New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-13
zoo TINS Of WIRE WANTED

')OV Prop, sails invited by the undermined the
TRbGE coMPSNfS for Ese9 Of the wire
cables the Railroad suspen'i Bdge, Of 300 feet span
to b. erected over the Nissrs River below the Fall. 70,
lie delivery OF OEE MILLION OF POI NDS OF IRON
WIRE or any portion Of H. NJ, lees than 5000 lbs a. the
site oi the bnose on the following conditions: go
II, wire l. TO BE- Of No. SIZE, 80 that 70 feet VIII
D Tn. s.e.S 10 weigh no Les. than 70 lbs An otter for
90 IT, 80 bs vii he greatly preferred
g. The m, b. finished h lime coat, smooth ani
even. both ehos ~ the same thickness
II must finished In three holes nearly as hsrn ~
II. non have been manu- 'actured oftNs best qiq
" o. a acos hoors which viii make hard wire OF great
elasticity. strength. fibre aud touRhne~ 40,
charcoal zig sntnrac,e pig nor OF hoolst pig
Ssu,fsctory evidence will be required beforehand OF
the ostv at Ie iron ~ which the wire II ~ be drawn
The wire be drawn blocks OF no lest tran two
Il must he put mp in bundles of2o lbs, can be
10 - uirei.ro D. aryered in FIVE equs portions dur
Ing the months iiy June July August snd September
~ a. oIiv.ry the wire will b. examined and tested in
tn. f1Wirg OF every bundles or i," IDS, one
,l.in will e s-ect-d end suspended between two posts
a feet arsrt attached n csps'an ~ whcnl
al be- gradually aued until It breaks lns CONDITION
now is tibet this wire ust not break with greater desc
ton hsn ginch-s which l.equvsent 20 ~" hs, orsV
per superficial irch NJ soid wire section II II stands ms
test hen further examination Of mat l IDS IN respct
~ other qualities, will he continued but II not Il WILL %
rejected placed at the disposal Of the contractor In
Il A,regads ,oughness ana fibre each end OF skeln VIII
be e,ten by b-nding the JAWS OF large par
Of new enc sharp p-rs and pend It back again The
wire must STAND without the eest sign u failure
H. hsrcns and elasticity viii A. The same time bs exam.
ped by bending ging also by hammeurs ming and
notchlng the ends which forms part OF the operation OF
splC'rg III,
such stood the various tests satnctorly,
will then acc-oed corclrlonay and 8o per cent o rs
fu value will be PAID the contractor In osnxa0le
funds p r. -.
"a The % per cent will be reserved to- four months
longer Should in that time during he construction o. the
cables any defective skens be discovered such skeins
will BE- rejected placed at the contractors disposal,
eiher whole oiled or not oled IN uch conciCn
81 they happen be during the progress OF the work Inc
value OF such wire together with the labor expended upon
il will then he deducted OF the 20 per cent reserved
IS The undersigned the Engineer Of the Bridge VIII
be the sole ucge the above tests; he VIII stand as sn TIM
partial umpire between the Tactor and the Bill ge Com
panes a. from his decision there shall be no appeal
6 Pruposai ported wire VAL also be accepted One-
half or lbs will be used tie Canada side, andnay
be -onded. II imported BY az Of New. York.
H. Proposals will be received until the ist OF October
next they are to be directed 10 thu undersigned at Nasa
"a Falls n Y, and should be marked On the envelope
"Prtp osals 70. Bridge NiTe.' m
l8 Tho,e CONTRACTOR VII s. prorssa are accepted VIII
be informed OF the fact By mail before on the sh Of Oc
tober next. JOuH a I'Ohn Ia " J.,
Engineer o the Niagara Falls Railroad Suspension Bridge
Eis-ara Falls ~ Y, August ), lo5[