The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the Supreme Judi
c;,i Court Of the state of Maine

one of the j Justices OF the supreme Judi
cini Court ofthe State of Maine
TuyIIE undersigned, Nathan Webb. ATTORNEY If the
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 DESTROYS
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 southerly side IF 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 stone wall, being
the southery boundary of land of Benjamin b Dyer,
thence easerly four hundred feet by said wall to the
seashore thence northeastery by TO and
now 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 more less, together with the right OF
That the sole owner of said tract of land is sup
posed and believed to be, one Benjamin b. Dyer, a
resident of said Cape Elizabeth, and capable of
yeying the same the said United States That
the said Benjamin b. Dyer, owner aforesaid Of
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 way thereto to said United States whereor,
this applicant respectfully prays your Honor t.
order notice of this application to be published il
some newspaper in Portland, nearest to where sait
tract of land lies in each week for the space
four months, which notice shall contain an accurate
description of the said tract Of land together witt
all persons interested in said lands to come forwar,
on day to be specified in said notice. and file thei
objections, any they should have to the proposes
| purchase.
Ana ,llis applicant further plays that at the tim
specified in said notice, jury may be empannelled
in the manner now provided by law, to assess til
value of said lands at their fair market value, an
all damages sustained by the owner of the lands S
| appropriated by reason of such appropriation; an
that such other and further proceedings may be had
in pursuance of the provisions of an act of the tat
of Maine entitled IAN act for the REIMBURSEMENT
the United States in certain of titles to land
'for sites of Light Stations the coast and waters
"the State Approved February Is, 1871. Amende
| by an act entitled, San act to amend chapter 81
hundred and forty-nine Of the private laws of on
'thousand eight hundred and seventy lone, relatin
"to light houses" Approved February 20, 1872, a
may be requisite to convey to said United States,
good and absolute title to the aforesaid tract of Ian
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 CHAMBERLAIN
and State of Maine, this fifteenth day Of June, A. ID
| 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
| Attorney Of the United States for the District
Maine