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Volume 9 May 5, 1911. Number 18 
THe West BEACH PROBLEM SOLVED. 
The property known as West 
Beach with its landing and property 
bounded on the one side by the 
Hutchinson estate and on the other 
by the Lee estate, is owned by the 
residents of Beverly Farms and is 
incorporated under the laws ot the 
State of Massachusetts as the West 
Beach Corporation. Its Board of 
Government consists of a president, 
a vice president, a secretary and a 
treasurer and a board of five direc- 
tors. The last election returned to 
office by a generous vote the officers 
and directors in service last year. 
President, James B. Dow, florist and 
proprietor of the James B. Dow 
Coal Co.; vice president, Daniel 
Linehan; secretary, Charles Hull; 
treasurer, Elmer Standley, formerly 
postmaster; directors: John H. 
Linehan, of the firm of contractors 
of that name; William Gerrish, sta- 
tion-master at Pride’s; William R. 
Brooks, postmaster at Beverly Farms; 
Fred Williams, caretaker of the 
Motley. estate, and J. M. Publicover 
of Publicover Bros. The personel of 
this board assures an efficient and 
business-like administration with a 
careful conservation of the resources 
of the corporation. 
The executive officers and the 
board of directors serve without sal- 
aries and have given freely time, 
ability and energy to solve the prob- 
lem of utilizing as a public trust and 
to the best advantage the West 
Beach property. 
——_— 
-. G. E. WILLMONTON ... 
-Attorney and Counsellor at Law- 
During the present administration 
the financial difficulties entailed by 
the law suit have been adjusted and 
the notes outstanding backed by sev- 
eral citizens have been paid. With 
all the debts removed on the pier, 
the directors were in a position to 
begin aggressive work of a pro- 
gressive nature to develop the prop- 
erty. The directors were given au- 
thority by a vote of the corporation 
to remove the wooden structures, 
booths, bath houses and boat houses 
on the property and to build a mod- 
ern bathing house to cost not over 
eighteen thousand dollars and with- 
out expense to the corporation. This 
last provision was necessary because 
of a clause in the charter prohibiting 
the mortgaging of the property. 
Pursuant to its authority the 
president and board of directors or- 
dered the beach cleared of the exist- 
ing buildings. They united on a plan 
of building and ground development 
and the contract was given out to 
Messrs Hardy & Day. ‘These plans 
have already appeared in these col- 
umns. They at once met with public 
approval. The grounds were cleared 
and the construction of the bathing 
house was begun. 
The Board of Government deter- 
mined to place the conduct of the 
financial affairs of the corporation 
upon a thoroughly business basis. To 
do this, money was subscribed for 
the enterprise by public-spirited citi- 
zens and as the corporation could not 
borrow money in its own name, notes 
for the remainder of the required 
amount were endorsed by the board 
of directors, as individuals. This 
service for the public deserves and 
has the appreciation of the public. 
The future revenue of the corpo- 
ration therefore must provide for 
the interest on money, borrowed, for 
the taxes and for the insurance and 
other items incident to its physical 
maintenance. Sufficient funds will be 
required to clean the beach of sea 
weed and drift wood, to pay the sal- 
aries of two custodians, one within 
the building and one outside who will 
also do police duty. At least one 
thousand dollars should be assured 
for the sinking fund providing in this 
way for the removal of the indebted- 
ness in six years. The revenue from 
the pier will be adjusted as formerly. 
The placing of the affairs of the 
corporation on this business basis 
commends itself to every citizen and 
property owner. The old “hap- 
Willmonton’s Agency 
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hazard” method of raising funds to 
clean the beach and to pay the salary 
of a custodian will be abolished. An 
assessment fee will be charged on a 
purely business basis to provide for 
every expense of the property and 
provide a yearly payment into the 
sinking fund. The payment of the 
assessment provides for every privi- 
lege of the beach, the cleaning of the 
beach, the use of the overlook, the 
broad piazzas, the shower baths, the 
toilet arrangements, the salaries of 
the custodians and the proper care of 
the property. The payment of the 
adjusted assessment fee ends the ex- 
pense to the subscriber for the sea- 
son. With each assessment paid a 
key to a bathroom is provided. Di- 
agrams of the building will be placed 
in the hands of Richard deB. Board- 
man of the firm of T. Dennie Board- 
man, Ames building, Boston, and F. 
W. Varney, pharmacist at Beverly 
Farms. 
This solves one of the most seri- 
ous and perplexing real estate prob- 
lems of the shore and as a real es- 
tate movement surpasses any other 
one enterprise on the shore in years 
in its public benefit. Its business-like 
establishment will enhance in value 
every estate — particularly those not 
having shore privileges. 
The BreEzE extends its congratu- 
lations to the West Beach Corpora- 
tion and its efficient officers for their 
unselfish service to the public and 
commends the. management to the 
hearty support of the permanent and 
summer residents of Beverly Farms. 
The problem is solved and every citi- 
zen and property owner in the vicin- 
ity rejoices. The bathing house will 
be opened this season. 
Mr. Foss anp His LinuTENANT. 
Lieutenant Governor Frothingham 
had best look to his own laurels. He 
has shown poor judgment in attack- 
ing his superior officer and in the 
army and navy this is called insub- 
ordination. There is no reason why 
Mr. Frothingham should submit to 
being an under study of the Gov- 
ernor, but he is certainly unwise in 
trying to build his own walls by 
tearing those of the Governor down. 
Every stone the lieutenant shies at 
the captain may come back. 
It is an admitted fact that in many 
ways Mr. Foss is making good and 
the only way the Republican party 
can redeem itself is to help out in 
every good cause it can. After all 
INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS 
REAL ESTATE 
Mertgages, Loans, Summer House 
fer Rent. Telephore Con. 
