Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-02-28
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

DISTRICT OF MAINE,
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CouRr
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Esps 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 7. whitehouse, Attorney
for the United Ssates Of America for the Dis
trict OF Maine, respectfully showeth unto your
That by an Act OF Congress approved Feb
ruary IL, 1902, entitled San act making appro-
priations to supply urgent deficiencies in
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two.
and Tor prior years. ana for other purposes
fund was appropriated for the purchase OF
Green lake in the town OF Otis and State of
Maine, and that thereby the secretary Of
commerce and labor OF the said United
estate as may be necessary for the said pur-
pose, and that An pursuance OF the said
authority the said secretary Of commerce and
described lot parcel of lsnd 10 necessary
Tor the purpose Aforesaid. But It IL Inn
possible for the said United States to secure
the said land by purchase or voluntary con-.
fast pursuant TO the provisions Of the Act Of
Congress approved August LIST. 1883, and en-
Titled IAN act to authorize the Condemns
ton OF land for sites for public buildings and
other purposes, which said act authorizes
tss secretary :, X, OF the treasury Or any Sshe.
authorized 70 procure real estate for the erec.
ton Of public building or for other public
uses, 70 acquire the same for the United
cess, whenever In his opinion it Is necessary
or advantageous to the government to do SO,
and now Is Of the opinion that It IL nee
essary and advantageous to the government
Of the said United States to acquire the said
land by. condemnation under judicial pro-
and n the " . n dav March.
q. d., 1911, the said secretary Of commerce and
| labor made application to the attorney gen
depnation proceedings to be commenced, and
the attorney general OF the United States
on the twenty-fourth day Of March, a. d.. 1911.
attorney OF the United States for the Dis
trict Of Maine. to institute these proceedings
for the condemnation Of the said land.
That the said land required for the purposes
aforesaid is situated In the town OF Otis In
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 a boulder on the divi-
| sion line between land OF the said United
| States and land of the Eben Merrill farm
and ten minutes west six hundred and
| eighty four t6s4) feet, to point; thence
| south 6ity-eight degrees west, three hunc red
| sixty. I've 1855 feet to point; thence north
| ten degrees and thirty minutes west. one
| one hundred eighty us0) feet TO a point;
| thence north atty five degrees and forty five
| feet to a point thence south seventy six de-
| gress and forty Eve minutes east, two hun
dred itty-one and fve-tenths t251.5) feet to
| 4 point; thence nurth ffty.th degrees and
| forty ave minutes east one hundred twenty
1 two ti22) feet to point; thence north
| twenty-five degrees and fifteen minutes west
| four hundred forty and five tenths (440.5)
| feet to Q point; thence north thirty seven
| degrees and fifteen minutes east one hundred
forty seven ua1) feet to a point thence
| north sixty degrees west one hundred thirty
seven (lS7) feet to a point; thence north
| sixteen degrees east eighty. one lsl) feet to
point; thence south eighty three degree,
eleven and fve-t enths tsll.5) feet to point;
thence south twenty. four degrees east to
covering land OF Eben Merrill farm flowed by
| the United States 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
/ States Is unable TO obtain by voluntary cou-
veyance and which IL IL 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
I 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
I this petition, in such manner as the court
may see tit to direct. and further commanding
| them to appear before this court ON day set
| for the bearing of this petition then and there
| to make answer to the same and 10 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 day certain to be liked
| by the court u hearing will be had on said
petition, and the plaintiff further prays
| that at said hearing a jury may be em-
pannelled for an inquiry aud 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 tnat
| upon payment into court or to the propst
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 de crioed,
| that possession may be awarded IL by this
| court, according to the law; and that the
/ absolute title to the said property thereby
| We st in the said United States for the pur-
poses aforesaid, and that the court Will award
| such sum to said Eben Merrill, or TO such
party or parties as may come into court and
| prove their respective rights thereto; 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. WHiTEHousE,
| Attorney of the United States
for the District of Maine.