Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-10
u ARGE SALE OF GOVERNMENT
~ BUILDINGS AND OTHER PROPERTY AT
POINT LOOKOUT, MD,
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON
Office of Chief Quartermaster,

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Office Of Chief Quartermaster,
WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 80 1865.
o De p s9d At pupils auction to the highest bid
THURSDAY, January IS, 1866, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ
the following frame buildings and other public prop
UNITED STGTES GENERAL HOSPITAL.
One Headquarters Building. 175 by 25 feet; Is Hos
pIta Wards, each l75 by . feet, Mess House, 2O
ContTaband Quarters, 60 by Il feet; ono Kitchen, 50
by Is feet one Chapel, II by 3 feet; Laundry 80
oy x ieet with stationary Engine, Locomotive Boil
er and all the necessary apparatus for steam laundry
and drying; one Cow Stable, 81 by Il feet Horse
Stable, 81 by d feet; one Wagon House, SMALL one
Baggage House. So by % feet; one Warehouse, IS by
3 feet Ice House, 40 by 80 feet and 10 feet high;
Water Tank Building II by II feet 80 feet high with
circular water tank16 feet diameter two Coal Houses
one Saw House, one Forage House. one Dead House
and one Wash House. of various dimensions also
ings. Aggregate length 1850 feet and feet wide.
The above mentioned Headquarters Building is
two stories high Iathed and Rlastered and the if
other structures are 9 E9N athsd AID plastered
houses each 1i3 by 2 feet: one Cook house, 10
by 26 feet one Cook house, l4O by 25 feet with
two F Fng each s h 30 Py feet one Headqua
40 by 20 feet one c. s. Sorehouse 80 by q feet one
Dispensary 40 BY IS feet one Chapel 100 by "a feet;
House, (block so by Is feet Quarters one Office
and one Store-room, of various dimensions; also,
SS8 ipsa feet Of Fencing i feet high 80 nea
covered Plank FGotyalks, 7 feet wide. and 9lSs
EFAF Kin rail-
One Quarters, 100 by q feet; one Quarters, 100 by
IA feet; one Quarters. Y by q feet Quarters SO
by q feet three Stables averaging 139 by q feet each;
one Storehouse 81 by 2 feet; Smith Shop, So by
"A feet; one Wheelwright Shop, 81 by Il feet, and
four Offices, three Quarters. two Store-houses, one
Oil house. one Sadlers Shop and one Mess-houSe of
MIsGELLANEoTs BUILDINGS AND OTHER
PROPERTY.
One Post Hospital, 20 by Is feet; one Commissary
Storehouse 200 by IS feet; Commissary Salesroom
and Office, 81 by q feet Office, q by 16 feet one
size Darraek at Fort LINCOLN 60 by 20 feet one
House. 40 by "a feet with Shed ri by Is feet and Out
building by feet; one Stable, So by q feet and 10
One wharf of Timber and Lumber 476 feet long, and
varying in width from q l02 feet 24S neal feet of
Stockade II feet high on Potomac side with block
house 20 by 80 feet four platforms each Is by Il feet
and 100 linea feet of plank fOotwalk feet WIDE 157
lineal feet of Stockade Bay SIDE with bockhouse
p by ~ feet and three platforms of various dimen
One Hose Carriage; 3 Fire Ladders; "a Axes: 116
Fire Buckets and six lengths of Hose, each 81 feet
long.
Three Cooking Ranges; one Perpetual Oven;
quantity of old Lumber and number of Pumps:
Point Lookout, situated at the junction of the Po-
tomac river with Chesapeake Bay, was. before the
war; fayorite watering place, and is well adapted
saltwater bathing, and abundance of fish and game.
49, The buildings above enumerated under the head of
ly on the Point the principal structures being
ranged in circle, radiating from common centre
and connected 6y covered footwalks, and could with
moderate expense be fitted up properly fer the ac-
commodation Of visitors, as a steam laundry, ice
house. coal-house, water-tanks, and many other
necessary structures for the purpose, ready for
immediate use. 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 Fardy's shipyard, Baltimore.
Nd at 10 o'clock, on the morning of Wednesday,
January tor IN rtati IF 70
Point Lookout, and will be retained until the
close of the sale to return the passengers to Bati
more. Meals will be furnished on the boat at the
usual steamboat rates.
The buildings will be sold singly. and other pro-
perry in lots to suit purchasers.
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,
Colonel and Chief Quartermaster
de3O-l5t Department of Washington.
U ARGE SALE OF UNITED STATES ORD
~ NANCE PROPERTY.
ALLEGHENY ARSENAL,
Will be sold at Public Auction. by T. A. McCiel-
land Auctioneer. at Allegheny Arsenal Pittsburg,
Jan. 18TH 1866, the following articles, viz:
81 Upper Casemate Carriages-casti iron.
IS Sets Artillery Harness.
1922 Foreign Muskets and Riaes-new and re-
1887 Foreign Muskets and Rifles.
1854 United States Muskets and Rifles
1888 Breech-Loading and other CaIbnes.
453 Colts and Sharps Rifles.
Isl Sporting Rifles.
Sc Shot Guns.
3.022 Musket and Rifle Barrel.
1898 S Bayonets-Trianguar and Sword.
1875 Sabres and Swords
1000 Sets Cavalry Announcements.
5000 Sets Infantry Announcements.
2 laval o,A Arfi1
10000 Parts of Horse Equipments, Brides, Horse
Brushes, Curry Combs &c.
5000 Saddle Blankets.
$500 Parts of Artillery Harness.
1000 Pounds Powder, Cannon. Musket. Rife, and
30 Incomplete Sets of wrought Iron Parts for
Casemate Carriages.
600 Tons Scrap Cast Iron.
so Tons Scrap Wrought Iron.
100 Wrought Iron Axles.
25,0O0 Pounds Lead Dross
1900 Packing Boxes.
A large lot of Appendages for Muskets, Carbines
4 large lot of Artillery Implements and Equip
ments.
4 large lot Of spare parts for Muskets, &c.
Purchasers will be required to remove the property
wi TRRM tfg 6 dagEs after the SALE
R. R. WHITLEY,
1t. Col. of Ordnance and
de30-tJa13 BIT. Brig. Gen. U. S. Aamy.
DUBLIC SALE OF GOVERNMENT
- PhOPEhI1.
OFFICE, DEPOT CoAAIssARY OF SUBSISTENCE
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. g, 1865.
| Will be sold at public auction on THURSDAY
January 49, 1866. the Buildings pertaining to the
GOVERNMENT BAKERY
At Point Lookout Md,
Consisting of the main Buildings used as a Bake
House, 80 by 120 feet.
Two Wings. each Is by IS feet, and one Wing, Is
by 46 feet ALSO Buildings occupied as quarters for
employees one 80 feet and one Is by 80 feet In
the Bakery are five Ovens, containing about 900
bricks.
This property is all nearly new, and affords rare
opportunity for purchasing Lumber and Bricks for
building purposes.
Fifteen days will be allowed for the removal of the
Terms cash in Government funds at the time of
| sale. G. BELL,
| d30-tJal7 Major c. S.. U. S. A.
| TVNHE UNDERSIGNED, having been appoint
Il ed Agent for the sale of ..0'NEfLL's PaILA-
| DELPHIA ALE" is prepared to furnish dealers in
quantities required. This Ale guaranteed equal to
any made IN tie country. Orders solicited No charge
/ for delivery. Constant supply on hand;
| JAS. B. LIPPINCOTT,
No. IL Balderston street,
n2T-H between Pratt and Lombard.