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We, SARAH T. JORDAN of the City of Providence, County of Providence, and State of Rhode Island, and ELIZABETH H. MCSWEENEY, formerly of Evanston, County of Cooke and State of Illinois now, of the City of Providence, County of Providence and State of Rhode Island State, hereinafter called the grantors, now for Consideration paid, grant to ALBERT L. E. CROUTER and NAOMI THORNE CROUTER, both of the City of Cordell, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, as Joint Tenants and not tenants in Common, hereinafter called the grantees with WARRANTY COVENANTS
That certain tract or parcel of land situated and being in the Town of Charlestown, County of Kent, Commonwealth and State of Rhode Island State, bounded and described as follows, to wit:
"Lot #83 as shown and delineated on a certain plan or plat entitled, "Plan of Quonocutug Central Beach, Charlestown, Rhode Island", by W. S. Trainer, Inc., Agents for the Quonocutug Beach Assoc., October, 1934, Ross & Lewis, Engrs., Revised to September 10, 1939", said plan or plat being on file in the Town Clerk's office at Charlestown, Rhode Island. Said grantees, their heirs and assigns shall have the right to pass and repass to and from and over all lots or parcels of land on said plan or plat over and across the beach and along the highway of rights or way as shown on said plan or plat leading to the public highway and as well as the right to pass and repass to and from and over all ways of leading from the road to the Fresh water pond, and any other appropriations of said plan or plat which may be necessary to reach the beach. The grantees, for themselves, their heirs and assigns, hereby covenant and agree to and with the said grantors, their heirs and assigns, that the said grantees, their heirs and assigns, will and shall pay to Quonocutug Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns, a sum of One Dollar ($1.00) on the first day of August, 1946 and every August thereafter the sum of Five ($5) Dollars for the lot hereby conveyed said sum to be expended and applied to the maintenance of the roads and ways on said plan or plat, and to the successors and assigns, in their use and appropriations directed to the care and maintenance of the roads and other portions that may be designated for public use, and the grantees shall pay the same promptly and in full time and charge upon the premises hereby conveyed, and in case of failure to make payment in any within one year after the sum shall become due and payable, the Quonocutug Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns may sell and convey the premises at public auction in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, after giving notice in a newspaper published in said County of Washington at least once each session for three successive weeks, and in accordance to the provisions of the laws of said State. This conveyance shall be made and accepted subject to the following conditions, namely:
1. In case of a contemplated sale of said lot or parcel of land or any part thereof, Howard E. Thorne, his heirs or assigns, shall be given ten days notice in writing and shall have the first option to purchase the same with the grantees as buyers in accordance to the price at which it is agreed in good faith made and actually offered to the said Grantees, their heirs or assigns.
2. The above conveyed premises shall be used as a site for one dwelling house on the lot hereby conveyed, which house shall be erected as follows: said grantees in accordance to the restrictions and limitations as shown on said plan or plat, no portion of any building or buildings or dwelling house or dwellings (porch included) shall be applied to the boundary lines of said lot, and no building or buildings, now, nor shall any building of any nature or kind whatever approach the side lines of the lot nearer than five feet, nor the rear line nearer than ten feet, and all buildings shall be erected thereon; dwelling house when erected shall cost when completed not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). All toilets or other drains or sewage outlets shall be piped to a suitable cesspool to be constructed and maintained at the expense of the said Grantees, and the said cesspool and assigns at their own cost and expense.
3. No division line or walls, hedges, or fences shall be permitted, nor three feet of any kind, nor anything (in any dwelling house) that shall in any way obstruct the view from any part of any adjoining property or any dwelling house in this Colony. Shrubs, flowers, and vegetables shall be permitted.
4. No swine, poultry, canine, kitty, ostriches or vicious dogs or cats or any other noisy or objectionable animals shall be kept nor be permitted to be kept on said premises.
5. The said Quonocutug Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns, reserve the right to enter upon the above described and conveyed premises to lay any pipe outlets or pipes, or to repair the same, always leaving the premises in as good condition as when entered.
6. It is hereby further covenanted, understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that all the aforesaid conditions, covenants, and agreements on and about the part of the said Grantees shall be binding upon them and their heirs and shall be performed shall run attach to and run with the land hereby conveyed; it is further agreed and made part of the agreement that any breach or violation of any of the above conditions or covenants on the part of said Grantees, their heirs and assigns, shall give the said Howard E. Thorne, and his successors shall give Howard E. Thorne, his heirs or assigns, the right or she or them may repossess himself or themselves of the estate here granted and all right, title and interest hereby conveyed shall be forfeited and void.
Meaning and intending to convey the same premises as conveyed to these grantors by Howard E. Thorne by deed duly recorded in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown.
I, William M. McSweeney, husband of Elizabeth H. McSweeney release to said grantees all my right of curtesy and all other interest in the aforesaid described premises.
WITNESS our hands this 1st day of August 1946.
WILLIAM M. MCSWEENEY
ELIZABETH H. MCSWEENEY
SARAH T. JORDAN
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, 55¢)
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Charlestown on the 1st day of August, 1946 before me personally appeared Sarah T. Jordan, Elizabeth H. McSweeney and William M. McSweeney, to me known and known by me to be the parties e-cuting the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them e-cutted, to be their free act and deed.
HOWARD E. THORP (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public.
Received for record September 11th, A. D. 1946 at 9:10 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature]
Town Clerk
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"I, Vincent Falcone of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, do convey and confirm unto part and parcel from Alan A. House and Jean Currit House, husband and wife, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, their heirs and assigns forever, the following described premises with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS
A certain tract of land situated in the town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, County of Washington, being a part of the Perry Healy farm, so called, containing three acres more or less and now or known as the corner 101, bounded as follows: North by a highway, East by land formerly of Joseph Healy (Denali, South) now by highway and West by highway leading from Quonocutang to Clamdia or otherwise otherwise bounded. Being the same premises conveyed to James Gourley deceased by the heirs of Perry Healy by deed dated May 10th 1898 and recorded in land evidence records of Charlestown in Book No. 13 page 403.
Being the same premises conveyed by Jessie E. Gourley to Vincent Falcone by deed dated September 21st, 1915, and recorded in Book No. 13 page 38, of the Records of Deeds in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island
I, Angeline Falcone wife of the grantor release to said grantees all right of dower and all other interest in the aforesaid described premises.
WITNESS our hands this 31st day of August 1946
VINCENT FALCONE
ANGELINE (X) FALCONE
her Mark
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, 55¢)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.)
County of [?]
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In Westerly on the 31st day of August, 1946 before me personally appeared Vincent Falcone and Angeline Falcone, husband and wife, to me known and known by me to be the parties e-cuting the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them e-cutted, to be their free act and deed.
FRANK S. CAPPUCCIO
Notary Public
Received for record September 14th, A. D. 1946 at 1:0 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature]
Town Clerk