The Portland daily press., 1873-03-22
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton,
one of fhe } Justices of the Supreme Ju.
diciaI COurt of the State of Maine

dicial COurt of the State Of Maine
VVHE undersigned, Nathan Webb, Attorney OF the
IL United States Of America tor the District OF
MaiHe duly authorized agent of said United States
for this purpose, respectfully represents that the
United States aforesaid desirous Of purchasing
for the erection OF fort and battery certain tract
OF land situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth, in
the County of Cumberland, within the limits of the
State Of Maine, particularly bounded and described
the southery side of the road leading from the coun
ty road to he Portland Head Light House, said cop
PEI bolt being about eleven hundred feet distant
from the county ROAD known the shore road thence
southerly at right angles with said Light House
road seven humid ed ard nineteen feet or less
copper bolt set in the line OF stone wall which
wall is the southerly boundary of land now for.
merly of Benjamin B. Dyer; thence eastery by said
stone wall about four hundred and twenty feet
shore to the point where the southeriy side line oi
the road from county road to the Light House pro-
longed would strike the shore at low water line
y side line Of the road the Light House to the first
bounds; said described parcel of land containing
about nine acres. That the sole owner of said de-
scribed tract of land is supposed to be Benjamin
B. Dyer of Cape Elizabeth aforesaid and capable Of
conveying the same to said United States. That the
tract of land, from disagreement in regard to the
price of the same, or from other cause to this
applicant and to the said United States unknown,
hath refused and still refuses to convey said tract Of
and to said Uni ed States:
Wherefore, this applicant. in behalf OF said United
States respectful, prays your Honor 70 order potice
of the Act of the Legislature of the State OF Maine
entitled An 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 FebI uary Is, 187 amended by an act en-
titled "An Act TO amend Chapter six hundred and
forty-nine OF the private laws Of thousand eight
hun red and seventyone, relating to light houses" "
approved February 20, 1872 to be published in some
newspaper in Portland, nearest to where said tract
Of land lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain accurate de-
scr tion of said tract of land, together with the
name of the supposed owner, and suall require all
persons interested in said lands forward on
day to be specified in said notice and file their obec-
tions, any they should have, to the proposed pur-
cb, st.
And this applicant, in behalf of said United states
further prays, that on the return day specifed in
said notice jury may be empannelled in the manner
now provide by law to the val of said tract
ofand at its fair market value, and all damages
tanned by the owner of the lands appropriated by
reason of such appro riatiou, and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance Of
the aforesaid of the Legislature of the State of
Maine as may be requisite to convey to said United
States Of America 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 twenty ninth day of October. A. d. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney Of the United States for the District of