The New York herald., 1877-01-16
THE BRIDGE CABLES.
cRucIBLE STEEL ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUsTEEs-CoNTRAcT FOR SUPPLYING THE

CRucIBLE STEEL ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUsTEEs-CoNTRAcT FOR SUPPLYING THE
WIRE AWARDED TO J. LLOYD HAIGH.
The Board of Trustees Of the New York and Brook
yn Bridge yesterday awarded ntract for manuac.
turing cable wire, requiring that II should be
uactured OF crucibe steel. This action Is In accord
with what the HERALD has suggested, and the
only point OF controversy remaining tho nsu cicncy
Of the specifications The proceedings yesterday, had
been anticipated, OF bric and emphatic charac-
ter Seventeen OF the twenty members were present
Alter the usual prcliminares Mr.. Murphy, the Pres
dent stated that this special meeting had been called
at tho request of the Executive Committee, who do
lay before the Board report OF their proceed
ngs In connection with the tho cable
tract He then read the following communication
resolutions from the committec:-
EXECUTIVE coMxrrrxK
The Executive Committee beg report
Of the strong of the Board the question Of
the bidder crucbc steel for that purpose
after ne the COMMITTEES receive nrtnsr pro
advertise for uch proposals without further communication
%,.n "s Of y thu @
.smcr steel IN 50 important matter as the main cables
sersi Which IS distr"sssd by any considerable portion
Sf Sn ns por.sn sa'''ss on. bas question sSon ' ha
% % ss oo n Of tho
aIanmity and entire confidence they Therefore
them that the contract be awarded t. the
bidder crucbe steel wire the condition
therein stated and that the resolution adopted a the last
posas Besemer steel wire be rcscnded follows:-
Resolved TIat the contract for the steel wire tor tho
largo cables provided the specification issued for that
DO awarded to j. Lloyd HAgh NJ 7lO cents gold
per pound lie eng the lowest bidder for crncie cast steel
wire provided he furnish that kind OF wire stipulated III his
communication OF this Board dated January y. 1871
Resolved That the resolution adopted ut the last meet
ing of the Board instructing the Executive Commco to
receive proposals manufacturers who may choose TO
BID '' MUrm
Mr. Mclean moved the adoption Of the committees
report and aterward moved that the st Of thu rcso-
lutions be road again. Both wore agreed 10.
strictcd IN some way, the specifications were not
The President, on behalf Of the Executive Commit
tec replied that tho committee would be responsible
for the proper performance OF the contract
Mayor Ely thought the guarantee OF $50 900 was IN
sufficient but as that was liked by the specifications
there means OF increasing the requirements.
REACHING A CONCLUSION.
Comptroller Kelly thought the resolution adopted ~
the last meeting instructIng tho Executive Committee
TO reopon the bids ought TO be rcscndcd before tho
resolution before the Board was adopted. This was
by a unanimous and the resolution awarding
tbe contract TO j. Lloyd Iaigh for cruc'be steel was
then passed. with but one dissenting VOTE which was
cast by Mr. Marshall
Mr.. Kelly, before voting, explained that In the pre-.
vious meeting he had observed an inclination to give
the con 10 the Roeblngs for Bessemer Steel and
he had thought 10 but lair to reopen the bids In order
that others might compete. In view Of the report OF
the Executive Committee aud the general desire Tor
the use OF crucibe stcc he voted In the Affirmative.