Fish House Drains Get Updated

Drainage improvements at the are slated to start this week.

Irvine & Sons plumbing company of Lynn will install a new main drain line around the building, said Public Works Director Gino Cresta.

In addition, the plumbers will connect laterals to the dozen or so Fish House lockers.

Laterals are separate drain lines that connect the lockers to the main line, the director said.

This first phase of the project costs $22,000, Cresta said.

The second phase, expected to be completed over the winter, calls for removing individual drains in each of the fish lockers, installing new drains and connecting them to the laterals.

Fishermen and others use the lockers to clean their catch, store supplies and tools and other uses.

For the past year, the Harbor Advisory Committee has been seeking new drainage to improve the smell at the town-owned Fish House.

They say that clogged drains not only raise a stench but represent a health hazard.

In April, Town Meeting appropriated $30,000 for drain repairs. 

The Harbor Committee asked town officials last spring to delay the drain work until now so as not to interrupt Fish House activities.