Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-23

the Petitioner IS authorized to en-
gage in the business of the inter
state transmission of natural and
manufactured gas, oil, petroleum
products or any other liquids,
gases and substances that can be
transported by pipeline; and that
the Federal Power Commission,
an fundamentally of the United
States of America, has issued to
the Petitioner a Certificate of Pub
lie Convenience and Necessity au.
thoriZing the Petitioner to con,
struct, own, operate and maintain.
among other facilities, a second
pipeline and appurtenant facili-
ties, generally parallel to its exist
ing natural gas transmission pipe
line system, extending from Texas
to New York City, part of which
second pipeline will be located in
the State of Maryland. The said
Petition further states:
Cd That in order to carry out
the powers conferred upon it, as
aforesaid, it is necessary for the
Petitioner to acquire a right-of-
way and easement for said pipe
line over certain lands situate, ly-
ing and being in the 10th (Poto-
mac Election District, of Mont
gomery County, Maryland, con-
tanning 16 acres of land, more or
less, bounded on the West by the
lands of Edwin Weihe, on the
North by the lands now or for
merly owned by Albert D. Ferris,
and on the South and West by the
lands of Walter E. Perry, the own
ership of which is unknown to the
Petitioner; and that said right-of-
way and easement is over that
portion of such lands which is de-
Scribed as follows:
| BEGINNING for the same at al
point on the Bird line of that tract
of land described in and conveyed
by a Deed dated March 8, 1899,
and recorded among the Land Rec
ords of Montgomery County,
Maryland, in Deed Book 1913, Page
3l6, from James l. Medley and
wife to John T. Creamer, said
point being distant 1856 80 feet from
the end of said Bird line, and run
ming thence by and with said Bird
line south 81 degrees % minutes
east 50.32 feet; thence leaving said
line north 50 degrees each 466.67
feet; thence north Al degrees GA
minutes each 523.92 feet; thence
north "A degrees 30 minutes each
1928 feet, to intersect the 4th
line of that tract of land described
in and conveyed by a Deed dated
November 16, 1913 and recorded
among said Land Records in Deed
Book 925, Page 154, from Edward
B. Beale and wife to Walter F.
Perry, at point distant $3.50 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 1868 feet; thence leaving
said line south Al degrees GA min
utes west 1918 feet; thence south
A degrees 80 minutes west 200.7O
feet; thence south Il degrees o.
minutes west 517.53 feet; and
thence south 50 degrees west
463.46 feet to the place of begin
ming. Being strip Of land SO feet
wide, having a length at its cen
ter line of 1888 rods, and contain
ing 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 unto
the said TranScOntinental Gas
Pipe Line Corporation, its success
sors and assigns, a right-of-way
and easement in, on, over and I'M
der the said strip of land for the
purposes of constructing, operate
ing, maintaining and removing az
pipe line with valves, regulators,
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 ownership
of such lands, or to find any per-
son claiming an interest or inter-
ests therein, and for such reason
has been unable to acquire said
right-of-Way and easement by con-
tract with the owners or reputed
owners thereof and has been un-
able to agree with such persons
as to the compensation to be paid
them therefor; and that. there
fore, it is necessary for the Peti-
toner to acquire the said right.of-
way and easement by the exercise
of the right of eminent domain
conferred upon the Petitioner nv