Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-03
+ ARGE GOVERNMENT SALE OF TIM
~ Der, LUMBER, AND ABATTIs IN THE
DIsMANTLED FORTS AROUND WASHING
TON CITY.

HEADa'Rs. CHIEF ESoiSEER OF DEPEScEs,
| wAsHIsaroS, d. c., 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
the abattis around the several forts and 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 Bennet, Haggerty, Woodbury., Cass, Al
ries between Forts Craig and Berry, and at the
crossing uf the Columbia turnpike. Fort Barnard
and Its exterior battery and magazine. Forts
Reynolds, Garesche, Williams, and the two bat
batteries In the valley Of Hunting Creek, and
| Fort Willard and Its exterior batteries.
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
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
left Of 1t.
Also, the Block. house and stockade at the
NORTH OF WASHINGTON.
Forts Jameson, Thayer, Morris, Saratoga, Bun
ker Hill, slemmer, DeRussey, smeade, Rearney
Rossell, Gaines, Bayard, Simmons, Mansfield,
ard the field batteries adj acent to these forts.
Also, the following river batteries, viz: Yer
mont, Martin Scott, Kemble, Parrot, and the two
field battefies 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
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, mag aZines,
and implement-rooms,i s OF hard wood-oak,
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
cullings are usually applied.
The stockades are OF hard wood posts, from
nine (9) to twenty (2O) inches in diameter, and
generally about thirteen Q3) feet long This
timber Is very valuable, and may be easily re-
moved.
The revetmsnts consist either of posts, from
Ave 10y to eight (S feet long, and from Ave (5) to
nine (s) 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 --.n
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 80 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 30 do 30.
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 furtherinformstion, inquire ut the CO Of
the Chief Engineer OF Defences, corner Of Nine
tssnth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
b. S. ALEXANDER,
Brevet Brig. Gen. U. s. A,
se26-2std Chief Engineer Of Defences.