The Washington herald., 1913-01-25

parties OF the first part. and Charles c.
Glover, of the City OF Washington, party
OF the second part
Whereas by an agreement bearing
date the 9th day of March, 1906. an
option was given TO Charles c. Glover
TO purchase two certain parcels of land,
copy of which agreement Is hereto
attached and made a part hereof: and
Therefore, IT is hereby mutually agreed
to and with each other that the said
option shall be held and considered as
continuing and being in full force. opera
| ton and effect until the termination OF
| the first session OF the present Congress
the Sixtieth Congress). and for such
| time thereafter as may be necessary 10
| obtain the payment OF any sum or sums
OF money appropriated at said session
or Congress. and shall then cease and
determine and be OF no effect.
Witness: CHARLES J. BELL.
Witness: A. H. PLUMB
Witness: J. DONALD CAssELs. JOHN CAS-
Sells. Trustees
Approved:
c. J. BELL Pres. American Security and rrus,
Company. nustse Est. J. W. Thompson.
CARRIE s. PLuMB, by 4; h. PLUMB.
Approved: ROSS THOMPSON.
Text of Agreement.
Articles of agreement made and con-
cluded this ninth day of March, in the
year OF our Lord. nineteen hundred and
six. between the persons whose sigma
lures are hereunto attached as owners
of interests in the pieces or parcels of
ground hereinafter described, constitut-
ing part OF what is known as the
Thompson Syndicate property, title TO
which said property was vested in
Charles ]. Bell. Amos II. Plumb, and
John Cassels by decree entered on the
18th day of April, 1903. in the Supreme
Court OF the District Of Columbia, in
equity cause No. 23345. parties OF the first
part. and Charles c. Glover, OF the city
of Washington. District of Columbia
party or the second part:
Whereas the parties OF the first part
are the owners OF the pieces and par
cells of ground hereinafter described:
and
Whereas the parties OF the first part
are willing that the said pieces and
parcels Of ground shall be made and
shall become a public park upon the
terms and conditions hereinafter stated;
and
Whereas the party Of the second part
desires. without compensation. and in
consideration OF the public interests to
he 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 wttnesseth that the
parties OF the first part. each for him
self or herself and in respect of their
several and respective interests, each
for himself and not one for the other.
In consideration OF the sum of 81 lawful
money OF the United States to each Of
them in hand paid by Charles c. Glover
before the signing and sealing OF this
agreement, the receipt whereof is here
by acknowledged, and in consideration of
the other payments. and the perform
ance Of the condition. hereinafter speci-
fled. do hereby covenant. promise. and
agree to and with the said Charles c.
Glover TO sell to the United States or to
the District OF Columbia, for the purpose
of a public park. for and in considera-
tion and at the rate OF 5000 per acre and
fraction Of an acre. all those pieces
and parcels of ground in the District OF
Columbia described as follows:
Description of Property.
Parcel No. All that part of the
aforesaid property lying to the south OF
the south building line OF Massachu-
setts Avenue and to the east OF the CEN
ter line of Rock Creek drive. as said
drive Is shown on the plan OF the per-
manent system OF highways in the Dis
trict Of Columbia; and containing three
and one half acres more or less;
Also parcel No. 2-AIl that part Of the
aforesaid property described as follows:
Beginning at the center or Rock Creek
Drive as shown on the said plan Of the
permanent system OF highways. where
said center line crosses the property line
between the said property OF the Thomp-
son 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 property line
down Rock Creek to the north building
line Of Massachusetts Avenue: thence
northwesterly along said building line OF
Massachusetts Avenue to the point where
the property line OF the said property
OF the Thompson Syndicate leaves said
avenue: thence following said property
line in a northerly and northwesterly d.
rectlon to its intersection with the north
building line of the Observatory Circle:
thence along said building line of said
circle in a westerly direction to its in
tersection with the 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 Garfield Street
to a point three hundred and twenty five
CS29 feet distant at right angles from
the center line of Cleveland Avenue, as
said avenue is shown on said plan of
the permanent system of highways;
thence southeasterly and parallel to said
center line of Cleveland Avenue and
three hundred and twenty-five (325)
feet distant therefrom to the point where
said line intersects the Center line of
Twenty-ninth Street. as said Twenty
ninth Street Is shown on said plan Of
the permanent system of highways, said
line running parallel to Cleveland Ave-
nue. to be the center of q ninety-foot
street: thence southeasterly by a re-
versed 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 a ninety-foot street:
thence about three hundred and fifty
$3.50 feet along the center line of said
Rock Creek Drive to the point of be-
ginning: and containing eighty-four and
one-haIf acres more or less: the pieces
or parcels of land aforesaid containing
together Lightweight acres of land, more
or less.
Further Confederation.
A further condition and consideration
for the conveyance by the aforesaid trus-
tees to the United States of the pieces or
parcels OF land above described Is that
that portion of Benton Street. as shown