Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-20
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.


Phronia Q. Hagerthy.
Eben Merrill,
Joseph Clergue,
John F. whitcemb,
Charles H. Haynes.
John o. Whitney.
Martin II. Haynes,
Emery Hastings,
ND ALL OTHERS INTERPRETED. Defendants.
% the Honorable Judge of the District Court
of the United States of America for the Dis
trict of Maine:
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
February 18th, 1902 entitled AN Act Max
ing Appropriation to supply Urgent
Deficiencies in the Appropriations tor the
Fiscal Year Ending June Both. 1902, and
for 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. iDclud-
ing the construction of ponds, roads and
buildings, the extension OF wharf, pur-
chase of land and additional water supply;
and that by an act Ct Congress, approved
FeDruafy 18th. 1903, entitled IAN Act to
and Labor, the Fish Commission ana all
that pertains thereto was transferred to
and became part Of the Department OF
Commerce aud Labor, including the
authority to make expenditure of tn. APP
preparation Aforesaid; and that by act
of Congress, approved August LIST, 1888,
entitled AN Act to Authorize CoBdemna-
t1on OF Land Tor Sites OF Public Buildings
and Other Purposes. it is provided that
in every case in which any officer of the
Government has been or 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 condemn
nation under judicial process whenever,
in his opinion, 1t is necessary or advanta-
geous TO the Government to do so, and
that the United States Circuit or District
Courls Of the district within which such
real estate is located shall have jurisdic-
tion of proceedings for such condempa-
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 rue of the Court to
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
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 Dedhsm; 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
tffari zad and a fal hat fpg
be instituted. in the name and on be half 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 oc parcel ot
land; whereupon, on application OF the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, the
Attorney General has instructed the said
Attorney OF the United States 10 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 with, lire
drawn thu ough the middle of which is as
follows: Beginning North 40 degrees east
sl2 rods from snore of Green Lake at a
stone on the north line of Ellsworth and
at south east corner of hatchery loi 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 de-
grees west 6.6 rods; thence North IS
degrees 80 minutes west IL rods; thence
North "A degrees 30 minutes west 1892
us; thence North 90 degrees 80 minutes
west 1856 rods: thence North 26 degrees
west 81 rods; thence North So degrees 80
minutes west ~ rods; thence North 60
degrees west 1855 rods; thence North 46
degrees west IL rods; thence North 20 de-
gr es west rods; thence North 81 degrees
west 10 rods; thence North "a degrees
We rods. thence North 4
II rods; thence North degrees west IL
rods; thence North 80 degrees west II
rods; thence North 20 degrees west IA
rods; thence North 30 degrees west 16
rods; thence As degrees ives. rods; thence
North 10 degrees west l6 rods; thence
North "a degrees 80 minutes east rods;
thence North 10 degrees east Z rods;
thence North degrees 30 minutes west s
rods; thence North 20 degrees 30 minutes
west rods; thence North Al degrees west
rods; thence North degrees 80 minutes
vest 10 rods: thence North ~ degrees
80 minutes west IL rods; thence North l6
degrees west rods; thence North 2 de-
grees east rods; thence North degrees
80 minutes west rods; thence North II
degrees 80 minutes west 8 rods; thence
North Is degrees 80 minutes west rods;
thence North "a degrees wesC Is rods;
thence North 28 degrees Is minutes west 10
rods: thence North Al degrees west IA
rods; thence North 4s degrees west 90
rods; thence North Al degrees west 80
rods; thence North 81 degrees west 10 rods;
bucHOc softu 90 uesTecs WesI ~ rOQS,
thence North 43 degrees west s rods;
thence North 80 degrees 30 minutes west
rods; thence North 81 degrees west II
rods; thence North IS degrees west i6
rods: thence North AZ degrees west II rods;
thence North so degrees west IA rods;
thence North "a degrees west II rods;
thence North 10 degrees 80 minutes west
IL rods; thence North degrees west
rods; thence Northerly on land of Emery
Hastings 45 rods, more or less to the
county road.
Your petitioner is informed and believes,
and therefore AYERS, that the following
named persons claim to De the owners in
fee of the aforesaid described lot or par
Gel of land, to wit:
he town of Dedham, and Phronia G. Hager-
thy, Eben Merrill. Joseph Clergue, John
f. Whitcomb, Charles Fl. Haynes, John
o. Whitney, Martin H. Haynes and Emery
Hastings, all of Dedham. in the County of
Hancock and State and District OF Maine,
and your petitioner is informed and be.
lieves. and therefore AYERS, that the afore-
said Town OF Dedham and the aforesaid
persons, set forth in this paragraph,
the only persons who are interested