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Know all men by these presents, that Howard E. Thorp,
of the town of westerly, county of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
hereinafter called the grantor in consideration of five ($5) dollars and other
valuable considerations paid by John bates nephew of the late of Jamptown county
of Bristol and common wealth of Massachusetts hereinafter called the
grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged does hereby give, grant,
bargain, sell and convey unto the said grantee and their heirs and assigns
further, a certain part of parcel of land or estate and being now in the form of
Narragansett, in said county of Washington, bounded and described as follows:
to wit: that number thereby one (1) acre demised and determined on a certain
plan or platting entitled "Plan of Summercott located beach, Narragansett, R.I.),
begins at Point A one hundred eighty feet to the north, October 1904 and runs
south East, [illegible] said plan or platting on file in the town clerks office in
said town of Narragansett. The said grantee, their heirs and assigns shall have
the right to pass and appear to and from, and from and to said lot or beach
on foot or otherwise, on and across those certain rights of way or roads
allotted on said plan or platting leading to the public highway and as well
the rights of way leading to the beach and also the right of way leading from
the road to the beach water front and any other portions of said plat which
might hereafter be designated for public use. the said grantor, for themselves, for their
heirs and devises, hereby covenants and agrees to and with the said grantee, their
heirs and assigns, that the said grantee, their heirs and assigns, shall and
shall pay to the said grantor, their heirs and assigns, on or before the first day
of August in each and every year hereafter, the sum of five ($5) dollars for each lot they
conveyed, said sum to be apportioned and paid quarterly by the said grantee, their
heirs and assigns, in such and their written direction to the care and
maintenance of the road and other places which may be designated for
public use, and the said party agreed to be paid annually where made a lien
and charge upon the premises thereby engaged, and in case of the failure
to make any payment within one year after the same should become due
it shall be lawful for the grantor, their heirs and assign, to re-sell and convey
the premises as listed above, first giving notice of such sell in some
newspaper published in satisfaction of Narragansett, at least once each week
for three successive weeks, and to become the first owner or purchaser at
said sale.
To have and to hold, the aforesaid premises, with
all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging unto and with
and to the use of the said grantee, their heirs and assigns forever subject however
to the following conditions and restrictions, namely:
1. In case of a contemplated sale of said lot or parcel of land or any
part thereof, said grantee their heirs or assigns, shall begin their days notice
in writing and shall have the first option to purchase the same with
the building and improvements thereon at the highest bona fide price in
good faith made and actually offered to the said grantee their heirs or assigns.
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58 2. The above conveyed premises shall be used only as a site for
one dwelling house on each lot hereby conveyed, which dwelling house
shall be erected on the premises in accordance with the building line as
shown on said plat, and no portion of any building or dwelling house
(including porches) shall protrude, the porch or shelter or screen porches
than said building line, nor shall any building of any nature or kind
whatsoever approach the side lines of the lot closer than five feet
from the line; detached garage or other utility buildings shall be
erected however; dwelling house rentals or sale of lot or lot shall not
be completed more than one thousand dollars on lot numbered 31, all
toilets, baths, kitchens or other drains or sewage outlets shall be piped to
suitable septic to be constructed and maintained on the above premises
by the grantee, her heirs and assigns, at her or their own cost and
expense.
3. No dominion or lime pits, tailings or force shall be permitted, nor trees
of any kind nor anything (except the dwelling house) that shall in any way
obstruct the view from any part of any dwelling property or any dwelling
place in their occupancy. Trash, litter, refuse and garbage shall be permitted.
4. No poultry, rabbits, cattle, sheep, horses or dogs or cats
or any other noisy or offensive animals or birds shall be
night be permitted to be kept on said premises.
5. The grantor, her heirs and assign reserve the right to
inter upon the above described and conveyed premises to lay
any pipes outlets or pipes, or, to re open the sewer, always leaving
the premises in a good condition as order unless,
6. It is hereby further covenanted, understood and agreed by
and between the parties hereto that all the aforesaid conditions,
covenants and agreements on the part of the said grantor,
her heirs and assigns, on her or their 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 consideration of these
said sales and purchases that in case of any violation of the above
conditions or covenants on the part of said grantee or her heirs
or assigns, that the title and fee to her premises shall revert to
the said grantor, her heirs or assigns, and she or they may,
repossess himself or themselves of the estate hereby conveyed and all
such title and interest hereby conveyed shall be forfeited and
cease and terminate. The said grantor for herself, her heirs,
executors and administrators, covenants with the said grantee, her
heirs signs and assigns, that she is lawfully seized in fee simple of the
said granted premises; that she had true and free from all encumbrances
right as aforesaid, that she has good right full power and lawful
authority to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid.
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that the said grantee and her heirs and assigns, shall by these presents at
all times, hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises
subject as aforesaid, and that the said grantor will hold his heirs, executors
and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantee,
her heirs and assigns, against all lawful claims and demands of
all persons whomsoever as aforesaid. And for the consideration
aforesaid, I, Hastie B. Thorpe, do hereby release all my right of dower
in and to the said granted premises unto the said Gertrude
her heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
3rd day of December in the year of our lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty six.
Executed in the presence of
R. E. Frames Howard B. Thorpe L.S.
Hastie B. Thorpe L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this act on the 3rd day of December A.D. 1926, before me
personally appeared Howard B. Thorpe and Hastie B. Thorpe, to me
known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged said instrument be their
presented to be their free act and deed deed.
Rogers E. Frames
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record August 29th 1927 at 8:30 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George L. Lowe, Town Clerk
I William A. Wilcox of the town of Stonington in the county London
county Connecticut for consideration (paid) grant to Karl
Brewster known of the city of New London, county of New London,
and state of Connecticut with warranty covenants a certain
tract of land situated in said town of Charlestown, in Washington
county and state of Rhode Island containing by estimation
tres (3) acres more or less, with the Ocean House so called, and all
other buildings and improvements thereon standing together with
the furniture, boats and engine of all the buildings, excepting
a building being far down coast called a boat house. Said property
is known as the Ocean House Property, and the same is
bounded as follows way: On the North partly by land now
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