.
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ics. Tentative dates of Saturday June 4 and June 11 were set for the
of
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meeting of the Board of Health was held on June 6, 1960 at 12:00 Noon to
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the assignment of another site for the erection of a refuse incinerator.
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on was held as to the legal aspect of rescinding the former location
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ad been assigned and reassigning another location. Mr. Kinsella recommended
e Health Agent contact the City Solicitor and obtain a ruling on this.
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g``adjourned at 1:45 P. M.
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inor C. Horan, Clerk
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, 1960
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egular meeting of the Board of Health was held at 3:30 P. M. with all members
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Minutes of previous meeting were read and motion made and carried that they
roved as read.
"e report of the sanitary condition at the DoNut Hold'on Highland Avenue in
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Health Agent stated that this esthblishment had been inspected by our
Hea
tors and that we had received very little cooperation from the owner.
bmey stated that he thought we should take court action. Board was in agreement
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.his procedure.
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`t Road: Agent reported that everything was straightened out on the Laurent Road
be
lion, and the Superintendent of Streets was ready to go to work just as soon as
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Ceived word. Dr. Toomey will recheck with the City Engineer.
ing of new incinerator site: Mr. Kinsella stated that he would not vote for the
ding of previous selected site, unless weave due notice and conducted a public
g first. Motion was then made which is to\frowarded to the City Council for their
g later this evening. Motion by Mr. Lord: Pursuant to the request of the Mayor
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Council, the Board of Health at its regular meeting held on June 9, 1960
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and after investigation recommends and assigns as a site for the
erection
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of a refuse incinerator plant, that section located on Swampscott Road off H
Avenue, known as Area 8, in the report of the J. L. Hayden Associates, Inc.,
February 1960. Motion seconded by Mr. Kinsella, so voted. Meeting adjourned
Motion was made and unanimously carried to transfesy($1{ 6.00 fry A trat
ries to Administration Expenses. {�T�i
June 29, 1960
Elinor C. Horan, Clerk
Special meeting of the Board of Health to consider the monetary increases for
personnel as designed in the new ordinance passed by the Mayor and City Council.
was moved and unanimously carried that the Board go along with the salary schedu
contained in the ordinance.
September 16, 1960
Minutes of previous meeting read and approved as read. Copy of letter writt
to e the Superintendent of Schools from Dr. (diner relative to the dental needs
school children was readtoxthe Board. Suggestion: Health Agent will call Dr.
and invite,)to meet with Uri and Dr. Wilson to discuss this situation.
Delinquent bills of patients at Hospital were next on agenda. Dr. Kaplan reque
the clerk to make out a list of these accounts and lie would discuss same %ith
Letter from Dr. Rubenstein relative to previous discussion of additional wing
at hospital was read and placed on file for future reference.
Next was our request for transfer of $1400 for office machines. Dr. Kaplan wil
talk to Councillor Dolan on this.
Renovation of kitchen at hospital. Dr. Toomey informed the Board that an archi
had agreed to drag out plans for this for a fee of $100. All members agreed tF
was an excellent idea.
Chest }Olay Clinic
Doctor Toomen informed the Board that the Salem Association for the Prevention o
Tuberculosis office would close their office at the Health Center sometime duri
next six months, and that the State Departmetn of Health had offered to lend lea
Xray machine to this dept., provided we carry out the screening program and main
the machine in pruner order, etc. Dr. McHugh, superintendent of Essex Sanatoria
will read the plates. Three of ;our nurses are now going up to Essex Sanatoriuu
are being shown fundamentals in operating the machine. Dr. Kaplan was in agrees
with Dr. Toomey, thought this was a good opportunity therefore the following mot
were made and unanimously passed:
1. 4e hereby establish a Tuberculosis clinic and program as
outlined in the prospectus entitled "Proposed Plans for the Salem Health Departs
Clinic, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Health and Esscx Sat
2. A copy of this motion and copy of the plans to be forwa
to Mayor Collins.
3. That the following letter be sent to Dr. William iJeidman,
"'Phe following motion ;:las unanimously adopted at the
meeting of the Board of Health held on Friday, Sept. 16, 1960.
1. That the Board accept loan of the "r:cic t,inigral
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