The Portland daily press., 1873-01-02

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 DESTROYS of purchasing for the
erection Of fort and battery certain tract of land
situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth the Coun-
ty OF Cumberland, within the limits of the State of
Maine, particularly bounded and described as fol-
the sea shore at the Northeastery
corner OF lot OF land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Southeastery
of the parcel of land described in and
by deed from Asa T. Webster to George G. Tbomn-
SON, dated March 23d, 1919 anil recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216, Page 465, thence
Westerly fftytwo rods and five links; thence still fol-
lowing said division line, North Yves erly with an in
cluded angle of one hundred and eighteen degrees
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
the ledge; thence, North Easterly with an included
angle of one hundred and thirty eight degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feel more or less to a cop
per bolt set in rock; thence North Easterlv with an
included angle of one hundred and twenty degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more or less 10 low
water mark thence by low water mark following the
shore to the first bOunls 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 a
resident Of said Cape Elizabeth and capable Of con-
veying the same to the said United States.
That the said George c, Thompson, owner as ore-
said OF said tract Of land from disagreement in re-
gard to the price Of the same, from sone other
cause to this applicant and to he said United States
unknown. hath refused and still refuses to convey
said tract of land to sal United States
Wherefore this applicant in behalf of said United
otaSS, respectfully pr1yS your Honor to order notice
OF this application conormabe with the provisions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State Of Maine en-
titled IAN Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to 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 as 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, to where said tract
land lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which norice shall contain an accurate de-
scrption OF said tract of land together with the name
of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to forward on a day to
be specified in said notice and file their objections if
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
now provided by law to the value of said
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus-
taDed 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 Srae of
Maine as may be requisite to convey to said United
States of Anne ria, 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.