Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-16

, its Certificate of Incorporation
| the Petitioner is authorized to en-
gage IN the business OF the inter-
slale 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 lnStrumentauty OF the United
states of America, has issued to
the Petitioner Certificate of Pub
TIC Convenience and Necessity au-
thorlzing the Petitioner to con-
struct, own, operate and maintain1 n
among other facilities, a second '
pipeline and appurtenant facili-
,4qs, generally parallel to its exist
ing natural gas transmission pipe q
line system, extending from Texas
to NEW York City, part of which
secona pipeline will be located in
the state of Maryland. The said
PETITION further states:
ID That in order to carry out
the powers conferred upon it, as
aforesaid, it is necessary for the
Petitioner to acquire right-of-
way and easement Tor 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 a
point on the Bird line of that tract
of land described in and conveyed
by Deed dated March 8, 1899,
and recorded among the Land Rec.
ords of Montgomery County,
Maryland, in Deed Book 728, Page
316, from James l. Medley and
wife to John T. Creamer, said
point being distant 1856 80 feet from
the end of said 3rd line, and run
ming thence by and with said Bird
line south 81 degrees % minutes
east 50.32 feet; thence leaving said
line north SO degrees each 46667
feet; thence north ii degrees 04
minutes each 523.92 feet; thence
north A degrees 80 minutes each
1928 feet, to intersect the 4th
line of that tract of land described
in and conveyed by Deed dated
November 16, 1943 and recorded
among said Land Records in Deed
Book 925, Page 154, from Edward
B. Beale and wife to Walter E.
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 1858 feet; thence leaving
said line south Al degrees 04 min /
utes west 1878 feet; thence south
"A degrees 80 minutes west 2OO.7O
feet; thence south Al degrees Oh
minutes west 517.53 feet; and
thence south SO degrees west
463.46 feet to the place of begin
ming. Being a strip Of land SO feet
wide, having a length at its CEN
ter line of 1883 rods, and contain
ing 1883 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 ad-
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, right-of-way
and easement in, on, over and un.
der the said strip of land for the
purposes of constructing, operat.
ing, maintaining and removing a
pipe line with valves, regulatorsA
meters, fittings, appliances and =
appurtenant facilities for the
transportation of natural gas.
GU 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.
csts 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 I'm.
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 riobt-of-