The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-21
BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
Action of the New York Boaro
of Aldermen,
COMPTROLLER KELLY SUSTAINED.
He Is Requested to Withhold the Issue
OF Bonds
A, the regular meeting of sns Board OF Aldermen
yesterday MT Phillips introdu esd tho following pre.
a IN bla nd resolution.-

yesterday MT Phillips introdu esd tho following mr..
ambls and resoution:-
wherea. l. Is clear that in the interests Of our
more shala &c uais y s Yf our inhssan.H
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thai end now pc nsins s ss suit
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.n.ys upon s"%S...s ss now z" 'S ps posed.
S%s pIs Il. 20. y q sss
s seD 1'i Yer. b Erd re-. s%s.sa
W,vsr ," Dose Of constructing sridxs over the
ns ac hxed tns amount Of tue cantai
ana ~sn. into and iHi me sy
az ny an ordinance approved DECEMBER 81 1855
ameuns OF 81 sooo to twelh sson Of the
ass elite. Of . ny
as s :. 20 eS r.
pravision. the third section ac. ana when the
Bridge cs%Rsav anal. n.s::s".
,s' s "a ~
sSss.S provided sr q. Right: private
y BY s K. and & es sy ~. %
$1,000 900 a each said 81 aet chapter 500
L.ws .. is7a. tho bridge coupany was d's.elvsd and
Somp.foss Sossa 81 s La
ana Ci;y Aaasr q -. sy q s'o;siyn sss:sS:i
the
OF the expsnse OF the work third part BY
ss.A s :.'.
~ new York than sa.ooeooo 10 10 pssd 81
s,o:ly in ANY one It needles.
NOR. special lsGi.i.sloa tho state capital bad With.
or government Of this cty tho change
sss "a. law. OF Isl. 70" s By s.sn 81. Of
lic akinx wa. made by the Common Conne'l
Tsss''
NJ ,ooi-
Council efths city Of Brookya. by the law sbov.
iC New %ss."ss
PRISE which When soois a. u" to O. damage y" *:
cry :. N, .%.a1 s Of millions more ..s .h:..:
eS%pls,on ., IN. ~os anass ns -. q s,a a.s no.
York refunded the amount Of S. con.
sssS or 70 s Sss q the ss
Murphy swesay, Connolly KiaEslsy and others, were
thai the il over and opsr:
y ~ G u . "
Of the valuable privileges OF tho Cooperation
been e'p prS1 ssS % Will 1 " be made sas
navigation the E.:. Kivs n.visaSs arm Of tho
=. ,.pis. injury Of the Of the port q Ns~
millions in addition already paid ~ city tss
~ til. n.vs.sisn Of tSs
a. ss w =: es .s
."Sn 70
until ssss
oonrts absolute is the Gu
s Tn Tss. ssssss q ss%., .ud
MORN SanSs for
s1 .sa x; %
May q 1876 Thereby .pprevsd and tbs Comptroller Of
sa. S.s
Untsa States conrs where tho ausstsa IL pending
an obsnctiau the tree w.ssrs q ths
tanned.
.,.. -. .c...s 49,. ..,,.-.. ..-...
which was passed: !,
Resolved, That the Board OF Appsrtionnsat aud the
copptrssr are hsrsby reaussd 20 witahoa Issue Of
Bridge uas zach time the questions of tae H~shy %
ind ttsity determined
TO DE USED IN WRAPPING THE TWO SOUTH
CABLES
The work OF running over the wires forming the
ninsteentn and last pair Of strands OF the down
stream cables oi the Brooklyn Bridge was resumed
one o'clock yesterday afternoon. Work these
strands stopped Friday last, az, ON account Of
the uniavorabe weather. tho drying OF tho oiled
had been delayed, ana consequently enough could
not be drummed up 10 supply tho carrier wheels.
Tho strands VIII be finished by Thursday foreusoa
and be lowered into their maj positions by the COM
mcncemens OF next week.
The operation which viii be proceeded wish I'm
mcdstoiy will be tho binding OF the nineteen strands
OF each cable together by wrapping them with wirs
Tho wire to be weed for this No 10 annesisd char
csa Iron wire, suout onesxth Of iDch dismctsr
made especially Tor this purpose BY the sestssesas
who furnishes tho strand WIRE Inc wrapping
'buggssn to be used Tor thus work arc SIM
liar 10 shape 10 tsosc used IN the temporary wrap
ping or lacking togstbof OF the separate straR0s
- they arc flashed la tho present osss tho ousgcs
be used larger aud more soiid, and TO inAuvs
Nesdiness they VIII be conasetsd VITA each other
they SIT on the cables by ra'icd loo wsik sm'iar 10
q hrao a fh.Su .lw.
iess long and cet vide, and the connecting Drsdeo
is three ana one-ban feet IN w,dih Tney VII roI
manner similar to the smaller xrsppiu bagxiss.
OPERATION WRAPPING.
Tho strands W hen brought together To form caoteA
viii DO fifteen aud a nau Inches IN diameter Thoy
Will be- nrst drawn together by means OF the der
ticks ana 'sesie e., a. ,ne ."esor.s.s nness ,ney
which they arc pinned. They Will be hsid -
gc,her by placing around them mon b.hds sccus
I'VE inches apart ana extending GOT fss scvsvsi
feet and rciniofcsd by a heavy iron ring. ~ each
side OF the saddles on the lowers ,rvo banda Will also
be placed on thsm IN y similar manner. fns wrapping
machinery consists of tbrcc psrts--tne carriage o.
buggy spoken oil above, Inc squsszefs and tho wrap
ping maohiue proper The squccxsr IL formed OF two
hail round steel baudr, which ara used 20 force Tho
wires of tho different STRANDS into circular
shape 10 form the cable Tho temporary wrapp,ngs
binding togeshcr the wires forming tho dincrsat
strands viii be removed bcioronand 10 allow OF this
being done leaving onY those ot the middle strand.
The operation Of squeezing IN performed ny means OF
two 2-ineh screw bolts, which pass through the
aanges OF the band, and great power OF compression
u seCofeu ~ tno utc OF iouk WF"ncne& Ibo Two
squcezcrs Will BIO placed by the workman tho car
riagss about ten or Twelve inches apart tho 6rst
nonr az possible 10 tho saddles tho towers, from
which, toward the snchorages ana toward tho centre
OF the river span abe "busE,cs" viii start com.
plete saturation with oil OF tho wires forming tho
cables, so as to MI up all spaces bctvcsn thcn. wij
prscsio the operation OF squeezing As the wrapping
advances the hnd sQueezes Is removed and placed 10
front Of the forward one.
rHg wRArrrSG MACHINE
The wrapping machines are ia halves and are 30.
cured togstner after being placed tho caUiss They
are drums formed BY two light cast ircn III mss
nected 10y shf oudbg Of wood An iroa barrel under
this latter nts tghty on the cabe Oo this barrel 10
q ring with Two arms, on one 10 lisso roller over
which the wrapping wire IL to pass and on the other
IRON the drum, which 10 eight and . hall
inches wide, aud holas some 200 isct OF wire, over
the small roller aud through groove Ia the stee lace
OF the ring, running In the line OF the tangent from
tho circu OF the cable 70 the ltsts reiier
The apparatus being ready the operation vi wrap
pin In performed as f0llo~s:-Ons Workman tnrbs
lhn Win IN Hum Nm