The Portland daily press., 1873-02-17
To the Hoaora BILE Charles w. Walton.
one of the justices Of the Supreme Ju.
dIcIuI Court of the Slntp Of ViaIue

fENHE undersigned, Ma, han Webb Attornev OF the
Il United States Of America tor the District Of
Maine. duly au horized agent Of siid United States
this purpose, respectfully represents that the
Uni ed States AZORES lid are DESTROYS If purchasing
for he erection of TT and battrya cert in tract
of land situated in the town of Cape Eizabe b, in
the County of Cumberland, within the limits of the
State of Main. particularly bounded and described
the sautery side of the road ealing from the conn
ty road to he Portland Head Light House, said cop
pei bolt being about eleven hundred feet distant
from the county ROAD known as the shore d. thence
southerly at iisht angles with said Light House
TOAD seven hnnd ed and nineteen feet less
y h ee sau se Inc de o. t0me wall which
merry Of Benjamin b. Dyer; thence easterl, by said
stone wall al out four hundred and twentyeisht feet
to the sea shore; thence northeasterly by Tie ses
shore to the point where the southerly side line of
the road from county road to the Light House pro-
longed would strike the shore at low water line;
thence westerly on such prolongnlon of the soather
y side line of the road to the Light House to the first
boun Is; said described parcel of Ian containing
scribed tract Of land is supposed TO be Benjamin
u. Dyer of Cape Elizabeth aforesaid and capable of
conveying the me to said United States. That the
said Benjamin B. Dyer, owner as aforesaid of said
tract of land, from disagreement in regard to the
price of the same or from some other cause to this
applicant and to the sail United States unknown,
hath refused and still refuses convey said tract OF
and to said Uni ell States:
wherefore, this applicant, in behalf OF said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
of this application confrmable with the provisions
OF the Act of the Legislature of the State of Maine
entltleu IAN TO the United
States in certain OF title to lands for sites of
light stations the coast and waters of the State"
approved Feb uary 49, 1871, amended by ar act en-
titled Gan Act TO amend Chapter six hundred and
rty-nine of the private laws of thousand eight
hun red and seventy-one. relating to gt houses"
approved February 20, 1872 to be published In some
newspaper in Portland, nearest to where said tract
of lan lies. once in each week for the space of four
mon hs, which notice shall contain accurate de-
sci tion of said tract of land, together with tile
name of the supposed owner, and snail require all
persons interested in said lands to fol ward
day to be specified in said notice and file their objec
tions, If any they should have to the proposed pur-
| cb; &c
And this applicant, in behalf of said United States
further prays, that on the return day specific in
sail notice jury may be empannelled in the
now provide by law to assess the val of said tract
ofland at its fair market value and all damages GUS
tainoa by the owner of the lands appropriated by
| reason of such appro ration, and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
the aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State Of
Maine may be requisite to convey to said United
States Of America good and absolute title 10 the
above described tract Of land against all persons
| Whatsoever; aud 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
Maine.