Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-12
LARGE G0yERNNENE SALE
TIMBER, LUMBER, AND ABATTIS
IN THE DISMANTLED FORTS
AROUND WASHINGTON CITY.

HEADQEs, CHEF ENGINEER OF OFFENCES, /
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 3, 1865.
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited, and will be
received at these Headquarters, until MONDAY, 2}d
of OCTOBER, ut u NJ for the purchase of the abat-
It's around the several forts and batteries hereinafter
named; and also for the timber, lumber and other
materials within the several forts and batteries viz
SOUTH SIDE OF THE POTOMAC.
=, Fort Marcy and batteries north of Pmmet Rum
Scott Jackson RVan Berrv onG BATTERIES IS |I bc
tween Forts Craig and Berry and at the crossing of
the Columbia turnpike: Fort Bernard and its eXte-
sche, Williams, and the two batteries 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 90 bockhouses-Three at the south end of
the Aqueduct brdge-one at the Lecsb urg turnpike,
and two in the valley of Hunting Creek.
Also, the Soc lade the south end of the Aque
duet bridge, and the abattis the valley of
ACROSS THE EASTERN BRANCH.
Forts Snyder, Ricketts,, Wagner Davis, Meigs
Chaplin, and the forts the right and left of it.
:. Also, the BIockhouse and Stoekadc at the Navy
NORTH OF WASHINGTON.
Forts Jameson, Ihaycr, Morris, Saratoga, Bunker
Hill, Slemmer Deitussy, smgeade. keamy, Rossell;
batteries adjacent to these forts.
Also; TIE following river batteries Eiz; Vermont
tcrieS on the bank of the river
Also, the BlocEhouSe and Stockade on the Wash
ington AQueduct Road, near Fort Sumter.
The aballis around the several foIts and batterie
is made Of the tops of trees and is suitable for fires
wood
The timber framework and heavy log roofing of the
bomb proofs guard houses, magazines and implement
rooms is of hard wOod-oak, chcsnut and cedar-is
generally in good condition, and may he removed
without much labor.
The lumber with which many of these buildings
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 (9
to twenty go inches in diameter and generally about
thirteen Q3) feet long This timber is very valuable
and may be easily removed.
The reyetmens consist either posts from five 90 to
eight tS feet long, and from five (5) to nine 90 inches
in diameter or of white pine cuttings, and will be
valuable for fencing.
Separate prcposas will be received for the abbatts
and fer 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 runnino
foot, for timber or lumber by the foot will not be-
entertained The bidders should offer so much for the
AbbattlS OF each Fort, and much for the timber
and other material in each Fort in the gross.
The undersigned reserves the right to reject any Of
the proposals if deemed to the interest of the Govern
| ment to do So
Payments to be made in Government funds upor
theaceeptance OF any proposal, and prior to the
moval of the property.
Purchasers will be required to remove their prop
erty within thirty 5O days after their proposals are
accepted.
For further information inquire at the Office of thu
Chief Engineer of DeicnceS corner of Nineteenth
| street and Pennsylvania avenue.
b. S. ALEXANDER.
Breyet Brigader General, u. S. A.,
| oc 2-tO25 Chief Engineer of Defences.