Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-06

D ,ARGE SALE or GOVERNMENT
81 BUILDINGS AND OTHER PROPERTY AT
POINT LOOKOUT MD.
HEADQuARTERs, DEPARTMENT OF WAsH1NGrox,)
Office Of Chief Quartermaster.
WAsHISGToN, D. c., Dec. q, 1865.
WI be sold at public auction, to the highest bid
der T9F,-i At POINT LOOKOUT, MD, commencing
THURSDAY, January IS, 1866, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ
the following frame buildings and other public prop
UNITED STATES GENERAL HOSPITAL.
One Headquarters Building, It's by IS feet; Is Hos
pital Wards each It's by 25 feet one Mess House 2O
by % feet one Guards Quarters l6T by "a feet: one
COntrsband Quarters 60 by 4 feet one Kitchen, 60
by q feet with stationary Engine Locomotive Boil
En- and all the necessary apparatus for steam laundry
and drying; one Cow Stable, 81 by Il feet; Horse
Stable, % by q feet: one Wagon House small one
Baggage House. SIS by % feet one Warehouse, IS by
Water Tank Building II by II feet 90 feet high. with
circular water tank16 feet diameter; two Coal Houses
one Saw House, one Forage House, one Dead House,
and one W ash House of various dimensions; also
covered Plank Footwalks connecting the above build
ings. Aggregate length, $50 feet, and feet wide
two stories high lathed and glastered and the if
teen Hospital Wards, tho Mess house, and few
other f FR fS 3 G%M nPd p"'0ed
10 Hospital Wards. each l40 by % feet; Cook
houses each lda by z feet 9ne Cook house, l9O
two wings, each 80 by. 20 feet; ono Headquar-
tiers Building. z by "a feet with two wings each
40 by 20 feet c. s. Storehouse 80 by q feet one
Dpensary, 40 by IS feet one Chapel. 100 by a feet
one Express Office. 80 by IS feet; one Guard
House, (bockJ SO by 10 feet one Quarters one Office
and one Store-room, of various dimensions; also
9lSS lineal feet of Fencing = feet high; 80 lnea
| covered Plank Footwaks, u feet wide and 9lSS
QUARrERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT
One Quarters, 100 by q feet; one Quarters, loo by
II feet Quarters 70 by . feet: one Quarters SO
by . feet three Stables everagng 1879 by q feet EACH
| q feet one Wheelwri.ht Shop, 81 by "A feet and
four Offices three Quarters. two Store-houses one
Oll.house one Sadlers shop and one Mes5-house, of
MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS AND OTHER
One Post Hospital, . BY 5 feet; one commssary
Storehouse 200 by 35 feet Commissary Salesroom
and Office, 81 BY 2 feet one Office 2 by 10 feet; one
Qog) 80 by 20 feet; two frame Guard Houses, sman
size; Barrack at Fort Lincoln 60 by 20 feet one
House, 40 by q feet with Shed "A by 13 feet and Out
Building by feet; one Stable IS by p feet and 10
| KITCHENS, Quarters. &c. of various dimensions.
One wharf of Timber and Lumber 476 feet long and
varying in width from - to l02 feet. 2S neaE feet of
Stockade II feet high on Potomac side. with block
house 20 by 80 feet four platforms each Is by u feet
and 100 nea feet Of plank ootwalk, feet WIDE 1877
lneal feet of Stockade Bay side, with blockhouse
? by ~ feet and three platforms OF various dimen-
One Hose Carriage; Is Fire Ladders "a Axes: 1l6
| Fire Buckets and SIX lengths of Hose. each 81 feet
| long.
Three Cooking Ranges; one Perpetual Oven; a
| quantity of old Lumber and number of Pumps.
tomao river with Chesapeake Bay, was, before the
war, faVorite watering place, and is well adapted
salt water bathing. and abundance of fish and game
The buildings above enumerated under the head of
United States General Hospital are located direct
~ on the Point. the principal structures being
ranged in circle, radiating from common centre
and connected by covered foOtwalks, and could with
moderate expense be fitted up properly for the ac-
commodation of visitors, as steam laundry ice
| house, coal-house, water-tanks, and many other
necessary structures for the purpose, are ready for
| immediate An excellent opportunity is also af
torded to landowners in the vicinity, and elsewhere
| to secure valuable fencing and building material.
A steamer will leave the Government wharves south
side of the Basin; near Fardys shipyard. Baltimore.
| Md. at 10 o'clock, on the morning of Wednesday,
January H. 1866, Tor the transportation of bidders to
| Point Lookout, and will be retained until the
close Of the sale to return the passengers to Ba!t
more Meals will be furnished on the boat at the
| usual Steamboat rates.
The buildings will be sold singly. and other pro-
| perty in lots to suit purchasers.
| The military guard will remain in charge of the
Buildings, &c for fifteen days after the sale. if de-
sired, and purchasers will be allowed twenty days in
| which to remove their property.
Terms cash. in Government funds ,,,-ouo,,
Colonel and Chief Quartermaster,
| deSO-l5t Department of Washington.
Y ARGE SALE OF UNITED STATES ORD
| - NANCE PROPERTY.
ALLEGHENY Arsenal, /
Will be sold at Public Auction. by r A. McClel-
snd AnG0nser at Aegheny Arsenal NPdTihbggT
Jan. 18th, 1866, the following articles. viz:
g Upper Casemate Carriages-cast iron.
1929 Foreign M1skets and Riaes-new and re-
1902 United States Muskots and Riaes-nou and
62,837 Foreign Musket, and Rifles.
| 1854 United States Muskets and Rifles
| 1888 Breech- Loading and other Carbnes.
| 453 Colts and Sharps Rifles.
| Isl Sporting Rifles.
sO22 Musket and Rife Barrel.
1898 Bayonets-Trianguar and Sword.
| 2185 RevolYers.
| 1878 Sabres and Swords.
| 1000 Sets Cavalry Announcements.
| 5000 Sets Infantry Advertisements.
| $500 Saddles-Cavary and Artillery.
10000 Parts of Horse Equipments. Brides Horse
Brushes, Curry Combs &c.
| 5000 Saddle Blankets.
$500 Parts of Artillery Harness.
1000 Pounds Powder, Cannon, Muskct, Rifle, and
80 Incomp'ete Sets Of wrought Iron Parts for
| Casemate Carriages.
600 Tons Scrap Cast Iron.
50 Tons Scrap Wrought Iron.
50 Tons Lead and Antimonyin Pig-Type Metal.
100 Wrought Iron Axles
$1,000 Pounds Lead Dross.
| 1900 Packing Boxes.
A large lot of APPENDICES for Muskets Carbines,
A large lot of Artillery Implements and Equip
ments
A large lot of Tools and Machines.
Purchasers will be required to remove the property
within ten days after the SALE
R. H. R. WHITLEY,
| 1t: Col. of Ordnance and
| de30-tJal3 Bt Brig. Gen. U. S. Aamy.
pUBLIC SALE OF GOVERNMENT
IL PROPERTY.
OFFICE, DEPOT CoNM1ssARY OF SUBSISTENCE.
| WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. %, 1855. !
Will be sold at public auction THURSDAY
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