The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-26
D. W. FEssENDEN, Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the Supreme J Ju-
diciaI Court of the State of Maine.

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one Of the Justic es 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
States aforesaid desirous Of purchasing for the
erection of fort and battery, certain tract of land
situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth, in the Coun
y Gf de and % 1 e state o
lows:-Beginnng the shore at the Northeastery
cf lot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
of the parcel of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George c. Thomp-
son, dated March 23d, 1s49 and recorded in Cumber
land Registry OF Deeds, Book PIG, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly iftytwo rods and five links thence,s fol-
lowing said division line, North Westerly with an in
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
the ledge; thence North Easterly with an incladed
angle Of one hundred and thirty-eght degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with
included angle one hundred and degrees,
three hundred and thirty feet more OF 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 .,oa o+
land is supposed to be one George c. 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-
said of said tract of land from disagreement in re-
gard to the price of the same, or from some other
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 conormabe with the pre- visions of
the Act Of the Legislature of the State of Maine,
titled can Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain Of title to lands for sites of
light stations the coast and waters of the State
approved February IS, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled San Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
forty of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventy relating to light houses,
approved February 20 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 an accurate de-
scrpon 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 il
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, ju:y may be empannelled in the manner
provid ed by law, to the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value and all damages
tanned by the of the lands appropriated by
reason of such appropriation; and that such othel
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance Of
the Aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State
Mains as may be requisite to convey to said United
State of Anne ri;a 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 o.
Maine.