The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-25

The Retition 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 it to
be necessary and proper to acquire
for the purposes referred to in
said petition, and in connection
with the construction and main
tenance of the highway system
of the State, certain tracts
or parcels of land situate in the
Seventh Election District of Gar
rett County, consisting of $40
square feet, more or less, lying be-
tween the lines marked Right of
Way Line" as shown on Plat No.
1908, which is being taken in fee
simple.
TOGETHER with the buildings
and improvements thereon and the
rights, alleys, ways, waters, roads,
privileges, appurtenances and ad-
vantages to the same belonging or
in anywise appertaining, together
with any right, title and interest
of the defendants in and to the eX-
isting bed of U. S. Route No. PIG
lying between the lines marked
Right of Way Line" as shown on
Plat No. 16903, and together with
any right, title and interest of the
defendants in and to the existing
bed of Deep Greek Lake, lying be-
tween the lines marked Fright Of
Way Line" as shown on Plat No.
1908.
The Petition further states that
the property is now held under the
provisions of a deed from w. ID.
Merritt and Mary Merritt, his wife,
to Thomas X. H. Johnston and Sadie
+. Johnston, his wife, dated Octo-
Der 13, 1915, and recorded on De-
tober Is, l945, in Liber A.G.R. No.
1877, Folio 149, among the Land
Records of Garrett County, Mary
land, and also under the provisions
of deed from John o. Thayer and
wife to Charles N. McIntire, dated
June 25, 1928, and recorded in
Liber EFT. No. SO, Folio 404,
amon0 the Land Records of Gar
rett 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 u. S. Route
No. PIG, Thayerville to Deep Greek
Lake, in Garrett County, Maryland.
That the Petitioners are unable
to make an agreement with the
Defendants and that the Petition
IoAAeftnI ohno1Y l,1
amount of Two Hundred and
Twenty-Five ($22500) Dollars, in
the hands of the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Garrett County, in
conformity with the provisions of
Article SOB, Section 9, Public Gen
eral Laws of Maryland, said Pc
titioners deeming 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 i'm
mediately upon depositing said
money and that they are taking
possession for the aforesaid pur-
poses.
That the defendants, Thomas R. |
Johnston and Sadie E. Johnston, his
wife. are nOn-residents of the State
of Maryland, residing at 2124I
Edgebrook Avenue, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
to Thomas r. Johnston and Sadie
f. Johnston, his wife, non-resi-
dents of the State of Maryland, re-
siding at 2124 Edgebrook Avenue,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to an
pear in this Court, in person or by
solicitor, on or before the goth dav
of November, 1856, and show cause,
if any they have, why said prop
erty or said defendants interests
therein should not be condemned