Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-06
r ARGE GOVERNMENT SALE OF TIM
IL Der, LUMBER, AND ABATTIS IN THB
DIsMANTLRD FORTS AROUND WASHING
TON CITY. 'aft
HEApe rs. CHEZ EsoISEER OF DEEEScRs,

HRADe'Rs. CHIEF ESoIsEER OF DETENcEs,
WASHINGTON, d. O., Sept. %, 1885.
| SEALED PROPOSALS are invited, and will be
received at these Headquarters, until MONDAY,
sd OF OCTOBER, at IL m, for the purchase OF
abattis around the several forts aud batteries
| hereinafter named and also for the timber, lum
Der, and other materials within the several forts
'AN SOUTH SIDE OF THE POTOMAC.
Fort Marcy and batteries north Of Pimmet Run,
Forts Bonnet, Haggerty, Woodbury., Cass, Al
bany, Scott, jackson, Runyon, Berry, and bate
ries between Forts Craig and Berry, and at the
crossing u the Columbia turnpike. Fort Barnard
and its exterior battery and magazine. Forts
| Reynolds, Garesohe, 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 it's exterior batteries.
| Also six Q6) block-houses-three at the south
end Of the Aqueduet bridge-one at tho 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
W VI ACROSS THE EASTERN BRANCH.
Forts Snyder, Ricketts,, Wagner, Davis, Msigs,
Chaplin. and the two new forts on the right and
left Of 1t. .0....s ..T
Also, the Block house and stOekado at the
NORTH OF WASHINGTON.
Forts Jameson, Thsyer, Morris, Saratoga, Bun.
ker Hill, Slemmer, DeRussey, hmeado, kearney,
Rossell, Gaines, BayRrd, Simmons. Mansfield,
and the field batteries adjacent tn these forts.
mont, Martin Scott, Kemble, PARROT, and the two
field batteries on the bank Of the river.
Also, the Block house and Stocksde on the
Washington Aqueduct road, near Fort Sumner.
The abattis around the several forts and bat
teries 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, magazines,
chestnut, and cedar-is generally In good oondi
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 10 which common
cullings are usually applied.
The stockades are Of hard wood posts, from
nine (sl to twenty (9o) inches in diameter, and
generally about thirteen uS) feet long. This
timber Is very valuable, and may be easily re.
moved. r..-.
The revetments consist either of posts, from
i've ( to eight (sl feet long, and from Ave (5) to
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, SC, 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 80 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 their
property within thirty 1907 days after their pro-
posals are accepted. o . " n. II N....
For further Information, inquire at the Office Of
the Chief Engineer Of Defencss, corner Of Nine
tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
b. s. ALEXANDER,
Brevet Brig. Cen, U. S. A.,
se26-2Std> Chief Engineer Of Defences.