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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 con-
sideration of Ten (10) Dollars and other valuable considerations paid by Harold B. Congdon
and Ethel F. Congdon, husband and wife, both city of the Province, County of Providence
and State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantees, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, does hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Grantees, as
joint tenants and not tenants in common and their heirs and assigns, forever, a certain
tract or parcel of land together with (dwelling house and other improvements thereon and
including the furnishings therein situate and being in the Town of Charlestown, in said
County of Washington, bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Lots number twenty-six (26) and twenty-seven (27) as shown and delineated on a
certain plan or be entitled "Plan of Quonocutong Coast Beach, Charlestown, R. I.
Thorp & Frazier, Inc., Agents, eighty feet to the inch, October, 1924, Rosal and Lewis,
Engrs.," said plan or plat being on file in the Town Clerk's Office in said Town of Charles-
town; the said Grantees, their heirs and assigns, shall have the right to pass and repass
to and from and from to and to said lot or tract on foot or otherwise, over, on and across those
certain rights of way or roads as shown on said plan or plat leading to the public highway
and as will the the rights of way leading to the beach path 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 Grantees, for themselves, their heirs and assigns,
hereby covenants and agrees to and with the said Grantor, his heirs and assigns, that the
said Grantees, their heirs and assigns, will and shall pay to the said Grantor, his heirs
and assigns, on or before the first day of August in each year hereafter, the sum of Five (5)
Dollars for each lot hereby conveyed, said sum to be expended and applied by the said Grantor,
his heirs and assigns, in his or 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 paid are hereby made a lien and charge upon the premises hereby conveyed, and in
case of the failure to make payment within one year after the same shall become due, it shall
be lawful for the Grantor, his heir and assigns, to sell and convey the premises at Public
Auction, first giving notice of such sale in some newspaper published in said County of
Washington, at least once each week for three successive weeks, and to become the purchaser
or purchasers at said sale. As part purchase price it is understood and agreed that the
grantees assume and agree to pay the taxes assessed June 15, 1935.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the aforementioned premises, with all the rights, privileges
and appurtenances thereto belonging, unto and to the use of the said Grantees, their
heirs and assigns forever; subject however to the following conditions and restrictions,
namely:
1. In case of a contemplated sale or sale of said lot or parcel of land or any part
thereof, said Grantor, his heirs or assigns, shall be given ten days'
notice in writing and shall have the first option to purchase the same
in good faith and manner and at the highest bon fide price offered
to said Grantor or his heirs
or assigns.
2. The above conveyed premises shall be used only as a site for one dwelling
house on each lot hereby conveyed, such dwelling house shall be erected on
the premises in accordance with the limitations shown on said plat,
and no portion of the said dwelling house (both including porches) shall extend beyond
approach the street or shores of ocean front nearer than said public
lines, nor shall any building of any nature or kind whatever approach the
side lines of the lot to be less than twelve (12) feet therefrom the
detached garage or other outbuilding or buildings shall be erected thereon;
dwelling house construction shall be of a value when completed not
less than Three Thousand Dollars on lot numbered 26 and Three Thousand Dollars
on lot numbered 27; All sewage, garbage, or other drains or
outlets shall be piped to a suitable cesspool to be constructed and maintained
on the above premises by the Grantees, their heirs and assigns, at their or
their own cost and expenses.