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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 JAMES E. NORDENG and RUTH MOXON NORDENG, husband and wife, both of West Hartford, County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, as joint tenants and not tenants in common, meaning to survive with warranty COVENANTS.
A certain tract or parcel of land situated and located at Quonochontaug 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 Ningret Avenue, so called, being that point being the northeasterly line of the parcel herein conveyed and being further described as distance of two hundred (200) feet from the northeasterly line of the westerly line of said Ningret Avenue from a drill hole marking the southeasterly line of the westerly line of said Ningret Avenue, thence southerly along the westerly line of said Ningret Avenue sixty-five (65) feet to the southeasterly corner of the westerly line of said Ningret Avenue, thence southerly along the southeasterly line of the parcel herein conveyed a distance of one hundred forty (140) feet to the southeasterly corner of the said parcel herein conveyed, thence easterly a distance of one hundred (100) feet and thence turning northerly a distance of sixty-five (65) feet to the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed, thence turning northerly a distance of one hundred forty (140) feet to the point of beginning, bounded easterly by Ningret Avenue, so called, southerly and westerly by notherly and other land of the grantors then aforesaid.
Meaning and intending to convey the lot #254 as shown and delineated on that certain plan on plat number 1, dated February 14, 1936, recorded in the land evidence of Charlestown, Rhode Island, property of H. E. and N. Thorp, scale 1 inch equals 80 feet, page 1148 Book 288.
Said grantees, their heirs and assigns shall have the right to pass and repass to and from and from and to said lot or tract of land on foot or street or vehicle, and over and across certain roads or ways as shown on that certain plan or plat mentioned in and by said certain plan or plat entitled "Quonochontaug Beach Central Date, dated October 24, 1924, recorded in the land evidence of Charlestown, Rhode Island, property of H. E. and N. Thorp, from the road to the fresh water pond, and any other portions of said plats which wider roads or ways are shown, and the grantors, their heirs and assigns, and the grantees, their heirs and assigns shall by these hereby covenant agree and covenant to and with the said grantors, their heirs and assigns, and the grantees, their heirs and assigns, and the Quonochontaug Beach Central Fire District, its successors and assigns, and shall pay to Quonochontaug Beach Central Fire District, its successors and assigns, on or before the first day of August of the first year in each anniversary here of the sum of Five (5) Dollars each year in perpetuity, provided that if said parcel is incorporated into and by the said Quonochontaug Beach Central Fire District, its successors and assigns, in its and their uncovered district the said annual sum of Five (5) Dollars shall be paid for that lot that may be designated for public use, and the said sums agreed to be paid are hereby made a lien and charge upon the said parcel of land, and the grantors, their heirs and assigns may obtain and win payment of the same within one year after the same shall become due, it shall be lawful for the said Quonochontaug Beach Central Fire District, its successors and assigns, to sell and convey the same premises at Public Auction, first giving notice of such sale in some newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, for three successive weeks and to become the purchaser or purchasers at said sale. This conveyance is made and accepted subject to the following conditions and restrictions, namely:
1. In case of a contemplated sale of the whole or part of the parcel of land hereunto referred to, Howard E. Thorp and Nelson H. Thorp and their heirs and assigns, shall have the first option in writing and shall have the first option to purchase the same with the buildings and improvements thereon at the highest bona fide price in good faith made and actually offered to the grantors, their heirs and assigns.
2. The above conveyed premises shall be used only as a site for one dwelling house on the lot hereby conveyed, which dwelling house shall be erected on the premises in accordance with the regulations of the Quonochontaug Beach Central Fire District and no other building or dwellings or houses (whole porch) including the approach shall street the street or at any time or corner of the lot, and no other building or structure of any nature or kind whatever shall approach the side lines of the lot nearer than five (5) feet therefore the width of the dwelling house to be erected shall not exceed the width of the lot minus ten (10) feet, and no other building or dwelling house when erected on said lot shall cost when completed not less than one thousand dollars, and the dwelling house, kitchen, garage, bath room or sewage outlets shall be piped to a suitable cesspool or septic tank to be constructed and maintained on the above premises by the grantees, their 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 other than any (excepting the dwelling house) shall be set in any way obstruct the view from any part of the lot or adjoining lot to the fresh water pond, no flowers, vegetables and flowerables shall be permitted.
