The Portland daily press., 1873-02-25
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
ONE of the Justices of the supreme Ju-
diciaI 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
States aforesaid desirous 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 fol
lows:Beginnngat the sea shore at the Northeastery
cf 10. of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Southeastery
corner of the parcel described in and conveyed
Sg SeGess
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216, Page 465 thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly 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
angle Of one hundred and thirty degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feet more or less to cop
included angle of one hundred and 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 George c. Thompson, a
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 afore-
gard to the price of the same, or from some other
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 pryS your Honor to order noce
Of this application cnnformabe 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 itleto 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
of the private laws Of one thousand eight
hundred and seventy lone, relating to light houses,
approved February 90 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
months which notice shall contain accurate de-
scrption OF said tract of land 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 if
any they should have, to he proposed purchase.
And this applicant. in behalf of said United States,
further prays that on the return day specified in said
notice, a jury may be enpanneed in the manner
proyid ii by law to the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value, and all damages sus-
tanned by the of the lands appropriated by
reason of such appropriation; aud that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance OF
the aforesaid of the Legislature of the State Of
Main may be requisite to convey to said United
State of Anne ria, 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 enty- ninth day Of October, A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District Of