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We, EVERETT R. GRAICHEN and wife, LUCY GRAICHEN, both of the City and County of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island for consideration paid, grant to WALTER C. CRAWFORD and wife, ALICE C. CRAWFORD, both of the City of New York, State of New York, as Joint Tenants and not as Tenants in Common, with WARRANTY CONVEYANCE excepting the hereinafter mentioned restrictions:
That certain lot or parcel of land situated in the Town of Charlestown in the County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, laid out and designated as Lot #49 on that plat entitled, "Section No. 2 Shady Harbor in Charlestown, R. I. Belonging to Everett R. Graichen and wife Lucy Graichen. Clifford R. Stewart, Surveyor, March 2, 1953" which plat is recorded in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Charlestown in Plat Book #2.
Said lot is conveyed subject to the following restrictions:
1. No trailer, basement, Quonset Hut, shack or temporary buildings may be placed on said land.
2. The parcel hereby sold shall be used only for residential purposes.
3. No outside toilet shall be erected on the premises, nor shall signs for advertising purposes be erected, placed, or maintained on the premises.
4. No building shall be erected, placed, maintained or altered until the plans, specifications and plot plans have been approved in writing by the grantors, their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns.
5. Each house must have a full foundation, said house to be at least 22 feet by 24 feet, not including piazzas, porches, porticos or verandas.
6. There shall be no live stock, animals or poultry kept or maintained on the premises, other than household pets.
7. Said lot is subject to an assessment of Five ($5.00) Dollars per year for the maintenance of roads and general improvement of said plat. Said assessment shall be paid to said Grantors or their assigns for like purposes and shall be due and payable on or before July 1st of each year.
8. All structures must comply with municipal and government laws, ordinances and regulations and if any restrictions or conditions hereby imposed are in conflict with the laws, ordinances and regulations of the municipality or state, the laws, ordinances and regulations shall prevail.
9. No fences higher than thirty (30) inches shall be erected or maintained on the premises.
And I, SYDNEY COHN, of the City of Cranston, County of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, mortgagee named in that certain mortgage made by EVERETT R. GRAICHEN and wife, LUCY GRAICHEN to said SYDNEY COHN, recorded in said office in Real Estate Mortgage Book 33 at page 332 on November 22, 1952, and for consideration of the sum of TEN ($10.00) Dollars and other valuable consideration to me paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said WALTER C. CRAWFORD and wife, ALICE C. CRAWFORD as Joint Tenants and not as Tenants in Common, their heirs and assigns Forever, all the right, title, interest, property, claim and demand which I now have or of right ought to have or claim in and to the aforesaid described premises, by virtue of said mortgage.
It is distinctly understood that the foregoing release by me, the said SYDNEY COHN, shall in no way affect or impair my right to hold under my mortgage deed and secure by the sum remaining due thereon or to sell under the power of sale therein contained, or otherwise to enforce the provisions thereof against all the remaining premises now subject to said mortgage and not released hereby.
And we, EVERETT R. GRAICHEN and wife, LUCY GRAICHEN, do hereby release all our rights of Curtesy and Dower and all other right, title and interest, in the aforementioned described premises.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th day of April A. D. 1953.
(SEAL) EVERETT R. GRAICHEN
(SEAL) LUCY GRAICHEN
(SEAL) SYDNEY COHN
In presence of:
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $1.65)
STATE of RHODE ISLAND
County of Providence
In Providence in said County on the 18th day of April A. D. 1953, before me personally appeared
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the above named Grantors, EVERETT R. GRAICHEN and wife, LUCY GRAICHEN, each and all to me
known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and severally
acknowledged said instrument, by them executed to be their free act and deed.
ANTHONY A. KEHMLIAN (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.
County of Providence
In Providence in said County on the 18th day of April A. D. 1953, before me personally appeared
the above named SYDNEY COHN, to me known, and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing
instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by him executed to be his free act and deed.
ANTHONY A. KEHMLIAN (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record October 15th, A. D. 1957 at 2145 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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I, RUTH H. FITZGERALD of Charlestown, Rhode Island (hereinafter called the Grantor), for
nominal consideration paid, grant to THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY, a Rhode Island corporation,
(hereinafter called the Grantee), its successors and assigns, forever, the right, license and the right
of easement to erect, install, and maintain poles for the distribution of electric current and for
telephone use, a line of two (2) poles with the necessary wires, cables, anchors, guys, equipment
and appurtenances attached thereto, and to maintain the same, on a strip of land on the south side of
Narrow Lane, a tow highway, in the Town of Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island for the
purpose of poles, wires etc from said Narrow Lane and extend in a general westerly direction and its location
is to be established by and upon the erection thereof by the Grantee.
Also the right and easement to trim and cut trees and brush so far as cleared said line of poles and
trees throughout and beside highways as necessary for the safe and proper operation of said line of poles,
trees and to remove, replace, add to and otherwise change said line of poles, wires etc and equipment
not to exceed the limits of the strip of land aforesaid over and across Grantor's said land to throw
and from said line of poles as reasonable and necessary for all of the above purposes and for the
right to permit and allow the installation of underground conduits and equipment of any other company.
the right to permit and allow the installation of underground conduits and equipment of any other company.
EVERETT D. FITZGERALD, husband of Ruth H. Fitzgerald for the consideration aforesaid,
hereby release to said Grantee all my right of curtesy and all other statutory interests in and to
the rights and easements herein conveyed.
WITNESS our hands and seals this 3rd day of October, 1957.
RUTH H. FITZGERALD (SEAL)
EVERETT D. FITZGERALD (SEAL)
In the presence of:
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Charlestown in said County on the 3rd day of October, 1957, before me personally appeared,
the above named Grantors, RUTH H. FITZGERALD and EVERETT D. FITZGERALD, to me known and by me
to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument by them exe-
cuted to be their free act and deed.
RUFUS K. PROSSER (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record October 16th, A. D. 1957 at 11:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk