The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-26
D. W. FEssENDEN, Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the supreme J u.
dicial Court of the State of Maine. 81

dlclal 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
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid desirons of purchasing for the
erection of fort and battery, certain tract of land
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 iol-
lows-Beginningat the shore at the NQrtheastery
cf ot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster and the Sout theastery
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George C. Thomp-
son, dated March 23d, 1849 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book PIG, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces Of land
Westerly fty-two 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
angle of one hundred and thirty-eight degrees four
per bolt set in rock thence North Eastery 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 GeorgeC Thompson, a
resident of said Cape Elizabeth and capable OF con-
veying the same to the said United States.
said of said tract of land from Disagreement. in re-
gard to the price of the same, or from some other
to this applicant and to he 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 conormabe with the pre- visions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State Of Maine,
titled An 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-one relating to light houses, )"
approved February 20, 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
mouths, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scrton OF said tract of land together with the name
of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to forward on day to
be specified in said notice and file their objections, II
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, ju y may be empannelled in the manner
now provid III by law to the value OF said tract
VI ana at its fair market value and all damages sS-
.ipeo py the owner Of the lands SO appropriated by
eaS4n s oi such appropriation; and that such other
an anu iurlher proceedings may be had in pursuance of
Inc aforesaid acts OF the Legislature of the State of
MAIN as may De requisite to convey tn said limited
State OF Anne r1sa good and absoufe t;tIa - H.
above escribed tract of land against oil - ~ o,,o
whatsoever: and SO will ever prav ''i Pefsohs
Dated at Portland, in the County of cru.,,
the twentyninth day of October, A. D. isTa
NATHAN WEIR
Maina Ne "a