The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-14
To aF.e GaOa0rubie Charles w. Walton,
ono Of the Lusiic q Of The &urrcuie ] IL.

one of shc sustic 3 Of the Supreme Ju-
diciai Court Of the State of Maine.
fTHE undersigned, Nathan Webb, Attorney OF the
Maine, duly authorized agent OF said United States
for this purpose respectfully represents that the
united States aforesaid are desirous Il purchasing
for the erection of fyrt and battery eertin tract
OF land situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth, in
the County of Cumberland, within the limits of the
State of Main particularly bounded and described
as fo.lows: Beginning at q copper bolt in a rock on
the southerly side of the road leading from the cou
ty road to he Portland Head Light House, SAID cop
pet bolt being about eleven hundred feet dist.ll.
from the county road known as the shore no "a en-
southery at light angles with said Light 1 hUuf
road seven hind cd and nineteen feet more OF bib
copper bolt set in the line of stone wall r for
wall is the southerly boundary OF ahd nov nv sold
saens %i ebant b. and feet
to the shore; thence noftneasteni ~ % &c
shore the point where the so1te, H aio ie Vi
ionged woud strike the shore at low water line;
thence westerly such proonga'ion OF the sonther
ly side line of the road to the Lgh House to the first
bonn Is: said described parcel of lanI containing
about nine acres. That the sole owner of sail de-
scribed tract of land is supposed to be one Beniamp
b. DYER of Cape Elizabeth aforesaid and CAPABLE OF
conveying the me to said United States That The
said Benjamin B. Dyer, owner as aforesaid OF said
tract of land, from disagreement in regard to the
price of the same, or from other cause to this
applicant and to the said United States unknown
hath refused and still refuses to convey said tract OF
- Wherefore this applicant, in behalf OF said United
states respectfully prays your Honor order notice
of this application, conformabe with the provisions
OF the Act of the Legislature of the State of Maine
entitled IAN act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain of title lands for sites OF
light stations on the coast and waters of the State
approved Feb uary 49, 1871, amended by act
Titled An Act TO ameud Chapter six hundred and
OF the private laws of thousand eight
hun1red 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 land lies in each week for the space of four
months which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scri ton of said tract of land, together with the
name of the supposed owner, and sail require all
persons interested in said lands to come forward on
day to be specified in said notice and file their objec-
tons if any they should have to the proposed pur-
hase
And this applicant, In behalf of said United States
further prays, that on the return day specified in
said notices jury may be empannelled in the manner
now provide by law to the value of said tract
ofland at its fair market value and all damages sus-
tanned by the owner of the lands appropriated by
reason Of such appro ration, and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance OF
the aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State
Maine as may be requisite to convey to said United
States OF America good and absolute title to the
above described tract of land against all pei
Whatsoever; and SO will ever pray.
Dated at Portland, in the County of Cumberland
the twenty-ninth day of October. A. ID. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney Of the United States for the District of
kMaine.