Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07
T ARGE GOVERNMENT SALE OF TIM.
~ BBR, LUMBER, AND ABATTIs IN THE
DIsMANTLED FORTS AROUND WASHING
, TON CITY.

HBADo'Rs. CHIEF BsaiSEgR OF DgpEEcEs,l
| .,-I. WARRINGTON, d. c., Sept. q, 1855.
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited, and will b.
received At these Headquarters, until MONDAY
sd Of OCTOBER. at IL m. for the purchase o
the abattis around the several forts and batterie
hereinafter named; and also for the timber, lum
ber and other materials within the several fort
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 tn,
and Its exterior battery and magazine. Fort,
Reynolds, Garesche, Williams, and the two bat.
teries to the east and west Of this fort. The two
Satterie; In the valley Of Hunting Creek, and
Also six (6) 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, aud 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
left Of IT,
Also the Block house and stockade at the
NORTH OF WASHINGTON.
| Forts Jameson, Thsyer, Norris, Saratoga, Bun
ker Hill, Slemmerl DeRussey, smeads, Kearney,
| Rossell, Gaines, Bayard, Simmons, Mansfield,
and the aeld batteries adj aeent to these forts.
d also; me iSliow'pg river batteries yi5: Yer
held batteries on the bank Of the river.
Also, the Block house and Stoekade on the
Washington Aqueduet road, near Fort sumner.
tories is made Of the tops Of trees and is suitable
for hrewood.
The timber framework and heavy log roofing
OF the bomb-proofs, guard houses, magazines,
chestnut, and cedar-is generally In good condi-
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 applied.
The stockades are Of hard wood posts, from
nine (sl to twenty (2O) inches In diameter, and
generally about thirteen QS) feet long. This
timber Is very valuable, and may be easily re-
moved.
The reyetments consist either OF posts, from
Ave 10y to eight ( feet long, and from hye (5) to
nine (s) 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 as follows, viz:
Proposals for Abattis at Port ---."
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
ior 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 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
teenth street and Pennsy lyania avenue.
b. 8. ALEXANDER,
Breyet Brig. Gen. q. 6. A.,
se26-2Std Chief Engineer Of Defonces.