HomeMy WebLinkAbout875 Deed, Hastings Park land sold by the Lexington Field and Garden Club to the Town of Lexington, April 24, 1897KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
that the Lexington Field and Garden Club, a corporation established at
Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts,
in consideration of the vote of said Town of Lexington, at a meeting called
for that purpose to acept a conveyance of the lot of land hereinafter
described upon the conditions or restrictions hereinafter mentioned, and
of one dollar to it
paid by said Town of Lexington, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged
does hereby remise, release and forever QUITCLAIM unto said Town of
Lexington a certain triangular piece of land situated in said Lexington
westerly of the common, at the junction of the Concord and Lincoln roads,
bounded and described as follows:-
Northerly by Concord Road forty four (44) rods, more or less;
south, southeasterly by the Lincoln road thirty six and one half (36 1/2)
rods, more or less; and southerly southwesterly and westerly in an
irregular line twenty five (25) rods, more or less, by a road leading
from said Lincoln road to said Concord road. Containing two acres, two
quarter and twenty six (26) square rods more or less, and being the same
premises conveyed to said Lexington Field and Garden Club by Carlton A.
Staples by his deed dated August 29, A. D. 1891 and recroded with Middlesex
South District Deeds, Lib. 2070, Fol 258.
This tract of land is conveyed to said Town of Lexington
under the condition that it shall always remain open as a public park, to
be called Hastings Park, for the use of the public, under such rules and
regulations as may be made by said Town, and upon the further condition
that said Town shall annually appropriate and use a sufficient sum
of money to keep the same in good condition for a public park, and upon
the further condition that in case said Town shall fail to comply with the
conditions previously provided in this deed said land shall become and be
the property of the Cary Library of said Lexington.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the granted premises with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, to the said Town of
Lexington to its own use and behoof forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said Lexington Field and Garden Club has
caused its seal to be hereto affixed and this deed to be executed and
delivered by George O. Davis, its Treasurer, this twenty-fourth day of
April A. D. 1897.
The Lexington Field & Garden
Club
by Geo O. Davis, Treas.
Signed and delivered
in presence of
A E. Scott
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Middlesex ss. April 29 1897 Then personally appeared the
above named George O. Davis and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be
the free act and deed of said the Lexington Field and Garden Club.
A E. Scott Justice of the Peace
Vote.
At a meeting of the Lexington Field and Garden Club holden April 7th
1897 and called for the purpose, the following vote was passed:
Voted: That the Lexington Field and Garden Club convey to the Town of
Lexington the tract of land known as Hastings Park, conveyed to it by
Carlton A. Staples, by his deed dated Aug 19, A. D. 1891, and recorded with
Middlesex So. Dist. Deeds, lib. 2070, fol. 258 provided said Town shall accept
the conveyance pursuant to the vote already passed in Town Meeting April 5,
1897, under Article 19 in the Warrant for the Annual March meeting 1897.
Mr. George O. Davis, the treasurer of the corporation is hereby authorized
to execute and deliver such conveyance for the nominal consideration of one
dollar. Attest Geo. O. Davis,
Clerk.
CAMBRIDGE, May 12 1897
At 10 o'clock and 30 minutes A m Received and
Entered deed & vote with Middlesex So. Dist, Deeds
Book 2560 Pages 138 & 139
Attest Edwin O. Childs
Register
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Hastings Park
MIDDLESEX REG. OF DEEDS,
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MAY 12 1897
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RECORDED
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Mail Leonard A. Saville
Town Clerk
Lexington