The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-27
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one Of the Justices of the supreme Jul

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one Of the Justices of the supreme Ju-
diciaI 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 DESTROYS of purchasing for the
erection of fort and battery certain tract of land
situated in the town Ct Cape Elizabeth in the Coun
Maine, particularly bounded and described as fol-
the sea shore at the Northeasterly
corner CT lot OF land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster and the Southeasterly
corner of the parcel land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa T. Webster to George c. Thomp-
SON, dated March 3d. 1849 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 26, 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
angle of one hundred and thirty-eight degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feet more less to cop
included angle of one hundred and twenty-sx degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more OF less to 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 one George. Thompson, a
veying the same to the said United States
That the said George c, Thompson, owner as aore-
gard to the price of the same, or from some other
cause to this applicant and to The said United States
unknown. hath refused and still refuses to convey
said tract Of land to said United States.
Wherefore this applicant in behalf of said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
of this application conformabe with the provisions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State Of Maine en-
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
forty-nine of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventyone, relating to light houses
approved February 20, 1872, to be published in some
newspaper in Portland nearest where said tract of
and lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scrpton of said tract of land together with the nam
of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to forward on 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 pravs that on the return day specified in said
notice, jury may be empannelled in the manner
provid sd by law to assess the value of said
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus
tanned by the owner of the lands appropriated by
reason Of such appropriation; and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
the aforesaid acts Of the Legislature of the State of
Main, may be requisite to convey to said United
State Of Anne risa 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 twenty ninth day of October, A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District of