120 Complaint Records 1985 Francis J . Evans
120 Maplewood Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
1.0 Am. v4e s
'eter J . McErlain
Health Agent
Board of Health
210 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Dear Sir:
I am in receipt of an order signed by you to provide a
handrail and railing for the front sCatrway of my residence.
As the City records will show, this property has been
inspected numerous times since the fire which occured in
late 1979 . At no time did any one allude to any requirement
for a railing. These inspections were made by Firemen, your
office, the Building Inspector, Tax Assessors and the like.
T find it hard to believe that it took five years for this
requirement to be noticed.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to
know why at this time these premises were inspected, and who
or what prompted this inspection. I would also like to know
who made the inspection, and when, since the materials for
installing a railing are in plain view on the open back
porch of my home and any inspector could see that a footing
for a railing has already been installed. It was not
completed since split boards were found which required
replacement. These have been purchased and could also have
be seen by said inspector.
The railing will be installed, however, I am unsure as
what constitutes a good faith effort, as having the
materials and beginning installatLon seen not to have
mattered. It would appear that rather than insure that the
requirement for a railing was known to the occupant, a
violation notice was issued, hen a simple. phone call would
have sufficed.
Francis J . Evans
Member, Solid Waste Management
Task Porce, Board of Health
BOARD OF HEALTH
JOHN T. JOYCE,Chairman
PETER C. KENNY, M.D.
Michael R. Parsons
PETER J. McERLAIN, Health Agent
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON
MASSACHUSETTS
OFFICE OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH
210 MAIN STREET
01060
Tel. (413)7wgglg
586-6950 Ext. 214
ORDER TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER II OF THE STATE SANITARY CODE "MINRMI STANDARDS OF
FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION" AT 120 Maplewood Terrace, Northampton, MA
ORDER ADDRESSED TO:
Mr, S Mrs. Francis Evan
DATE
120 Maplewood Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
COPIES OF INSPECTION REPORTS ISSUED TO:
August 19, 1985
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Board of Health
210 Main Street
Northampton, Mass.
Tel. No. (413) 586-6950 Ext. 214
The Northampton Board of Health has inspected the premises at
120 Maplewood Terrace
Northampton (assessor's map
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parcel 190 , ), for compliance with Chapter II of The State Sanitary Code.
This letter will certify that the inspections revealed violations, listed
below, which are serious enough as to endanger or materially 'impair the health,
safety, and well-being of the occupants.
Under authority of Chapter 111, Section 127 of the Mass. General Laws,
and Chapter II of The State Sanitary Code, you are hereby ordered to begin the
necessary repairs or contract with a third party within five (5) days of the re-
ceipt of this order and to make a good faith effort to substantially complete
correction, within fourteen (14) days of the receipt of this order, the follow-
ing violations:
REGULATION
410.503 (A & B)
VIOLATION
The exterior front stairway
lacks a handrail and the
porch/landing lacks a protec-
tive railing.
REMEDY
Provide a handrail for
the stairway and a pro-
tective railing around
the landing/porch.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the Northampton Board
of Health.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Very truly yours,
Peter J. McErlain
Health Agent
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