The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-18
~ D. W. FEssENDEN, Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the Supreme Ju-
dfcial Court Of the State Of Mnine.N ass

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one Of the Justices of the Supreme Ju-
dfcial Court ofth statc Of mnine.9 sT
The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney of the
United States Of America for the District Of aine
duly authorized agent Of said United States for this
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
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situated In the town of Cape Elizabeth in the Coun
ty OF Cumberland, within the limits Of the State of
the sea shore at the Northeasterly
cf lot Of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States BY Asa r Webster, and the sontheasterly
of the parcel land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa T. Webster to George G. Thomp-
son, dated March 23d, 1s49 and recorded in Cumber
by the division line between said two pieces Of land
Westerly fftytwo rods and five links; thence still fol-
lowing said division line, North Westerly with 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 EIGHT feet more or ess to cop
per bolt set in rock; thence North Easterly with an
Included angle of one hundred and twenty 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
resident Of said Cape Elizabeth and capable Of con-
veytng 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
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 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
Hight stations the coast and waters of the State
approved February 18, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled San Act to amend Chapter SIX hundred and
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
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scrpton of said tract of together with the
of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to come forward on day to
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 prays that the return day specified in said
notice, o jury may be empanHeled in the manner
now provided by law the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus-
tanned by the owner of the lands appropriated by
reason Of such appropriation; and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance Of
the aforesaid acts of the Legislature Of the State Of
Maint as may be requisite to convey to said United
State, of Anne rica 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 snty-ninth day Of October, A. D: 1872:
E =. NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney Of the United States for the District Of
Main