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NORTH SHORE BREEZE. 
Report of Directors of West Beach 
Corporation for 1908. 
A report of the directors of the West 
Beach corporation for 1908, and of the 
treasurer, showing the financial condition 
of the corporation, was recently printed 
and mailed to members of the summer 
colony and those who subscribe toward 
the: corporation’ s running expenses. 
Believing that many of our readers 
will be interested in these reports we 
publish the same in full: 
“*To THE MEMBERS OF THE WeEsT BEACH 
CoRPORATION: 
“ Gentlemen : — 
‘* Your Directors respectfully submit 
for your consideration the following re- 
port for the year 1908. 
*“ With sorrow we have to report a 
great loss to our Corporation. Andrew 
Standley, our friend and fellow Director, 
died February 22, 1908. He was aman 
of sterling integrity, honest in purpose, 
progressive in action, genial in dis- 
position, honored and beloved by all. 
‘© Ata meeting of the Directors on 
June 14, 1908, Mr. William H. Ger- 
rish was chosen to fill the vacancy. 
‘* The property of the Corporation 1s 
in fair condition. 
the buildings adding each year to the cost 
of repairs. 
“* The notes raised for building of pier, 
purchase of bath houses and costs of 
Preston law’suit, having been signed by 
individuals, it has been our purpose to 
pay them off as soon as possible. ‘This 
has led us the last two years to ask our 
friends to assist us in keeping the beach 
clean. 
“Through the kindness of Mr. 
George Lee in giving us permission to 
dump the seaweed and debris on his field 
and also through the generous gifts of 
friends we have been able to do good 
work in this respect this year. 
** The most difficult problem each year 
is the necessity of keeping the beach 
clear of seaweed and debris. This year 
we paid out for this purpose the sum_ of 
$292.66. We estimate that each year 
the cost of this work will range from 
$300.00 to $400.00. 
‘At a meeting of the Directors a 
committee was appointed to interview the 
summer residents to solicit funds to be 
used towards keeping the beach clean 
and that committee reports as follows: 
Frank Seabury $20 | John S. Curtis ¢5 
James B. Dow 10 Miss Eleanora Sears 5 
Frank B. Bemis 10 S. R. Anthony 20 
H. P. King 5 Mrs. S. T. Morse 10 
J. T. Spaulding 10 Gerard Bement 10 
H. C. Chapin 5 Philip Dexter 20 
W. B. Thomas Bi Dr. J. Mi Jackson'«5 
Je De Motse-air. 5 W.D. Denegre 20 
R. H. Stevenson 5 Miss M. C. Colby 5 
H. P. McKean 10 | Oliver W. Holmes 5 
Total collected, $190.00 
‘The Directors trust that during the 
year of 1909 that subscriptions will be 
larger than they have during the year 
The natural wear of © 
Announcement 
To tHE Nortu SHORE TRADE:— 
Bevery Farms, Aprit 1, 1909 
We desire to announce changes and improvements in our busi- 
ness, also to thank you for your last season’s patronage and solicit the 
same this season. 
justified in speaking for us. 
The firm name will change to 
We shall be grateful for any kind word you may feel 
Che Chisscll Company 
Our methods and facilities for doing business are very much im- 
proved. Our buyer has had large experience in handling high grade 
goods, which enables us to make special contracts with the best growers 
and dealers in groceries, provisions and fruit. 
Therefore we can supply 
you with high grade goods at the lowest Boston prices. 
We can supply from our own farm, new laid eggs and fresh killed 
chickens. 
Vegetables fresh from the fields daily. 
Our provision de- 
partment will be in charge of Mr. Henchey, a high class French butcher. 
We use the slip or book system as you prefer. 
Yours Truly, 
Next door to Postoffice 
Telephone 150 
Che Chissell Company 
Beverly Farms, Mass. 
just past. We received from  subscrip- 
tions, as the report just read shows, 
$190. 00, while we expeniied $292.66 
for this purpose. 
“Therefore we feel that it is the duty 
of every member of our corporation to 
use his influence toward a more gener- 
ous subscription in the years that are to 
come. We also feel that if this expense 
is met by such subscriptions it will enable 
the corporation to meet its full indebted- 
ness at an earlier date. 
‘The financial condition of ne Cors 
poration is as follows:— 
Value of bath houses, 
estimated, $1200 00 
Value of pier, estimated, 3000.00 
SS $4200.00 
The original cost of pier, ‘ 
with interest, $3618.80 
Paid on same, 2618.80 
Balance still due, $1000.00 
Cost of Preston law suit, $5000.00 
Paid on same, 4300.00 
_ Balance still due, $700.00 
* At the beginning of the year there 
were promissory notes against the Cor- 
poration amounting to $2800.00.  Dur- 
ing the year this indebtedness was re- 
duced $1100.00, leaving a balance of 
indebtedness of $1700.00, which is 
divided as follows: 
Balance of pier notes, $1000.00 
Balance of Preston law 
suit, 700.00 
Total indebtedness, $1700.00 
“We recommend that the present 
policy of the Board of Directors be 
carried out until the Corporation is free 
of indebtedness. 
Signed, 
James B. Dow, President. 
JoHn H. LINEHAN, 
JoHn M. Pusxicover, 
Frep WILLIAMS, 
WittiAM H. GerrisH, 
WILLIAM R. Brooks, 
Directors. 
The following is the Treasurer’s re- 
port for 1908: 
Balance February 1, 1908, $82.57 
Received from rent of bath houses, sub- 
scriptions to pier and for beach clean- 
ing, 2112.06 
$2194.63 
Bills paid, 2088.14 
Balance on hand February 1, 1909, $106 49 
Bills receivable, FRE 
$199.62 
Bills payable, $146.66 
Breeze subscription $1.00. 
JaUSNek 
C. F. Dailey, Salem and Manchester 
Dealer in old Iron, Rags and Bottles. Junk 
of all kinds bought in large or small quan- 
tities. We pay spot cash. Send postal and 
we will call. Orders promptly attended to. 
217 Derby Street, Salem, Mass. 
