The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-07
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enc OF the Jusiic Of the Supreme Ju-
diciai Court of the saute of Hsaine.
FEFHE undersigned, Nathan Webb, ATTORNEY OF the
n Uni ed States of America tor the District Of
Maine, duly au hoized agent of said United States
tnis paaposs, respectfully represents that the
for The erection Of frt and battery il cert lin tract
OF lana situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth in
the County OF Cumberland, within the limits of the
STATE OF Main particularly bounded and described
as 10 lows: be Inning at copper bolt in rock on
the so9tery side OF the road leading from the
W road to the Portland Head Light House. said cop
per bolt being about eleven hundred feet distant
from the county road known the shore no ID thence
southerly at light angles with said Light Hons.
road seven hind ed and niaeteen feet more or less
ac2pper bolt set in the line of a stone wall which,
wall IS the southerly boundary of land now or for
merry OF BenJanIn b, Dyer; thence eastery by said
stone il ABOUT four hundred and twenty-eist feet
10 the sea shore; thence northeasterly by the SCI
thore 20 me point where the southery side line OF
the ROAD from county road to the Light House pro-
Iheei w1ul StrtAe the sea shore at low water line;
thence %eslerl on such prolongalon of the sonther
" 81 lie line OF the road the gh, House to thc FIRST
b9unas; said tiescribei parcel of Ian 1 containno
abou6 nine acres. That the sole owner of All de-
scfi9ei tract land is supposed to be one Benfami
b Dyer, OF Cape Elizabeth aforesaid anil canable Mt
conveying the IS me TO said United States ThIt IN
sad Is nJamin b. Dyer, owner as aforesaid of said
n o. na rom disagreement in regard to the
pioG ol .pe same or nom some other cause to this
aplhcant and to the said United States unkpowm
s s s.it refuses 20 convey said tracs Of
wherefore this applicant, in behalf OF said Iyyf ed
ssaes respe tfuu' pTays your Honor to order notice
Oh tnis ap iieaton, conformable with the provisions
Of te Act OF the Legislature of the state of Maine
entttiet IAN act for the relinqushment to the United
States in certain of title to lands for sizes q,
hght stations on the coast and waters of the State
approved Feb uay 49, 1871, amended by an act en-
Sitl'd An Aet to amend Chapter six hundred and
frty-nine OF the private laws Of one thousand eight
hun red and seventy-one, relating to Zig It houses
approved February 70. 1872 to be published in soye
newspaper in Portl lnd nearest to where said tract
OF Ian hes once IN each week for the space Of four
mon rs. which n1lcs shall contain an accurate de-
SET ZION OF said tract of land together with the
name OF me supposed owner, aud slall require ali
pers ms Interested in said lands to come forward ON
ny 20 be specified in said notice and lille their obiee
L'AS If any they should have to the proposed bur
chase. fNN P'i
Aud this applicant in behalf of said United States
further prays, that on the return day specific in
saii notice jury may be empannelled in the manner
now provide by law to assess the val of said tract
OF land AT its fair market value and all damages sns-
tanned ny the owner of the lands SO appropriated by
reaS N OF such appo Ration, and that such other
ami further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
me Aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State of
Siiu2 as may be requisite to convey to said United
> ate' OF America good and absolute title to tie
above desc ibed tract of land against all peis1ls
whatsoever; and SO will ever pray.
Dated at Portland in the Coeenty of Cumberland
Tie twenty-nin h day of October. A. ID 1872
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United ates for the District of
Maine. y