Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-29
Auction Sales.
T ARGE GOVERNMENT SALE OF TIM
Ia BER, LUMBER, AND ABATTlS ~
THE DISMANTLED FORTS AROUND
WASHINGTON CITY:
HQRs CHIEF ENGINEER OF DEFENCEs,

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HQ' RS. CHIEF ENGINEER OF DBFENCEs,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. %, 1865.
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited, and
will be received at these Headquarters, until
MONDAY, 23d Of OCTOBER, at II NJ, for
the purchase of the abattis 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 POTONAC.
Fort Marcy and batteries north Of Pimmet
Run, Forts Bennett, Haggerty, Woodbury..
and batteries between Forts Craig and Berry,
and at the crossing Of the Colun2 bia turnpike.
Fort Barnard and its exterior battery and mag
azine. Forts Reynolds Garesche, Williams,
and the two batteries to the east and west OF
this fort. The two batteries IL the valley OF
Hunting Creek, and Fort Willard and its eX-
terror batteries.
Also six (6) blocl1houses-three at the south
end of the Aquedsct brid ge-one at the Lees
burg turnpike and two in the valley OF Hunt
ing Creek
Also, the Stockade across the south end Of
the Aqueduct bridge, and the abhatls across
the valley 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 it.
Also, the Block-house and Stockade at the
Navy ard BRIDGE
NORTH OF WASHINGTON"
Forts Jameson, Thayer, Morris Saratoga,
Bunker, Hill, slemner. DeRussy, ,Smeade,
Kearny, Rossell. Gaines, Bayard, Simmons,
Mansfield, and the field batteries adjacent to
these forts.
Also, the following river batteries, viz
Vermont, Martin Scott, kemble, Parrot, and
the two field batteries on the bank of the river.
Also the Block house and Stockade on the
Washington Aqueduct road; near Fort sumner:
The abatts around the several forts and
batteries is made of the tops of trees, and IS
suitable for tireWood
The timber frame work and heavy log root-
ing Of the bomb b-proots, guard-houses, maga-
zines, and plement-rooms, IS OF hard wood
oak chestnut and cedar-is generally IN good
condition. and may be removed without much
labor
The lumber with which many ofthese build
ings are lined is sound, and may be used for
fencing or any other purpose to which coznmon
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.
five (5) to eight (9) feet long, and from tive to)
to nine (9) inches in diameter; or of white pine
cuttings, 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 Ahattis 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 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 Government to do So.
Payments to be made in Governmentt mt tunds I;ds
upon the acceptance Of any proposal: and prlor
to the removal of the property.
Purchasers will he required to remove Their
property within thirty (3O) days after their
proposals are accepted -
For further information, inquire at the otlce
of the Chief Engineer of Detence:. corner OF
Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
B. S. ALEXANDER,
Brevet Brig, Gen., j. S. A.
go 97-2St Chief Eng ngneer ofDefences.