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622 NOTICE OF TAX LEVY
FOR RECORD
1952 Taxes 1952 Taxes
I, WILLIAM D. CROSS, Collector of taxes for the Town of Charlestown, R. I., for the year 1952 hereby give notice that on this 1st day of September A. D. 1953, I have levied on all parcels of real estate appearing on this list, for the non-payment of the 1952 Town Tax thereon.
1. William A. Dawson Peckham Land Tax $2.12
2. Raymond A. & Martha Finer Svens Land " 2.12
3. John H. & Ellen O. Hearn Wood Lot " 4.24
4. Nathaniel Hopkins, Estate House Lot-Land & Bldg's. " 5.30
5. Stephen & Ethel Kukukka A. P. 18, Lots 290-291 " 3.18
6. Nicholas & Viola Lampere A. P. 15 Lot 112 & Bldg's " 49.18
7. James & Virgil Ledwidge A. P. 17 Lot 158 " 1.17
8. George Phillips A. P. 18, Lots 472-473-474 " 3.82
9. Decius Z. Pierce A. P. 16, Lots 216-217 " 2.54
10. Jane Radcliffe A. P. 16, Lots 854-855 " 4.66
11. Rikka Unukuri House Lot " 2.12 !
Date: September 1, 1953 WILLIAM D. CROSS
William D. Cross
Collector of Taxes
Subscribed and sworn to this 1st day of September, 1953.
Linton L. Brown
Notary Public
Received for record September 9th, A. D. 1953 at 9:20 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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STATUTORY FORM OF WARRANTY DEED
We, HOWARD E. THORP and NELSON H. THORP, both of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid grant to MELVIN N. WOOD, of the City of Washington and the District of Columbia with WARRANTY COVENANTS
A certain tract or parcel of land situated and located at Quonocutong Beach, so called, in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a point on the westerly side of Riantic Avenue, so called, said point being on the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed; thence southerly along the westerly line of Riantic Avenue seventy (70) feet to the southwesterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed; thence westerly a distance of one hundred twenty-one and two hundredths (121.02) feet to the southwestern corner of the parcel herein conveyed; thence northerly forty-eight and seventy-one hundredths (48.71) feet to the northwestern corner of the parcel herein conveyed; thence easterly one hundred thirty-three and eighty-nine hundredths (133.89) feet to the westerly line of Riantic Avenue, so called, and thence northerly to the place of beginning. Said parcel is bounded easterly by Riantic Avenue, so called, westerly by the land of Gladys C. Best northerly and southerly by the lands of these tractors.
Meaning and intending to convey Lot #217 as shown and delineated on that certain plan or plat entitled, "Plat of Quonocutong Central Beach as extended February, 1948, Charlestown, R. I., property of E. E. H. Thorp, scale 1 inch equals 80 feet, July, 1948, Rossi & Lewis, Engrs."
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Said grantees, his heirs and assigns shall have the right to pass
and repass to and from and to use and to sell or lot or tract on foot
or otherwise, over and across on and across their certain rights or way
or roads as shown on the above mentioned platon and also on that cer-
tain plat or plat entitled "Plat of the remaining Central Beach shore"
October, 1924, revised September 10, 1929," leading to the beach
and also the right of way from said roads and from the water to the halter
pond, and any other portions of said plats which might hereafter
be designated for public use; the said grantees, for himself, his
heirs and assigns, shall and will forever agree and with the said
grantors, their heirs and assigns, that he, the said grantee, his
heirs and assigns, shall pay to the Quonochontaug Central Beach
Fire District, its successors and assigns, on or before the first day
of August of each year the sum of Five ($ 5) dollars for each
lot hereby conveyed, said sum to be expended by the applies and
assigns of the said Quonochontaug Central Beach Fire District, its
successors and assigns, in its and their uncontrolled discretion to the
care and maintenance of the said Fire District and portions that be des-
ignated for public use; the said grantees said to be paid are hereby
made a lien and charge upon the said lot hereby conveyed, and in
case of failure to make any payment within one year after the same
shall become due, it shall be lawful for the said Quonochontaug
Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns to sell and
convey the same at public auction, at public posting, giving first notice
of such sale in one newspaper of the County of Washington at
least once each week for three successive weeks and to become the
purchaser or purchaser's assignee, and that conveyance is made and
subjected to the following conditions and restrictions and mandates;
namely:
1. In the case of a contemplated sale of said lot or parcel of land or
any part thereof Howard E. Thorp, Mary E. Thorp, their heirs and
assigns shall, be given ten days notice in writing and shall have the
first option to purchase said lot and buildings and improvements
thereon at the highest bone price paid in good faith and made actually
offered for said lot and buildings and improvements.
2. The above conveyed premises shall be used only as a site for one dwelling
house on the lot hereby conveyed, which dwelling house or building shall
be erected on the lot in accordance with the building line as shown on
plat and no other building or buildings or dwelling houses shall be
(porch included) shall approach the street or streets or ocean front
more than said building line and no other building or buildings shall
or kind whatever approach the side lines of the lot more than twenty
feet thereafter no other building or buildings or dwelling or building shall
be erected thereon dwelling house when erected on said lot shall when com-
pleted not exceed the height of twenty five feet including the attic
or other drains or sewage outlets shall be piped to a suitable cesspool or
septic tank, so as to prevent any nuisance on the above premises by the
grantee, his heirs and assigns at their own cost and expense.
3. No division or line walls, hedges or fences shall be permitted, nor trees
of any kind nor any other obstruction to any building house that shall in any
way obstruct the view from any part of the adjoining property or any dwell-
ing house in this colony; shrubs, flowers and vegetables shall be permitted.
4. No poultry, swine, cattle, noisy or vicious dogs or cats or any other noisy
or objectionable animals shall be kept or permitted to be kept on the said
premises.
5. The said Quonochontaug Central Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns,
reserves the right to enter upon the above described and conveyed premises to
lay any pipe outlets or pipes, gutters or to repair the same, always leaving the prem-
ise, in as good condition as before.
6. It is further covenantened, understood and agreed by and between the parties
hereto that all the aforesaid conditions, covenants and agreements on the part
of the said grantee, his heirs and assigns, and for part, to be legally en-
forceable shall attach to and run with the land hereby conveyed; it is further
agreed that such a part of the said conditions, covenants and sale purchase and in
case of any violation of the above conditions or covenants on the part of the
grantee or his heirs or assigns, that the title and fee to said premises shall
revert to said Howard E. Thorp, Mary E. Thorp, their heirs and assigns
and to be or they may repossess himself or themselves of the estate hereby granted
and all title right and interest hereby conveyed shall be forfeited and cease
and terminate.
We, Mary E. Thorp and Merle N. Thorp, wives respectively of the grantors, release to
the said grantee, all our right of dower and all other interest in the aforementioned premises.
witness our hands this 8th day of September 1953.
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $1.10)
HOWARD E. THORP
MARY E. THORP
NELSON H. THORP
MERLE N. THORP
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly on the 8th day of September 1953, before me personally appeared Howard E.
Thorp, Nelson H. Thorp, Mary E. Thorp and Merle N. Thorp, to me as known and known as me to be
the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed
to be their free act and deed.
PAUL M. KRAHENY (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record September 10th, A. D. 1953 at 1:00 o'clock, P. M., and recorded by
Town Clerk
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