The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
10 the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the Supreme Judi
cial Court of the State of Maine

ciai OOuft Oh the STATE OF Nhalne.
VNHE undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney of fine
Il 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 esirous
purchasing, for the erection of battery and fort a
certain tract of land situated in the town of Cane
Eiza5eth, WITHIN the limits of the State of Maine,
bounded and 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 as the shore road thence
southery at right angles with said Light House road
seven hundred and thirty feet to a wall being
the southerly boundary of land of Benjamin B. Dyer
thence eastery four hundred feet by said wall to the
seshore thence northeastery by theEea-shore land
now owned by the United States and occupied Inv The
1or5land Head Llsht House; thence west seven hun
dred and forty feet to the point begun at
nine acres moreo less together with the right Of
way thereto. W
That the sole owner of said tract of land is SIM
posed and believed to be, one BENJAMIN b. Over n
resident OF said Cape Elizabeth and capable of con-
yeyns the same tract to the said United States That
the sald benjamin Ii. Dyer, owner as aforesaid of
said tract of land, from disagreement in regard to
price OF from some other cause to this applicant and
70 me said United States unknown, hath refused and
sun uoes refuse to convey said tract of land and the
right OF way thereto to said United States wherefore
TINS applicant respectfully prays your Honor to
order notice Of this application TO be unfinished in
some newspaper in Portland nearest to where said
tract OF land lies in each week for the snace of
our months which notice shall contain an accurate
description OF the said tract of land, together with
the name of the supposed owner and shall reouire
all persons interested in said lands to come forward
Oh usy 10 De speclheu IN SAID notice, and file their
objections, any they should have to the proposed
purchase. fNfO''N
And this applicant further plays 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 owner of the lands SO
appropriated, by reason of such appropriation and
that such other and further proceedings NAV be had
IN pursuance Of the provisions of act of the State
OF Maine entitled ian act for the REIMBURSEMENT TO
1.-THE United States in certain cases of titles to lands
for sites ofLght Stations the coast and waters of
.the State" Approved February IS, 1871. Amended
by an act entitled, San act to amend chapter six
hundred and f9rty-ninc of the private laws of one
"to light houses'' Approved February 20, 1879 as
may be requisite to convey to said United States,
good and absolute title to the aforesaid tract of LIANT
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
1872. -"
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney Of the United States for the District Of
Maine ~