Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-11
AUCTION SALES.
I ARGE SALE OF GOVERNMENT BUILD.
IL lNGS AND OTHER PROPERTY AT
- .. POINT LOOKOUT, MD.
VUAR1ERe UEPARTMEN1 81 WASH NC rON y
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. PUNT LOOhOUT, MD.
HEADQuARTERs DEPARTMENT eF Wash I've TON ]
,n,,,, Washington; D. c., besenber as. ISIS.
THURSDAY, January ls; 1885. at 10 . clock 3. m.
property at that place. viz t-tsas so
UNITED STATES GENERAL HOSPITAL.
One Hesdaqarter, Building, us By Is feet; IS
70 y IS feet; one ousysr. IL By 2. fsss
one Contraband Quarters; 60 by Il feet; one 2i.ci
La 20 y g .se With g,ss
ss M Ts,.: s.s: 3 :,
Wagon Hepse. small; one Baggage house, IS BY Is
ssS ~ e Is.
ing, u by feet, 80 feet high, with circnlar water
tank ls feet diameter; two Coal houses, one Saw
Plank Foo, walk: conneetins the above buildings;
The above mentioned Headquarters Building
, two stories hSh sthsS and pasteIed and
other structures are also lathed anr erastersd 10"
uu,.,,,., w PRISON. uaMp.
30 Hospitai war;. each I4o by Is fect:7 Cook
me Cock house, lao by IS feet With tW Wy
wigs: each % ~ 20 feet oae Headquar}ers Build
S1n two Wings each 70 X
SRe Express 6fies, 80 BY is feet one Guard house,
one Stereroom, of various dimension. also, g, la8
feet f feel fleet high Ss H.I
covered Plank Footwaks. Il, feet wide and 9, lsS
rail.
QUARTERMAsTER'S DEPARTMENT.
One Quarters 100 by Is feet one Quarters, 100 by
by Is feet three staGs averaging n isS bv a. FEET et
each: one storehorse, 81 by "a feet; one Smith Shop
and four Offices, three Quarters, two Sterehonses,
one Oil house, one Saddler's Shop, and one Mess,
house, Of various dimensions.
One Post Hospital, 20 by . feet; one Commissary
rsom and Once by feet; one Once II 9 by Is
feet; one tsarf Hogss Leg 80 by 20 feet one
Soas small eT
60 by 20 feet one Ordnance Storehouse "a by II feet
Is ad y one stSSe y
by Y feet and 10 Kitchens, Quarters, &C., Of vsri
One wharf Of Timber and Lumber, f75 feet long,
and yarying in width from p to 02 feet 2ts lneal
y sS S III
j. feet and 100 liHes feet ef plank footwalk feet
block house rs by 20 feet and three platforms of va
rious dimepsieDs, and afootwalk
Fire Buckets and six lengths of Hose. each 81 feet
Three Cooking Ranges; one Perpetual Oven; a
quantity of old Lumber. and number Of Pumps
Point Lookout; situated at the junction sf the
the war, favorite watering place, and is well
adapted for the purpose now, having excellent ia
LOT water DatnlnR, ana abundance OF
fish and game.
The buildings above enumerated, under the head
Of United States General Hospital are located
directly on the Point, the princi pal structures
being arranged in a circle, radiating from a com
mon centre. and connected by covered footwalAs
and could with moderate expense be fitted up prop
erly FOR the accommodation of visitors, as a steam
laundry, ice house, coal house, water tank, and
many other necessary structures for the purpose,
are ready for Immediate use An excellent obpor-
tunity is also afforded to land owners in the vicin-
tty and elsewhere, to secure valuable fencing and
building material
A steamer will leave the Government whsryas
south side of the basin, Fsrdy Bhi D yard !,
baltimore, Nd, at 10 O'Clock on the morning OF
Wednesday Jan IL. 1856, for the portation Of
bidders to Point Lookout, and will be retained
until the close OF the sale TO return the passengers
10 baltimore Meals will be furnished on the boat
at the usual (steamboat) rates.
The Buildings will be sold singly, and other %.
erty in lots to suit purchasers.
The military guard will remain in charge of the
Building, &c, for fifteen days after the sale in de-
sired and purchasers will be allowed twenty days
in " hich to remove their property.
Terms: Cash in Government funds.
NJ. l. LUBIN0TON,
Colonel and Chief Quartsrmastsr
de 70 lot Department of W Washington.