Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-10-04
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

LIE oNiiED STATES Ot AMEHlCA.
DISTRICT OF MAINE.
HE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff
versus
The Town Of Dedham,
Phronia G. Hagerthy.
Eben Merrill
Joseph Clergue,
John F. Whitcomb,
Charles H. Haynes,
John o. Whitney,
Martin II. Haynes,
Emery Hastings,
ND ALL OTHERS INTERESTED, Defendants.
% the Honorable Judge OF the District Court
of the United States of America for the Dis
trict of Maine:
he Petition of the United States Of America,
by Isaac w. Dyer. Attorney of the United
States of America for the District aforesaid,
respectfully showeth unto your Honor;
That by an act of Congress, approved
ing Appropriation to Supply Urgent
Deficiencies in the Appropriations for the
Fiscal Year Ending June 3oth. 1902, and
Tor Prior Years and for Other Purposes,
large fund is appropriated for the COM
pletion of the fish cultural buildings of the
United States Commissioners of Fish and
Fisheries at Green Lake, Maine. includ-
ing the construction of ponds, roads aud
buildings, the extension of wharf pur-
chase of land and additional water supply:
and that by an act Of Congress, approved
February 18th, 1903, entitled "An Act to
Establish the Department of Commerce
and Labor, the Fish Commission and all
that pertains thereto was transferred to
and became part of the Department of
Commerce and Labor, including the
authority to make expenditure of the ep.
pIopriation aforesaid; and that by an act
of Congress, approved August LIST, 1883,
entitled IAN Act to AuthoriZe Copdemna-
ton of Land for Sites OF Public Buildings
and Other Purposes, it is provided that
in every case in which any officer of the
Government has been thereafter shall
be authorized to procure real estate for
the erection OF public building or for
other public uses, he shall be. and thereby
is, authorized to acquire same by condem-
nation urder judicial process whenever,
in his opinion, il is necessary or advauta.
geous to the Government to do so, and
that the United States Circuit or District
Courts OF the district within which such
real estate is located shall have jurlsdic-
ton of proceedings for such coAdemna-
ton; the practice, pleadings. forms and
modes OF proceeding in causes arising
hereunder to conform, as near as may be,
to the practice, pleadings, forms and pro-
ceedings existing at the time in like
causes in the courts of record of the State
within which such Circuit or District
Courts are held, any rule of the Court TO
That the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor, under and in pursuance of the
authority given by the statutes aforesaid,
having determined that the hereinafter
described lot or parcel of land is needed
for the purpose of road or way from
the Fish Hatchery near Green Lake,
Maine. to the County Road in the Town
of Dedham, Maine, has designated and
selected the same for the purposes above
mentioned, to wit. for the Site OF a road or
way for the United States. from said
United States Fish Hatchery at Green
Lake to said County Road in the said
Town of Dednam; anu he, the said Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor. being of
opinion that it is necessary and advanta-
geous to the Government so to do, has
authorized and dire cted that proceedings
be instituted. in the name and on behalf of
the United States. in the Circuit or Dis
trict Court of the United States, for the
District of Maine, for the requirement by
condemnation of the said lot or parcel OF
land; whereupon, on application of the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, the
Attorney General has instructed the said
Attorney OF the United States to institute
such proceedings.
That the lot or parcel of land above re-
ferred to is a lot or parcel of land lying in
the town of Dedham, County of Hancock
and State and District of Maine, and is
bounded and described as follows, to wit
strip of land three rods in width. line
drawn TIN ough the middle of which is as
follows: Beginning North 40 degrees east
8i-2 rods from shore OF Green Lake at a
stone on the north line of Ellsworth and
at southeast corner of hatchery lot near
steamboat wharf; thence North IS degrees
west IS rods to a stake; thence North
degrees 80 minutes west rods to a stake;
thence North degrees west SIS rods to the
line OF Hatchery lot; thence North 9 de-
grees west 6.36 rods; thence North 26
degrees so minutes west II rods; thence
North A degrees 30 minutes west 1892
rods; thence North 80 degrees 80 minutes
west 1856 rods. thence North 20 degrees
west $50 rods; thence North 50 degrees 80
minutes west ~ rods; thence North 81
degrees west 1886 rods; thence North 46
degrees west II rods; thence North 20 de-
grees west rods; thence North 81 degrees
west 10 rods; thence North "a degrees
west rods; thence North AZ degrees west
rods; thence North 80 degrees west 10
rods; thence North 26 degrees west IA
rods; thence North SO degrees west l6
rods thence AS degrees west rods; thence
North 10 degrees west l6 rods; thence
North "a degrees 80 minutes east rods;
thence North 10 degrees east rods;
thence North degrees so minutes west 8
rods; thence North rs degrees 80 minutes
west 8 rods; thence North Al degrees west
8 rods; thence North degrees 80 minutes
lest 10 rods; thence North IL degrees
80 minutes west IL rods; thence North 16
degrees west rods; thence North 2 de-
grees east rods; thence North degrees
80 minutes west rods; thence North II
degrees 80 minutes west 9 rods; thence
NOEtu 10 uSBEGSS on minutes west FOus,
thence North "a degrees west 25 rods;
thence North rs degrees is minutes west 10
rods; thence North Al degrees west IA
rods; thence North 4S degrees west 20
rods; thence North Al degrees west 80
rods; thence North 81 degrees west 10 rods;
thence North IS degrees west 10 rods,
thence North 4S degrees west 9 rods;
thence North 80 degrees 30 minutes west 7
rods; thence North "a degrees west IL
rods; thence North 3s degrees west l6
rods; thence North 40 degrees west IL rods;
thence North 80 degrees west IA rods;
thence North 81 degrees west IL rods
thence North 10 degrees 80 minutes west
10 rods; thence North degrees west 8
rods; thence Northeriy on land of Emery
Hastings IS rods, more or less to the
county road.
Your petitioner is informed and believes,
and therefore AYERS, that the following
named persons claim to be the owners in
fee Of the aforesaid described lot or par
eel Of land. to wit;
he town of Dedham, and Phronia G. Hager-
thy, Eben Merrill, Joseph Clergue, John
F. Whitcomb, Charles II. Haynes, John
o. Whitney, Martin Fl. Haynes and Emery
HASTINGS nj Of no1h 40 en- ha ma -