Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-06-15

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I. Order of Publication
/ Galen L. TAFT
and
Daisy L. TAFT
Petitioners
In the matter of the abandonment
of alley adjacent to Lot 1, Block F,
Crestview, Montgomery County,
Maryland.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
MARYLAND.
Equity No. 9087.
The petitioners are Galen L. TAFT
and Daisy L. TAFT, husband and wife,
of Montgomery County, Maryland.
! The petitioners object is to secure
a Court Order for the abandonment
and reconversion of a certain alley
in the subdivision of Crestview in
! Montgomery County, Maryland.
namely, the alley between Lot
Twenty-seven (27) in Block E and
Lot One % in Block F between
Crescent Street and the rear line of
Block F, being the westerly line
projected southerly of another alley,
in rear of Block F in said Crest
view.
The petition states Galen L. TAFT
has fee simple title to Lots 9 to 81,
inclusive, in Block E and Lots to
8, inclusive in Block F in Crest
view, and of Lots ~ to 81, inclusive
in Block 10 in American University
Park, all in Montgomery County,
Maryland, improved by six residences
retained by Galen L. TAFT; that said
property in American University
Park has been the home of petitioners
since 1902; that Galen L. TAFT is the
owner of lots on both sides of alley
proposed for abandonment, namely,
Lot 81 in Block E and Lot in Block
F, as well as other adjacent lots and
parcels.
That Daisy L. TAFT, wife of Galen
L. TAFT, assents fully to the purpose
of the petition; that The Modern
Building Company, incorporated
under the laws of Delaware, owns all
remaining lots in. Block F, namely,
Lots 4 to %, inclusive, also Lots %
to %, inclusive in Block n and other
property in Block G, and agrees to
the vacation of said alley and re-
conversion to private property.
The petition further states that
the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission have approved the abandon
ment of said alley; that Crescent
Street, now fully graded and i'm
proved with concrete pavements, gut
tiers and curbs and other streets and
alleys provide needed entrances to
and exits from the property in this
area to main traffic lanes and bus
lines, and that both water and sewer
are installed in Crescent Street and
on other streets and alleys including
sewer and water rights of way dedi-
Gated by Galen L. TAFT through his
property, all as set forth in plat of
area showing alley proposed for
vacation presented as Petitioners
Exhibit Az, whereby said alley is not
needed for water, sewer or for pub
lie passage.
The petition further states that
/ the said alley has not been used by
persons or vehicles; also that there
are no lots or property adjoining
and adjacent to the alley proposed
for abandonment except those Of
Galen L. TAFT, who, as stated, own:
the land on both sides thereof; ant
that such alley descends at a 20%
grade, is impracticable for public use
and has not been used by the public
The Petition further states that nt
persons or property other than Caller
L. TAFT and his property would b.
affected by abandonment of sale
alley, and no other person or prop
erty would be damaged thereby.
1t is, therefore, this 10th day o.
June, 1889, by the Circuit SQUIRT fol
Montgomery County, sitting as ;
Court of Equity, and by the author
ity thereof, ORDERED, that tn,
petitioners, by causing a copy o.
this Order to be printed in som,
newspaper published in Montgomer,
County, Maryland, once in each O.
four successive weeks before the It'll
day of July, 1889, give notice ant
substance of this petition and warn
ing any and all persons interested
in the subject matter thereof to b,
!. and appear in this Court on or be
fore the 9th day of July, 1889, il
person or by solicitor, to show cause
if any they have, why an order o.
decree should not be passed a.
prayed.
CHARLES w. WOODWARD,
Judge of the Circuit Court for
Montgomery County, Maryland
True Copy-Test: 30.
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