The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-01
MANY ORDERS
FOR BRIDGES
ARE ENTERED

NEW YORK. Dec. SL-The New York
Sentral Railroad Company has put out
over the Barge Canal at Lyons. y. y.
Gaining Tor LOO tons Of fabricated
Structufal steel The Cincinnati Ham
uton ~ Dayton Railroad has taken bids
on two additional small bridges. calling
LOT lvV tons or structural shapes. The
Lehigh valley Is on the point Of award
lLe contract Tor two small bridge
spans. for which bids were made De-
cember "a. calling for $50 tons OF struc-
t9ral steel. The Boston * Albany has
placed orders for three small bridges
including one highway bridge at War
rem. calling for 100 tons awarded TO the
Boston Bridge Works and one lot of
bridge repairs calling for 60 tons. which
viii be furnished by the New England
structural Steel Company. The Sixty
eighth street Viaduct in Topeka. Kan
previously referred 10. is FOR the Santa
Re Railroad. and calls for 500 tons OF
structural steel
The Cleveland & Youngstown Railroad
has placed contract FOR 1000 tons OF
steel for bridge work with the King
lnstating OF an inquiry for 1000 freight
cars by the Pennsylvania Railroad. In
CURES are In the market for 1000
Loco for the Denver q Rio Grande
These inquiries are included in the to-
tai previously reported.
The Erie Railroad has Just come into
tho market for bridge work calling for
Loo tons Of structural steel
The New York Central Railroad has
put out another inquiry for an 1 beam
bridge calling for 500 tons OF steel. and
the Hosto nElevated has put out a hurry
call for bids on the construction OF n
uuwcr station al South Boston requiring
about 400 TO 500 tons OF structural
shapes. Bids are wanted before the first
OF the year.
Milliken Bros. Inc. have secured n
a. anFf tim 49,. 90
axe warehouse on 1S1st street, New
York sity. calling for 400 tons OF fab
ricated shapes The Electric Bond &
contract for a building and gates, re-
curing 300 tons Of fabricated shapes.
sole efforts upon fabrication. gives the
staten island plant capacity Of 5000
tons Per month.
Tho Los Angeles Aqueduct Board re-
solved bids on December 81 on 1900
tons Of fabricated steel 20 be used i'm
the construction OF transmission towers
IN preparation 10 furnish electrical
power and light 20 the city OF Los An
Eelcs. The American Bridge Company
iH" secured "a contract Tor 500 tons OF
structural steel for tho c1nst -tictt0n Of
the chamber Of Commerce building at
Machine Company has given an order
t"r ~" tons OF steel FOR a four-story
building al East Pittsburgh 20 the Nc
hlintie-M arshall CONSTRUCTION Company.
IN inquiry IS now in the market for
1000 toms or fabricated shancs 10 be
used in the construction or "a loft build
iuE al TWcnty-utnth street and Madison
avenue, New York CITY. The American
Bridge Company VIII furnish LOO tons
OF steel Tor coal bunkers al Newark. the
order coming through the Public Service
Commission.
Among the recent export contracts
placed is one from coal plant in Hawai-
calling for 500 tons Of steel. secured nv
tho virginia Bridge g. Iron Work.
" hllo the United states steel Products
Company has been awarded "a contract
FOR $50 tons for an electrical station 10
b" constructed a. Shanghai. China
shipments % wire products by the
american steel & Wire Company In
I'ecmber. ~ IS now assured. will boz
100000 tons. breaking all previous rec
ords or distribution. The interesting
mage was distributed 90 domestic con-
surners. only about $1,000 tons being
Tor export Heavy shipments have been
made from warehouses in the last few
months. and there are indications that
stocks are now down TO bare floors AZ
an Illustration. ~ may be noted that one
NcW England consumer reports the re-
Ceipt OF several kegs of wire nails with
the stamp Of December. 1912. The kegs
were tho worse for wear, but tho nails
were in prime condition.
The New York Municipal Rai1v,avs
Corporation has placed an additional
contract for 1900 tons Of steel 10 b.
used In the const ruction OF tho Conev
Island division Of the elevated railroad
with the American Bridge COMPANY.
Nhs additional steel was required hv tho
change iu plans BY the railroad com
uan3. This makes tho total contract 81 .-
400 tons The city of PhHadeiphis h. I'm
the market for three highway bridges
calling for 900 tons of fabricated steel