The Portland daily press., 1872-08-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices Of the supreme Judi
Go..rf x,f the STATE of Maine

ciaI Court Ofthe State of Maine.
yxyIIE undersigned, Nathan Webb, Attorney of the
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 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 stone wall being
the southery boundary of land of Benjamin b. Dyer,
thence eastery four hundred feet by said wall TO the
seashOre thence northeastery by 70 and
owned by the United States and occupied Dy the
Portland Head Light House thence west seven nun
bred and forty feet to the point begun at containing
nine more less, together with the right OF
way thereto.
That the sole owner of said tract of land Is sup.
pOsed and believed to be, one Benjamin Il. Dyer, a
resident of said Cape Elzabet ana capable OF con
yeyng 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 or 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 Sates 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
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 salu l1luS 10 come forward
day to be specified in said notice. and file theil
objections, if any they should have to the proposed
purchase.
And this applicant further iays that at the time
specified in said notice, a 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 the lands SC
appropriated by reason of such appropriation; and
that such other and further proceedings may be had
IN pursuance Of the provisions of an act of the STATE
Of Maine entitled ian act for the REIMBURSEMENT tt
the United States in certain Of titles TO lapd
'for sites of Light Stations the coast and waters
''the State" Approved February IS, 1871. Amended
by an act entitled, IAN act to amend chapter siA
hundred and fortynine of the private laws of one
Thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, relating
$50 light houses" App owed February 20, 1872 as
may be requisite to convey to said United States
good and absolute title to the aforesaid tract of
and the right of way thereto against all persons what
soever, and in duty bound 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