must of necessity provide for in- 
ereased appropriations for the many 
_ postoffices, 
The West Beach Situation 
_ One year has passed since the 
new policy of the West Beach Cor- 
_ poration at Beverly farms was in- 
-augurated and it is time now that 
the project is tested in the light of 
_ experience. Ilas the self-sacrificing, 
patient and devoted services of the 
_ public spirited citizens on the Board 
of Directors of the Corporation 
been worth while? As every one 
knows the West Beach Corporation 
is not an investment property. Eve- 
ry executive officer and every mem- 
ber of the Board of Directors serves 
without pay, giving voluntarily for 
the good of the public the benefit of 
_ their time and business experience. 
_ Early last year the board deter- 
_ remove the ‘‘shanties’’ on the shore 
and to construct a modern  bath- 
house. The members of the corpora- 
tion (legal residents of Beverly 
Farms) gave the board of directors 
authority to remove all of the small 
wooden buildings on the shore and 
to construct a modern bathhouse 
‘not to cost over $18,000, on condi- 
tion that the expense be provided 
without assessments or responsibili- 
ties to the members of the corpora- 
tion. The board assumed all of the 
responsibilities of financing the pro- 
_ ject. As the title to the land prevents 
a mortgage the president and direc- 
tors signed the notes by which the 
_ money was provided thus pledging, 
jointly and severally, their individ- 
ual properties to the success of the 
project. The corporation is fortun- 
ate in having such a body of self 
sacrificing able men to serve them 
for the good of the public. Such 
examples of public service are so 
rare that this illustration ought not 
to be passed by without comment. 
The clear vision for public service 
and the careful execution of that 
‘yision by the corporation deserves 
the highest praise. . 
Every dullar of revenue of the 
corporation is used for corporation 
purposes; to provide for the many 
expenses incident to such an enter- 
prise, the payment of the taxes, In- 
terest on the money borrowed, re- 
pairs and structural improvemerts, 
light, cleaning, water, and other ex- 
penses inevitable to the physical 
maintenance of the property. The 
heach itself presents a serious prob- 
lem and the apparently simple mat- 
ter of keeping the beach cleaned on 
investigation will reveal a source of 
continued and unavoidable expense 
mined to make a definite effort to 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
for the work is never done. A change 
of wind and a rough storm may 
pile the shore high with drift wood, 
ocean debries of rockweed and sea- 
weed. The two custodians, one 
within and one without the building 
have proven this policy of the board 
to have been wise. 
The business administration of 
the corporation has commended it- 
self to every thoughtful citizen and 
property owner and the _ abolish- 
ment of the old haphazard method 
of raising funds to clean the beach, 
to pay the salary of the custodians 
has been welcome. Under the new 
plan the comparatively small fee (a 
comparison for like privileges on 
other beaches will be illuminating) 
is provided for the privileges of the 
beach, and a clean beach at that, the 
use of the overlook, the broad piaz- 
zas, the shower baths, the toilet ar- 
rangements and the quietness as- 
sured by ample police protection. 
The corporation solved a serious 
and perplexing real estate problem 
it has not been surpassed in the last 
and as a real estate movement alone 
generation on the North Shore. 
The architectural, and _ business 
success of the West Beach Corpora- 
tion has enhanced the value of eve- 
ry parcel of property on the shore 
from Beverly Cove to the Wenham 
and Manchester lines. It would have 
been-a serious loss to the community 
of permanent residents and _ the 
transient summer residents if the 
West Beach Corporation had failed 
in the administration of its trust 
and the property reverted to the 
heirs of the public spirited citizens 
who provided the open way to the 
sea. It does not require a great 
deal of real estate judgment on the 
part of the public to realize the 
strategic importance to the public 
of the property of the West Beach 
Corporation. Without the oppor- 
tunities and privileges of the beach 
the values of estates away from the 
water would be appreciably effect- 
ed. The corporation is to be com- 
mended for the liberal terms upon 
which it has granted persons ineligi- 
ple to membership, the opportunity 
to enjoy the privileges of the shore. 
There is nothing in the charter that 
provides for such privileges for any 
persons outside the corporation 
membership and the granting of 
privileges of the beach to any per- 
sons outside of the — corporation 
membership is optional with the 
corporation. Fortunately the cor- 
poration has inaugurated a broad 
policy and admitted persons ineligi- 
ble to its membership to privileges 
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of the shore. The success which has 
attended the corporation in its 
broad publie spirited activities and 
administration of its charter and 
Trust has been well earned and 
deserves the unmeasured praise of 
the public, especially of that part 
of the public which has the inelina- 
tion and the leisure to avail them- 
selves of the privileges of the shore. 
Tag Day was successful, nature was 
auspicious, the workers faithful an. 
untiring, the public generous aud 
the cause worthy. The combination 
was undefeatable. May this success 
be the beginning of still greater 
blessings. 
Last year it was cut worms !:- 
cause of the drought, this year ii 
is cut worms because of the wet sea-* 
son. Who knows? Let him wlio 
knows speak up and receive the 
thanks of the exasperated gardeners. 
Clark, Wilson et al. are playing 
polities, but just keep your eye on 
Bryan. He is not dead yet! 
Even corporations find that t e 
wheels go round hard. The elevate 
now has its troubles. 
Congratulations are in order for 
the North Shore Babies Hospit1l. 
The long rains brought luxuriant 
foliage. 
ONLY A RIVER. 
Rev. George M. Preston. 
Only a river ’tween you and me, 
Only @ river now; 
But we can both. our Savior see,— 
Before his presence bow. 
Only a river, whose farther shore, 
From here a little way, 
Shows us the friends who are gone before 
With heaven’s own light of day. 
Only a river, whose shady side 
Fills now my soul with fear; 
But soon this river will not divide 
The loved ones there and here. 
And then by life’s slow flowing tide 
We’ll meet with joy once more, 
And journey onward side by side, 
Upon the other shore. 
(The readers of the Breeze will be 
pleased to read this sympathetic, opti- 
mistie poem revealing in life and mind 
the sweetness of old age, the tenacity of 
true life and the forward look of light. 
Dr. Preston was born in Beverly Farms, 
was edueated for the Baptist ministry 
and is now earning a well-earned period 
of rest from active labors. He is now 
making his home in Brunswick, Me. These 
verses appear for the first time in the 
Breeze. Editor.) 
