The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
ACQUISITION AND TAKING OVER OF LAND BY THE
 UNITED STATES.

ONA1ED S1AIES.
 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE 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 Presi- dent of the United States, pursuant to an Executive Order, dated June IS, 1918, under which I am directed to have and exercise all power and au- thority conferred upon and vested in the President by the Act of Congress entitled, "An Act to authorize the President 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 purposes therein ex- pressed and subject to the provisions of the said Acts as to just compensa- ton and otherwise, do heDeby, as Of noon of the ninth day of September, 1918, and for and on behalf of the United States, requisition and take immediate possession of and title to all that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and inn provements thereon, hereinafter more particularly described, together with all rights, rights of way, easements. benefits and, or privileges, appurten- ances and, or hereditaments apper- tatning or belonging to or enjoyed by it, or to which it may be subject, and all and every estate, right, title and interest therein, whether in whole or in part, whether vested or contingent, whether in fee simple or for a lesser estate, whether in possess sion or by way of reversion or re- mainder, whether conditional or ab- solute, whether at law or in equity, to the end and intent that the United States of America shall be seized and possessed of an estate in fee simple in said land, free and clear of all en- cumbrances, restrictions, limitations and, or servitudes therein. The land so requisitioned is situated in the Town of Fairfield and State of Con- nectfcut, and is bounded and describ- ed as follows:
 Beginning at point in the north line of Grasmere Avenue 250' east of the east line of Ash Street; thence easterly in said north line of said Grasmere Avenue 50' to a point; thence northerly at right angles to the north line of said Grasmere Ave nue 134' plus or minus to Ash Creek; thence westerly 52' more or less, to a point in the line of a line drawn at right angles to the north line of Gras- mere Avenue through the point of be- ginning, which point is distant 113', plus or minus, northerly from the north line of said Grasmere Avenue; thence southerIy in a line perpendicu- lar to the north line of said Grasmere Avenue 113', more or less, to the point of beginning.
 All occupants of the premises re- quisitioned and taken shall remove therefrom within ten days from the date of requisition.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto' set my hand and seal this sixth day of September, 1918.
 JOHN W. ABERCRoMBIE, (seaD
 Acting Secretary of Labor. District of Columbia, ss.,
 City of Washington.
 September 6, 1918. Personally appeared John W. Aber- crombie, signer and sealer of the within and foregoing instrument, who acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed, before me,
 RAYMOND F. CREST, Notary Public. (SeaD 1 My commission expires November 1918.
 TO ALL WHOM TT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that I, John W. Abercrombie, Acting Sec retary of Labor of the United States | of America, am authorized by law to determine and make just compensa- ton for the above described property, | to the person or persons entitled to receive the same. For the purpose | of such determination, hearings, of which due notice will be given, will be held at Bridgeport in the State of i Connecticut, at which any person | deeming himself so entitled may be heard in person, and by witness, or otherwise may introduce evidence i bearing on the validity and, or value | of his claim. Until the date of such notice, any such person may present any such evidence in writing, duly sworn, to the Director of Compensa- l ton for Bridgeport, Connecticut Care of Bureau of Industrial Hous- | ing and Transportation, at SIS G l Street, N. W. in the City of Washing 1 ton, D. C., such written evidence be- ing in addition to and not in bar of testimony at any hearings to be held 1 hereafter.
 (Signed)
 JOHN w. ABERCR'OMBIE, (SeaD