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No. 29 
Vol. X July 19, 1912 
The Sidewalk Question at Beverly 
Farms. 
Alderman Loring was plainly told 
that the Beverly Farms—Beverly 
division problem could arise. In the 
line of duty he told his colleagues 
that there was danger from the old 
problem of division if the demands 
of Beverly Farms were not met. Mr. 
Loring ought not to be criticised for 
his protest, but commended. He has 
been loyal to his office as an Alder- 
man of the City of Beverly. He 
knew that that remark had been 
made and it was the highest sense 
of loyalty to the City of Beverly to 
communicate his knowledge of the 
state of feeling of a part of the peo- 
ple in his district to the Board of Al- 
dermen. <A _ representative govern- 
ment calls for government by rep- 
resentation of the people through 
the office holder. The individtials 
who make the suggestion had the 
right to their opinions and it was 
within the rights of Mr. Loring to 
communicate his knowledge of the 
protests from his ward to the Board. 
It is unfair to criticize a man for re- 
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vealing facts which he should reveal 
in loyalty to duty. 
The Beverly Times says, ‘‘every- 
thing has been done for their pleas- 
ure and comfort in the shape of good 
roads, fire and police protection, in 
fact anything they asked for has 
been done and Beverly will continue 
this policy.’’ If Beverly would con- 
tinue the policy outlined in this 
sentence of the editorial the protests 
now prevalent in Ward Six would 
not be heard. The good will that is 
existent between the two ends of the 
city cannot be questioned, but the 
pity of it all is that the good will 
never seems to go farther than the 
expression of cordial relations. 
Such expressions of good will 
should be expressed in the more tan- 
gible forms of good sidewalks and 
other municipal improvements. 
As a matter of fact the City of 
Beverly seems to find it diffieult to 
actually make any real efforts to 
satisfy the demands of its prosper- 
ous tax-paying Ward. It is because 
Beverly does so little for Beverly 
Farms that the protests have arisen. 
If the protest had not arisen the di- 
vision question would never have 
been mentioned, and if the division 
had not been mentioned Mr. Loring 
in the line of duty would never have 
been forced by his sense of duty to 
reveal to his colleagues the possibili- 
ties resulting from a continuance of 
the Beverly policy of neglect of 
Beverly Farms. 
It appears that the feeling in Bev- 
erly Farms relative to the sidewalk 
question continues to increase. For 
years the sidewalks have been a re- 
proach and every effort to obtain re- 
lief by an adequate appropriation 
from the City of Beverly by the 
Ward has been futile. In the fall of 
1911 a determined stand was made, 
by a committee composed of mem- 
bers from the permanent population 
and the summer residents, for a 
larger appropriation for sidewalks 
in Beverly Farms. As a part of the 
campaign for education and to voice 
the public sentiment a public meet- 
ing was held to protest against the 
policy of the City of Beverly rela- 
tive to the sidewalks in Beverly 
Farms. As a result of this protest an 
enlarged appropriation was spe- 
cifically made for sidewalks. This 
appropriation was made six months 
ago. Consequently a second meet- 
ing was held and among other things 
said incidentally, the old qnestion 
of division was mentioned. Mr. Lor- 
ing was invited to hear the commit- — 
tee’s protest and to report on his suc- 
cess in the Board of Aldermen with 
the sidewalk problem. He reported — 
the nature of the protests made to ~ 
him to the Board of Aldermen. In 
the line of duty he also stated that 
if the sidewalks were not forthcom- 
ing that the protestants felt that 
they had a way of escape by means 
of a petition to the legislature for 
division. 
The new method of laying out 
traffic ways for the automobile now 
being tried out at the junction of — 
School, Central and Union streets and’ 
at the Postoffice corner, Manchester, 
is proving successful. Any method 
of regulation which lessens the risks 
of automobiling is an advantage to 
all concerned and is worthy of being © 
tested. If the rules are strictly 
obeyed and enforced there is no ap- 
parent reason why the new plan will 
not succeed and be productive of 
great good. 
Congressman Gardner has placed 
himself on his record as a candidate 
for another term in Washington. 
The planks of his platform are con- 
servative enough to satisfy the care- 
ful, cautious man of the day, and 
progressive enough to keep within 
the bounds of true progress. 
The Good Samaritan efforts of the 
Manchester Woman’s elub in behalf 
of the District Nurse Fund were 
successful. The District Nurse has 
proven to be a valuable and indis- — 
pensable asset of Manchester town 
life. Everything should be done to 
encourage the good work. 
The Workmen’s Compensation 
Act has brought some comfort to the 
workingman, but the employer has 
some worries ahead to meet the regu- 
lar expenses involv-u; but eventual- 
ly it means an added expense to the 
public and to the H. C. of L. 
The whole shore is looking for- 
ward to July 27 as a day of days, 
when the Good Samaritans of the 
Children’s Island Sanitarium will © 
take possession of the Montserrat 
Country Club. Lend a hand! 
G. E. WILLMONTON 
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COUNSELOR AT LAW 
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