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ments upon the face of the Brighton Beach Railroad Company 

 property and the easterly end of the Concourse, against which 

 no protection can be devised at this season of the year without 

 the expenditure of a large sum of money. The plan adopted by 

 the Commissioners ten years ago, for the protection and preser- 

 vation of the Concourse embankment, was such as to afford the 

 desired safeguard against the force of the water beating upon 

 and over the embankment, under the influence of these heavy 

 storms, but this structure, at the easterly end particularly, is 

 now threatened from a direction over which we can exercise no 

 opposing means and is likely to seriously damage our property 

 before Spring of next year. 



The value of the Concourse area to our citizens is great enough 

 to justify a more general interest in its improvement and preser- 

 vation than has been apparently manifested in the past. It is 

 dow the only considerable part of the beach to which the public 

 can enjoy, with the desired freedom, the privilege for which, a 

 journey to the island is mainly valuable. 



For the first time an appropriation, with which it is intended 

 to provide some needed public facilities, has been secured, 

 through the medium of the constituted authorities, the Board 

 of Supervisors. , 



With the $10,000 appropriated for this purpose, it is pro- 

 posed to erect a comfortable and commodious shelter where 

 women and children particularly, may spend a day upon the 

 shore at no other expense, if need be, than the cost of their 

 transportation to and from the Island. 



In connection with this structure, it is intended to make 

 some very simple provision for the sale of bread, crackers, 

 sandwiches, tea, coffee, milk and fruit at very little in excess 

 of cost price, with a view to provide persons of moderate 

 means with facilities for needed refreshments. With a portion 

 of this appropriation it is also intended to improve the ap- 

 pearance by grading and otherwise, of so much of the area 

 north of the drive as the means will allow. The Commission- 



