The Portland daily press., 1873-03-28

The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney of the
United States OF America for the District OF Maine
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid DESTROYS of purchasing for the
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 fol
lows-Begnninga the shore at the Northeasterly
corner CT To- OF land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Sousheasterly
of the parcel of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa T. Webster to George c. Thomp-
son, dated March 23d, 1S49 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216, Page 465, thence
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
hundred and forty-eight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
three hundred and thirty feet more OF less 70 low
water mark; thence by low water mark following the
shore to the first bounds. said described parcel of
land containing about thirteen acres.
That the sole owner of said described tract of
land is supposed to be e one George C. Thompson, a
yeying the same to the said United States.
That the said George G, Thompson, owner as afore-
said of said tract of land, from disagreement in
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 still refuses to convey
| said tract of lan1 to sal | Unite1 States
Wherefore this applicant in behalf OF said United
States, respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
Of this application confoTmabe with the visions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State Of Maine
titled can 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 February IS, 1871 as amended by an act
entitled San Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
fortynine OF the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one, relating to light houses'
approved February 90 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 notice shall contain accurate de-
scrption said tract of land together with the
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,
fur her pravs that the return day specified in said
notice, ju y may be empanneled in. the manner
now provd d by law to the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus
taiDed by the of the lands 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 may be requisite to convey to said United
State of Anne ria, 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 tw snty-ninth day of October, A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District of
Maine.