The Portland daily press., 1873-02-22

ono of the Justices Of the supreme Ja-
= sliciaI Court Of the State OF Maine.
The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney of the
duly authorized of said United States for this
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
srseon Of fort and battery certain tract 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-Beginninga the shore at the Northeastery
corner cf lot of1and recently conveyed to the Unit
corner Of parcel of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George c. Thomp-
Son, dated March 23d, 1Sa9 and recorded n cumber
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly tytwo rods and five links; thence still fol-
lowing said division line North Westerly 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 Eastery with an included
hundred and forty-eight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock tence North Eastery with an
r low
water mark; thence by low water mark following the
shore to the first bounds: said described parcel of
land containing about thirteen acres. 25tiy
That the sole owner of said described tract of
land is supposed to be one George g. Thompson, a
resident ofsaid Cape Elizabeth and capable of CON-
veying the same to the said United States. sag
That the said George c. Thompson, owner as afore-
said of said tract of land, from disagreement in re-
gard to the price OF the same OF mo I3m some other
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 conforabe with the pre- visions of
the Act Of the Legislature of the State Of Maine,
titled San 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 tsAn 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
and lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
serption of said tract of land together with the
of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to come forward 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 pravs that on the return day specified in said
| notice, a jury may be empannelled in the manner
provd 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 other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance
the aforesaid acts Of the Legislature Of the State
Maine. may be requisite to convey to said United
State of Anne riSa 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 tw nty-ninth day of October, A. D. 1872.
| - 81 E3Fs E9g5 NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District o
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