The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-02
To the Henerable Charlie. w. Walton
one Of the Ja-siees Of she Supreme Judi
eini Courf OF the stnfe NJ Maine

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FItHE undersigned, Nathan Webb, Attorney Of the
IL United States Of America for the District Of
Maine, being thereto authorized, by the Honorable
Atiorney General Of said United States, respectfully
purchasing, for the erection Of battery and fort
certain tract q land situated ia the town Of Cape
EliRaheth, within the limits Of the State Of Maine
bounded aud described follows, viz: Beginning at
point on The southery side II the road leading to
the Portland Head Light House, eleven hundred feet
iron the county road known the shore road thence
southcry Al right angles with said Light House road
seven hundred and thirty feet 90 a stone wall being
the soutberly boundary Of land Of BENJAMIN B DYER
thence casterly four hundred feet by said wall 10 The
sea-sh0rc thence northeasieTiy by hea-shOre land
nov owned by the United States and occupied by the
Portland Head Light House; thence west seven hum
dred and forty feet 10 the point begun at containing
nine acres moreor less together with the right Of
way thereto.
That the sole owner Of said tract of land is sup
posed and believed 10 be, Benjamin b. Dyer, a
resident Of said Cape Elizabeth and capable of con-
Neying the tract the said United States That
the said Benjamin d. Dyer, owner as aforesaid of
said tract OF land from disagreement in regard to
price or from some other cause to this applicant, and
To the said United States unknown hath refused and
st does refuse TO convey said tract of land and the
right Of way thereto to said United States wherefore
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 contain accurate
description of the said tract of land together with
the name OF the supposed owner, and shall require
on day to be specified in said notice. and file their
objections, any they should have to the proposed
purchase.
And this applicant further pays that at the time
specified in said notice, jury may be empannelled
in the manner now provided by law, to assess the
value of said lands at their fair market value, and
all damages sustained by the of the lands so
appropriated, by reason of such appropriation; and
that such other and further proceedings may be had
IN pursuance OF the provisions of act of the State
OF Maine entitled ian act for the REIMBURSEMENT to
the United States in certain of titles to lands
or sites of Light Stations on the coast and waters of
1.-THE State" Approved February IS, 1871. Amended
by an act entitled, ian act to amend chapter six
hundred and forty-nine Of the private laws of one
Thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, relating
ito 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 Ian
and the right of way thereto against all persons what
soeyer, and as in duty bound will ever pray.
Dated at Portland, in the county of Cumberland
and State Of Maine, this fifteenth day of june A. D.
1872
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney Of the United States for the District of
Maine