HomeMy WebLinkAboutFin Comm 11/29/1973quaLITIcarions tfe ho,e to assure't_cat a system I
it will not fail, crest--. a uublic.henit:hha2ard, conta
ground water sii,>nly, ;.or f of cc till tonin %o se ov, a_ cav
were built where they should not have b -en.
2 The ioard of Ucalth was formed by the'adoption of
Charter, l, after the 1973 '-roan ;ieetin ; was ci_oeed. We 't
,not have, an opnortuElity to draft a bud:het of our o:,m
3.1 11r. Charles Jones, ratio the Board's Sanitary lit
resigned on Aril 25, 1,73,' after'th;� lxa rd of Hcalt'Ll
red llat.ions pertai.ninc.,* to t?,e iiisnosal' of Sanitary Secy
stringent. '1"L"J_S unfo.rsc_:n continency forced 'the Dolr
another Salt:tart' lns'�ector-
1E. We requested frori the To c 7 Manager tae sc rvices of
n- We
to act as our a-ita,y insnectgr. Ta -L's reque
because-ther'Toerti 11,xna,r felt Vie'Tor,n
i-ieavy. AIr. Dubec also fel-t test hu di I riot hav- cnouc;'
in soils` to Perform tilts JunctiLon.
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Finance Conimittee
November '9-9, 1073
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5Phe; Board a hen coni r t ted with S)!' t znt , of }Boston, on
` a fee basis, t, act a our. ,a,tttary Cus?, c l;> , Lc, Gaynor of
5iy� perfoz'ts -th, s�avtc e.
at t 10 Loll owi lw r ai:e� ;p3) t)J 'ner hour
to conduct the tests Y,,nui_red to Clete :dnc t. ,e suitability of the
r u is t ` vna .;,1? S.) ,>e i our: �o inspect
lot mor on site
'the system to ir'SUrE 1.tutt i t. co ap7_ i es wit't th o, annroved plan.
6. The Board th n raised i he fee for a s^^ construction ,torics
perntit: to iL�J:J) kie Te. -A that 'tize costs of the T'cr.:tLt should be
"borne .Uy Lhe `bu�.1Cl^r an not paid by the taxp!. ger.
,7.1f a•less ,qualiri.ed'person than 1 , ep,istered Professional 'nmi.neer
,, used to 111" 1t,e detc_r-.ILnniion , ti'e ;tour, ct 71 p,�y thA price in
the ,10nf run. TIt eTl t IP syui P l' t tOF11 /Ll.l. '7e 0]'CC.d t0
S. the' effected area. ' lne tall and 'Fru' t Stmei: nro_icct voted at
the last to•.an. meat in'' is a classic e'{amnle of this.
l there are e: isti.nr{ arc2s ill town with sil-lilar m'oblems to i1al_1 and
Fruit. Street, n;rte7_y,,a section-oi T)illaan<, Street and sectio�ts of
the tia?ns Vista aabd i.v't_sion to list a f w.
ti. ;he Board also to ... .c': <� new re�,ulatioa for on site sewage disposal,
so rich is more stz;i_n«e At bmt Arte cl.- 1.1 (hf L,[-Ip;;tate Sanitary Cole.
The 'best re rui , i.iOn is only as r;o zd as t�Ya cjuality 'of the testing
d ins,,cction required. tun in victual >>tn adoquatc credentials' f
can better stand up Lo tltc pressures w ich all'iniFer,ent i t mal:in�f
these Sud; eme,,t woo.Ld also be _, r.ore credible wttnes, in
" court if our ;decLsi_oz ver congested.
xiany arcrs in liansfie-ICl re. not e."ited for on site scw<tCe disposal
because. of tete soil ltirtitat�_on.s ora ?Tl h Stat Y able (reference
U.S. Of % WricLtl tore Soil.c .nterhax t Lc' t`al)s). ihere.'have
been thirteen il')_ion do71^rs rn new construct.iott in 2sansfteld duri.n
1`1)72 and 157;, iiiihout nrOl`r. control and m ,ulat.ion, this could
prove to be li.ab;il.i.ty rat'zer than an as.,et to the roam.'
TI -).e 'Finance 'Co nl,aitt c <r, ted $1 ,LSJJ of th^ or Ln�l $6, 4J0 requested
by the Boar%3 0 'c altli. to account !t'? -�, but ash d' for additional
infontat=ion "to justify the baliz cc t}'c 'trelhorttteTiruseQck,nacher
has gL1erY'led }) d1f (T^_nt t0;'ilS t0 at 47e only conclus"Lon
hoca such tli.ey .:.nervi i a F;an itnry Ins,7 ct or.
that is could come_,.o i_s that. then{> are z many methods an(! costs
1'or c ',?le, tete loin.,, o el_7_s1t.7,
as ttlere are tones l I jjCfineer at s'.LS , J )O
4.eston use a ul L t, n :ccistere.d i'ro�es7aon
per year plu., i ^.s. '.iltc town of Andover ta':^ the word Of the ,
applicant's en,'i_ne r nFt. cines not even recu:Lr . a plan or char e a fee.
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Finance Committee
Nowember 29, 'lIj73
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Me 1 Board is actively,Pursuin alternatives to our existing, arrange-
,, Ment with SQA. l� navy advertised for a negi,terod Professional
Engineer with expertise i� soil;, 'in three ne�;spaners, sent out
a letter to twcaty.f_i_ve en ;:i.neering firms Win! Wem'for nuotes
to provide this sc.rv:ice, bird with the ass taitc^ of 'Dr. `1'noripson
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of the Area Seven MAW .Sery ics Groun, anal . r: t'ola.ic' 3leof He,
Registered Professional -A gineer of the 'state JeDartment of health,
Fae are investigating methods whereby some of the local communities
may join'tojether to provide this,service.