New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-10
Eon TUNS of WIRE WANTED

cOO Proposal, are invited by the Tdersigned: on the
BRIDGE COMPANIES for The construction OF tho wire
cables OF the Railroad Suspension Bridge OF 800 FEET an'
to be erected over the Niagara River belo. the Falls r
WIRE any portion Of IT, net less than 10000 lbs OF The
ate OF tho bncee, on the following conditions
TIE wire to DO OF No 10 sze, 20 that 20 foet win
2 The weigh no than 10 lbs An Offer for
The wire must DO finished 18th lime coat smooth and
sven, both ends ofthe thickness.
a. 1t must DO hnshed In three boes OF nearly hard
TIE iron have been manufactured ofhe bs,. quail
~ Of charcoal bloom which will make hard wire Of goat
elasticity, strength, fibre and toughness.
D. The blooms must have been manufactured OF cold bast
Satisfactory evidence win DO required beforehand Of
the quality ofthe iron Of which the wire 10 TO 10 drawn
The wire must be drawn on blocks Of no Ies than two
feet In diameter.
8 It must be put up In bundles ofsOO bs can b
done, = lthout ANAL skeing
10 The wire Is to DO delivered IN FIVE equal portions dur
ing the months Of May June July August ssd September
H. On delivery wire will bs examined ans tested In
The following manner OF every bundles 1000 bs ons
go feet apart the end attached eapstan BY which t
will DO gradually hauled until It breaks The condition.
now Is that this wire must not break with greater deiec
toa than inches which equivalent TO 800 lbs 9O00
superficial inch fsod wtre section II II stands this
lest then further examination Of that 1000 lbs rospeot
10 other quaties, will b. continued but not II win b
rejected and placed at tho disposal Of the contractor
T. Afegads toGghnes and FIBRE each end OF skein will
Of new and sharp een and bending It back again The
wire stand this without the sign Of fi urs
LIS hardness and elasticity will at the time oIaI
ined BY bending and swinging also by hamenng filing and
notehins the ends which orms part Of the operation of
splicing
10 Such lots stood the various tests enthusiastically
viii then be accepted conditionay snd 30 per cent OF IL
a value will then DO paid to the contractor In bankabs
funds
IA The 20 per cent will bs reserved Tor four months
longer Should In that time, during tho construction OF the
cables defective skens be- discovered such skens
will be rejected and placed at the contractors disposal
either broken or whole oiled or not oiled 10 such condition.
value OF such we gether with the aber expended upoa
IT, will then 10 deducted Of the 20 per cent reserved
10 The undeTngDed ~ the Engineer OF the Bridge, will
b. the sole judge Of the above tests he will stand Inn
partial umpire betw the contractor and the Bnise Com
penies are from his decision there shall be appeal
l6 Proposals. for imported wire will also be accepted Ono
half or 500 oo lbs viii be used on the Canada side ansnay
be bonded, II imported By way ofNew-York.
IL. Proposals will DO received until the lh Of Octobor
aext they to be directed TO the undersigned at Nags
Fslls ~ T., and should be marked on the envelope
" Proposals for Bridge Wire"
10 Those contscton whose proposals accepted win
be informed Of the fact By mall before the 10Th Of o.
ober next JOHN A. ROEBLIN0
Engineer IL the Niagara Falls Railroad Suspsnson Rddsa
Niagara Falls. N. Y August s. l252