The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-07
D. W. FEssENDEN, Clerk.
10 tiie Honorable Charles w. WafsOs,
one of the yu stiees of the Supreme Ju.
eiiclaa 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
pnrpJse, respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid DESTROYS of purchasing for the
erection OF fort and battery certain tract of land
situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth, in the Coura
ty OF Cumberland within the limits of the State OF
Maine, particularly bounded and described as ioI-
iows-Beginningat the sea shore at the Northeaserv
Ct ot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Southeastern
corner OF the parcel of an described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa L. Webster to George G. Tbomp-
son. daJed March 23d, 1919 AMI recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216, Page 465 thence
Westerly itytwO rods and five links thence stfll f
lowing sud division line, North Yves erly with an IN
cludel angle of ane hun red and eighteen degrees
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
the lie ge; thence, North Easterly with an included
angle of one hundred and thirty degrees four
nun red anu rty-eght feet more less to cor
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
1nclu led angle ofone hundred and twenty degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more OF less ID low
water mark; thence by low water mark following the
shore 10 the first bounls: said described parcel of
Ian containing about thirteen acres.
Thai the sole owner of said described tract of
lani Is supposed TO be one George C. THOMPSON a
resilient of said Cape Elizabeth and capable Of con-
yeying the same to the said United States.
That the said George C, Thompson. owner as asore
sd sai tract OF land, lrom disagreement in re-
gard 70 ne price Of the same, or from SOME other
cause to this applicant aud to he said United Staes
unknown hath refused and still refuses to convey
sal tract OF Ian to sal Unite States.
wherefore this applicant in behalf of said Irnitnd
states, respectfully prays your Honor to orier noice
OF this acation conformable with the provisions of
the Act OF he Legislature of the State OF Maine en-
Il led AN Act for the relinquisbmenf to the nifed
s ates in certain of title to lands for sites nj
Light stations on the coast and waters of the State
approved February Is, 1871, as amended by an Act
en- tiled IAN Act TO amend Chapter six hundred and
forty nine OF the private laws of one thousand eibt
hunlred ami seventy-one, relating to light houses
approved February 90 1872, to be published in sose
newspaper in Portland to where said tranS of
and lies, once in each week for the space of fonr
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scip5n said tract OF land, together with the nan
of the supposed owner, and shall require all persons
interested in ssid lands to come forward on day to
BE- specified in said notice and file their objections if
any they n ,uld have, TO The proposed purchase.
And this applicant. in behalf Of said United States
iur her prays that on the return day specified in said
nouee, a jury may be empannelled in the manner
~ lovi led by law, to the value of said trace
fi 9' at its fair market value and all damages
r1s oy the owner Of the lands appropriated by
an such appropriation; and that such other
The afraSaiP roeeeiing may be had in pursuance of
Maine as NAV gts OF the Legislature IF the State of
States OF Ae pc requisite to convey to said United
40 we described d. good and absolute title to the
whatsoever: ana so Of land against all persons
a. DIeed az For land in the c LAY. -,
I'M !" y-hnth day ofOctober 3I Gu, S9nperiaha'
MAINE. ior the District Of |