4. No poultry, swine, cattle,NOTICE or various other livestock or pets or any other noisy or objectionable animals or birds or other animals of any kind shall be permitted to keep on said premises.
5. The said Quonochontaug Beach Central Fire District, its successors and assigns, reserves the right to enter upon the above described and conveyed premises to lay pipe out lets or pipes, or to repair the same, always leaving the premises in as good condition as when entered.
6. It is hereby further covenanted, treasured and agreed by and between the parties hereto that all the aforementioned conditions, covenants and agreements and the part of the said grantees, their heirs and assigns, and the other part to be kept and performed shall attach to and run with the land hereby conveyed; it is further agreed and made a part of the conditions and covenants that the grantors in part of the above and of the above conditions and covenants on the part of said grantees their heirs and as-
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signs, that the title and fee to said premises shall revert to said Howard E. Thorp and Nelson H. Thorp, their heirs and assigns, and he or they may repossess himself or themselves of the estate hereby granted and all rights, title 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 said grantees, all our right add dower and all other interest in the aforesaid premises.
WITNESS our hands this second day of October, 1953.
HOWARD E. THORP
MARY E. THORP
NELSON H. THORP
MERLE N. THORP (SEAL)
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $1.10)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly on the 2nd day of October, 1953, before me personally appeared HOWARD E. THORP, NELSON H. THORP, MARY E. THORP and MERLE N. THORP, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed.
ROGER S. TRAINER (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record October 8th, A. D. 1953 at 9:10 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, James Buckner Speed, widower, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, in consideration of the sum of One and no/100ths ($1.00) Dollar and other good and valuable considerations to me paid by William C. Speed, of Riverside, in the Town of Greenwich, County of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, release and forever convey unto the said William C. Speed, and his heirs and assigns forever, all the right, title, interest, property, claim and demand which I now have, hold or ought to have, in and to
those certain three lots of land together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in said Town of Charlestown; said lots or parcels of land being designated as Lots Nos. 12, 13 and 14 on "Plat of Cottage sites on property of N. H. Burdick, Quonochontaug, East Beach, Charlestown, R. I." recorded in Land Evidence Book No. 18 Burdick, Quonochontaug, East Beach, Charlestown, R. I. recorded in Land Evidence Book No. 18 Page 47 Parcelled in Land Evidence Record of the Town of Charlestown in Book No. 1, at Page 46-47 and as layout in Map Book No. 1 of the Town of Charlestown, R. I., at Page 28, and more particularly described as follows: [?] particular description:
Being and the same premises devised to this Grantor under the will of Theresa Thompson Speed, deceased, late of said Town of Charlestown, said will having been admitted to probate as the Last Will and Testament of Theresa Thompson Speed, in the probate court, by decree of the Probate Court of said Town of Charlestown dated August 1, 1949
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereto appertaining, unto and to the use of the said William C. Speed, his heirs and assigns forever.
And I, the aforementioned James Buckner Speed, for myself and my heirs and assigns, do covenant with the said William C. Speed, his heirs and assigns, that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises conveyed unto the said William C. Speed and his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through or under me.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and fifty one.
Signed and Sealed in the presence of
Ernest R. Buckner
JAMES BUCKNER SPEED (SEAL)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND,
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 13 day of August A. D. 1953 before me personally appeared James Buckner Speed, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and be acknowledged said instrument, by his executed, to be his free act and deed.
CHARLES S. BRIGHTMAN (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record October 13th, A. D. 1953 at 9:55 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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