The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-15

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 as fol
CT lot Of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Southeastery
of the parcel of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George C. Thomp-
son, dated March 23d, 1919 and recorded in Cumber
land Registry Of Deeds, Book PIG 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
cuded 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
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
included angle of hundred and twentysix 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 G. Thompson,
resident Of said Cape Elizabeth and capable of
veying the same to the said United States.
said of said tract Of land from disagreement in
gard to the price of the same, or from some other
this hR ana T. @ to
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 confomable with the pre- visions of
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 OF
light stations the coast and waters Of the State
approved February is, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled "An Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
forty-nine of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventy lone, relating to light houses
approved February 90 1872 to be published in some
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract OF
and lies once in each week for the space OF four
months which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scrption of said tract of together with the name
of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to come forward on day to
he 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 said
notice. jury may be empannelled in the manner
now ed by law to the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus
taiped by the Of the lands SO appropriated by
reason Of such appropriations; and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance Of
the aforesaid acts of the Legislature Of the State Of
Maine as may be requisite to convey to said United
State of Anne RIGA, 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 enty ninth day Of October, A. D. 1872:
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District of
Maine.