Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-28
T ARGE GOVERNMENT SALE OF TIM
IL Der, LUMBER, AND ABATTIS IN THE
DIsMANTLED FORTS AROUND WASHING
TON CITY

HEApa'Rs CHIEF EsaISEER OF DErEscEs,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. %, 1865.
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 aud batteries
hereinafter named and also for the timber, lum
Der, and other materials within the several forts
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 the
crossing VI 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 its exterior batteries.
Also six 10y block houses-three at the south
end Of the Aqueduct bridge-oue at the Leesburg
turnpike, and two in the valley Of Hunting Creek.
Also, the Stockade across the south end Of the
Aqueduct bridge, and the Abattls across the val.
10y Of Four mile run.
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 stockade at the
NORTH OF WASHINGTON.
Forts Jameson, Thayer, Morris, Saratoga, Bun
ker Hill, slemmer, DeRussey, smeade, Kearney,
Rossell, Gaines, Bayard, Simmons, Mansfield,
and the field batteries adjaceut to these forts.
Also, the following river batteries, viz: YER
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
teres 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'room is Of hard woCd-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
cuttings are usually applied.
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.
The revetments consist either Of posts, from
Ave (5) to eight (s) feet long, and from Ave () 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
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 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
tenth street and Pennsylyania avenue.
b. s. ALEXANDER,
Breyet Brig. Gen. U. s. A,
seS-2Std Chief Engineer Of Defences.