New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-10
,t,i, TUNS of WIRE WANTED

COO Proposal, invited ny the undersigned. the
sRbGE COMP 3NiEs, tor The construction Of wire
cables the Railroad Srspen,iJn Bridge, Of 800 feet span
the o ce,ivery OF ONE MILLION OF POUNDS or IRON
WIRE rsuy portion of IT, NJ, less than 100000 lbs al the
site q the bridge the following cooditions: 80
/ TIE be Of No. 10 size, so that 20 feet will
The sAeins tn weigh no less than Is lbs An oasr for
80 70 60 lbs will be greatly preferred
8 Tke wire must b. finished th lime coat, snooh snd
ever. both ends or the same thickness
IL must be finished in thee holes neatly az hard
s. ~ on must have been manufactured ofhe best qua
~ CT arcos blooms which I'll make hard w.e OF great
elasticity ergth. fibre aud toushuess 49,,
g. The blo have been manutacure1 o, cod-bast
chaisoa rig aad 0i anthracite pig nor OF hoto! Dig
Z. Satisisctory eva nee VIII DC feIuHeu VI
the quay ofhe ron Of which the wire Is to be drawn
Tie wire must be drawn on blocks OF no ies tSan Two
II must he put up 10 bundles Of 200 bs be
10 The uiIe is 10 be delivered in five equal portions dur
ing the months Of May June july August aud September
ofDext year -., l.,
the Glowing OF every bundles or OuO lbs one
sk,n will lie selected and suspended between Two pos.
a. feet apart the one attached By which
will be gradually hauled until 1t besks lac conaiSon
h that this wire ust not break with greater 6co
ZION than snche which Is equivalent TO LOW IDS or 5UO
per superficial inch of solid wire section 1t II stands tbs
TO other auatie will be continued but II not IL will be
rejected placed the disposal OF the cont ictoF 80
r. Asegafd- and FIBRE each end Of sken Will
be tested BY bending square over the avs o. large par
Of and sharp pliers and bend ng II back agsu 40
stand th test without tie lra't sgu OF I1iutc
Its harcn. ard elasticity viii At The time be exam,
ined by b+ndpg and singing also by smueung hns and
noticing the eL6s which forms part oil the operation OF
spliclug ,r.,
IS such lots stood the various tests Satisfactorily
will ten he accepted cordonsy ana 80 per cent ~ lts
full value will then be pail TO the CONTRACTOR In oanss0ls
fumes .t
Ia The 20 per cent i'll lie reserved for four months
logger Should in that time during The c9nsc Ion OF the
cables any more defective skens be discovered such szes
will be ard placed Al the cVntactcfs disposal
,her b ken on whole Oed not oisd, IN -uch conan ION
AZ they bapren To the progress OF the work Ire
value Of such g-her with the labor expended upon
II will then lie d~ducted Of the 70 per cent fe'er I'd
Is The undersigned the Engiueer OF the bfl'g- VIII
be the sole ucge the above tests be VIII sano as 80 W.T.
rar umpire between tire Tactor and TIE bf tge Com
paries a tcm his decision there snsll be 10 appeal
rs Prcpcssl, ported wire VIII also he accepted Ou
half or 500 los viii be used tie Csaadi SIDE eaa may
be -ouoed II imported by vay Of New.Gurh eo...,
H. Proposals will he received until the s' OF Otooe
next they are to be directed TO IN" unlergneG 81 Naga
"a Fa!A n y and should be marked On the envelope
d" Pre- ~ sa!s To- BU1ge VIE , ill,
II Tho.e contractors, VII propesals are acc pted WI!
,l-y-1t JOHN A. ROEBLING,
Frgreer e the Niagara ais Railroad Suspension Bridge
kissara Fsl. n y , August 5 1884,