. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. not have anypublic boathouses, bathhouses, trees,restaurants, or anything of the present situation is the plainest caseof the tail wagging the dog which hasever come to my attention. Who are these abutters who are soefficient in standing out against the greatmajority for whom the basin was built andby whom it was paid for? Some yearsago I looked up the owners of the houseson the water side of Beacon Street, andif my memory is right, I found that aconsiderable m
. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. not have anypublic boathouses, bathhouses, trees,restaurants, or anything of the present situation is the plainest caseof the tail wagging the dog which hasever come to my attention. Who are these abutters who are soefficient in standing out against the greatmajority for whom the basin was built andby whom it was paid for? Some yearsago I looked up the owners of the houseson the water side of Beacon Street, andif my memory is right, I found that aconsiderable majority of those who ownedhouses were non-residents of only are they legally non-residentsof Boston, but during the season of theyear when the basin is most attractiveand could be put to its fullest use, theyare at their country houses. Hardlya house on the whole Boston sideof the basin is open from May toOctober. I have said for many years that someday there would be an awakening andthat the public would insist upon itsrights. Your efforts should be eftectiveand successful. My hearty good wishesgo with AN ISLAND IN THE SEINE AT ROIEN ? DEVELOPING THE BASIN An Island for Recreation and Boating PurposesROBERT P. BELLOWS Secretary City Planning Conference, Boston-! !)1.) The following article summarizes a studi/ of the feasibilifi/ of buildiiKj an island inthe Charles River Basin made for the ^Big Four as the simplest final solution of thevexed, problem of making the basin more attract ire and of proriding suitable recreationfacilities. The new subwai/s would provide the necessari/ material at small cost.— Editor. AT j)resent tlie Charles River Basinsomewhat resembles a huge bathtub, and the oarsman feels likea piece of soap in it. It is an extremelywide and somewhat uninteresting body ofwater. More trees are needed to givevariety and charm, and more shelteredwaterways would greatly improve theboating. The present shores are notsuited for permanent sites for b
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