The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-06
THE GRIlfT BRfDGI.
The Trustee. Awarding Contract. for stone
aud Discussing steel.

AT the monthly meeting VI the trustees If
the New York and brooklyn Bridgc. Yesterday
afternoon. President Murphy presided and
Mcssrs. Strauahan. Davies. Carroll Hitch nocl;.
Icnry. Marlny. Hall Burrill Marshall. Has
we'll. and kiusclla were in Attendance. The
Trasurrr'+ rcppn showed that the rS'ciits for
October were sidfasj3S. and the EXPENDITURES
sliG.Gjo.s3 Tie Srcrctary's report Of the
financial condition Of the bridge showed that
fS.lG2 50 had been received to Nov /. and
N.0nG .j33.77 expended: cash On hand. sGj.-
S19O3. The Executive Committee submitted
report in favor Of using u. ~-"uer steel for the
wire susprLlcr-. it having carefully considered
the suilcicncy ofthc mat"riaiand tho advantage
Of t- use. The wire su~ponlcr-. the report
said. are intended To sustain the roadway Of
the bridge, and they ere Ia lc attached ~ the
great cables now hciur made. They are fo Voc
stationed seven and % huli f"i apart. aud are to-
vary IN length from - cot az ihc towers To- two
lr't III ia" niidi' OF tn" river and az ih"
anchorage. II il needed H. % whole To- sustain
thu Structure. hut ~ ~inl." >u-ucuder il need
easily repaired. and could lc madr Of any dur.
able int"rial The j. -~cm"r stool gives am oN-
ira bulls. The Suspendrrs iriig s. inches and &
inches IN diam'tcr. TIA" li0ss"n"r Str' would
AFFORD /" niorr nrs-iv" Mi"'raucr than small
strength to cast steel. II j. ~ more costly than
iron and is within nun-fhirJ - he cost Of rrr-
/
tn" adoption ot the sp'riil Wiuus of the Enri-
n'"r-r- (hici To- 'orn"nding the u.s. OF Bcssr-
Nlf kin-clla moved that the President and
Scr"nry nr directed 60 o.dv"rtis" Tor PROPOSALS
thu relative cost vi Tia" two -t'rl- was. Tor his
/ prgdi~r' sition was toward the very best matc-
Mr. Marshall enid that it wis not so much
question of cru 'ihleur l--'ul'r steel. ~ il was
whether few men outside "f The board should
I sustain cruciol' stool against li"ss"mcr stool
lie had 10000 pieces of cru 'iilr ~tDri iu his fac
! tory and 100 two r..~s were wearing alik =
Thrr,' was NJ uniformity iu the steel.
Mr. Str1nahan Thought that th" board should
do nothing 90 .ti~t I' '.tINu ou the Ihici EuGi-
ncor. vino hud recommended Eo-scm,r sto,.l
/ his present state of h"uiin 900 thr subiori. and
/ he honcl for all ION crnrd tAu, nothing would
Mr. kiuSrua Thought that the engineers were
agreed iii il"trii-i"f ~~n"tld ~ To" 10 Il stool
| they could pay ior Ills solution, d .rr.i iug
| tn' if"- n"ht o. aiN' rti-" i"r proposals urhnth
| kint- ri stool WHs adopf"l.
~! unir wards ~ granite i"r VI" .llfNurN =
/ t. the bridge WIS uoNt taken nv. TA'r. were
/ twnnly-onr bids To- farm IA .G5i auhi. yarl- of
pier. piHstor. and iarib Stone. lisa cubic vartl-
/ OF anuimcnt pier stone with chamirred ans e..
mHin arches. l42 cubic yaria ot arch lace, or
/ ring stone for sid" arches, 1919 culi' yards of
/ siN-cui work including urunurutal uiint- and
+ gu imii, ~ or Gays ~ small li"rs. AMI al -k"w
/ backs d"niils, 'grnicc~ and coping 5.-tn ru' ie
] stone. wall facc~ near entrances, and so '-
nhoV" corn, 'rs ON cross streets >j3 cubic yards
! of bond -tonc for lori X piers. and 1921 liu'ul
feet ui larappt stone. The Pres llrut said that
/ for month negotiations had been IN progress
suhIlvid" tn contracts that tho Interests ot IA"
B hr.ig. might le-i be protected. one bid. sub
/ m.ttrl los Nr. Guidet. contemplated the FUR
ni~Ning of % ~uptrior granite, hui b." bid Tor all
/ tn work and declined Go sriit az hi- nd and
/ take g contract Tor certain portions of the work
. for which ne had bid ls>- than any 1nr else.
The recommendations ofth' Executive Commit
tee wcro considered hy IN" board IN executive
committees. the reason given being that ia" re-
/ spon~ihilly ~ certain contractors had o. hoe
/ publicly discussed. The board. on throwing
I open the door. announced that IL had decided 90
| award the contracts a. follows
To- Pierce. Rowe 4 go. ~ Frankfort Maine
Tor Size ll'r. iila-i't and Ian.' stones. uic
aiuffnrnt pier STONES tNr HrtIl fHcr urflne
sfuf" of The ui-iu archie fhe arch brace
brace cot ring sfnID uf thr sd, archie and
Nc perarct stcnr TOR sap.osi 81
| t. The Collins Grant. COMPANY uf A alc-
mia III the in cut WORK. IN .lldin.
ncntal pliutAs, idUla. I,t, stalls and cor
niCts ~ tu'mNut ilct-. nulNst or caps
| cornl1o. AMI col.ns .--,'75 ~
T. flr Huiwtu Grant, Company of Rock
land. Maine. The rough pointed hu~' -fnnr.
ami the iuck faced work. ana tins bind
stone tor hrieh piers l'' ~" '
Total .. ssa. Ia "a
Tho contract for the wire rope sockets WIS
| awarded To- Iuihu.k Go. ~ Pittsburgh. ono
for 5000 barrels of cement was awarded Ia j. -.
\ a HAH... Gov. Ian 81