The Portland daily press., 1873-02-27
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the Supreme Ju.
dicial 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 desrous OF purchasing for the
erection of fort and battery certain tract of land
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-
the sea shore at the Northeastery
corner CT 10. of1an0 recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States By Asa Webe and ths
py a deed from Asa I. Webster to George G. Thomp-
son. dated March 23d, 1849 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216 Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces Of land
Westerly fifty two 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 feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Eastery with an
included angle of hundred and degrees,
three hundred and thirty feet more q Hss 70 iG
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
resident of said Cape Elizabeth and capable OF con-
veying the same to the said ~ United States.
said of said tract of land from disagreement in re-
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 conformable with the pre- visions
the Act Of the Legislature of the State of Maine
titled San Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain of title to lands for sites
light stations on the coast and waters Of the State,
approved February 18, 1871, as amended by an ac
entitled "An Act to amend Chapter six hundred ant
forty-nne of the private laws Of one thousand eigh
hundred and seventyone, relating to light houses,
approved February co. 1872, to be published In som'
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract
and lies, once in each week for the space OF fou
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de
scrpon OF said tract Of land together with the nam
of the supposed owner, and shall require all person
interested in said lands to come forward on day
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 pravs that the return day specified in sat
notice. a jury may be empannelled in the manne
now provd ell by law to the value of said trac
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus
tanned by the owner of the lands appropriated b.
reason Of such appropriation; and that such othe
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance Q
the Aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State
Maine as may be requisite to convey to said Unite
above described tract of land against all person
whatsoever: and SO will ever pray.
Dated at Portland, in the County OF Cumberland
the twsnty-ninth day of October, A. D. lS72
Attorney of the United States for the District
Maine.