The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-12
D. w. FEssENDEN. CLERK.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the Supreme Ju.
dIcI8l Court of the Sfafe of Maine.

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one of the Justices of the supreme Ju-
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 desrous of purchasing for the
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-
lows-Beginningat the shore at the Northeastery
corner cf ot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Sou.heasterly
of the parcel of land described in and conveyed
by a deed from Asa T. Webster to George c. Thomp-
SON, dated March 23d, 1S49 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds Book 216, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly fty-two 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 thirty 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 or 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
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, from some other
cause to this applicant and to The said United States
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 conformabe with the visions of
the Act Of the Legislature of the State of Maine,
titled "An Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain cases 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 Gan Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
fortynne of the private laws of one 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
months which notice shall contain accurate de-
scrpton OF said tract of land together with the na
of the supposed owner, and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to forward on day 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 pravf that the return day specified in said
notice, ju-y may be empanneled in the manner
provd cd by law to assess the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value and all damages
taiped by the owner of the lands appropriated by
reason of such appropriation; 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 ri.a 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-ninth day of October, A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District Of