Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-23
LARGE GOVERNMENT SALE
TIMBER LUMBER, AND ABATTTS
IN TIE DISMANTLED FORTS
AROUND WASHINGTON CITY.

HEADQ'Rs, CHIEF EyGINrER OF DErENcEs,,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. g. 1865.
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited and will be
received at these Headquarters until MONDAY. 23d
Of OCTOBER at Il NJ, for the purchase of the abat-
It's around the several forts and batteries hereinafter
named; and also for the timber lumber and other
materials within the several forts and batteries viz
SOUTH SIDE OF TIE POTOMAC.
Fort Marcy and batteries north of Pimmet Rum
Scott, jackson, Runyon, Berry. and batteries be-
tween Forts Craig and Berry, and at the crossing of
the Columbia turnpike Fort Bernard and its exte-
rior battery and magazine. Forts Reynolds, Care
sche Williams and the two batteries to the east and
west of this fort The two batteries in the valley of
Hunting Creek, and Fort Willard and its exterior
Also six co blockhouses-Three at the south end of
the AQucduct bridge-onc at the Lcesburg turnpike
AND two in the valley of Hunting Greek.
Duct bridge, and the abattS across the valley of
Four-nile run.
ACROSS THE EASTERN BRANCH.
cb Forts Snyder, Ricketts,. Wagner; Davis, Meigs,
', Also, the Blockhouse and Stockade at the Navy
NORTH OF WASHINGTON.
Forts Jameson, Thayer Morris, Saratoga Bunker
Hill. Slemmer, DeRussy, Smcade. Kcarny, Rossell
Gaines, Bayard, Simmons, Mansfield and the field
batteries adjacent to these forts.
Also, the following river batteries, viz: Vermont,
Martin, Scott kemble, Parrot and the two field bat
tcries on the bank Of the river.
Also, the Blockhousc and Stockadc on the Wash
Ington Aqueduct Road, near Fort Sumter.
The aballis around the several foIts and battcme-
Is made OF the tops Of trees, and is suitable for fires
wood.
The timber framework and heavy log roofing of the
bomb-prootS guard houses. magazines and implement
rooms Is OF hard wOOd-Oak, chestnut ard cCdar-is
generally in good condition, and may be removed
without much labor.
The lum Der with which many of these buildings
are hncd Is sound and may be used for fencing or
any other purpose to which common cuttings are
usually applied.
The stOckades of hard wood posts from nine 90
to twenty 2 inches i'll diameter and generally about
thirteen C3) feet long. This timber is very valuable
and may be easily removed.
The revetmentS consist either fpOsts from five 81 TO
eight S feet long, and from five o. to nine 90 inches
in diameter; or of white pine cuttings and will be
valuable for fencing.
Separate proposals will be received for the abbatis
and Tor 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 Tor Timber, Lumber, &C., at Fort"
and addressed to the undersigned.
Proposals for the Abattis by the cord or running
foot or for timber or lumber by the foot will not be
entertained. The bidders should offer so much for the
Abbatts Of each Fort, and so much for the timber
and other material in each Fort, in the gross.
The undersigned the right to reject any of
the proposals if deemed to the interest of the Govern
ment to do
Payments to be made in Government funds upon
the acceptance OF any proposal and prior to the
moval of the property.
Purchasers will be required to remove their prop
erty within thirty 0 days after their proposals are
accepted.
For further information inquire at the office of the
Chief Engineer of Detcnces, corner of Nineteenth
&. S. ALEXANDER,
Brevet Brigadier General, u S. A.
oc 2-tO25 Chief Engineer of Deiences