The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-11
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the Supreme u.
diciaI Court Of the State Of Maine.

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one 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
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:-Beginnnga the shore at the Northeastery
corner cf 10. of land recently conveyed to the Unit
of the parcel land described in and conveyed
py a deed from Asa L. Webster to George c. Thomp-
son. dated March 23d, 1s49 and recorded in Cumber-
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
the ledge; thence North Easterly with an included
angle Of one hundred and thirtyeight degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock; thence North Easterly with an
included angle of hundred and twenty degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more OF less 10 low
water mark; thence by low water mark following the
shore to the first bounds said described parcel Of
land containing about thirteen cen, acres: ,a ....
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 c, Thompson, owner as afore-
said of said tract of land from disagreement. in re-
gard to the price of the same, or from some othel
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 appcation conformabe with the pre- visions
the Act of the Legislature of the State of Mane
titled San Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain cases of title to lands for sites
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 70, 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-
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 on 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 prays that the return day specified in said
notice, q jury may be empannelled in the manner
now provd by law to assess the value Of said tract
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus-
taped by the owner Of the lands appropriated by
reason OF such appropriations and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance OF
the Aforesaid acts Of the Legislature of the State
Maine may be requisite to convey to said United
State. of Anne risa, 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 y-ninth day Of October, A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for tho District o.
Moiu