The Portland daily press., 1873-03-06
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of fhe in stices of the supreme Ju-
diciaI Court of the Saatc of Maine.

The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney of the
United States OF America for the District of Maine
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid desirous of purchasing for the
% Of in Se q
ty OF Cumberland, within the limits of the State of
Maine. particularly bounded and described as iol-
Beginnngat the sea shore at the Northeasterly
cf To- Of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster and the Southeasterly
corner of the parcel land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa L. Webster to George c. Thomp-
son, dated March 23d, 1S49 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book ZIG, Page 465, thence
Westerly tytwo rods and five links; thence still fol-
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
the ledge; thence, North Easterly with an included
angle of one hundred and hirty-eight degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Eastery with
ipcluded angle one hundred and twentysix degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more OF less TO low
mark; thence by low water mark following the
shore to the first boun Is: said described parcel of
land containing about thirteen acres.
land is supposed TO be George G. Thompson, a
resilient Of said Cape Elizabeth and capable OF con-
veying the same to the said United States. u
That the said George G, Thompson, owner as afore-
said of said tract of land, rom disagreement in re-
gard to the price Of the same, or from sone Q her
cause to this applicant and he said United States
unk nown hath refused and still refuses to convey
sal | tract Of Ian to sal Unite 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 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 1S, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled "An Act To amend Chapter six hundred and
forty nine of the private laws Of thousand eight
hundred anil seventy lone, relating to light houses,
approved February 20, 1872 to be published in some
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tr of
aud lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scription said tract of and together with the name
of the supposed owner aud shall require all persons
interested in said lands to forward on day to
be specified in said notice and tile their obJectors,
any they sh puid have, to the proposed purchas:.
And this applicant. in behalf Of said Unie States,
fur her pravs that The return day specific in said
notice, a ju y may be empannelled in the manner
provJ I'll by law, to the value OF said tract
of land at Its fair market value, and all damages sus-
taiped by the Of the lands so appropriated by
reason Of such appropriation; and that such other
an further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
The said 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 tile to the
above escribed tract of land against all persons
whatsoever: and SO will ever pray.
! Dated at Portland, in the County OF Cumberland,
th. tw snty-niuth day of October, A. D. 1872: sg
- - NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney Of the United States for the District Ct