Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-02-21
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

USffED STATES DfsrRicT COURT.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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EBEN MERRILL
To The Honorable Judge Of the District Court
OF the United States OF America, for the Dis.
trict Of Maine;
The petition OF the United States of
America by Robert II. Whitehouse, Attorney
for the United s ates OF America for the Dis.
t u Of hsine' respectfully showeth unto your
That by an Act OF Congress approved Feb
ruary II, 1902, entitled IAN act making appro.
prianons to supply urgent deficiencies in
the appropriations for the fiscal year ending
June thiItieih, nineteen hundred and two
ana Tor prior years. ana for other purposes,
an addition TO the fish hatchery station at
Green lake in the town OF OTIS md Stale of
Maine, asi that thereby the secretary OF
commerce and labor OF the said United
states Is authorizes to procure such real
estate as may be necessary for the said pur-
pose, and that in pursuance Of the said
labor has determined that the hereinafter
described lot or parcel of lana is necessary
LOT 1ne purpose aforesaid. But Il Is I'M
possible Tor the said United States to secure
tn. said land by purchase or voluntary con-
veyapce.
That pursuant TO the provisions Of the Act of
Congress approved August LIST. 1888, and
| titled ian act to authorize the condemna-
ton OF land for sites Tor puplic buildings and
other purposes, which said act authorizes
the secretary of the treasury or any other
officer of the government who has been
authorized to procure real estate Tor the cree
, nsa OF public building or for o,her public public
| States by condemnation under judicial pro
| cess whenever in his opinion it is necessary
or advantageous to the government to do SO,
the secretary of commerce and labor decided
| and now is of he opinion that it Is nee
essary and advantageous to the government
| OF the said United States to acquire the said
land by condemnation under judicial pro-
| cess and upon the twenty first day OF March,
/ q. d., 1911, the said secretary of commerce and
h. Il ltaaes he
| eral OF the United States to cause such con-
| domination proceedings to be commenced, and
| the attorney general of the United States
| on the twenty-fouith day of March, a. d., 1911,
| instructed and directed the petitioner. the
| attorney Of the United States for the Dis
trict of Maine. to institute these proceedings
| Tor the condemnation OF the said land.
That the said land required for the purposes
| aforesaid is situated in the town OF Otis in
1 the county OF Hancock and state of Maine,
| and Is bounded and described as fol-
| lows; Beginning at point marked by
| an iron bolt in boulder on the divi-
sion line between land the. said United
States and land of the Eben Merrill farm
| so called; thence south sixty-five degrees
and ten minutes west six hundred and
eighty four $3.50 feet, to point; thence
| south fity-eight degrees west, three hum red
| sixty tive 1850 feet to point; thence north
ten degrees and thirty minutes west, one
one hundred eighty $50 feet to point
thence north atty five degrees and forty five
| minutes east two hundred and fifteen (2i5)
| feet to point; thence south seveuty-six de-
dred hfty-one and hve-tenths (25I5) feet TO
! point; thence north fifty. three degrees and
forty five minutes east one hundred twenty
! two gll2] feet to point; thence north
| twenty-five degrees and fifteen minutes west
four hundred forty and five tenths (44u.5)
feet to point; thence north thirty seven
degrees and fifteen minutes east one hundred
forty seven (l47) ieet to point; thence
north sixty degrees west one hundred thirty
| seven U31) feet to point; thence north
sixteen degrees east eighty one (si) feet to
| point; thence south eighty ehree degrees
and forty five minutes east four hundred
eleven and five. tenths (4ii.5) feet to a point;
thence south twenty tour degrees east to
| the point of beginning; said description
| covering land OF Eben Merrill farm flowed by
| the United Stated upon raising the dam OF
Rocky pond, so called; also right of way
over the land immediate, ly adjoining the dam
| OF said Rocky pond, for tine purposes OF
! maintaining and repairing said dam.
| That the following named person claims to
be the owner in fee of the above described
land and rights which the said United
! veyance and which it is desired to acquire
| by condemnation in these proceedings as
| Aforesaid, namely: Eben Merrill of Nome
In the territory of Alaska.
| Wherefore the said plaintiff, the United
| States of America, prays this honorable court
that the said Eben Merrill and all other
| parties interested herein be made parties de-
| iendant to these proceedings by giving to
| such persons due notice of the pendence of
| this petition, in such manner as the court
| may see ut to direct. and further commanding
| them to appear before this court on a day set
for the hearing OF this petition then and there
| TO make answer to the same and to show cause,
| il any they have, why said petition should
not be granted and their interest in said
| land condemned as prayed for herein, and
| abide the further order and judgment of
| court in the premises and that they may be
further notified by order and direction OF
| this court that on a day certain TO be fixed
| by the court a hearing will be had on said
| petition, and the plaintiff further prays
| that at said hearing jury may be en-
/ pannelled for an inquiry and assessment OF
| the damages and compensation TO be paid by
| the said United States for the interests OF each
| of the said parties in the above described
/ land 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 the amount OF compensation equal
to the sum so assessed by the jury as the
| value of the interests in land ABOVE described,
| that possession may be awarded it by this
| court. according TO the law; and that the
| absolute title to the said property thereby
| vest in the said United States Tor the pur-
| poses aforesaid, and that the court will award
| such sum to said Eben Merrill, or 10 such
/ party or parties as may come into court and
| prove their respective rights thereto; AID
I for such other and further orders as the
nature OF the case may require, or as may
| in the premises be just and right b..
| ROBERT 7. WHiTEHoUsE,
Attorney OF the United States
for the District of Maine.