Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-20

| HBADo'Rs. CHIEF ENaiNBBR OF DBPBNcBs, I
| WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. %, 1855. (
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited, and will b,
received at these Headquarters, until MONDAY
| sd Of OCTOBER, at u IN. for the purchase o
the abattis around the several forts and batterie
| hereinafter named and also for the timber, lum
| and batteries, viz:
SOUTH SIDE OF THE POTOMAC.
| Fort Marcy and batteries north Of Pimmet Run
Forts Bennett, Haggerty, Woodbury., Cass, Al
bsny, Scott, Jackson, RunyOn, Berry, and bate
ries between Forts Craig and Berry, and at tn,
crossing VI the Columbia turnpike. Fort Barnard
and Its exterior battery and magazine. Fort
Reynolds, Garesche, Williams, and the two bat
terles to the east and west Of this fort. The tive
| batteries In the valley Of Hunting Creek, ant
Fort willard and its exterior batteries.
Also six (e) block -houses-three at the soutl
end Of the Aqueduct brdge-one at the Leesbur.
turnpike, and two in the valley Of Hunting Creek
Also, the Stockade across the south end Of tn,
Aqueduct 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 stookade at til,
NORTH OF WASHINGTON
Forts Jameson, ThRyer, Morris, Saratoga, Bun
ker Hill, Slemmer, DeRussey, smeade, Kearney,
Rossell, Gaines, Bayard, Simmons, Mansfield,
and the field batteries adjacent. to these forts.
Also, the following river batteries, viz: Yer.
mont, Martin Scott, Kemble, PARROT, aud the two
Held 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 aud bat
teres is made Of the tops Of trees, and Ia suitable
for nrewoOd.
The timber frame work and heavy log roofing
Of the bomb proofs, guard houses, mag azines,
and implement-rooms, is Of hard wood-oak,
chestnut, and cedAr-is generally In good cond :
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
cullinss are usually spilled.
The stockades are OF hard wood posts, from
nine 10y to twenty (2O) inches in diameter, and
generally about thirteen QS) feet long This
timber Is very valuable, and may be easily re-
moved.
Tho revetments consist either OF posts, from
Ave 10y to eight (S) feet long, and from Ave (5 to
nine (9) 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 Abattis OF each fort, and so much
the gross.
The undersigned reserves the right to reject
any Of the proposals. II deemed to the interest Of
the Government so do 80
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 their
property within thirty 800 days after their pro-
posals are accepted.
For further information, inquire at the ONCE Of
the Chief Engineer Of Defences, corner Of Nine
tenth street and Pennsylyanis avenue.
b. 8. ALEXANDER,
Breyet Brig. Gen. U. 8. A,
se26-2Std Chief Engineer Of Defences.