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

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 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-i dent or the United States, pursuant to an Executive Order, dated June 1s. 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 Is, 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-, tion and otherwise, do hereby, 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 im- provements thereon, hereinafter more particularly described, together with all rights, rights of way, easements, benefits and, or privileges appurten- ances and, or hereditaments apper- taining 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 contingent, whether in fee simple or for lesser estate, whether in possess sion or by way of reversion or re- mainder, whether conditional or ab-s 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 inNfee 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 Cons { necticut and is bounded and describ- ed as follows: 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 l 100' to a point; thence northerly at | right angles to said north line of said Grasmere Avenue 117' more or less to | Ash Creek; thence northwesterly 120s more or less to a point, which point is in the line drawn at right angles to said north line of Grasmere Ave- i 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 1892 plus or minus to the point of begin ning
 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.
 (Signed)
 JOHN W. ABERCROMBIE,
 (Seal)
 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. (Seal)
 My commission expires November, TO ALL WHOM TT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that I, John W. Abercrombie, Acting Sec-5 retary of Labor of the United States of America, am authorized by law to determine and make just compensa- tion for the above-d 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 Connecticut, at which any person deeming himself so entitled may be heard in person, and by witness. or otherwise may introduce evidence 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- ton for Bridgeport, Connecticut, Care of Bureau of Industrial Hous- ing and Transportation, at SIS G Street, N, w. in the City of Washing ton, D. C., such written evidence be- ing in addition to and not in bar of testimony at any hearings to be held hereafter.
 (Signed)
 JOHN W. ABERCRoMBIE,
 (Seal)
 Acting Secretary of Labor. APPOINTMENT OF ACQUISITION
 OFFICER.
 THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That New ton w Schwab is hereby appointed a Acquisition Officer and as such my duly authorized representaSve 10 en- ter upon and take actual possession, for and on behalf of the United States, of every plot. piece or parcel of land, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, sy me re- ouisitioned according to law, to do such act or acts upon the said land as may be necessary or appropriate to evidence the title of the United States, and to certify to his act or acts as such Acquisition Officer in the manner prescribed by me.
 JOHN W. ABERcRoMBIE.
 (SeaD Acting Secretary of Labor. 1, 27 b'