The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-12-04
D. w. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
10 she Honorable Charles w. Walton
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one of the Justices of the Supreme Ju-
ssiciai Court of 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
Statesaforesaid are 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 the State of
Maine particularly bounded and described as SOL
lows:-Begnningat the shore at the Northeasterly
corner CT lot OF land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Southeasterly
corner OF the parcel oand described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa L. 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
Westerly fftytwo rods and five links; thence still fol-
lowing said division line, North Westerly with an in
Guided 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 eight degrees four
hundred and forty EIGHT feet more less to cop
per bolt set i'll rock thence North Easterly with an
Included angle OF one hundred and twenty degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more 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 George c.. Thompson a
resident Of said Cape Elizabeth and capable CT CON
Veying the same to the said United States
That the said George C, Thompson owner as asore-
said OF said tract of land from DISAGREEMENT in re-
gard TO the price OF the same or from some other
cause to this applicant and to he 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 conformabe with the provisions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State of Maine en-
titled San Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain Of title to lands 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
Of the private laws Of one thousand eight
hundred and seventy relating to light houses
approved February 20, 1872 to be published in some
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract of
land les once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain accurate de-
scrption 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 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 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 land at its fair market value and all damages sus
tanned by the of the lands so appropriated by
reason Of such appropriation; and that such other
AMI 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 Anne ria, good and absolute title to the
above described tract Of land against all persons
whatsoever: and so will ever pray
Dated at Portland, in the County of Cumberland
the tw enty-ninth day Of October, 4. D. 1872
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District Of
Maine -