The Portland daily press., 1873-03-31
d. W. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the supreme J "a
diciaI 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 are DESTROYS of purchasing for the
erection of fort and battery, certain tract of land
situated in the town 81 Cape Elizabeth in the Coun.
Maine, particularly bounded and described as Iol-
Begnningat the shore at the Northeasterly
Of lo of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Southeasterly
corner of the parcel of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George c. Thomp-
SON, dated March 3d. 1849 and recorded in Cunlber
land Registry OF Deeds, Book PIG, Page 1885, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
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
angle Of one hundred and thirty Eight degrees four
hundred and forty EIGHT feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
included angle of one hundred and twentysix 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.
That the sole owner Of said described tract of
land is supposed to be one GeorgeC. Thompson a
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
gard to the price of the same, OF from some other
cause to this applicant and to he said United States
said tract of land to sail United States
Wherefore this applicant in behalf OF said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
of this application conformabe 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 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-nne of the private laws of thousand eight
hun red end seventy -one relating to light houses
approved February 20, 1872 to be published in
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said of
and lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain accurate de-
scrption said tract of land together with the
of the supposed owner, and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to come forward day
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 prars that the return day specified in said
notice, a jury may be empanneed in the manner
now provd ed by law to the value of said
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus-
tanned by the of the lands SO appropriated by
reason Of such appropriation; and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
the aoIes lid of the Legislature of the State of
Main may be requisite to convey to said United
State 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 tw enty ninth day of October, A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District of
Maine.