The Portland daily press., 1872-09-10
To thc Honorable Charles w. waIton
one Of the Justices of the Supreme Judi-
ciuI Court Of the Stale nj Iniue

To thc Honorable Charles w. waIton
one Of the Justices of the Supreme Judi
cial Court ofibe State OF Maine
FnNHE undersigned, Nathan Webb, Attorney Of the
United States Of America, for the District OF
Maine, being thereto authorized by the Honorable
Attorney General OF said United States respectfully
represents that the said United States are DESTROYS Of
purchasing, for the erection Of a battery and fort
certain tract of land situated in the tow of Cape
Elizabeth, within the limits OF the State of Maine,
bounded aud described as follows, viz Beginning at
point on the southery side Of the road leading TO
the Portland Head Light House, eleven hundred feet
from the county road known the shore road thence
southery at right angles with said Light House road
seven hundred and thirty feet to a stone wall being
the southerly boundary Of land Of Benjamin b. Dyer,
thence sasterly four hundred feet by said wall to the
sea-shore thence northeasery by to land
now owned by the United States and occupied by the
Portland Head Light House; thence west seven hun
u!eu anu tory feet to 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 to be, one Benjamin b. Dyer,
resident Of said Cape Elizabeth and capable of con-
veylng the same tract to the said United States That
sne sam beiamin H. 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
still does refuse To convey said tractOf land and the
right of way thereto to said United States wherefore
this applicant respectfully prays your Honor to
order notice OF this application to be published in
some newspaper in Portland, nearest to where said
tract of land lies in each week for the space OF
four months, which notice shall contain an accurate
description OF the sau tract Oh 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 tothe proposed
purchase.
And this applicant further pays that at the time
specified in said notice, jury may be empanneed,
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 80
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 Safe
of Maine entitled ian act for the REIMBURSEMENT to
he United States in certain cases Of titles 10 lands
or sites Of Light Stations the coast and waters Of
.'the State" Approved February Is, 1911 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
"to light houses" Approved February 20, 1872, as
may be requisite to convey to said United States
good and absolute lille to the Aforesaid tract Of Ian
and the right of thereto against all persons what
soever, 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.