The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-10

To the Honorable Char.es w. Walton
one of the Jus fIces of the supreme Ju-
diciai Court of the State of Maiae.

diciai Court of the state of Maiae.
The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney of the
United States OF America for tile District of Maine,
duly authorized agent OF said United States II his
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid DESTROYS pu. Chasing for The
erection of fort and battery ain tract OF land
situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth, in the coun
ty OF Cuuiberlan within the limits of the State Of
Maine. particularly bounded ami described as Oh
lows-Beginnlngat the shore at the Northeas ery
Of ot OF lahd rec nifty nveye to the Unit
ed States by Asa II. Webster, anu the outheasery
of the parcel of Ian described in and conveyed
bS a decd from Asa L. Webs TO George Z. Ihomp-
son, dated March 23d, is49 an recorded in Cuniber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book ZIG, Page 465, thence
by the division line between sai two pieces of land
Westerly tftytwo rods ami five nks thence, still fol-
lowing said division line, Nor Yves erly with au in
cludet an lie of one hun red and eighteen degrees
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set In
the ledge thence North EIasteriy win an included
hun red and torty-eight fee m re or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with
Included angle of one hun red and six degrees,
three hundred and thirty feet mnre less 10 low
water mark thence by low water mark following the
shore to the first bounls said described parcel of
Ian containing abou6 thirteen acres. lt -.-- e.
That the sole owner of said described tract of
land is supposed 10 be one George G. Thompson,
resident of said Cape Elizabeth and capable CT con-
viewing the same to the said United States. o,
That the said George z, Thompson, owner a ore
said ot said tract of land, from disagreement in re-
gard to the price Of the same, or from soae other
cause to this applicant and TO he said United States
unknown. hath refused and still refuses to convey
sal tract of lani to sal Unite STATES
Wherefore this applicant in behalf of said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order noce
of this al licavn cpntofmable with the provisions Of
the Act of The Legislature OF the State of Maine, en-
ii led An Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to The United
states in certain of lille to lands for sites o
light stations the and waters of the state,
approved February Is, 1877 l. as amended by an ac
en- tiled "An Act TO ameni Chapter six hundred anC
forty mine OF the private laws Of thousand eli III
hundred anil seventy-one, relating to light houses,
approved February 70, 1872, to be published in som'
newspaper in Portland, to where said tract
| and lies, once in each week for the space OF fou
months, which notice shall contain accurate de
scripuon sail tract of land tgetheI with the NAM
of the supposed owner, and shall require all person
interested in said lands to come forward on day
be specified in said notice and fls theiT objections,
I any they should have, to The propose purchase.
And this applicant. in behalf of said United ates
fur her prays that the return day specied IN sle
notice, a jury may be emlannelled in the manne,
now provide by law, to the value OF sah Hac
of land at its fair market value, and all ~
taped by the owner If the lands so ah,
reason of such appropriation; and mat sSn oi
an further proceedings may be had ~ ~ ale nj
the aforesaid acts of The Legislature o. d Iins,ed
Maine as may be requisite TO convey ~ ,ia 10 tbs
| States of Anne ri IA good and aDsoiue on nsrsons
above desc ibcd tract of land asa'nS' az ieieoi''
| whatsoever: and so will ever pray. . r.x., +,
Dared nj PR, land, in the County u S9,''oetianu
! H.. NV snfv-ninth day If October, "A; y; ~;
,..o-r.v Of the United States for the District 0