The Portland daily press., 1872-11-05

0AclaA court OIL the state OF Maine.
The undersigned Nathan Webb Attorney of the
United States OF America for the District OF Maine
duly authorized agent of said United States for this
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid DESTROYS of purchasing for the
erection of fort and battery certain tract of land
situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth in the Coun
ty OF Cumberland, within the limits of the State of
Maine, particularly bounded and described as fol-
lows-Begining at the shore at the Northeastery
corner CT lot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
cd States by Asa T. Webster and the Southerly cor
of the parcel of land described in and conveyed
by a deed from Asa I. Webster to George C. Thomp-
son. dated March 23d, 1919 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book PIG, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
West ftytwo rods and five links; thence still fol-
lowing said division line North Westerly with an in
cluded angle OF one hundred and eighteen degrees
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
the ledge; thence, North Easterly with an inclined
angle of one hundred and thirty-eight degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feet more less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
included angle Of one hundred and twenty degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more or less to low
water mark thence by low water mark following the
shore to the first bounds: said described parcel of
land containing about thirteen acres.
That the sole owner of said described tract of
land is supposed to be one George G. THOMPSON a
resident OF said Cape Elizabeth capable Of con-
veying the same to the said United Statea.
That the said George c, Thompson, owner as afore-
said OF said track Of land from disagreement in re-
gard to the price of the same, or from some other
cause to this applicant and to the said United States
unknown. hath refused and still refuses to convey
said track of land to said United States.
wherefore this applicant in behalf of sail United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
of this application conformabe with the provisions of
the Actof the Legislature of the State Of Maine en-
titled San Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain of title to land for sites OF
light stations on the coast and waters of the State
approved February IS, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled IAN Act to amend Chapter six hundred aud
fortyn of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventyone, relating to light houses"
approved February 20 1872, to be published in some
in Portland nearest to where said tract Of
land lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scrpon OF said tract of land together with the name
OF the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to come forward on day to
be specified in said notice and file their objections if
any they should have, to the proposed purchase.
And this applicant in behalf of said United States
further prays that on the return day specified in said
notice, jury may be empanneed in the manner
now provided by law to the value of said tract
OF land at its fair market value and all damages sus-
tanned by the owner of The lands appropriated by
reason OF such appropriation; and that such other
anu further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
the aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State of
Maine, as may be requisite to convey to said United
States of America, good and absolute title to the
above described tract of land against all persons
and so will ever pray.
Dated at Portland in the County of Cumberland,
the twenty ninth day of October, A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District Of
Maine.