The Portland daily press., 1873-03-31
MISCELLANEOUS.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton,
one Oh the Justic Of the Supreme in.
"ichaA Court of the State of Maine

one OF the Justic of the Supreme Ju.
dIcini Court OF the State of Maine
NHE undersigned, Natl han Webb, ATTORNEY OF the
u, United States of America Tor the District OF
NAME duly authorized agent of said United states
II this purpose, respectfully represents tnat Tue
United States aforesaid are DESTROYS If purchasing
for the erection Of fort and battery certain traSt
OF land situated in the town OF cape - i
the County of Cumberand within t9e and dssc cr
as follows BEGINNING at copper bolt in rock on
the southery side Of the road Leading nom the eonn
n ny holt being about eleven hundred feet distant
From the county known as the shore 70 d, thence
d seven hind ed and nineteen feet less to
a copuer bolt set in the line of stone WALL which
wall Of shf B. Dyr thence eae by sad
stone wall about four hundred and twenty-eigh feet
to the sea shore; thence northeasterly by the sea
shore the point where the southerly side line of
the road from county road to the Light House pro-
longed would strike the sea shore at low water line
thence westerly on such pToongalon of the soather
bounds; said described parcel of Land eontain;n1
about nine acres. That the sole owner of said de-
pTar az :, Ra supposed to be Benjamin
conveying the SINE to said United States. That tbe
said benjamin b. Dyer, owner as aforesaid of said
io q .I u, rom disagreement in regard to the
picS Vi tne same, or from some other cause to this
apPhcant and to the said United States unknown,
hath refused and still refuses to convey said tract Of
and to said United States: -
Wherefore, this applicant in behalf OF said United
o. th prays your Honor to order notice
OF tnis appcation, conformable with the provisions
OF the Act OF the Legislature of the State OF Maine
enttled IAN act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
states In certain of title lands for sizes of
light stations on the coast and waters of the State
approved february Is, 1871 amended by act en-
Titled An Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
forty-nne OF the private laws of thousand eight
hun tred and seventyone, relating to light houses,
approved February TO- 1872, to be published In some
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract
OF land lies once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scri ton 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 obec
ch, re.
And this applicant In behalf of said United States,
further prays, that on the return day specified in
said notice jury may be empannelledin the manner
now provide by law to assess the val of said tract
ofland at its fair market value and all damages
tanned by the owner of the lands appropriated by
reason of such appro riation, and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance OF
ae aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State Of
Maine as may be requisite to convey to said United
States OF America a good and absolute title 10 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. =