Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1913 — Government Owns Water Front. [ARTICLE]

Government Owns Water Front.

In the Canal Zone the water front, up to the high-water mark, is owned by the United States, even when the abutting land Is owned by private parties. There is no authority in any executive or administrative officer at present to lease any of the water areas at the terminals of the canal. The granting of such authority must emanate from congress.