Montgomery County sentinel., 1948-02-12
\. w. Starratt, Jr., Solicitor
Rockville, Md.
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION

Leona Van Kammen, Walter M.
Bastian, trustee, and Thomas
Somerville III, trustee, for the
abandonment of a piece Of land
in Montgomery County, Mary
land, being a part of Ridge Cir
Gle and fronting on Lots 81 and
% Of Block 3 in subdivision
known as "Brookmont", as per
plat recorded in Plat Book a at
folio 305, one of the Land Rec
ords of the aforesaid county.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
MARYLAND
SITTING AS A
COURT OF EQUITY.
EQUITY NO. 1896.
The object of this suit is to pro-
cure a decree ordering that all that
portion of land which is presently
part of a dedicated right of way
known as Ridge Circle in a subdf-
vision known as and called Brook
mont, according to a plat thereof
recorded in Plat Book at folio
305, described as follows:
beginning at the Northwest
corner of Lot twenty-one (2D in
Block three (3) of said subdivision
and proceeding along an arc for
a distance of 1912 feet, SAID arc
having a curve to the left, a radius
of 81 feet, and a chord hearing
approximately South Sd degrees
Is minutes East which chord is
34.64 feet long, to a point on the
front line of Lot twenty-five (22),
Block three (3), then in a reverse
direction proceeding along a sepa-
rate arc for distance of 36.93
feet, which arc is a part of the arc
that is represented by curve "K'
on the plat recorded in Plat Book
a at plat 305 to the point of begin
ming, containing 71.44 square feet,
more or less: BE ABANDONED,
vacated and be decreed free from
any public right, claim, title or use
and the title thereto to vest in
your petitioners, C. Arnold Van
Kammen and Esther Leona Van
Kammen.
The Petition states that C. Ar
mold Van Kammen and Esther
Leona Van Kammen are the own
ers as tenants by the entirety of
Lots 21, %, 90 and "a, in Block 3,
"Brookmont", and being the rec
ord owners of the property abut-
ting the above mentioned parcel of
land.
The Petition states that Walter
M. Bastian and Thomas Somer-
vile III are trustees under Ger
tain Deed of Trust securing the
First Federal Savings and Loan
Association of Washington, d. c.,
which is the lien against the prop
erty owned by C. Arnold Van
Kammen and Esther Leona Van
Kammen.
The Petition states that it would
be to the benefit of the petitioners
to have the parcel of land here
tofore mentioned abandoned and
reconverted to its status prior to
dedication.
The Petition states that the pro-
posed abandonment would not af-
feet the public interest ahd tnat
no damages can in any wise be
sustained by persons other than
your petitioners.
The Petition states that there is
an improvement on Lots 21, 20 and
%, Block 3, "Brookmont" which
does extend on to the af0remen-
toned parcel, and that the afore-
mentioned parcel has never been
used as a dedicated street.
1t is, thereupon, this 10th day
Of February, 1948, ordered by the
Circuit Court for Montgomery
County, sitting as a Court OF
Equity, that all persons having
an interest in, or affected by, the
abandonment Of the parcel of land
aforementioned which is presently
part of Ridge Circle according
to plat of of subdivision known as
"Brookmont" recorded in Plat
Book at plat 305, one of the
Land Records of Montgomery
County, Maryland, appear herein
and show cause, il any they have,
why decree should not be passed
as prayed. on or before the goth
day of March, next; provided a
copy Of this order be inserted in
some newspaper published in
Montgomery County, Maryland,
for four successive weeks before
the 18th day Of March, next.
STEDMAN PRESCOTT,
Judge Of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County.
True Copy-Test:
. CLAYTON X. WATKINS,