The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-10
DIV. FEsSENDEN, Clerk.


To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one Of the Ju ..ic es Of the supreme Ju-
he G0Mr Of STAFF We Of Maine:
United States OF America for the District OF Maine
duly authorized agent Of said United States for this
States aforesaid are DESTROYS Of purchasing for the
erection of fort and battery, certain tract of land
situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth in the Coun-
ty OF Cumberland, within the limits of the State of
Maine, particularly bounded and described as iol-
lows-Begnninga the shore at the Northeasterly
ed States by Asa T. Webster and the Southeasterly
of the parcel of land described In and conveyed
SON, dated March 23d, 1s49 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly ttytwo rods and five links thence, still fol-
lowing said division line, North Yves. erly with in
cluded angle Of one hundred and eighteen degrees
the ledge thence, North Easterly with an included
angle of one hundred and thirty EIGHT degrees four
hundred and forty EIGHT feet more less to cop
included angle of one hundred and degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more OF less to low
water mark thence by low water mark following the
land containing about thirteen acres.
That the sole owner of said described tract of
resident Of said Cape Elizabeth and capable Of con-
veying the same to the said United States.
That the said George g Thompson, owner as afore-
gard to the price of the same, or from some other
cause to this applicant and to The said United States
unknown. uatn refused anu SILL refuses to convex
said tract Of land to said United States.
Wherefore this applicant in behalf of said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
OF this application confomable with the pre- visions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State Of Maine en-
titled San Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain of title to lands for sites of
light stations the coast and waters of the State
approved February IS, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled can Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
forty-nne of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one, relating to light houses"
approved February 90 1872, to be published in some
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract of
and lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scripton OF said tract of land together with the name
of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to forward on day to
be specified in said notice and file their objections if
any they should have, to the proposed purchase.
And this applicant, in behalf OF said United States
further pravs that on the return day specified in said
notice. a july may be empannelled in the manner
now provd ID by law to the value of said tract
Of land at its fair market value, and all damages sus-
tanned by the Of the lands SO appropriated by
reason Of such appropriations and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
the aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State of
Main as may be requisite to convey to said United
State Of Anne risa good and absolute title to the
above described tract of land against all persons
whatsoever: and SO will ever pray.
Dated at Portland, in the County of Cumberland
the twsnty-ninth day of October, A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District Of
Maine.