The Portland daily press., 1872-07-30
To the Honorable Charles w. WALTON. one
9 ofthe Justices of the Supreme Judicial
Gb Court of the State of Maine a9sd yadi

TO the Honorable Charles w. WALTON. lone
0fthe Justices of the Supreme Judicial
fb Court of the State Of Maine afsd y9ai
INHE undersigned, Nathan Webb, Attorney OF the
u United States of America, for the District of
Maine being thereto duly authorized by the Honora-
BILE Attorney General of said United States,
respectfully represents that, the said United
States DESTROYS of purchasing for the erection of
Tort and battery certain tract of land, situated in
the town Of Cape Elizabeth within the limits of the
State of Maine bounded and described as folIows.-
tween the land belonging to George O. Thompson.
and the land recently bought by United States Of
line West fifty two rods and five links thence Moth
twenty-eight and half degrees West ten rods (hese
lines being the last two written in said George G.
Thompsons deed, as recorded in Cumberland Regis
eleven degrees East i've hundred aRd thirty feet
5henos n MOf ts sxfyei i degrees Fast three
this course being one hundred feet Southwark from
the point where the Northerly boundary OF said
thompson line 1nterseets the high water line
thence by the eastery and southery to the
point begun at thirteen acres more or less
the owner Of said tract 81 land is supposed rpt
ana believed to be one George G, Thompson, a. resi-
dent q said Cape Elizabeth, and capable Of convey
That the said George G. THOMPSON Swner a. 50. afore-
said Of said tract of land from disagreement In re-
aTf to P Prlce t e rG9 s9s other 70 this app
refused and still does refuse to convey said tract of
and and the right Of way thereto said United
Wherefore this applicant respectfully. pravs
your Honor to order notice OF this application to Be
published in some newspaper in Portland nearest
to where said tract Of land lies, once in each week for
the space Of four months, which notice shall con-
tain an accurate description of the 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 shall have to the
proposed purchase.
And this applicant further prays that at the time
specified in said notice, ajnry may be empannelled
In the manner now provided by law, to assess the
value of said lands at their fair value market value
and all damages sustained by the owner of the lands
80 appropriated by reason such appropriation land
that such other and further proceedings may be had
In pursuance ofthe provisions of act of the State
OF Maine entitled An act for the REIMBURSEMENT to
the United States IN certain cases. Of title to lands for
sites OF light stations the and waters of the
State, approved February IS, 1871, amended by an
act, entitled IAN Act to amend Chapter six hundred
and nine Of the private laws of one thousand
eight hundred seventy-one relating to light houses"
approved February 20, 1872, as may be REQUISITE TO
convey to said United States good and absolute title
to the aforesaid tract Of land and the right Of way
thereto, against all persons whatsoever and SO will
ever pray. !
Dated at Portland, in the County of, Cumberland
and State of Maine this fifteenth day of june A. d.
1872. NATHAN WERR A ~
Attorney of the United States for the District Of