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Charlestown Estates, Inc., a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Rhode Island and having a place of business in the Town of Westerly, County of Washington, and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid grant premises to OTTO NURMI and MINNIE NURMI, husband and wife, both of the Town of Westerly, aforesaid, with WARRANTY COVENANTS.
That certain tract or parcel of land located and situated on the westerly side of Sunset Avenue so called, at Quonocutaug Beach in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as follows, to wit: starting
Beginning at a drill hole in the bore of a large rock, located on the westerly line of Sunset Avenue as above so called, and being northeasterly from the other end of the land of the Grantee; thence running northeasterly 201 feet, more or less, and along the shore of Quonocutaug Pond to the northeasterly shore of said Pond; thence easterly 157 feet, thence northerly along the shore of said Pond 50 feet; thence easterly 165 feet, more or less, to the land of the Grantee; thence running southeasterly by other land to Sunset Avenue; thence southerly 60 feet, bounded easterly by Sunset Avenue to the point of beginning.
Being then and considering now to convey lot # 56 as shown and delineated on a certain plan or plat entitled, "Quonocutaug Highlands, property of Charlestown Estates, Inc." dated June 1, 1938, and said lot is located south of Lot # 6 and westerly of Lot # 57, said plat to be filed in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown.
In consideration of the purchase price the Grantees, their heirs and executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, guests and servants are granted a right of way to cross and recross the land of the Grantor for all lawful purposes, including others, way to cross and recross said Sunset Avenue and other directings streets connecting Sunset Avenue to the public highway. The Grantor, his heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, guests and servants are granted a right to cross and recross to and from the beach and the pond, and the Grantor further grants to the Grantee, the owners of land ten feet in width and bounded easterly by land of Lila C. Crapo and westerly by land of Sarah E. Dowmie, and the Grantor further grants to the Grantee, the land of Dowmie to Charles E. Dowmie, Jr., dated July 17th, 1939 and recorded in the Land Evidence Records of the Town of Charlestown in book 28 at Page 179, a right of consideration of the rights and privileges to cross and recross Sunset Avenue and other roads leading to the beach and the pond, and the right to use the beach or ocean beach and the Grantor hereby warrants the right of the Grantee, his heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, guests and servants to use the beach and the pond, free from any annoyance, harmless and blameless from any disaster of liability of any kind or nature due to the use of the said drives, streets, roads or rights of ways as hereinbefore specified.
In consideration of the purchase price it is understood and agreed that the following restrictions and reservations shall run with the land and shall continue for a period of twenty years from Jan. 1, 1940.
The above conveyed premises shall be used as a site for only one residence, said residence to be of a Class A construction, costing not less than One Thousand ($1000) Dollars, to be built in accordance with the building line not less than 25 feet from the street line; no portions of the house shall extend beyond the street line; the side yards shall abide building line and no portion of any building erected on this lot shall approach the side lines of said lot closer than 10 feet; no building shall be delivered, no building or buildings shall be erected thereon and all toilets must be sanitary flush toilets, and all toilets and sinks must drain into a septic tank or tanks or suitable cesspool.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Corporation has caused these presents to be duly signed by its President and Treasurer, hereunto duly authorized, and the corporate seal to be hereunto affixed at Westerly, Rhode Island, this 9th day of August, A. D. 1940.
CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC. (Corporate Seal)
Howard E. Thorp
President
NELSON H. THORP
Treasurer
(INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS, 55¢)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly, on this 9th day of August, 1940, before me personally appeared Howard E. Thorp, to me known and known by me to be the President of said Corporation, and Nelson H. Thorp, to me known and known by me to be the Treasurer of said Corporation; and they acknowledge said instrument by them executed to be the free act and deed of said corporation and as well individually;
MARY B. MULLEN (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record August 28th, A. D. 1940 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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