The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-06-16
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

MS lbi anu vi lJGIldli VI liC
STATE OF MARYLAND
VS..
FRANK c. STURGES and HAZEL
T. STURGES. his wife
No. 1416 Miscellaneous. IN THE
CIRCUIT COURT FOR GAR
RETT COUNTY
The object of this suit is to ac-
quire by condemnation certain
tracts or parcels of land situate in
the Seventh Election District of
Garrett County, Maryland, belong
ing to Frank c. Sturges and Hazel
r. Sturges, his wife.
The Petition states that the pc
titionerS constitute the State Roads
Commission of Maryland and are
charged with the construction and
maintenance Of highways and
bridges in the State of Maryland.
That they have determined il to
be necessary and proper to acquire
for the purposes referred to in said
petition and in connection with the
construction and maintenance. of
the highway system of the State,
all those tracts or parcels of land
situate in the Seventh Election Dis
trict of Garrett County, Maryland.
being and comprising all the land
consisting of 1850 square feet. more
or less, lying between the lines
marked Right of Way Line" as
shown on Plat No 1882, which are
being taken in fee simple, and l.
$50 square feet, more or less, also
shown on said plat for slope and
drainage easements.
TOGETHER with the right or
easement to create, use and main
tain on the land shown hatched on
said plat, drainage structures and
facilities necessary to adequately
drain and retain the roadway and
or adjacent property, together with
the right to create, use and main
tain on or across the adjacent land
of the defendants waterways and
or inletS and outlets necessary for
drainage structures indicated in the
legend shown on said plat, to-
gether with the perpetual right to
erect and maintain between October
lst and April LIST of each year snow
fences within 100 feet of the land
granted in fee simple and together
with any right, title and interest of
the defendants in and to the exist
ing bed of u S. Route #2l9. lying
between the lines marked Right
of Way Line" as shown on said
plat.
The petition further states that
the property is now held by deed
from Ellen F. Seefeld and Robert
10 Ers14,ly
C. Sturges and Hazel t. Sturges.
his wife. dated May 81. 1852 and
recorded in Liber RID. No. ia,
Folio 81, among the Land Records
of Garrett County, Maryland.
That the land and property is
sought to be condemned in cOnnec-
ton with the State System of Roads
and Bridges and especially for the
construction of the improvement to
U. S. Route PIG. Thayerville. to
Deep Creek Bridge, in Garrett
County Maryland.
That the Petitioners are unable
to make an agreement with the de
PENDANTS and that the Petitioners
have deposited a check i'll the
amount of Four Hundred and Sixty
Dollars CS46000) in the hands of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Garrett County. in conformity with
the provisions of Article SOB, Sec
ton 8, Public General Laws of
Maryland, said petitioners deem
| ing the said sum to be the fair value
| of the land taken and damages done
to the property and that it is in
| the public interest for them to take
! possession Immediately upon de-
posting said money and that they
are taking possession for the afore-
| said purposes.
That the defendants, Frank c.
Sturges and Hazel T. Sturges. his
wife. are non-residents of the State
of Maryland, residing at 4618 Dover
dell Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
Vania.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to
Frank C. Sturges and Hazel, T.
Sturges, his wife. residing at 4618
Doverdell Drive, Pittsburgh, Penn
sylvania, defendants of the above
described property to appear in
this Court, in person or by solicit
/ tor, on or before the 18th day OF
July, 1855, and show cause, if any
they have, why said property or
said defendants interest therein
should not be condemned as prayed
in said Petition.
RICHARD L. DAVIS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
For Garrett County
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