The Portland daily press., 1872-11-27

The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney of the
United States of America for the District of Mime
duly authorized of said United States for this
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
states AFORESAID are DESTROYS of purchasing for the
erection OF fort and battery certain tract of land
situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth in the Conn
y OF Cumberland, within the limits of the State of
Maine, particularly bounded and described as fol-
lows-Beginninga the shore at the Northeastery
corner CT lot OF land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa 7. Webster, and the Southeastery
corner OF the parcel of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa L. Webster to George c. Thomn-
son. dated March 23d, 1e49 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216 Page 465 thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
westerly rods and five links; thence still fol-
lowing said division line North .erly 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 included
angle OF one hundred and thirty degrees four
hundred and forty-cight feet more less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
Included angle hundred and twenty-six degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more rsless 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 and capable Of con-
veying the same to the said United States.
That the said George c. THOMPSON owner as afore-
said of said tract of land from disagreement in re-
cause to this applicant and to The said United States
unknown hath refused and still refuses to convey
said tract of land to said United States.
Wherefore this applicant in behalf of said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
OF this application conormabe with the provisions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State Of Maine en-
TILED AN Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States In certain Of title lands for sites of
hgnt stations on the coast and waters of the State
approved February Is, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled An Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventyone, relating to light houses
approved February 90 1872 to be published in some
IN Portland, nearest to where said tract of
landl lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scrplon OF said tract of land together with the name
OF the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to forward on day 10
be specified in said notice and file their objections If
any they should have to the proposed purchase
Ana this applicant. in behalf of said United States
urther prays, that on the return day specified in said
notice, jury may be empannelled in the manner
now provided by law to the value of said tract
OF and at It's alr market value, and all damages sus
tDed by the owner Of the lands so appropriated by
reason OF such appropriation; and that such other
ana Iurther proceedings may be had in pursuance of
the aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the Stale of
Name as may be requisite to convey to said United
States OF Anne riSa good and absolute title to the
ABOVE described tract Of land against all persons
whatsoever: and SO will ever pray S
Dated at Portland, in the County of Cumberland
the tw anty-ninth day Of October A. D. 1872.
=. ..o NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District of