Evening journal., 1916-02-26
CABIN DNELLERS ON
creek ARE OUSTED
H.& H. Corporation DredgeS
ChriStiana Bank TO Admit
of LaunchingS
STORAGE SHED ON
OLD BALL FIELD


last week by the Harlan and Hollings-
worth Corporation. owners OF cabins
and boat houses situated on the prop
erty Of the company on the south
side OF the Christiana river, have
commenced to tear down their build
ings, and remove their belongings to
other quarters. The orders specified
that the buildings must be removed
| by or before March l.
The orders We're issued to all the
owners Of cabins and boat houses on
/ the property OF the corporation. as
some Of them are situated on ground
| that is being dredged in order to
widen the river. Some of the occu-
pants of the cabins have made their
homes there for a number Of gears,
and il was a great shock to mem TO
have to move from the ground. The
men grew vegetables. peaches and
raised chickens on the flats. and had
many plans in view for the coming
summer to resume their work at
this
Most of the cabins. however. were
owned by men who had boat houses
on the site Their boats have been
stored in their houses all winter, and
some of the men were making ready
to give them fresh coats of paint, and
to otherwise tit them out when the
vacation order came. The boats will
now have to be put into the water
without paint and again raised to be
painted before they are taken out.
The dredge Maryland" has been
engaged in dredging the banks of the
river opposite the corporations shops
for the last three weeks. The con-
tract with the company calls for the
dredging along the banks for 600 feet,
and to dig into the bank 200 feet. This
p was essential because Of the building
Of large ships by the company.
The dredge is expected to finish the
work by next Wednesday. About 400
feet Of the river bank has been
dredged, leaving only about 200 feet
more to be taken away
The Harlan and Hollingsworth
CORPORATION decided to have the river
widened when IL became apparent
that they could not carry on their
work easily because of the narrow
Il ness of the river. The corporation is
+ now building boats as long as 900 feet
y and it would be difficult to launch
& the boats in the present marrow
e stream.
ID The corporation also anticipate
a building a large shed and fencing Il
n, all the ground in their possession o.
e, the south side OF the river. This wi
o. take in the old South Side Park ba
in grounds. The yard will be used fc
i'll the storing of lumber. steel and oth'
materials.
nd On the land that was ordered "
mo Gated there were thirteen cabin
II practically all OF which were occ
FOL pied at times by boat owners. an
,st others who made their homes ther
ere John w. Johnson, one OF the me
on ousted, who Is about 70 years old, h'
in lived in his cabin there for fourtee
MS years. Yesterday he removed his b.
ng longlngs. and has arranged to hay
his cabin torn down.
Jacob Daniels, another pioneer
the boat house colony there. has mao
his home there for number OF year
He had his plot well provided wit
- peach trees.
N Edward Cloud and Frank Dav
ID also lived in cabins there Sewers
months ago Mr.. Davis buried h
80 father from the colony"
e Boat houses we're owned by Pete
50 Hansen, Timothy O'Keefe, Ralph Or
a ham. Charles Garvis. George Long an
~ others. They had their boats store
'e away there for the winter.
is Most OF the men have gotten spa
IN on ground owned by William II. Go
al man. little distance from the Ha
/, Ian and Hollingsworth Corporate
n plot. The same facilities are to
as had on this ground as the men e1
joyed on Harlan's territory.
rs Before the first Of March the "cc
an only" will be entirely broken up.