The Washington times., 1913-01-25


and
WHEREAS the party of the second
part desires, without compensation, end
in consideration Of the public interests
to be thereby promoted and subserved,
to aid so far as he can properly do so
in having said pieces and parcels OF
ground made a public park on the terms
and conditions hereinafter stated:
THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH
that the parties of the first part, each
for himself or herself. and in respect
| of their several and respective inter-
ests, each for himself and not one
for the other. in consideration of the
| sum of one dollar lawful money OF the
/ United States 10 each of them in hand
paid by CHARLES c. GLOVER before
the signing and sealing of this agree
ment. the receipt whereof is hereby ac-
knowledged. and in consideration OF
other payments. and the performance,
of the conditions. hereinafter specified.
| do hereby covenant, promise. and agree
to and with the said CHARLES c.
| GLOVER to sell to the United States
or the District of Columbia, for the
| purpose of a public park, for and In
| consideration and at the rate of four
| thousand dollars per acre and fraction
OF an acre, all those pieces and par
GELS of ground in the District OF Co
lumbia described as follows:
| PARCEL, NO. /: All that part OF
| the aforesaid property lying to the
South of the South building line OF
Massachusetts, Avenue and to the
East of the center line of Rock Creek
Drive. as said drive is shown on the
plan of the Permanent System of
| Highways in the District of Colum-
bia; and containing three and one
half acres more or less:
Also PARCEL NO. .: All that part
of the aforesaid property described
as follows: Beginning at the center
Of Rock Creek Park Drive as shown
on the said plan of the Permanent
System of Highways, where said
between the said property of the
Thompson Syndicate and Woodley Park;
thence southerly along said property line
to the boundary OF the said property OF
! the Thompson syndicate at or near
Rock Creek: thence along said prop
erty line down Rock Creek to the
Ncrth building line of Massachusetts,
Avenue; thence North Westerly along
Avenue to the point where the prop
erty line of the said property of the
Thompson Syndicate leaves said Av-
enue; thence following said property
erly direction to its intersection with
the North building line OF the Observ-
atory Circle: thence along said build
ing line of said Circle in Westerly
center line of Thirty-fourth street.
as said Thirty-fourth street is shown
on said plan of the Permanent System
of Highways: thence due North along
the center line of said Thirty-fourth
street to the center line of Garfield
street. as said Garfield street is
shown on said plan of the Permanent
System Of Highways: thence due
East along the center line of Car
and twenty-five (325) feet distant at
right angles from the center line OF
Cleveland Avenue. as said Avenue is
shown on said plan Of the Perma-
nent System of Highways; thence
South Easterly and parallel to said
center line Of Cleveland Avenue and
three hundred and twenty-five t32O
feet distant therefrom to the point
where said line intersects the center
line of Twenty-ninth street. rs said
Twenty-ninth street is shown on said
plan of the Permanent System of
Highways, said line running parallel
to Cleveland Avenue to be the center
OF a ninety-foot street: thence South /
Easterly by a reversed curved line |
to the intersection of the center line |
of Rock Creek Drive, as said Rock |
Creek Drive is shown on said plan OF |
the Permanent System of Highways,
said reversed curved line to be the /
center of q ninety-foot street; thence |
about three hundred and fifty (350l 1
feet along the center line of said
ginning: and containing eighty-four
and one-half acres more or less: the /
pieces or parcels of land aforesaid
containing together eighty eight
acres of land more or less.
= further condition and consideration
for the conveyance by the aforesaid |
Trustees TO the United States of the
pieces or parcels of land above de-
street. as shown on said plan Of the
Permanent System of Highways, shall |
be abandoned by the United States. |
from where said Benton street inter-
to in the aforesaid description of the land |
TO be taken for park Eastwardly to |
the junction of said Benton street with |
said Rock Creek Drive; the purpose of |
said curved street is to be the boundary
of the Park at this point and shall /
take the place of that portion OF Ben /
ton street proposed to be abandoned:
A further condition and consideration |
for the conveyance of the above de-
scribed pieces and parcels of land by
the aforesaid Trustees to the United |
States is. that wherever the park line |
follows the center Of a street as now
laid out on the said plan of the Per-
manent System OF Highways or a street.
strip of land thirty (3O) feet wide on |
each side Of said center street line shall |
he dedicated for roadway and side
walk purposes by the United States |
and the aforesaid Trustees out of and
from any piece or parcels of land with /
in said thirty (3o) foot strips owned or
that may be owned by them severaIly. Il
The covenants hereby made and en- 1
tered into are upon the express con-
dition that they shall be executed in |
their entirety. and that all and not a Il
portion of the pieces and parcels of land
herein provided TO be set apart and be-
come a park shall be taken and paid
for according to the terms herein set H
forth.
Upon the performance Of the condi-
tions herein prescribed and the full pay
ment of the purchase money herein
provided for TO JOHN CASSELS.
CHARLES J. BELL and AMOS H.
PLUMB, the trustees who hold the title
to the above described property, the
said trustees and the survivor or sur
vivors of them shall and they are here
by directed to make, execute and de-
liver proper conveyances, and to do and
perform all acts necessary in their
judgment to carry into effect the pur- /
poses OF this agreement.
IT is FURTHER AGREED that this
agreement shall continue in force until
the end of the first session of the pres
ent Congress, the Fifty-ninth Congress.
and shall then cease and determine and
be of no effect. unless the legislation
herein contemplated and specified be
obtained and an appropriation made for
the purchase money herein designated
at said first session.
This agreement is to bind as well the
heirs. executors, administrators. and as
signs of the parties hereto as the parties
Executed in duplicate. iii
Witness the following signatures of