The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-22
/. w. FEssENDEN, Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the Supreme } "a.
diciai Court of the State of Nsaine.

dlcIai 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 that the United
States aforesaid are desrous OF purchasing for the
erection of fort and battery certain tract of land
situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth in tho Coun
ty OF Cumberland, within the limits Of the State Of
Maine particularly bounded and described as fol-
lows:-Begnnng the sea shore at the Northeastery
Of lot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Souheasterly
OF the parcel land described in and conveyed
by a deed from Asa n. Webster to George c. Tbomp-
a ss ieat 81 Dssa ed ifs ana ai5 @se % a sSS
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly ftytwo 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 thrty-eight degrees four
hundred and rty-eght feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with
included angle of one hundred and twentysix degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more or less to low
water mark; thence by low water mark following the
shore to the first 6SuR said described parcel
That the sole owner OF said described tract OF
land is supposed to be one George C. Thompson a
resident of said Cape Elizabeth and capable of con-
veying the same to the said United States.
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
to this applicant and to the said United States
unknown hath refused and still refuses to convey
said tract of land to sail United States
Wherefore this applicant in behalf of said United
States, respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
of this application conformable with the provisions
the Act of the Legislature of the State of Mane en-
titled san Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain of title to lands for sites
light stations the coast and waters of the State
approved February Is, 1871, as amended by act
entitled can Act TO amend Chapter six hundred and
forty-nine of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventyone, relating to light houses,
approved February 90 1872 to be published in some
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract
and lies once in each week for the space of foul
months which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scription of said tract of land together with the
of the supposed owner, and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to come forward day Il
be specified in said notice and file their objections
| any they should have, to the proposed purchase.
And this applicant. in behalf of said United States
further prays that the return day specified in sait
| notice, a jufy may be empannelled in the manner
now provd by law, to the value of said trac
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus
tanned by the of the lands appropriated b.
! reason Of such appropriation; and that such othe
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance o
the aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State
| Maine as may be requisite to convey to said Untet
State of Anne RIGA, good and absolute title to tn
| above described tract of land against all person
| whatsoever: and so will ever pray.
Dated at Portland, in the County of Cumberland
| the tw wenty ninth day of October A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB
+ Attorney Of the United States for the District G