The Portland daily press., 1872-09-30

of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial
Court of the State of Maine.
VyHE undersigned, Nathan Webb, Attorney Of the
IL United States Of America, for the District Of
Maine being thereto duly authorized by tho Honora-
respectfully represents that the said United
States DESTROYS of purchasing for the erection of
the town of Cape Elizabeth within the limits of the
State of Maine bounded and described as follows
Beginning at the sea shore on the division line be-
tween the land belonging to George e. Thompson,
and the land recently bought by the United States OF
America, of Asa I. Webster, thence by said division
line West ffy-two rods and five links; thence North
twentyeight and half degrees West ten rods, Ghese
lines being the last two written in said George c.
Thompson's deed, as recorded in Cumberland Regis
try of Deeds, Book 2l6 page 1853; thence North
eleven degrees East five hundred aud thirty feet;
thence North sixty-eight degrees, East, three hun
this course being one hundred feet Southwark from
the point where the Northerly boundary of said
Thompson's line intersects the high water line;
thence by the shore easery and southery to the
point begun at containing thirteen more less,
together With right of way thereto,
That the owner of said tract of land is supposed
and believed to be George c. Thompson, a resi-
dent of said Cape Elizabeth and capable of convey
ing the same tract to the said United States.
said of said tract of land from disagreement in
gard 70 price from some other cause to this appi
cant and to the said United States unknown, hath
refused and still does refuse to convey said tract of
land and the righr 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 con.
tain 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
forward day to be specified in said notice,
and file their objections if any they shall have, to the
proposed purchase.
And this applicant further prays 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 value market value,
and all damages sustained by the of the lands
appropriated by Of such appropriation and
that such other and further proceedings may be had
In pursuance ofthe provisions Of act Of the State
of Maine entitled IAN act for the REIMBURSEMENT TO
the United States in certain cases. of title TO lands for
sites of light stations ON the coast and waters Of the
State, approved February IS, 1871, amended by an
act, entitled AN Act to amend Chapter six hundred
anu forty mine of the private laws Of thousand
eight hundred seyenty-one relating to light houses,
approved February 20, 1872, may be requisite 10
convey TO said United States good and absolute title
the aforesaid tract of land and the right Of way
thereto, against all persons whatsoever and 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.