The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-23
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
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To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
ono of the Justices of the supreme Ju-
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 DESTROYS of purchasing for the
erection of fort and battery certain tract of hand
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 sea shore at the Northeasterly
corner CT lot ofland recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster and the Southeasterly
Of the parcel land described in and conveyed
SON, dated March 23d is4S and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds Book 216 Page 465, thence
Westerly fftytwo rods and five links: tbencestiIi 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
angle of one hundred and thrty-eight degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easerly with an
Included angle of hundred and degrees
three hundred and thirty feet moro 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
veyng 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
to this applicant and to The said United States
sail 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 provisions 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 can 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 of
and lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain accurate de-
scrpton 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 If
any they should have, to the proposed purchase.
And this applicant. IN behalf Of said United States
further prays that the return day specified in said
notice, a july may be empannelled in the manner
now provd I'D by law to the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value, and all damages slls-
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 aforesaid acts of the Legislature Of the State of
Main as 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
whatsoever: and so will ever pray.
Dated at Portland, in the County of Cumberland
the tw snty-ninth day of October, A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney Of the United States for the District Of
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