The Portland daily press., 1873-03-07
To the Honorable Charles w. 'WaltOl
ono of the Justices of the Supreme Ju
dicinl Court of the Slatc of NAaine.

10 Enc k1GuGTaDke OnIrfcS w. w alton
ono of the Justices of the supreme Ju-
dicial 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 DESTROYS 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 fol-
ows-Beginningat the sea shore at the Northeastery
cf lot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa 7. Webster, and the Southeastery
of the parcel land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa L. Webster to George C. Thomp-
son. dated March 23d 1915 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 included
angle of one hundred and thirty degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feet more or less to cop
included angle of one hundred and twenty 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. .a .
That the sole owner of said described tract of
o s 40 of agd eapb d
veying the same to the said United States.
That the said George G, Thompson, owner as afore-
gard to the price of the same, or from some other
cause to this applicant and to the said United States
unknown, hath refused ana Stlll 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 conforable 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, amended by an act
entitled San Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventyone, relating to light houses
approved February 20, 1872 to be published in some
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract
and lies, once in each week for the space of four
MONTHS which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scrption of said tract of and together with the
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 objections
any they should have, to the proposed purchase.
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
provided by law assess the value of said tract
of land at its fair market vaue and all damages
taiDed by the Of the lands appropriated by
reason Of such appropriation; and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance o
the Aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State
Maine 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 twenty ninth day of October, A. d. 1872.
p NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District @