New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-20
KIM TUNS of WIRE WANTED


BRIDGE COMP ANIEs for The construction OF the wire
- - .ys,ssS owe, ~. Nipssr. Rs o. ~ ssT
the delivery Of ONE MILLION OF POUNDS OF IRON
WIRE orsny portion oft nf less than cOc s st the
nte Of the bridge, On the following conditions:
The wire 10 be Of No 10 tize % that 20 feet viii
weigh exactly one pound
The skeins 70 weigh less than 10 bf An Offer fof
70 70 90 lbs will be greatly preferred.
The wire bs finished With lime coat smooth and
sven, both ends fthe same thickness
IL must he hnhhed n three holes or nearly a. hard -
IRE iron nave been manufactured oftbe quail
" Of charcoal blooms which will make hsrd wire OF great
elasticity, strength. fibre and toughness
g. The blooms have manufactured OF eoldblsst
Satisfactory evidence will be required beforehand Of
the quality ofthe iron Of which the wire is 10 be drawn
Tbs wire must be drawn on blocks OF no less than two
O. 1t be put up bundles of2OO lbs, b
10 The wire delivered In FIVE equal portions dur
sng the months Of May June July August and September
IL On delivery the wire will examined and tested IN
zoe following OF every bundles or 1890 lbs one
900 feet apart the end .tsched ospsan By whchit
will he gradually baued on until II breaks The condition
IT, that this wire not break with greater detes
lion than 9inches which IL equivalent 70 $40 lbs, or e 900
per superficial inch of sod wire section II Il stands this
sest then further examination OF that l"pos IN respect
10 other qualities will be continUed but II NOT It viii b
rejected and placed the disposal Of the contractor
L. regards toughness and hbre each end Of skein will
Of and sharp pliers and bending it back again The
wire this without the least Of failure
It's hardness and elasticity viii at the time be
med by bending and swinging also By hsmmerng Sling and
potcbg the ends which forms part Of the operation OF
iphcinF ..,
viii then be accepted condtonsy and 81 per cent OF it,
full value will then be paid to the contractor In eanksbs
funds "a r.. -.
nger Should ia that time, during The construction OF the
she any more defective skens be discovered tuch skeins
viii be rejected and placed at the contractors disposal
either broken OF whole oiled not Oiled In such condition
AZ they happen during the progress Of the work Tbs
value WIRE together with the labor expended upos
N will then deducted Of the 20 per cent reserved
Is The undersgD-d the Engineer Of the Bridge viii
Ia the sole Judge Of the above ests be will stand as al Inn
partial umpire between the tractor and the Bridge Con-
rapies a. d from bis decision there shall be appeal
6 Proposals. for imported wire will also be accepted One
half 50G lbs will be used on the Canads side sndmay
b bonded, II imported by OF Eew-York.
H. Proposals will be received until the LIST OF OCTOBER
next they be directed the undersigned at Nsss
10 Fslls N Y, and should be marked the envelops
"Pruposals kol Bridge Wire" 80
IS Thoe contractors whose proposals are accepted VIII
be informed OF the by mail before the 10th OF De-
tobeT next JOHN a. ROEbLlNO,
Engineer Of Niagara Falls Railros6 Suspension Bridge
Niagara Falls v August 'ab9