The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-11-23
MEMOIR OF RuODB-IsLAND.
1889.

Alta Quarterly Meeting of The freemen of
the town of Newport, IN the Colony OF
Rbode-Island &c, met the first Wednes-
day in October, 1889.
WHEREAS Henry Collins, Samuel Rod
man, Henry Bull, Clarke Rodman, Joseph
Jacobs, Samuel Wickham, VIM. Read,
Thomas Potter, Nathaniel Coddington and
Samuel Collins all of Newport aforesaid,
in behalf of themselves and their associates,
have petitioncd this meeting for grant OF
the spoce of land between the land of kath-
arine Sheffield and the land of Benjamin
Durfey. for Wharf with that wedth over
10 the Point, and from thence Westerly IN
70 sal! water, and including the Town
Wharf, they agreeing with the proprie,orS
Of said wharf DC.
This meeting having taken into consider
alton. and being sensible of the advantages
it will be to the town in general, as also
great ornament to the same which VIII
arise by. aud at the great expence OF the
Petitioners and their associates.
Do vote and enact, and hereby grant,
convey and confirm unto the said Henry
Collins, Samuel Rudman, Henry Bull,
Clarke Rodman, Joseph Jacobs, Samuel
Wickham, VIM. Read, Thomas Potter,
Nathaniel Coddington and Samuel Collins
their associates, and to their heirs and as
signs forever, all that piece or parcel OF land
IN Newport aforesaid, called the town wharf,
with all the space of land between katha-
rine Sheffield and the land of Benjamin
Durfev, and extending from Thames-street
Westward across the Cove on Flats to the
Sandy Point called Easton's Point, and a.
cross the Point eight hundred feet Westward
;,,o tho water towards Goat Island, from
low water mark, together with the privileges
of all the rights the said town OF Newport
hath. in the water, on the North and South
of the premises, for,y-fye feet in wedth' on
the East side they The SAID petitioners,
and their associates, agreeing with the pro-
prietors and those persons who own lots on
Sandy Point, through which the premises
will extend aud as soor as they can with
convenience, to build on the premises good
and substantial wharf, of fifty feet wide ex-
tending from Thames-str to the Western
limits aforesaid, leaving channel tor the
massage of boats into the Cove, with good
convenient Draw Bridge, and always Ieav-
ing thirty feet in wedlh of the said Wharf
on the South side, free and clear of build
ings and other membranes, for the better
landing of all sorts Of Wood Lumber &c,
for the benefit of the inhabitants according
to the grant in the year 1902, excepting the
building of cranes &c. for convenience OF
unloading vessels &c, to have and to hold
all the above granted premises, with all and
singular the rights, profits, privileges and
appurteuances to the same belonging, or in
any wise appertanlng upon the conditions
above specified to them the said Henry
Collins, Samuel Rodman, Henry Bull,
Clarke Rodman, Joseph Jacobs, Samuel
Wickham, VIM. Read, Thomas Potter
NathI Coddington, Samuel Collins and
their associates, and their heirs, and assign,
forever.
WM. CODDINGTON Jun.
Dep. Town Clerk.
Passed at the Quarter Meeting, the 30
October 1879.
Test WM. CoDDINGToN JUN.
Dep. Town Clerk.
Recorded in the Quarter Meeting Book
of Newport No. ,, Page SIG, $40, the Oh
day Of October 1889.
WM. CODDINGTON Jus.
Dep. Town Clerk.
The building Of the Long Wharf con'
-,pnced soon after this time, bu, was no
.r,nple,ed until about ten years after Th'
Ground for the wharf was surveyed out, and
r.,n,rt westward Of Grayelly Point sound
81 ont. and the whole recorded IN boob
belonging to the proprietors, and Is as fol
lows viz:
From Thames-.treet to the feet.
bead of the old town Wharf, 42V
From the head Of said wharf to
Gravelly Point, @ ,oo
Across the Point, 2oo
To Is fee, deep low water, coo