New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-14
ENO TUNS of WIRE WANTED

sbIO Proposals invited ny the andersgned 20 he
ERIDGE COMPANIES for the construction OF the wire
,she. of the Railroad Suspension Bridge OF 500 eet span
= q ,ysrs Of ONE MILLION Of POUNDS or IRON
WIRE OF any portion Of it less than 10000 Ms OF the
ate the bridge, ON the follow ing condition.. % ~
welsh exactly pound
2 The skeiDs weigh less than III lbs An eHer of
10 10 a. he will be- greatly preferred
The wire must he finished 'th ne coax snoo'n Ane
,yen both ends OF the same thickness
II must he finished In three holeA or nearly - nsrd
The iron mua have manufactured ofthe oes. quail
" OF charcoal blooms which ~ill make hard ~ue OF sfes'
slasticity strength fibre and toughness -
The blooms must hav. manufactured Of cod-oAss
charcoal pig and not Of anthracite pis nor OF os
Satisfactory evidence will be required osio,eneno o'
me quality of the iron, OF nich the wire TO he drawn
g. The wire must be drawn 90 blocks III no 'es Than TWO
II mus, be out up in bundles of2oo bs a. can b
zone thout small skeins -. A..
10 The wire 10 Do delivered IN hve equal P15uons dI
ns snouths 81 May June July August and september
ofpext year
IL On delivery the wire will be examined and tested IN
sne olow1ss manner OF every bundles ~ 100 IDS one
.xeip will be.elected and suspended between two Psu
900 feet apart end sttsohed 10 oapsan os which
silI be adualy hauled uDdl II breaks The CONDITION
aow ia thss this xre brest with greater d-hee
lion than 9ibchrs which II equivalent 70 lSp ms, or
Der superficial inch OF solid wire section II IL stands tn
tesI tben further OF that l0Olbs 10 respeo
70 other qualities will he Continued but n not Il viii D.
rejected placed at the dspo.aI Of the contractor
IL and FIBRE each end OF skein VIII
e tested by bending over the Jsws o. large pair
n new ard sharp pIiers and bending bach again The
ire must and this without the least Of failure
s elasticity ~tll at The rne be cram
by bending and swinging also By hammertne Ring and
1otci ms the endA which 6ms part ~ he operstioo of
phcins
IS sucn lots a. have STOOD the VARIOUS satisfactorily
S then he scceeted cobdionsy and 10 per cent VI u
u value will then he paid TO the contractor IN e-nfsbs
funds
IA The ~ per cent viii be reserved for four months
longer Should In that time, during oonstucon VI The
cables any defective sken be discovered such sseins
Grl BE- rejected and placed II the contractors disposal
ther broken whole oiled oiled In such condition
they happen "a he during the prurvss OF the worn The
value such ~e Their With the sber expended upos
Z will then BE- deducted OF the per cent. reserved
Is The UNDERMINED the Engineer Of the Bridge, YIN
be the sole juose 81 the above tests he viii stand a. Al '
partial umpire between the zctor and the bri lac Com
,snies srd rom bis decision there shall be no appeal
i6 Proposals. tor imported will aso bo accepted Ono
half OF SAc bs viii be used the Csnads ode. sDnsy
ee 5onaed n imported hy = ~ Of hew.fek. 49,
IT, Proposals will be received until the ss OF oetooe'
aext; they be directed to the undernsned NA<s
FalA n. Y, and should be marked the onveloos
Proposals TO- Bri6se Wire an
10 Those contracfor wh se proposals are sseepseA VI
informed OF the fact By mail before or on e otn Of W
iober next- JOHN A. hoEobiro;
Engineer Of the Na<sa Falls Rzlrosd Suspension bnAss
Ns<ar~ Fslis N ". Auxrst lah2