Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-04

| HEADq'Rs. CHfBP EsaISEBR OF DBPRSCEs,
| WARRINGTON, d. c., Sept %, 1855.
| SEALED PROPOSALS are invited, and will be
| received at these Headquarters, until MONDAY,
2Sd Of OCTOBER, at l2 m. for the purchase Of
the abattis around the several forts and batteries
hereinafter named and also for the timber, lum-
Der, and other materials within the several forts
| and batteries, viz:
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
| crossing Uf the Columbia turnpike. Fort Barnard
Reynolds, Garesche, Williams and the two bat.
teries to the east and west Of this fort. The two
batteries in the valley Of Hunting Creek, and
| Fort Willard and its exterior batteries. I'D
| 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
Aquednct bridge, and the Abattis across the val.
ACROSS THE EASTERN BRANCH.
Forts Snyder, Ricketts,, Wagner, Davis, Meigs,
Chaplin, and the two new forts on the right And
Also. the Block-house and stockade at the
= :. NORTH OF WASHINGTON. r,'I a
Forts Jameson, Thayer, Morris, Saratoga, Run
ker Hill, slemmer, DeRussey, smeade, Kearuey,
Rossell, Gaines Bayard, simmons, Mansfield,
| and the neld batteries sdjaeent to these forts.
Also, the following river batteries, viz: YER
mont, mhftln scott, hemDle, fArrOtt, and the Two
field batteries on tho bank Of the river. @,
Also, the Block house and Stockade, on the
Washington Aqueduct road, near Fort Sumner.
The abattis around the several forts aud bat
teres is made Of the tops Of trees and is suitable
The timber frame work and heavy log roofing
OF the bomb proofs, guard houses, magazines,
and implement rooms, Is OF hard wood-oak,
chestnut, and cedar-is generally in good cOndi-
tion, and may be removed without much labor
The lumber with which many OF these build
ings are lined Is sonnd, and may be used for
fencing or any other purpose to which common
cnllings are usually applied.
The stockades are OF hard wood posts, from
nine 10y to twenty (20) inches in diameter, aud
generally about thirteen Q3) feet long. This
timber Is very valuable, and may be easily re-
moved.
The revetmsnts consist either Of posts from
i've 10y to eight (S) feet long and from We (5) to
nine (9) inches In diameter; or Of white pine Gull
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 a. follows, viz;
Proposals for Abattis ut 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 Abattis 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
npon the acceptance Of any proposal, and prior to
the removal Of the property
Purchasers will be required to remove their
property within thirty go days after their pro-
posals are accepted.
For further Information, inquire at the Office Of
the Chief Engineer Of Defenoes, corner Of Nine
tenth street and PennSylyania avenue.
d. g. ALEXANDER,
Breyet Brig, Gen. U. s. A.,
se26-2Std Chief Engineer OF Defences.