Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-26

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Plaintiff,
CHARLES @. BURRILL AND CHARLES R..
BURRILL, Defendants.

To the Honorable Judge Of the Circuit Court.
Of the United States Of America for the Dis
TINE petition Of the United states Of Ameri-
i ca by Robert + Whitehouse, attorney
ot the United States OF Anne RIGA for the dis
t:ict aforesaid, respectfully showeth unto
That under the provisions Of Section Of
the Act u Congress approved May goth. 1904,
entitled IAN Act TO increase the limit OF cost
OF certain public buildings, to authorize the
enlargement, extension, remudeling. or I'M
osement OF certain pubic buildings, 70
authorize the erection and completion OF pub
lie buildii gs, to authorize the purchase OF
sites .or public buildings. and tor other pur-
OF Congrt IS approved March 4th, 1909, entitled
IAN Act Making appropriations to supply de-
hciencies in the appropriations for the isca!
year ending June inirtietb, nineteen hundred
and nine and tor prior years. and Tor other
purposes; fund WIS appropriated for the
purchase q an addition 70 the site q afederal
public building. to wit TO the United States
Post Office and Custom House al Ellsworth, in
said Dis riot OF Maine, ana that the secretary
of the treasury OF the sid United States was
authorized by said acts to procure such addi-
tionai real estate as maybe necessary for the
making of said. additiun 10 said site, and that
in pursuance OF the authority granted by said
act, he secretary OF the treasury has deter
mined hat the hereinafter described lot or
parcel Of land was necessary for the purpose
of making addition to SAID site; but IL is inn
possible tor the said Uni ed States to acquire
the said land by purchase or voluntary con
veyance;
That pursuant to the provisions OF the Act,
OF Congress approved August !. 1888, and en-
Titled IAN Act to Authorize Condemnation Of
Land for Sites for Public Buildings aud 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 to ac-
qnire tn e same for the Unite States by con-
demnation under judicial process. whenever
ln his opinion 1t is necessary or advantageous
to the government to do 50, the secretary OF
the treasury decided and now is OF the opin-
ion that it is necessary and advantageous TO-
the government OF the United States to ac-
quire the said land by condemnation under
judicial process for the purposes aforesaid,
and upon he It'll day OF May. 1903, pursuant
to the provisions of said Act of August lst 1888,
the secretary OF the treasury made applica-
ton to the attorney general Of the United
States to cause such condemnation proceed
ings to be CONNIE need, and the attorney gem
eral of the United States, on the twelfth day
Of May, 1909, 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 stu
ated in the city OF Ellsworth, in the county Of
Hancock. in said district OF Maine, and is.
bounded and described as 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 1907 to an iron
pin; thence south seventy degrees and fifty
minutes west eighty (s0) feet; thence north
eighty. four and one. fourth degrees west to.
Union river; thence northerly by said river
to the southwesterly corner of the federal
building site, and thence along the southerly
line of the federal building site to the place
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 @.
Burrill and Charles R. Burrill, both Of said
Ellsworth.
Wherefore the said plaintiff, the United
States OF America. prays this honorable court
that the parties hereinbefore 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 day 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
order and 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 compen sation 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 or 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 ac-
cording to law, and 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 its
distribution among the several claimants as
to their respective rights herein; and for such
other and further orders as the nature of the
case may require may in the premises be
Just and right.
ROBERT T. WHITEBoUsE,
Attorney of the United States for the District
of Maine.