The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
ono of the Justices of the Supreme J IL
diciaI Court of the Sfate of Maine.

dlclal OOuEt Oh the 5fatt Oh uEH1mes
The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney os tb
United States OF America, for the District of Maine
duly authorized agent of said United States for tb
purpose. respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid are DESTROYS of purchasing for the
erection of fort and battery certain tract of lanG
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 fol-
lows-Beginninga the shore at the Northeastern
corner Of lot of land recently conveyed to the UAt
ed States by Asa t. Webster and the Southeas derI,
of the parcel of land described in and
by a deed from Asa 7. Webster to George C. Thomp
son, dated March 23d, 1S49 and recorded in Cumher
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216 Page i65. theme
by the division line between said two pieces of Land
Westerly nifty 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
angle of one hundred and thirty-eight degrees fonr
hundred and forty-eight feet more or less to con-
per bolt set in roc thence North Easterly with an
Included angle of hundred and twenty 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.
mat the sole owner Of said described tract of
resident Of said Cape Elizabeth and capable q con-
veying the same to the said United States.
That the said George c, Thompson owner as afore-
gard to the price of the same or from some other
cause to this applicant and to he said United States
unknown hath refused and stin refuses to convey
Wherefore this applicant in behalf of said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
OF this application confoTmabe with the provisions 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 o
light stations on the coast and waters of the State
approved February Is, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled IAN Act to ameAd Chapter six hundred and
OF the private laws of one thousand eight
hundred and seyeAty-one, relating to lfght houses
approved February 90 1872, to be published in ~ mo
newspaper In Portland, nearest to where said tr,c 81
aud lies, once in each week for the space of fo,r
aontils which notice shall contain an az cnreta Az
scrption OF said tract of land together with the
OF the supposed owner and shall require ali
interested in said lands to forward on dav 70
be specified in said notice and file their Objections If
any they should hoise, to the proposed purchase
And this applicant in behalf OF said United States,
iher pfa that on the return day specified in said
notlce- q jury may be empanneled in the manner
w provided by law to assess the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus-
taiDed by the owner of The lands so appropriated by
reason Of such appropriation; and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
the aforesaid of the Legislature of the State of
Main as may be requisite to convey to said United
State of Anne riya good and absolute title to the
above escribed tract of land against all persons
whatsoever: and so will ever pray.
Dated at Portland, in the County of Cumberland
the tw enty-nnth day Of October, A. D. 1872
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District of
Maine,