The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-04
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To the Honorable Charles w. walton,
one opthe Justices of the supreme Ju.
Iv~.,rf the llafe of Maine,

.iicinI Court OF the state of Maine.
rGyHE undersigned, Nathan Webb, Attorney OF the
IL United States of America Tor the District OF
Maine duly authorized agent of said United States
for this purpose, respectfully represents that the
United States aforesaid desrous If purchasing
for the erection of fort and battery certain tract
of land situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth, in
the County Of Cumberland, within the limits of the
State of Maine, particularly bounded and described
the southerly side of the road leading from the coun-
ty road to he Portland Head Light House, said cop
pei bolt being about eleven hundred feet distant
from the county road known the shore road thence
southerly at tight angles with said Light House
road seven hundred and nineteen feet less to
copper bolt set in the line of stone wall, which
wall is the southery boundary Of land now or for
mery of Benjamin B. Dyer; thence easterly by said
stone wall about four hundred and twentyeight feet
to the sea shore; thence northeasterly by the sea
shore to the point where the southerly side line of
the road from county road to the Light House pro-
longed would strike the shore at low water line;
thence westerly such prolongalon of the souther
y side line of the road to the Light House to the first
bounds; said described parcel of Land containing
about lime acres. That the sole owner of said de-
scribed tract of land is supposed to be Benjamin
b. Dyer, of Cape Elizabeth aforesaid, and capable of
conveying the same to said United States That the
said Benjamin b. Dyer owner as aforesaid Of said
tract of land, from disagreement in regard 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
and to said United States sAf4
Wherefore, this applicant in behalf OF said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
of this application conformable with. the provisions
of the Act of the Legislature of the State Maine
entitled An act for the relinquishment to the United
States in certain of title to lands for sites of
tight stations the coast and waters of the State
approved February 49, 1871 az amended by an act en-
titled San Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
fortynine OF the private laws of one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one, relating to light houses
approved February 20 1872, to be published in some
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract
of land es in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scrition of said tract of land, together with the
name of tho supposed owner. and shall require all
persons interested in said lands to come forward
day to be specified in sd notice and file their objec-
tions, if any they should have, to the proposed pur
chase. 'frr fsfsf 54sF = i
And this applicant in behalf of said United states
further prays, that on the return day specified in
said notice jury may be empannelled in the manner
provide by law to assess the valne of said tract
ofand at its fair market value and all damages sus-
tained by the of the lands appropriated by
reason Of such approl riatiou and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
the aforesaid acts Of the Legislature of the State of
Maine may be requisite to convey to said United
States Of America 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.
4%t NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney, CT tho United States for the District of
Mairc.. ht sa n