The Portland daily press., 1873-02-21
D. W. rEssENDEN, Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the supreme } "
IS diciaI Court Of the Sfafe of Maine.

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
ono 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
gGpose n that tine sr Sntea tea
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:-Begnnnga the shore at the Northeasterly
ef lot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Souheasterly
corner of the parcel land described in and
by deed from Asa T. Webster to George c. Thomp-
son, dated March 23d, 1849 and recorded in Cumber
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces OF land
sa ysop Nor %
cluded angle Of one hundred and eighteen degrees
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
angle Of one hundred and thirty-eght degrees four
hundred and forty EIGHT feet more or less to a cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easteriy with an
three hundred and thirty feet more or 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,
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. 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 this application conomable with the Pre- visions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State of Maine
titled An Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain cases of title lands for sites OF
light stations the coast and waters of the State
approved February IS, 1871, amended by an act
entitled San 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 90 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
mouths which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scripion of said tract of land together with the
Of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to forward on day to
be specified in said notice and file their objections,
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, a jury may be empannelled in the manner
provided by law to the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value, and all damages
taiDed by the owner Of the lands appropriated by
reason Of such appropriation; and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
the aforesaid acts of the Legislature OF the State of
Maine may be requisite to convey to said United
State of Anne RIGA, 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 ninth day Of October, A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB
Attorney of the United States for the District of
Maine