Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-02

sion of natural and manufactured
gas, oil, petroleum products or
any other liquids, gases and sub
stances that can be transported
by pipeline, and that the Federal
Power Commission, an lnStru-
mentality of the United States OF
America, has issued to the Pc
titioner a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity au-
thorizing the Petitioner to con-
struct, own, operate and main
tain, among other facilities, a
second pipeline and appurtenant
facilities, generally parallel to its
existing natural gas transmission
pipeline system, extending from
Texas to New Yark City, part of
which second pipeline will be To-
Gated in the State of Maryland.
The said Petition further states:
Cd That in order to carry out
the powers conferred upon 1t, as
aforesaid, it is necessary for the
Petitioner to acquire a right-ot-
way and easement for said pipe
line over certain lands situate, ly-
ing and being in the 10th (Po-
tomac) Election District, of Mont
gomery County, Maryland, con-
tanning Is acres of land, more or
less, bounded on the West by the
lands of Edwin Weihe, on the
North by the lands now or form
erly owned by Albert D. Ferris,
and on the South and West by
the lands of Walter E. Perry, the
ownership of which is unknown
to the Petitioner; and that said
right-of-Way and easement is over
that portion of such lands which
is described as follows:
BEGINNING for the same at
a point on the 3rd line of that
tract of land described in and
conveyed by a Deed dated March
8, 1889, and recorded among the
Land Records of Montgomery
County, Maryland, in Deed Book
729, Page 316, from James 1. Med
ley and wife to John T. Creamer,
said point being distant 1852
feet from the end of said Bird
line, and running thence by and
with said Bird line south 81 de-
greeS % minutes east 50.32 feet;
thence leaving said line north SO
degrees each 46667 feet; thence
north Al degrees 04 minutes each
523.92 feet; thence north A de-
grees 30 minutes each 1925 feet
to intersect the 18th line of that
tract of land described in and
conveyed by a Deed dated No
vember 16, 1913 and recorded
among said Land Records in Deed
Book 925, Page 154, from Edward
B. Beale and wife to Walter E.
Perry, at a point distant $500
feet from the iron pipe marking
the beginning point of said 18th
line; thence by and with said
4th line north zero degrees %
minutes each 1858 feet; thence
leaving said line south Al degrees
On minutes west 43.7S feet; thence
south Al degrees 80 minutes west
2OO.7O feet; thence south Al de-
grees Oh minutes west 517,53 feet;
and thence south SO degrees west
46346 feet to the place of begin
ming. Being a strip of land SO
feet wide, having length at its
center line of 1888 rods, and con-
tanning 1888 acres of land, more
or less.
. TOGETHER with the buildings
and improvements, if any, there
upon erected, and the rights, al
leys, ways, waters, privileges and
appurtenances erected and the
rights, alleys, ways, waters, privi-
leges and appurtenances and adj
vantages thereto belonging or in
anyWise appertaining.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD un-
to the said TranScontinental Gas
Pipe Line Corporation, its success
sors and assigns, right-of-Way
and easement in, on, over and
under the said strip of land for
the purposes of constructing, OPP
Grating, maintaining and remov-
ing a pipe line with valves, regu-
lators, meters, fittings, appliances
and appurtenant facilities for the
transportation of natural gas.
(2) That, in spite of repeated
efforts, the Petitioner has been
unable to ascertain the owner
ship of such lands, or to find any
person claiming an interest or
interests therein, and for such
reason has been unable to ac-
quire said right-of-way and ease
ment by contract with the own
ers or reputed owners thereof and
has been unable to agree with
such persons as to the compensa-
ton to be paid them therefor;
and that, therefore, it is neces-
sary for the Petitioner to acquire
the said right-of-way and ease
ment by the exercise of the right
of eminent domain conferred up