Evening star., 1938-09-14
CANAL PARK SITE
PLANS co AHEAD
Legal Objections to Sale
Cleared Major
Development Seen.

With legal objections to the sale OF
the old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
cleared away by District Court yester-
day, Federal authorities turned today
to plans to develop the property for
which the United States Will pay
100000. 1t will become part OF
the Washington park system, and c.
Marshall Finnan, superintendent Of
the National Capital Parks, asserted
that Civilian Conservation Corps COM
panies will shortly be moved into the
area to begin the program of restora-
ton.
BY next spring, if plans mature. the
section between Georgetown and Sen
eca, Nd, should become q major
recreational area, for Mr.. Finnan and
his associates propose to create a
number of picnic spots along the his
toric waterway. The locks are to be
restored, the ancient houses renovated,
the underbrush cleared away and
everything put in ship-shape SO that
Washingtonians may enjoy this newest
addition to the park system here. The
entire parkway will be developed In
sections
c. c. c. Camp on Job.
One Civilian Conservation Corps
camp is already located in nearby
Maryland, having been at work there
since early in July, clearing away un-
derbrush and making that section
ready.
Secretary 1ckes is expected to take
title to the property shortly, for it
will be under the jurisdiction OF his
department.
Justice Joseph W. Cox in District
Court yesterday signed final decree,
authorizing the receivers of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Canal Co. to pass title
to the United States for $4,000, 900 and
also for the sale of certain property
to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
for 100000. The Circuit Court OF
Washington County, Md, approved the
sale on September 10, but ratification
here was also required.
The receivers-Edgar w. Young, r.
S. B. Hartz and G. L. Nicolson-were
empowered by Justice Cox to give
notices to quit to the tenants, licensees
and occupants of the property, such
as they may, under the terms OF their
holdings, be entitled to or notice re-
Maryland law.
In order to cooperate with the re-
ceivers, the Park Service has agreed
to issue special permits for continued
use Of the property. The permits will
become effective as Of the date of vest
ing Of title in the United States and
will run for the unexpired portion
Of the leases, most Of which terminate
at the end OF the current calendar
year.
The Park Service, however, reserves
the right to request that the receivers
remove any tenants where occupancy
is directly in the path Of development.
An immediate survey is to be made. it
was indicated today, to determine
which lessons and squatters will have to
be removed to clear the way for imme-
d1ate development.
1t Is probable, it was indicated, that
new permits will be issued occupants
on the expiration of their present leases
where their occupancy will not inter-
fere with renovation work for some
time
No Directors Appear.
John j. Hamilton of the law firm
OF Hamilton & Hamilton represented
the receivers in the District Court pro-
ceeding. District Court signed an order
nisi-temporary In character-on Au-
gust 10 giving any objectors to the sale
an opportunity to come in by Monday,
but none ofncially appeared.
| Justice Cox order sweeps away the
last legal barrier to the development
Of . magnificent parkway that win
ultimately stretch from the National
Capital, 1877 miles to Cumberland. Md.