The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
oue of the Justices of the Supreme Judi

o,,. If the Jwstices of the Supreme Judi
cia, Court of the State Of Maine.
,v,HE undersigned Nathan Webb, Attorney of the
limited 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 DESTROYS of
purchasing, for the erection Of battery and fort,
certain tract of land situated in the town of Cape
Elizabeth, 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 the shore road thence
southerly at right angles with said Light House road
hundred and thirty feet to spone wall Delhg
the southeriy boundary Of land of Benjamin p Dyer
thence eastery four hundred feet by SAID wall 70 tl
sea-shore thence by TO
now owned by the United States ana 0eeiplei ny inc
Portland Head Light House, thence west seven nun
dred and forty feet to the point begun at containing
nine more or less, together WIN tHe rlgne VI
that the sole owner of said tract of land Is sup
posed and believed to be, one Benjamin b. Dyer, q
resident of said Cape E1aoe5h ana n capable S OF e1n
| the said Benjamin b. Dyer, owner as aforesaid OF
said tract of land from disagreement in regard to
,'rice or from some other to this applicant and
10 the said United States unkL hath refused and
still does refuse to convey said tract of land and the
right of way thereto to sad United States wherefore
order notice of this application to be published in
some newspaper in Portland, nearest to where said
tract of land les in each week for the space of
four months which notice shall contain accurate
description of the said tract Of land, together with
the name Of the supposed owner and shall Feqlire
on day to be specified in said notice, and file their
objections if any they should have to the proposed
purchase.
And this applicant further plays that at the time
specified in said notice, jury may be empannelled
III 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 tho lands SC
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 State
OF Maine entitled ian act for the REIMBURSEMENT to
the United States in certain of titles to lands
for sites of Light Stations the coast and waters Of
| "the State" Approved February IS, 1871. Amended
| by an act entitled, ian act to amend chapter SIX
hundred and forty of the private laws of
Thousand eight hundred and seventyone, relating
"to light houses" Approved February 20, 1872 as
may be requisite to convey to said United States, a
good and absolute title to the aforesaid tract of lan1
and the right Of way thereto against all persons what
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 O
! Maine,