The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-18
D. W. FEssENpEN. Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles W. Walso
one of the In site es of the supreme Ju
dicial Court of the State of Maine.


To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the ii stices of the Supreme Ju-
diciaI Court of the State of Maiae.
The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney of the
duly authorized agent Of said United States for this
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid desirous of purchasing for the
situated In the town of Cape Elizabet in the Goun-
ty OF Cumberland, within the limits of the State of
Maine particularly bounded and described as Iol-
lows-Begnnng the sea shore at the Northeasterly
corner Of lo of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Sou.heasterly
corner of the parcel Of land described in and conveyed
son, dated March 23d 1849 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216, Page 465, thence
Westerly fifty two rods and fvelinks; thence still fol-
lowing said division line North Westerly with an in
cluded angle of one hundred and eighteen degrees
and thirt. minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
the ledge; thence, North Easterly with included
angle Of hundred and thirty EIGHT degrees four
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
Included angle of 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
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.
said of said tract of land from disagreement. in re-
gard to the price of the same, or from some other
cause TO th1S 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
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
Of this application confomabe with the pre- visions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State Of Maine en-
titled Gan 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 1S, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled can Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
fotynine Of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventyone relating to light houses,
approved February 20, 1872 to be published in some
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract of
and les once in each week for the space of four
mouths, which notice shall contain accurate de-
scrpion 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 objectiops If
any they should have, to The proposed purchase
And this applicant. in behalf Of said United S.ates
further pravs that the return day specified in said
notice. ju y may be empannelled in the manner
now provJ m by law to the value Of said tract
of land at its fair market value, and all damages sus
taiped by the owner Of the lands appropriated BY
reason Of such appropriations and that such other
further proceedings may be had in pursuance OF
the aforesaid acts of the Legislature OF the Sae OF
Main may be requisite to convey to said United
State of Anne ria, good and absolute title to the
above escribed tract of land against all persons
"1Gatsoever: and SO will ever pray.
a. Daoed at Pori land, In the County of Cumberland,
'n' twenty ninth day Of October, A. D. 1872.
.....,. NATHAN WEBB,
A'ovney Oh the United States for the District of