The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-05
To the Honorable Charles w. WaltO,
one of the Ju usfic es of the Supreme u
diciaI Court of the State of MHine.

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one Of the j ces of the supreme Ju.
dicial Court of the State of Maine.
The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney of the
United States or America for the District of Maine
duly authorized agent of said United States for this
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
erection of fort and battery certain tract of land
situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth in the Coun-
Maine, particularly bounded and described fol-
lows-Begnninga the sea shore at the
cf 10. OF land recently conveyed to the Unit
corner of the parcel Of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George G. Thomp-
son, dated March 23d 1S49 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216, 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
hundred and fortyeight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock; thence North Easter!y with an
included angle Of one hundred and degrees
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 con-
veying the same to the said United States.
That the said George G, Thompson, owner as aiore-
said Of said tract Of iand 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 sal United States.
Wherefore this applicant in behalf OF SAID united
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notce
Of this application conformabe with the pre- visions Of
the Act of the Legislature Of the State Of Maine en-.
titled San Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain cases of title to lands for sites
light stations the coast and waters of the State
| approved February Is, 1871 as amended by an act
entitled Gan Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
forty-nne of the priyate laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one, relating to light houses,
approved February TO- 1872, to be published in somt
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract
and lies, once In each week for the space of foll
| mouths 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 come forward on day
be specified in said notice and file their obJectiops,
| any they should have, to the proposed purchase.
And this applicant In behalf of said United States
further pravs that on the return day speched IN sa
| notice, ju y may be empannelled in the manne
now proviJ d by law, to assess the value OF said rac
of land at us fair market value, and all damages sus
taped by the owner of the lands 80 appropriated b.
| reason Of such appropriation; and that such othe
| ami further proceedings may be had in pursuance
the Aforesaid Of the Legislature of the State
| Main, as may be requisite to convey to said Unite
| State of Anne ria, good and absolute title to th
above described tract of land against all person
| whatsoever: and SO will ever pray.
| Dated at Portland, in the County OF Cumberland
the tw enty ninth day of October, A. D; 1872;
Attorney of the United States for tho District {
| Main