Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-12
r ARGE GOVERNMENT SALE OF TIM
IL Der, LUMBER, AND ABATTIs IN THE
DIsMANTLED FORTS AROUND WASHING
TON CITY.

HEADa'Rs. CHIEF ESGIsEsR OF DBrEScss,
WAsHIEaroS, d. c., Sept, %, 1855.
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited, and will be
received at these Headquarters, until MONDAY,
sd OF OCTOBER, at ~ m, for the purchase Of
the abattis around the several forts aud batteries
hereinafter named and also for the timber lum-
Der, and other materials within the several forts
anu SOUTH SIDE OF THE POTOMAC.
Fort Marcy and batteries north OF Pimmet Run,
Forts Bennett, Haggerty, Woodbury., Cass, Al
bany, Scott, jackson, Runyon, Berry, and bate
ries between Forts Craig and Berry, and at the
and its exterior battery and magazine. Forts
Reynolds, Garesche, Williams, and the two bat
terles to the east and west Of this fort. The two
batteries In the valley Of Hunting Creek, and
Fort willard and its exterior batteries.
Also six 10y block houses-three at the south
end Of the Aqueduct bridge-one at the Leesburg
turnpike, and two In the valley Of Hunting Creek
Also, the Stockade across the south end Of the
Aqueduct bridge, and the Abattis across the val
ley Of Four mile run.
ACROSS THE EASTERN BRANCH.
Forts Snyder, Ricketts,, Wagner, Davis, Meigs,
Chaplin, and the two new forts on the right and
left Of It,
Also, the Block house and stockade at the
NORTH OF WASHINGTON.
Forts Jameson, Thayer, Morris, Saratoga, Bun
ker Hill, slemmer, DeRussey, smeade, KeaIney,
Rossell, Gaines, Bayard, Simmons, Mansfield,
and the held batteries adjacent to these forts.
Also, the following river batteries, viz: Yer
mont, Martin Scott, Kemble, PARROT, and the two
field batteries on the bank OF the river.
Also, the Block house and Stockade on the
Washington Aqueduct road, near Fort sumner.
The abattis around the several forts and bat
eries is made OF the tops Of trees, and is suitable
for hrewood.
The timber frame work and heavy log roofing
OF the bomb proofs, guard houses, magaIines,
and imPlement: rooms, is Of hard woOd-OaE'
ton, and may be removed without much labor:
The lumber with which many Of these build
ings are lined Is sound, and may be used for
fencing or any other purpose to which common
cuttings are usually applied.
The stockades are OF hard wood posts, from
nine (9) to twenty (20) inches in diameter, and
generally about thirteen (l3) feet long. This
timber is very valuable, and may be easily re-
moved.
The reyetments consist either Of posts, from
Ave 10y to eight (sD feet long, and from Ave 10y to
nine 10y inches in diameter or Of white pine cul-
lings, and will be valuable for fencing.
Separate proposals will be received for the
abattis, and for the timber, lumber, and other
materials in each fort and battery above named
Proposals to be endorsed as follows, viz:
proposals for Abattis at Fort --.'
Proposals for Timber, Lumber, &C, at Fort
and addressed to the undersigned.
Proposals for the Abattis by the cord, or run
ming foot, or for timber or lumber by the foot,
will not be entertained. The bidders should offer
| SO much for the Abatts Of each fort, and SO much
for the timber and other material in each fort, In
the gross.
The undersigned reserves the right to reject
any Of the proposals. II deemed TO the interest Of
| the Government so do so.
Payments to be made in Government funds
upon the acceptance of any proposal, and prior to
| the removal Of the property.
Purchasers will be required to remove theii
property within thirty 1907 days after their pro
| pOsals are accepted.
For further Information, inquire at the office 0
l tha taI Enarl WAGn Afa EaARn H
| tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
| b. s. ALEXANDER,
| Breyet Brig. Gen. , U. s. A,
se26- 2Std Chief Engineer Of Defences.