New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY
THE BRIDGE CABLE ITSELF AGAIN
REPAIRING THE BROKEN sTRAND-wHY THE 'ho''
TEES ARE THANKFUL.

THE BRIDGE GABLE lioCbr A"hA"
REPAIRING THE BROKEN sTRAND-WHf ihh 'Ho'
TEES ARE THANKFUL
Tbecable ON the Bridge railway was started as
s,aI nj x q N. Yesterday and ran all day without
incident or accident. In place of the long trains VI
four With three putting n t M Fourth
Ward were the short trains OF two cars eaIrle ,
along unobtrusively by the cable ne lrouotII U
Sunday with the much-enduring capie wiinotnd
unusual or unforeseen. 1t simply eulnIliaIou d
Ettie sooner than was expected. Every two OF
three months the cable has to be parity lesp pc
Where two strands meet. the hempcn centre VI tIe
sahte 70 removed and after passing each other the
strands are trlcked neatly into the place. loIleiS
occupied by the hempen centre for distance Vi
rims the cable rs made continuous or endless
Asths has TO be repeated with each OF tne SIX pairs
Of strands the space pGGue spaGe 'Hs marked
off with chalk and every night, as the machneIS{
which drives the cabeis slowed down and stopped,
the engineer keeps enc eye on the cable whle . ms
hand is on the throttle valve. When he sees the
chalk mark gliding down the snaky lengih Oh 'a ne
cable. he lets the drum turn Just long enoug nn ~.
around it, and then stops. Then in the 10qr houIs
tnat the machinery and the cape cape ar, arc
at standstill, this whole splice is ; iny o'ei
occur here because the cable is sitter without Its
hempen centre and bends unwillngly even ABOUT
the great pulleys. which are eight or Twelve ieet III
6,ometer There is also a sill ht enlargement Where
the strands pass. and IN reeving through inc EliP
as it is frightened down upon tue Cdoie, nrt;on
Hence il becomes necessary to remove portion vi
one of the strands and respilce III every Hoh'h Vi
two. a., o, ,I,o NOR
ticuar strand which proved recreant to It's trus on
sunday but icT sUd broke before they
came TO its relief. The officers were deVoutIy
thankful that 1t occurred On sunday when on ne
travel was lighter than on other days by 4 o oiV IN
Yesterday morning the injury was repaired anu tho
two and half miles of cable were us good Us new
WORKING ON THE FINAL ESTIMATES.
Tho BOARD of Estimate was about to begin the
consideration of the final syesteIuay, MhIn
Henry n Beers asked when tie Board would DC
willing to listen to the oi i hat the
counsel for the Senate Investigating COmlnItlee
would be heard Saturday, ana suggesie31 tna'
that wOuld be a good time for the Councii Oh ioIlt
el Reform TO say their say Nj. iymon lanes
Oliver pleaded for an appropriation OF %I'VVo loo
Paradise Park, and asked that IT nbou Gg
specially Sy the Park Commissioning
He added that the residents in the vicinity OF the
park Five Points, were good judges Oh music ap hc
that an appropriation fol band OF music "ouiu oo
desirable. ,. &c ,osoirn n, tho
estimates of the Department of Public Works he
RnprOprlation So 553 400 for TINS year ana doi
1850 commissioner Squire asked for S4,49o Zoo.
The BOARD in considering the estimates PROVISION
aiIv oIIowcd So 725O9O The final appropriation
was fixed at So 727090. The increase Oh pIoOo
IS for yentilatlng Washington Marker. L ne IhIge
increase recommended by the Aldermen was oaniS ~
innored The estimates of the Department OF
1Lar;ties and Correction ca led for 81 94I6Ol 0U
and 81 537 800 was allowed. The various items
for new buildings and other extra items WeIe
stricken out the Mayor assuring a1o 70 rac
fise economy The appropriation LOT suppues was
reduced from ST. OS4 900 to 5000, 900. The amount
allowed tor 1885 was $1,oOlOoo.