The Portland daily press., 1872-08-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the Supreme Judi-
.:.I off he St,s.

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
ono of the Justices of the Supreme Judi-
ciaI Court of the State of Maine
TNHE undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney OF the
J. 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, Ior the erection Of battery and fort,
certain tract OF land situated in the town of Cape
Elzabeth, within the limits of the State Of Maine
bounded and described as follows viz: Beginning at
point on the southerly side Of the road leading to
the Portland Head Light House, eleven hundred feet
from the county road known the shore road thence
southerly 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 easterly four hundred feet by said wall to the
shore thence northeasery by to land
owned by the United States and occupied by the
Portland Head Light House; thence west seven hun
dred and forty feet to the point begun at containing
nine acres moreo or less, together with the right Of
way thereto.
That the sole owner Of said tract Of land |. sup
posed and believed to be, one Benjamin b. Dyer,
resident Of said Cape Elizabeth, and capable Of con-
veying the tract to the said United States That
the said Benjamin B. Dyer, owner as aforesaid Of
said tract of land, from disagreement in regard to
price from some other cause to this applicant and
to the said United States unknown hath refused and
still does refuse to convey said tract of land and the
right of 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 once in each week for the space Of
four months which notice shall contain 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 come forward
on day to be specified in said notice. and file their
objections, If any thaf should have to the proposed
purchase.
And this applicant further pIays that at the time
specified in said notice, jury may be empanneled
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
nf fnff ha Ctofa
Of Maine entitled ian act for the REIMBURSEMENT to
1.-THE United States in certain Of titles to lands
for sites Of Light Stations the and waters
. "the State" Approved February IS, 1871 Amended
BY an act entitled, ian act to amend chapter six
hundred and fortynine 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 title to the aforesaid tract Of land
and the right of way 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 Name this fifteenth day of june A. d.,
1872.
NATHAN WEBB