The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
10 the Honorable Charles w. Walton,
one of the Justic 8 of the supreme Ju-

uACAaA COurt Oh t0e Stubc OA uAdAhCs
fINHE undersigned, Nathan Webb, Attorney OF the
Il United States of America Tor the District OF
Maine duly authorized agent of said United States
for this purpose, respectfully represents that tne
United States aforesaid DESTROYS Of purchasing
for the erection of fort and battery certain tract
of land situated in the town of Cape Elizabetn, IN
the County Of Cumberand within t9e n dssc or
as foows:- Beginning at a copper bolt III roch VI
the southerly side of the road leading from tne
ty road to he Portland Head Light House, saiu
pei bolt being about eleven hundred 1eet Hence
from the county road known as the shoTe t House
souheTy at rght a ang eDe Wn e less to
a copper bolt set in the line OF land now mr. for
wall is the southerly BOUNDARY thence eastery by said
er vail VI about four and feet
to the sea shore; Mere the southery side line se of
shore 10 sn1 county road to the Light House pro-
ioneed would strike the sea shore at low water line;
IL side line of the road to the Light House to the first
bounds; said described parcel of land CONTAINING
about nine trns+ acres That the sole Of said
3. Dyer, of Cape Elizabeth aforesaid and canabIe of
conveying the same to said United States That the
said benjamin B. Dyer, owner as aforesaid of said
price Of the same or from some other cause 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 prays your Honor to order notice
OF TINS application, conformable with the provisions
entitled can act for REIMBURSEMENT the United
States In certain of title to lands for sites of
light stations on the coast and waters of the State
approved February Is, 1871 amended by an act
titled can Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
fortynine OF the private laws Of thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one relating to light houses, .
approved February 20 1872 to be published in some
newspaper In Portland nearest to where said tract
of land lies in each week for the space of four
months which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scription of said tract Of land, together with the
name of the supposed owner, and shall require all
persons interested in said lands to forward
day to be specified in said notice and file their objec
tons, any they should have to the proposed pur
chase.
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
now provide by law to the value Of said tract
ofand at its fair market value, and all damages
tainod by the of the lands appropriated by
reason of such APPROPRIATION, and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance Of
the aforesaid of the Legislature of the State Of
Maine as may be requisite to convey to said United
States of America good and absolute title to the
above described tract OF land against all pelso
| 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
Mon