NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Water Supply of Beverly and Salem 
PRESENT SITUATION. 
The present situation with respect 
to water supply of the cities of 
Beverly and Salem appears to be as 
follows: 
Under a Resolve introduced in the 
Legislature by Representative Sal- 
tonstall of Beverly, which was 
passed and became operative during 
the middle of April, an investiga- 
tion of the water situation, with re- 
spect to Salem, Beverly and Pea- 
body, was called for by the State 
Board of Health. This Board was 
further instructed to make a_pre- 
liminary report not later than May 
15th as to the immediate needs of 
the above communities, reporting es- 
pecially with reference to the neces- 
sity and expediency of legislation 
by this year’s Legislature giving 
said cities and town, or any of ther, 
right at once to take a portion of 
the waters of Ipswich River, or any 
of its tributaries, or waters from any 
other sources, .as an additional 
water supply. 
The State Board of Health has 
rendered its preliminary report, 
which concludes that it will be un- 
necessary for Salem and Beverly to 
ask this General Court for legisla- 
tion to increase their water supply, 
as they aré able under present laws 
to take Beaver and Norwood Ponds 
‘and Chebacco Lake as temporary 
emergency supplies. 
In the case of the Town of Pea- 
body, they conclude that in order to 
tide that community over the pres- 
ent stringency, they should be given 
authority by this General Court to 
take and use for a period of three 
‘ 2 . 
years the waters of a brook having , 
its source in Suntaug Lake, which is 
at present the principal source of 
water supply for the town. 
The. State Board of Health 
realizes the gravity of the situation 
and the growing demands of the 
communities situated in this part of 
Essex County, and very wisely does 
not care to recommend without full- 
est investigation a more permanent 
source of supply for the cities of 
Beverly and Salem. 
It is felt by those who have fol- 
lowed this situation carefully that 
Beverly and Salem should make 
such provision for their water sup- 
ply as will care for their needs for 
many years, rather than to develop 
sources of supply which would only 
help them out temporarily. The 
cost of such a development would 
undoubtedly be great, but it is felt 
it would be cheaper in the long run 
to provide for their needs in this 
way. The investigation of the 
State Board of Health will now pro- 
eeed along broad lines, taking into 
account the needs of all concerned 
and its final report on the situation 
will be awaited with much interest. 
A mother sent this somewhat sa- 
tirical note to the teacher of her 
small son :— 
“Pardon me for calling your atten- 
tion to the fact that you have pulled 
Johnnie’s right ear until it is getting 
longer than the other. Please pull 
his left ear for a while, and oblige 
his mother.” 
LILLIS 
Marblehead’s Leading Creamery 
BROTHERS 
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Heavy Cream ‘Twice Daily 
10-12 School St., near B. & M. Depot 
260 Pleasant St., near Devereux Depot 
Marblehead, Mass. 
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MARBLEHEAD NECK. 
The summer colony is rapidly en- 
larging and there are many addi- 
tions daily to the cottagers’ ranks. 
Krom Brookline have arrived 
Chas. B. Wheelock, Charles W. 
Jaynes, Hrederick C. Fletcher and 
their families, also the Benjamin 
Owens. 
St. Louis has sent baek to us this 
seasov the Clement M. Seamans. 
Mr. Seaman is a retired member of 
the Merchants’ Exchange of St. 
Louis. 
Bostonians who have domiciled 
their families in summer homes for 
the season are Arthur H. Vinal and 
Arthur P. Tarbell. 
Krom greater Boston have settled 
the Richard J. Salters of Roxbury 
and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Tiek- 
nor of Cambridge. 
Gen. and Mrs. Samuel M. Mans- 
field of Beacon street, Boston, 
closed their town house Thursday 
and removed here for the summer. 
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Shuman 
of Boston, have opened their sum- 
mer home. They settled Wednesday 
of this week. 
KF. W. Doliber: and family — of 
Brookline are due Tuesday at their 
summer home. 
Mrs. L. P. Hollander of Boston, 
is making week-end visits to her 
cottage. . 
Mrs. Edward M. Winslow of 
Marlboro street, Boston, is making 
a short stay at her cottage. 
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Minns is at 
‘‘Bridge Farm,’’ her boarding house. 
Proprietor Brown is at The 
Nanepashemet getting it ready for 
the season. 
The Wm. G. Barker family of Sa- 
lem are also settled for the summer. 
MARBLEHEAD. 
Mr. and Mrs. G. IH. Davenport of 
Boston, arrived today at ‘‘The 
Knoll,’’ their . summer home on 
Peach’s Point. 
Tomorrow F. I. Hustis of Cam- 
bridge and family will arrive at 
their cottage at the Point. Richard 
S. Eustis, a student at the Harvard 
Medical School, is among the Har- 
vard men identified with the social 
interests of this colony. 
Arthur H. Marks and family and 
Mrs. Julia Hauser, all of Akron, 
Ohio, are arriving June 15th at their 
fine new cottages at Peach’s Point. 
Tomorrow the W. R. Castles of 
Cambridge, plan to open their sum- 
mer home at the Point for the sum- 
mer. Mr. Castle is assistant dean 
at Harvard college. 
