The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-28
OF LAND BY THE UNITED STATES

PRESENTS, that I, John W. Aber- | crombie, Acting Secretary of Labor | of the United States of America, act | ing for and on behalf of the President | of the United States, pursuant to an Executive Order, dated June IS, 1918, i under which I am directed to have and exercise all power and authority conferred upon end vested in the President by the Act of Congrses en- titled" "An Act to authorize the Pres i ident to provide Housing for War Needs" approved May 16, 1918, and by the Act of Congress entitled, "An Act making appropriations to supply additional urgent deficiencies in ap- propriations for the fiscal year end- ing June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, on account of War Ex- penses and for other purposes" ap- proved June 4, 1918, insofar as the same relates to Housing for War Needs" for the purpose therein ex- pressed and subject to the provisions of the said Acts as to just compensa- tion and otherwise do hereby, as of noon of the ninth day of Septemeber 1918, for and on behalf of the United States, requisition and take immedi- ate possession of and title to all that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings. and improve ments thereon, hereinafter more par l ticularly described, together with all rights, rights of way, easements, benefits and, or privileges, appur- tenances and, or hereditaments ap- pertaining or belonging to or enjoyed by 1t, or to which 1t may be subject, and all and every estate, right, title and interest therein, whether in whole or in part, whether vested or contin- gent, whether in fee simple or for a lesser estate, whether in possession or by way of reversion or remainder, whether conditional or absolute, whether at law or in equity to the end and intent that the United States of America shall be seized and pos sessed of an estate in fee simple in said land, free and clear of all en- cumbrances, restrictions, limitations and, or servitude thereon. The land so requisitioned Is situated in the Town of Fairfield, State of Connec- ticut, and is bounded anad described as follows:
 Beginning at a point which is the intersection of the east line of Ard more Avenue and the north line of Grasmere Avenue, thence easterly in said north line of said Grasmere Ave- nue 1S9 1-2' to point; thence north erly at right angles to said Gras- mere Avenue 100' to a point; thence westerly 1862 in a line parallel to and distant 100' northerly from said north line of said Grasmere Avenue, to point in the easterly line of said Il Ardmore Avenue; thence southerly in the easterly line of said Ardmore Ave- nue 100' more or less to the point of ! beginning.
 quisitioned and taken shall remove therefrom within ten days from the } date of requisition.
 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the } Seal of the Department of Labor to s be affixed this sixth day of Septem- Der, 1918.
 JOHN W. ABERcRoMBIE,
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 Acting Secretary of Labor. District of Columbia, ss.
 City of Washington.
 OtpLCLlu6E OI 4S1o' = Personally appeared John W. Aber- g crombie, signer and sea1er of the Q l within and foregoing instrument g who acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed, before me,
 RAYMOND F. CREST,
 Notary Public (SeaD My Commission expires November 1918.
 /. ITO ATT WHOM TT MAY CONrCEPN, t NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that : I, John W. Abercrombie, Acting Sec s retary of Labor of the United State: 0 of America, am authorized by law tc = determine and make just compensa. 7, ton for the above-described property 0 to the person or persons entitled tc e receive the same. For the, purpose f of such determination, headings, ot Il which due notice will be given, vii f be held at Bridgeport in the State o, n Connecticut, at which any persor e deeming himself so entitled may bt r heard in person, and by witness, ol e otherwise may introduce evidence @ bearing on the validity and, or value h of his claim. Until the date of sucf 1t notice, any such person may presen y any such evidence in writing, duly = sworn, to the Director of Compensa !, tion for Bridgeport, Connecticut l. Care of Bureau of Industrial Hous ing and Transportation, at 613 ,- Street. N. W. in the City of Washing l. ton, D. C., such written evidence be if ing in addition to and not in bal d of testimony at any hearings to bt held hereafter.
 (Signed)
 JOHN W. ABERCROMBIE,
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 Acting Secretary of Labor. N APPOINTMENT OF ACQUISITION
 OFFICER.
 -- THIS IS TO SERTIFY, That New q ton W. Schwab is hereby appointed y a Acquisition Officer and as such m, l. duly authorized representative to en l, ter upon and take actual possession d for and on behalf of the United el States. of every plot, piece or parce IS of land, together with all building j. and improvements thereon, by me re o quisitioned according to law, to d. d such act or acts upon the said lant e as may be necessary or appropriat, d to evidence the title of the United IT States, and to certify to his act O n acts as such Acquisition Officer fl the manner prescribed by me
 JOHN W. ABERcRoMBIE.
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 Acting Secretary of Labor.