Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-06-02

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UNITED srATEs OF AMERICA, Platntia.
CHARLES O. BURRILL AND CHARLES r.
BURRILL. Defendants.
To the Honorable Judge Of the Circuit Court
Of the United States Of America for the Dis
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| i ca by Robert T. Whitehouse, attorney
| OF the United States OF Anne RIGA for the dis
t.ict aioressid, respectfully showeth unto
That under the provisions Of Section . Of
the ACT o. Congress approved May oth. 1905,
entitled IAN Act 10 increase the limit Of cost
| OF certain public buildings, to authorize the
| enlargement, extension, remodeIing. or Inn
| p' ovement Of certain public buildings. to
| lie buildiL gf, to authorize the purchAse or
| sites for public buildings, and for other pur-
| poses; and Under the provisions Of the Act
IAN Act Making appropriations to supply de-
| nciencfes in the appropriations for the fiscal
| year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
and nine and for prior years, and for other
| purposes'; fund was appropriated for the
purchase OF an addition to the Site Of federal
| Post Office and Custom House at Ellsworth. in
| said District Of Maine, and that the secretary
of the treasury OF the said United States was
| authorized by said acts to procure such addi-
| tional real estate as may be necessary for the
taxing OF said addition to said site, and TIL AZ
In pursuance Of the authority granted by said
act, he secretary Of the treasury has deter
mined that the hereinafter described lot or
parcel Of land was necessary for the purpose
OF making addition 70 said site; but il is im-
lossible Tor the said Uni ed States to acquire
the said land by purchase or voluntary con-
veyance;
hat ~ A
OF Congre IS spp, owed August l. 1888, and en-
titled AN Act to Authorize Condemnation OF
Land for Sites tor Public Buildings and other
Purposes. which said act authorizes the Sec
rotary Of the treasury or any other officer OF
the government who has been authorized to
procure real estate for the erection Of pub
lie building or for other public uses, 10 &C
quire tn e same for the United States by con-
demnation under judicial process, whenever
to the government to do SO, the secretary Of
the treasury decided and now Is OF the opin-
ion that it. is and
quire the said land by condemnation under
judicial process for the purposes aforesaid.
to the provisions Of said ACT Of August 1st 1855,
the secretary OF the treasury made appiica-
tion to the attorney general Of the United
1ngs to be commenced, and the attorney gem
eraI OF the United States, on the twelfth day
ct May, 1902 instructed and directed the pc
titioner the attorney OF the United States for
the district OF Maine, to institute these pro-
ceedings for the condemnation OF said land;
That the said land required for purposes OF
an addition to said lot as aforesaid, is situ-
ated in the city Of Ellsworth, in the county OF
Hancock. in said district of Maine, and is
bounded and described follows: Begin
ming at the southeasterly corner OF the fed
eral building site in the city of Ellsworth.
Maine; thence along the southwesterly side
of Water street, thirty feet (so) to an iron
pin; thence south seventy degrees and fifty
minutes west eighty 1907 feet; thence north
eighty-four and one fourth degrees west to
Union river. thence nOrtherlv said river
to the southwesterly corner of the federal
building site. and thence along the southerly
OF beginning; and known as the "Burrill Lott.
The following parties claim to be the own
ers in fee of the above described land which
the said United States was unable to obtain
by voluntary conveyance. and which it is de-
sired to acquire by condemnation in these
proce edings as aforesaid. namely, Charles g.
Burrill and Charles r. Burrill, both Of said
Ellsworth.
Wherefore the said plaintiff. the United
that the parties here inbefore named as de.
PENDANTS and all other persons interested
herein be made parties defendant to these
proceedings by giving to such persons due
notice Of the tendency Of this petition in
such manner as the court may see fit to direct.
and further commanding them to appear be-
fore this court on da, set for the hearing Of
this petition, then and there to make answer
to the same and to show cause, If any they
have, why said petition should not be granted
and their interests in said land condemned
as prayed for herein. and abide the further
OrOer ana judgment OF the court In the prem
Uses, and that they may be further notified by
order. and direction of this court that on
day certain to be fixed oy the court hearing
will be had on said petition. and the plaintiff
further prays that at said hearing jury may
be empannelled for an inquiry and assess
ment of the damages and compensation to be
paid by the United States for the interests Of
each of the said parties in the above described
lard sought to be acquired by the said United
States for the purposes aforesaid, and that
upon payment into court to the proper
owners. defendants herein, by the United
States OF an amount of compensation equal to
the sum so assessed by the jury as the value of
the interests in the land above described, that
possession may be awarded it by this court &C.
cording to law,a hat the absolute title to the
said property thereby vest in the said United
States for the purpose Aforesaid, and that the
Court will divide the sum so paid and order it's
Distribution among the several claimants as
to their respective rights her elm; and for such
other and further orders as the nature OF the
case may require or as may in the premises be
Just and right.
ROBERT T. WHITEBoUsR,
Attorney of the United States for the District
Of Maine.