Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-06-12
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE p 1914
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 744,

dIuenuHtntS OeCtlOn d Oh tne CndTter OF
the town of Takoma. in Prince Georges
and Montgomery counties. Maryland. as
the said charter was enacted by Chapter
480 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland at its session of 1890, and
amended by Chapter $50 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of 1894 by Chapter
$40 of the Acts of the General Assembly
Of 1896. by Chapter III of the Acts of the
General Assembly of 1900, and by Chap
ter 100 of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of 1906. by Chapter 500 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of 1910, and by
Chapter $50 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of 1912.
Section |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. That Section 8 of
Chapter 480 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of 1890. entitled IAN Act to
incorporate the town of Takoma Park.
Montgomery and Prince Georges counties,
amended by Chapter $50 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of 1894, by Chapter
$40 Of the Acts of the General Assembly
of 1896. by Chapter III of the Acts of the
General Assembly of 1900. by Chapter 100
of the Acts of the General Assembly of
1905. by Chapter 500 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of 1910, and by Chapter
$50 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of 1912, be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted so as to read as
follows;
Sec. g. That the limits of the said town
shall be as follows: Beginning at the in
tersection of the third line of the District
of Columbia with the east line of the
Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and running with the east
line OF said road TO stone on the west
side OF Chicago avenue opposite the divid-
ing line between the two lots numbered G
and in block 20 of the Takoma Park
Loan and Trust COmpanys subdivision of
Takoma Park; thence with the west side
OF said Chicago avenue to "a stone on the
west side of said avenue thence from said
stone with the center line of said avenue
to point opposite the north line of Phla.
delphia avenue; thence from this point to
and along the north line of said Philadel-
phia avenue to the line between lots No
2 and No. and and in block ~ of the
Takoma Park Loan and Trust Company's
SUBDIVISION of TakOma Park; thence with
said lines to Baltimore avenue: thence OBJ
liquely across said avenue to a stone, the
north boundary of lot 6 in block 80 of the
aforesaid Loan and Trust Company's sub
division. the said stone being on the third
line OF the tract of land called THE Girls
Portion; thence with said line reversed
to the north side of Brashear's avenue
thence with right angle across the lands
Of Brashears to the south line of Brashears
land thence with said line to its inter
section with the west line of the lots pur-
chased by John A. Ridgeway from Joanna
r. Kyle and Margaret E. Petty, by deeds
recorded in Liber 236. folio 500, and Liber
238, folio 2l5, Land Records of Montgom-
cry county; thence north 20 degrees. SIS
minutes east, with said line of Rideeway's
lots and the lot purchased by II. II. Spencer
from Margaret +. Petty, by deed recorded
in Liber 236. folio 494, Land Records of
Montgomery county, to a stake, the north
west corner OF Spencer's said lot on Maple
avenue extended; thence south go degrees.
55 minutes east, 200 feet to a stake, the
northeast corner of said lot thence south 20
degrees, SIS minutes west with the west line
OF Maple avenue extended to its intersec-
ton with the said south line of Brashears'
land; thence with said line to the west
line OF ii. p. X. Hollis land thence with
the line of said Hollis and Brashears land
to the land purchased by b. F. Gilbert from
Blair heirs thence along the westerly line
OF said land to the north side of SARATOGA
avenue, thence nOrtherly along the north
line OF Saratoga avenue to the eastern EDDIE
OF Mississippi avenue, so as to exclude and
except from the limits of the corporation
as it now exits the land known as Blocks
Nos. 81 and SIS lying south of the Blair
road thence along the east line of Missis-
sippi avenue to its intersection with SLIGO
Creek; thence along the west bank of
Sligo Creek to the Blair road thence along
the south line Of the Blair road to its in
tersectiOn with Flower avenue thence
along the west line of Flower avenue to a
point opposite the north line of b. L. Pal
mer's tract Of IA Id acres thence across
Flower avenue and with said north line
OF Palmer's land to his east line thence
with Palmer's east line to its intersection
with Carroll avenue, and thence straight
across Carroll avenue to the eastery side
thereof; thence from said point along the
easterly side OF Carroll avenue to the Bla- |
densburg road at John Browns thence
with the westerly side of said road TO the |
land Of Jackson thence sOutherly with |
Jackson's land to the land of Riggs thence |
with the east line Of Riggs 30-acre wood
lot to John Powell's corner; thence with |
the dividing line between said John Pow |
ellis land and the said 30-acre wood LOT
to the west line Of said Powells land and |
thence with said west line and the west
line of George p. POwell's land to the south |
west corner Of said George p POwell's
land. and thence with south line of said Geo.
p. Powells land to the west line of Riggs
land known as Wroe Farm and thence with
the west line of Riggs land to the land OF
one Gleason thence with said land 70 q
boundary stone known as the end of the
thirty-frst line Of Chillum Castle Manor
thence with said line reversed and as now
laid down to the land of the late Samuel
j. Cockerill thence still with said line and
said Cockerills north line to the southeast
corner Of lot 20 in block II of LOhr and
fiOerrs subdivision. known as Pine Crest |
thence with the east line of said lot 23
extended to the south side of Westmore-
land avenue thence with the south side
of Westmoreland avenue to the intersec-
ton with First street: thence along the |
nOrthwesterly side Of First street to the |
aforesaid third line of the District of Co |
lumbia thence with said line reversed TO
the place OF beginning.
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacted, That |
this Act shall take effect from the date of
its passage.
CHAPTER 6.
An Act to repeal Chapter 1903 of the
Acts Of 1888, and as amended by Chapter
236 of the Acts Of 1890. (the said Chap
ter 1903 being entitled IAN Act TO IncOr-
pOTate the Town of HyattstOWn in Mont