The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-29
D. W. FESSENDEN, Clerk.

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justice s of the Supreme j u-
dicial 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 of Cape Elizabeth in the Coun-
ty OF Cumberland within the limits of the State of
Maine, particularly bounded and described as fol-
the shore at the Northeasterly
corner CT lot Of land recently conveyed the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Southeasterly
of the parcel land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George c. Thomp-
SON, dated March 23d, 1s49 and recorded in 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 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
hundred and forty eight feet more less to cop
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,
resident Of said Cape Elizabeth and capable of
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 re-
to this applicant and to The said United States
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 confomable with the pre- visions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State Of Maine
titled can Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain cases 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 can Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
fsrty-nne 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 of
and lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scrpon 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 aday 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 prays that on the return day specified in said
notice, q jucy may be empannelled in the manner
now proyd ed by law to the value of said tract
OF land Mt its fair market value, and all damages sus
tanned by the owner of the lands so appropriated by
reason Of such appropriations; and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
the aforesaid 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 twenty day of October, A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District of
Maine.