Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-21
T ARGE GOVERNMENT SALE OF TIM
IL Der, LUMBER, AND ABATTIS IN THE
DIsMANTLED FORTS AROUND WASHING
TON CITY.

HEADo'R RS. CHIEF ENaINEBR or DBPBSCEs,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. %, 1885.
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited, and will be
receiNed at these headquarters, until MONDAY,
sd Of OCTOBER, at IL m, for the purchase oil
the abattis around the several forts and batteries
hereinafter named and also for the timber, lum
Der, and other materials within the several forts
aud batteries, viz:
SOUTH SIDE OF THE POTOMAC.
Fort Marcy and batteries north Of Pimmet Run,
Forts Bennett, Haggerty, Woodbury., Cass, Al.
ries between Forts Craig and Berry, aud at the
crossing Uf the Columbia turnpike. Fort Barnard
and it's exterior battery and magazine. Forts
Reynolds, Garesche, Williams, and the two bat
batteries in the valley Of Hunting Creek, aud
Fort willard and Its exterior batteries.
Also six (0 block. houses-three at the south
end Of the Aqueduct bridge-one at the Leesburg
Also, the stockade across the south end Of the
Aqueduct bridge, and the Abattis across the val.
ley Of Four mile run.
ACROSS THE EASTERN BRANCH.
Forts Snyder, Ricketts,, Wagner, Davis, Meigs,
Chaplin, and the two new forts on the right and
left Of Ii.
Also, the Block house and stockads at the
NA'' ~" North ORTIZ OF WASHINGTON. s.
Forts Jameson, Thsyer, Morris, Saratoga, Bun
ker Hill, Slemmer, DeRussey, smeade, Kearney,
Rossell, Gaines, Bsyard, Simmons, Mansfield,
and the field batteries adjacent to 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
eries 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,
and implement rooms, Is OF hard wood-oak,
chestnut, and cedar-is generally in good condi
tion, and may be removed without much labor.
The lumber with which maay Of these build
ings are lined is sound, and may be used for
fencing or any other purpose to which common
culliugs are usually applied.
The Stockades are OF hard wood posts, from
nine (sl to twenty (2o) Inches in diameter, aud
generally about thirteen (l3) 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 (j) to
nine (9) inches in diameter; or Of white pine eu-
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 ut Fort --."
proposals for Timber, Lumber, &C, at Fort
aud 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
80 much for the Abatts 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 30 do 80.
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 (S0) days after their pro.
posals are accepted
For further information, inquire at the office Of
the Chief Engineer of DefoncoR. corner of Nine
tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
B. s. ALEXANDER,
Breyet Brig. Con. U. s. A,
se26- 2Std Chief Engineer OF Defences.