New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-16
-NO TUNS of WIRE WANTED

cOD Proposals are invited by the undersigned. the
cart Of the NIAGARA FALLS INTERNATIONAL
BRIDGE COMPANIES, for The construction OF me wrs
70 be erected the NIAGARA River below the Fals oI
de delivery Of ONE MILLION OF POUNDS or IRON
WIRE any portion Of H. o1 less than 10000 lbs o. the
dte OF the bridge, the following conditions 90
The wire Is to be Of No. 10 sze, that 20 feet viii
sesh exactly one pound
g The skeDs 70 weigh less than IL ls An oHer bf
% to 40 lbs will be greatly preferred
The wire must DO finished It'll lime coal, smooth and
syep both ends Of the same thickness.
II must be finished In three holes or nearly a naro -
p5r Es ,o0 u, s,v. been 9th. b.. quail.
~ of o. arcoe blooms which will make hard wire OF great
elasticity, strength fibre and toughness -
The blooms must have been manufactured on ooioois
charcoal pig and Of anthracite pig nor OF hos oas ps
Satisfactory evidence will be required oeiorehano OF
the quality OF the iron Of which the wire to DO drsNn
Tbs wire must be drawn on bleon OF no le than Two
feet In diameter -
o IL must be put up in bundles of20O Ibs can b
10 Tbs wire i. 10 Dc delivered in Eve equal portions dur
ing months OF May, juno July August and September
II on Sslyrry the wire will Be examined and tested 1,
me following manner OF every bundles or loo lbs one
shein will boscl-cted and suspended between two posu
400 feat .p.r end attached eapsan by which
will be grsdusly bsulod until 1t broaks The eonduos
eov n. that this not brcsk with greater oenos
non than eipches which equivalent 70 L2p .s, 80,
Der superci. inch Of solid wire section u nsnos I'll
,rs then further examination OF that cOlos In fesPe
70 other qualities will be continued but N MOT II VIII %
rejected ard placed at the disposal OF the contractor
~ A, regards each end Of skein VII
Dc tested BY bending IT SQUARE the jaws Of large s
Of new ADJ sharp pliers and bending II back aan, ~.
wire mus, stand hi, test without the least nsn o. %
In hardness spd elasticity will ct the same time oo
med by bendips and swinging also BY hamer'ns hnns -
sotchins the ends. which forms part OF me ope'' ~
phcinE $1,000. ..,,.s.to-4iv
viii then be accepted condonay and ~ per cent " ~,
full value will then be paid to the contractor IN
funds 80 . A.. 49,, nooths
IA The 70 per cent will be reserved for foui ~.
longer Should In that time during iho oonsIucuoh 80
..bls. any more defective skens BE- discovered suon
will b. rejected and placed Of the oontrActors y,s
sitbe; broken or whole oiled or not oiled In sacn w.
a. they happen be during the progress OF The wo.
value such wire together with the Absr ekpeno'' WV
L. will then be deductsd Of the ~ per cent reserves Al,
Is Tho undersigned. - the Engineer OF the bnase
BE- the sole Judge OF the above tssis hs VIII a.ne
partial umpif. between the contractor and tho bnis S
pssos nom bis dseision there shall be no appeal ~.
10 frUposas for imported wire viii sl-o b soe.pted
half or 90" lhs will BE- usod tho Canada ade s"S'
- hondsd, " impaired By ~ay 81 ksw.fofh -, o.,oh.,
~ Proposals ~l be received until the bs oi os 49,.
sest they IN be dir-cisd o thu underssned q 49,
70 FdA N Y, and shovld BE- msrtsd co sh' s"''''''
"Pfvposss TO- Bride. Wire" IN
" Those sontIso,ofs. vhss proposals arc -
b Informed Of the fact By mall beofs on s ,vn ~ w
tDbef neat JOHN koEbLiNo
Engineer IL the Niagara v.Is Railroad supensoa bhAea
Dnasars FSk. N. r. As&uss d issa