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96 I, Harry L. Boller of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Mortgagor in
consideration paid, grant to Alton B. Sherman, of West Orange,
County of Essex, and State of New Jersey, with warranty covenant
one certain tract or parcel of land with buildings and improvements
thereon, situated and being in the Town of Charlestown, County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island described as bounded and
described as follows: to wit: not measured upon (27) an chain
and delineated on a certain plan or plat entitled "Plan of
Easements connecting Lakelet Road, Charlestown, R.I. Through & frames,
Inc. Agent's office 80 feet to the north October 1924, Rossi and Dean's
Engrs, revised November 15, 1925." Said plan or plat being on
file in the Town Clerk's office over said town of Charlestown; the
said grantee his heirs and assign grantees, shall have the right to
pass and prepare to pass from and to said plat by
track or boat or otherwise, over, on but across those certain
rights of way or roads shown on said plan or plat leading
to the public highway and as well the right of way leading
from the road to the beach water done during their portions
of said plat which might hereafter be designated for public
use; the said grantee, for himself, his heirs and designed hereby
covenants and agrees to and with the said grantor, his heirs and
assigns, that the said grantee, his heirs and assigns,
will and shall pay to Howard E. Thorp, his heirs and assigns,
on or before the first day of August in each year henceforth,
the sum of Five (5) dollars for said lot hereby conveyed, said
sum to be furnished and collected by Howard E.
Thorp, his heirs and assigns, in his and their uncontrolled
discretion to the care and maintenance of the roads and
other portions that may be designated for public use, and the
said sums agreed to be heard and fulfilled made a lien and charge
upon the premises hereby conveyed, and in case of the failure
to make any payment within one year after the same shall
become due, it shall be lawful for the said Howard E. Thorp,
his heirs and assigns to foreclose convey the premises at
public auction, first giving notice of such sale in some newspaper
published in said county of Washington, to be at least one each
week for three successive weeks, to be borne by the inheritors
or inhabitants at said sale. This conveyence is made and accepted
subject 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 Howard E. Thorp, his heirs, or assigns shall be
given thirty days notice in writing and shall have the first
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option to purchase the same with the building and improvements
theron at the highest bona fide price in good faith made and actually
offered to the said grantie, his heirs or 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 building lines as
shown on said plat but no portion of any building or dwelling place
(porch included) shall approach the street or streets or ocean front
nearer than said building line, nor shall any building of any nature
or kind whatever approach the side lines of the lot nearer than five
feet therefrom; and detached garage or shed outbuilding or buildings
shall be separated therefrom; dwelling house other structures erected on said lot shall
cost when completed not less than two thousand ($2000.00) dollars; all
toilets, baths, kitchens or other drains or sewage outlet shall be piped
to a suitable cesspool to be constructed and maintained on the above
premises by the grantee, his heirs and assigns, at his or their own
cost and expense.
3. No division or line walls, hedges or fences shall be permitted
nor trees of any kind, nor anything (except the dwelling house) that
shall in any way obstruct view from now any part of said adjoining
property or any dwelling place in this colony, shrubs flowers and
vegetables shall be permitted.
4. No poultry, swine, cattle, horses or mules dogs or cats
or any other livestock or domestic animals or birds shall be kept
or permitted to be kept on said premises.
5. The said Howard E. Thorp, his heirs and assigns, reserve
the right to enter upon the above described and conveyed premises
to lay any pipe outlet or inlets or pipes, or to repair the same, always
bearing the premises in a good condition as when he entered.
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 grantee, his
heirs and assigns, on his 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 this sale
and purchase that in case of any violation of the above conditions,
or covenants on the part of said grantee, his heirs or assigns, that
the title and fee to said premises shall revert to said Howard E.
Thorp, his heirs or assigns, and he or they may repossess himself
or themselves of the entire lot hereby granted and all right title and
interest thereby conveyed shall be forfeited and cease and
terminate.
I, 도로테아 D. Bollett, wife of the grantor, release
to the said grantee all my right of dower in the aforesaid premises,
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98 Witness our hands this 24, day of October, AD 1927
R. E. Traver
Harry S. Bolles L.S.
Enid D. Bolles L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Westerly on the 24th day of October AD 1927 before
me personally appeared the above named Grantors, to me known
and recognized by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument,
and they acknowledged said instrument to be their free act and deed.
Rogers E. Traver
Notary Public L.S.
Recorded in book 1711, 1.927 at 3-30 o'clock P.M.
and received by Keasage G. Bosch, Town Clerk
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 ten (10) dollars
and other valuable considerations paid by Harry S. Bolles of Westerly,
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called
the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, does hereby
give, grant, bargain sell and convey unto the said Grantee,
and to his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of
land situate and lying in the town of Charlestown, in said
county of Washington, bounded and described as follows to wit,
lot number twenty three (23) as shown and delineated on a
certain plan or plat entitled "Plan of Improving shoreline
Beach Charlestown, R. & Thorp Traver Notary Public, dated
feet to the north, October 24th, 1927; Rains and Evans, dated Nov. 10th
1925" said plan is a plat being on file in the Town Clerk's office in said
Charlestown; the said Grantor with his heirs and assigns shall have the
right to pave and repair and from time to time to put bed or
tract of posts or otherwise, on, or about aforesaid certain right of way
or road as shown on said plan or plat leading to the public highway and
as well the right of way leading to the beach and also the right of way
leading from the road to the fresh water pond and any other portions of
said plat which might hereafter be designated for public use the said
Grantee, for himself, his heirs and assigns, hereby covenants and agrees
to and with the said Grantor, his heirs and assigns that the said Grantee
his heirs and assigns, shall and shall pay to the said Grantor, his heirs
and assigns, on or before the first day of August in each year hereafter,
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