The Portland daily press., 1873-03-22

To the Honorable Charles w. Wilton
one Of the Justices Of the Supreme Ju-
diciul 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 are desrous 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-
lowsBegnninga the sea shore at the Northeasterly
corner Ct 10. Of and recently conveyed G to the Unit
corner of the parcel of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George c. Thomp-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book PIG, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly fifty 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 weight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with
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
That the sole owner of said described tract of
land is supposed to be one George G. 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
cause 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 order notice
of this application conformable with the pre- visions
the Act Of the Legislature of the State Of Maine en-
titled can 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 San Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
forty of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventy y-one relating to light houses,
approved February 20, 1872, to be published in
newspaper in Portland to where said tract of
and lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain accurate de-
scrpton OF said tract of land together with the name
of the supposed owner, and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to come forward day to
be specified in said notice and file their objections if
any they should have, to the proposed purchase
And this applicant in behalf of said United States,
further pravs that the return day specified in said
notice. a ju'.y may be empannelled in the manner
now provd III law to the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value and all damages
taiped by the owner Of the lands 80 appropriated by
reason Of such appropriation; and that such other
ami further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
the Aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State of
Main as may be requisite to convey to said United
State of Anne ri-a good and absolute title to the
above escribed 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.
NATHAN WEBB.
Attorney of the United States for the District of