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I, Eleanor D. Baker of South Kingstown, County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island, in my own right and by virtue of power of attorney from my husband, Howard Hamilton
Baker, duly recorded in Deed Book 22, Page 119 Land Evidence of Charlestown, Rhode Island
for consideration paid, grant to May K. Fay of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with WARRANTY
COVENANTS
That certain real estate situated in Charlestown, County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island, and described as follows:
Lot No 55 and 3/4 the westerly one-half of Lot 56 located on Powaget
Acres, bounded on the north by the shores of Rhode Island. Lots No 56, 57 and the
westerly one-half of Lot 58 is bounded on the north by the fifty
foot road, and on the east by the land owned by pleasant Colony on the
south by the Pond and on the west by the fifty foot road, reserved
as highway to Pond.
This Lot, or parcel of land is bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner thereof, being the northeast corner
of the fifty foot right-of-way extending to the Pond; thence running easterly
fifty feet to the northeast corner of the lot now owned by
Almanzo Colls; thence running in a southeasterly direction one hundred
and eleven feet to the southeast corner said lot owned by Almanzo Colls;
thence running on the Pond front, southeasterly to the southeast corner
of the lot now owned by Almanzo Colls; thence running on the Pond
front southeasterly, to the point of intersection of the southeast corner of
the fifty foot road reservation to the Community Body Pond; thence
running northwest parallel to the road eighty-three (83) feet to the north-
west corner which is the point of beginning.
Said premises are subject to the following restrictions: said premises shall be used
solely as a residence for one family and no other building shall be
used as a tenement house. That no buildings exceeding ten feet outside of the
outlying houses, and which shall be used exclusively for domestic purposes shall be
erected thereon. No fences of any kind are original shall be erected on the
said premises or grant premises or any part thereof without first giving to said Grantor,
he her heirs, assigns, administrators, executors or assigns, the right of first
right of purchase of same at the lowest price for which they are willing to sell
such fences. No building shall be used for any purpose other than a residence
thereon shall at no time be used for carrying on of any kind of mechanical or
commercial business, nor for any purpose of gambling, prostitution, house of
lewdness, prostitution, illicit, illegal purging, or other illegal purposes whatsoever;
nor shall any liquor be manufactured, distilled, brewed or be kept for any
sold or kept for sale therein or thereon. Every owned or occupant of any
building on the said premises shall build a watertight cesspool and
vault or septic tank, and shall keep the same in sanitary condition.
etc.
The occupant of said premises shall not allow pollution to flow into the lake.
No fence of any kind shall be erected thereon of a greater height than
four feet. No poultry, swine, sheep, noisy or vicious dogs or cats, or any
other objectionable animal shall be kept or permitted to be kept on said
premises. No outside lavatories shall be erected as a single building in itself.
x Howard Hamilton Baker, husband of the grantor.
WITNESS my hand this 6th day of September, 1932.
ELEANOR D. BAKER
HOWARD HAMILTON BAKER
by Eleanor D. Baker his
attorney in fact.
(INTERNAL REVENUE STAMP, $0.50 VS)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND)
County of Washington )
In Charlestown on the 6th day of September, 1932 before me personally appeared
Eleanor D. Baker to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing
instrument, and she acknowledged said instrument, by her executed, to be her free act and
deed individually and as attorney for Howard Hamilton Baker.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record September 6th, A. D. 1932 at 8:30 p.m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk.