The Portland daily press., 1873-03-21
D. W. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Ju site es of the Supreme J n.
diciaI Court of the State Of Maine.

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
ONE of the Ju ustice es of the supreme Ju-
dicial Court Of the State Of Maine.
The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney of the
United States of America, for the District Of Maine
duly authorized agent of said United States for this
purpose respectfully represents tha. the United
erection of fort and battery certain tract of land
situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth in the Coun
Maine, particularly bounded and described as lol-
lows-Beginninga the shore at the Northeastery
corner CT o of land recently conveyed to the Unit
of the parcel of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa L. Webster to George c. Thomp-
son. dated March 2sd, 1S49 ami recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book ZIG, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly rods and five links; thence still fol-
lowing said division line North Westerly with an in
cluded angle Of one hundred and eighteen degrees
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
the ledge; thence North Easterly with an included
angle of one hundred and thirty eight degrees four
hundred and forty yeight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Eastery with an
included angle of hundred and twentysx degrees,
three hundred and thirty feet more OF less 10 low
water mark thence by low water mark following the
shore to the first bounds: said described parcel of
That the sole owner Of said described tract of
land is supposed TO be one George G. Thompson, a
resilient Of said Cape EzaDeh and capable OF
That the said George c. Thompson, owner as afore-
said of said tract of land from disagreement: in re-
gard to the price of the same, or from some other
cause to this applicant and he said United States
unknown. hath refused and still refuses to convey
sail tract of Ian to sal | Unite States.
Wherefore this applicant in behalf OF said United
States respectfully prays your H0uor to order notice
Of this application conformabe with the pre- visions Of
the Act of the Legislature of the State of Maine,
titled can Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain cases Of title to lands for sites of
light stations on the coast and waters of the State,
approved February IS, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled "An Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
mine of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventy -one, relating to light houses,
approved February 20, 1872 to be published in some
newspaper in Portland to where said tract of
and lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which norice 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 come forward 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 prars that the return day specified in said
notice. a ju may be empannelled IN the manner
proviJ d, by law to the value OF said tract
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus-
taiDed by the owner Of the lands appropriated by
reason Of such appropriation; and that such other
anu anu iurher proceedings may be had in pursuance OF
M aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State OF
Stat as may be requisite to convey to said United
ohara " Ahe ma, good and absolute title to the
Sot 1serioeo tract Of land against all persons
nated ~ pa.,o ana 50 will ever pray.
~, at az ~ ..land In the County of Cumberland
the twsnty-ninth day Of October, 4. D. 1872.
Attorrav oe tbo Ir,,.oa O.. NATHAN WEBB,
Maine. AVA eno DlStrlcC OF