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

ACQUISITION AND TAKING OVER
 OF LAND BY THE
 UNITED STATES.
 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 l of the said Acts as to just compensa- l 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 1 of land, with the buildings and i'm provements thereon, hereinafter more particularly described, together with all rights, rights of way, easements, l ances and, or hereditaments apper- taining or belonging to or enjoyed by it, or to which 1t may be subject, and all and every estate, right, title and interest therein, whether in l whole or in part, whether vested or contingent, whether in fee simple or for a lesser estate, whether in posses 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- |, ed as follows: ,--.r-- Beginning at a point in the north line of Grasmere Avenue, distant 50' feet easterly from the east line of Ash Street; thence easterly in said north line of said Grasmere' Avenue 1O0' to a point; thence northerly at , right angles to said north line of said Grasmere Avenue 117' more or less to e4o o,-1rv more or less to a point, which point is in the line drawn at right angles to said north line. of Grasmere Ave- nue, and distant 162' more or less from the point of beginning; thence southerly at right angles to the north , line of said Grasmere Avenue 162' plus or minus to the point of begin- ming. All occupants of the premises re- uuisitioned 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. : (Signed)
 JOHN W. ABERCRoMBIE.
 (SeaI
 Acting Secretary of Labor. District of Columbia, ss.,
 City of Washington.
 September 6, 1918.
 Personally appeared John w. Aber- cronabie, signer and sealer of the = within and foregoing instrument, who acknowledged the same to be his free 7 act and deed, before me,
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 Notary Public. (SeaD
 My commission expires November. 1918.
 r TO ALL WHOM TT MAY CONCERN:
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that :: I. John W. Abercrombie, Acting Sec t retary of Labor of the United States = of America, am authorized by law to s determine and make just compensa- o tion for the above-d described property, = to the person or persons entitled to 7, receive the same. For the purpose o of such determination. hearings, of e which due notice will be given, will f be held at Bridgeport in the State of | Connecticut, at which any person f deemtng himself so entitled may be n heard in person, and by witness, or 6 otherwise may introduce evidence T bearing on the validity and, or value e of his claim Until the date of such e notice, any such person may present h any such evidence in writing, duly It sworn, to the Director of Compensa- y tion for Bridgeport, Connecticut : Care of Bureau of Industrial Hous- |, ing and Transportation, at SIS G l. Street, N. W. in the City of Washing } ton, D. C., such written evidence i'e- : ing in addition to and not in bar of j. testimony at any hearings to be held r hereafter.
 e (Signed)
 JOHN ". ABERCROMBTE,
 (Seal)
 Acting Secretary of Labor. APPOINTMENT OF ACQUISITION
 OFFICER.
 N THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That New ton W. Schwab is hereby appointed