New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-26
S0O TUNS of WIRE WANTED

cOO Proposals ere invited by the under,irned on the
part Of the NIAGARA FALLS INTERNATIONAL
BRIDGE COMPANIES fer The construction Of the wire
cables Of the Railroad Suspension Bridge Of $40 feet span
II. esiv-Ty Of ON Million " PoUS6s OF IRON i;
WIKI or Any portion OF H. nt less than 10000 lbs 81 the
site OF the bridge. On the following conditions:
!. The wire to be Of No 10 Gze that % feet viii
veish exactly one pound.
The skeins to weigh no ess than 10 bs An ODER for
81 to ~ he will be greatly preferred
s. The wire be finished 9Th lime coat nooth and
ever, both encs ~ the same thickness
IL must be hnished In three holes or nearly ~ hard -
r. non must have been Manufactured ofths bes. qua
ty CT charcoal blooms which will make hard wro Of great
elasticity, strength, fibre and tOughness
The blooms have been manufactured o. cold blast
charcoal pig and not OF pig Of hot blast
T. Satisfactory evidtncs will % required beforehand Of
the quality the iron q which the wire TO be drawn
The wire must BE drawn on blocks OF no le" than two
g. IL be put mp bundles of2o lbs a. b
The cred in Ave equal portions dur
ing the months Of May June July August and September
H. On delivery the wire will Be examined ard tested In
the following mapDer OF every bundles or Ip0 lbs,
40 feet apart the end attached 10 capss By which 10
will lie GRADUALLY heued on until II breaks the condition
tioI than yinches which IL equivalent to $40 lbs 600
PEI superficial inch Of sOnd wire section II IL stands this
test then further nation Of that IN respect
10 ether qualities will b. continued but II not it viii 10
rejected ard placed ., the disposal Of tho contractor
Il segsrds and FIBRE each end Of sksin will
b. tesed bending sIuae over the jaws OF large pair
OF new and snap pliers AID bend ne IL back sssn The
stand this test without the least syn OF failure
Ia bstnes and ei~ deity viii at The time he
ined by bending and sSiunE also hAmnens Cling snd
motel the ends which 6rms part Of the operation 81
splicing
IS lots stood the various satsfscoly
will then b. sccepted cCDdCpsy, and 20 Fer OF
f value will then 10 paid TO the contractor 10 bsnksbs
funds
u The ~ per cert will be reserved for four months
lorz,r. Should In thar during no OF the
csis any defective seins be disc vered such
will b, rejected and pl.ced AZ the eOnTacinr, -s,
either trOken whole Oed oiled, IN such cond
they hepDe to - dufiII Of the work Tho
value Of such wire together with the labor expended upon
H. viii u IN 10 DEDUCTED O, the ~ per reserved
H. TIE ULcssignsd Ntte Engineer Of the BrHTe, will
- tie ,oe iuJEe - 10 a.e este s " " stand I'm
"a la umpire between ccn.rsctoT ard tbs Bh n. Com
panic. foir his decis.oL there sh. be d appeal
Il. Pop .es imported wire vl 40 h-s ccep.et Ono
kaf o. t'" rs viii b. Ised the Csrsds side, and may
- 81 d-d, II lnpoued ~ way = .,ew-iork.
II Pro1.ss- ~ b. receit. un 10. lst OF October
LsN, ey - 10 directed ~ - und-f.isred st tsrs
IN bal, y. Z, and shoui be msTtsd on the envelope
"Prepos.ls ~ Bridge " re"
~ 1hose contrsctor ~ proposals. s.cere5 will
be informed of the fact ~ mail before tho "h n %
tober next JOHN A. ROEBL1NG,
Engineer al The EisgaEs FL. Railroad susp-n,ion Bnhge.
hisssrs FLs ~ Y, AuUst ), lsT2