and recreational benefits to the general public. Private benefits 

 will also result in lesser amount from increased earning power of 

 adjacent lands 3 



Co The share of the expense which should be borne by the 

 United States is one-third of the first cost of the proposed work for 

 publicly owned shores. The estimated amount of this share is $337,300. 



The Board recommended that a project be adopted by the United 

 States authorizing Federal participation by the contribution of 

 Federal funds in an amount equal to one-third of the first cost of 

 works for the protection and improvement of the shore of the Metropolitan 

 District Commission Revere Beach Baservation, Massachusetts, con- 

 sisting of the placement of 522,000 cubic yards of sand fill between 

 Northern Circle and Profile 13 near Shirley Avenue, a distance of 

 about 13,700 feet, to provide a backshore elevation of 18,0 feet 

 above mean low water, except at the northern end of the beach where 

 local conditions require backshore elevations between 1.6.8 and 17.3 

 feet above mean low water. 



Federal participation was recommended subject to the conditions 

 that responsible local interests wills 



a. Adopt the project named herein; 



b„ Assure maintenance of the improvement during its use- 

 ful life as may be required to serve its intended purpose; 



c„ Provide, at their own expense, all necessary lands, 

 easements, and rights-of-way; 



d„ Hold and save the United States free from all claims 

 for damages that may arise either before, during, or after pro- 

 secution of the work; 



e. Assure that water pollution that would endanger the 

 health of bathers will not be permitted; 



f o Assure continued public ownership of the shore and 

 its administration for public use only. 



The estimated amount of Federal participation in accordance 

 with the foregoing recommendations is $337,300. 



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