Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-29
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday, April 20, 1854

ANlIlIu EleCllOH DlSlIlCl u NNOllI-
gomery County, in the State OF
Maryland, belonging to Robert
Chambers and Helen Chambers,
his wife, and William A. Skerrett
and Mary Skerrett, his wife,
Mortgages.
The Petition states that the
petitioners constitute the State
Roads Commission of Maryland
and are charged with the con-
struction and maintenance of
highways and bridges in the
State of Maryland.
That they have determined it
to be necessary and proper to
acquire for the purposes referred
TO in said petition, and in con-
nection with the construction and
maintenance of the highway SyS-
tenn of the State, all those tracts
or parcels of land situate in the
Gaithersburg, Ninth Election Dis
trict of Montgomery County,
Maryland, being and comprising
all the land consisting of 7.l8
acres, more or less, lying between
the lines marked Right of Way
Line" as shown on Plats Nos.
1853 and 1854, which is being
taken in fee simple.
Together with the perpetual
right to erect and maintain be-
tween October LIST and April 1st
of each and every year, snow
fences, within 100 feet of the
land condemned in fee simple.
TOGETHER with all the right
whatsoever of ingress or egress
between the through highway
and the remaining property of
the defendants across the lines
which are designated Fright of
Way Line of Through Highway,
to the end that there never win
be any Vehicular, pedestrian
and/or animal access to or from
the through highway and the re-
naming property of the defend
ants across those lines which are
so marked on the beforemention-
ed Plats Nos. 1853 anr 1854.
The petition further states that
the property is now held under
the provisions of two deeds, one
from Oscar P. Fulks and Edith
Fulks, his wife to Robert Chamb-
ers and Helen Chambers, his
wife, dated July 7, 1887, and re-
corded on July &c, 1887, in Liber
No. 672, Folio 800, among the
Land Records of Montgomery
County, Maryland, and the other
deed from Oscar F. Fulks and
Edith M. Fulks, his wife to Ro-
bert Chambers and Helen Chamb-
ers, his wife, dated September
IS, 1899, and recorded on Septem-
Der IS, 1889, in Liber No. 753,
Folio SO, among the Land Rec
ords of Montgomery County,
Maryland.
That the said property is sub
ject to the lien of a mortgage
given by Robert Chambers and
Helen Chambers, his wife, to
William A. Skerrett and Mary
Skerrett, his wife, dated July 81,
1912 and recorded on August "a,
1912, in Liber No. 1856, Folio 2O9,
among the Mortgage Records of
Montgomery County, Maryland,
securing the payment of the total
sum of $8,600.00, as expressed in
said mortgage.
That the land and property is
sought to be condemned in con-
nection with the State System of
Roads and Bridges, and especial
ly for the construction of U. S.
Route No. 240 Relocation wash
ington National Pike an Elk
in Montgomery Coun-
ty, Maryland.
That the Petitioners are un.
able to make an agreement with
the defendants and that the Pc.
titioners have deposited check
in the amount of Nine Thousand
Eight Hundred and Seventeen
(S9,S1700 Dollars in the hand of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County, in con.
formity with the provisions of
Article SOB, Section 9, Public
General Laws of Maryland, said
petitioners deeming the said sum
to be fair value of the land taken
and damages done to the prop
erty, and that it is in the public
interest for them to take posses.
sion Immediately upon depositing
said money and that they are
taking possession for the afore-
said purposes.
That the defendants, William
A. Skerrett and Mary Skerrett,
his wife, are non-residents of the
State of Maryland, residing at
Berlin, New Jersey.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN