CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 112

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by having two holes drilled in the rails one at the upper

and the other at the lower end

of the Tramway)

f) and brass

- pins securely fixed and soldered into

the holes.

The best solder as suggested

should then be applied to each end of the cable, and on completion of the rests, the

cable should

Lightly

pass over the

guide pulleys

and the extension caused in

laying the cable, accurately

measured

and recorded in

a book to be kept for that purpose.

The extension of the

cable having been accurately

measured

such extension should

then be compared with the schedule of results of the Tensile tests, of a

portion cut off the

cable

109

cable, and made by Mr. Phos. Nach, of the Sheffield Testing Works, dated 29th May 1893

attached to the Engineer’s letter dated 5th March

1894.

The Tramway Company

should I think be directed to

supply to the Government duplicate certificate of the tests of Tensile strains of each new cable supplied for the Tramway.

On applying the first

cable any excess

of extension beyond that shown on the schedule of strains, would

show that some portion or portions, of the cable were weaker than that portion which had been cut off and tested,

that such defect or

defects would have to be found and

made good before the cable

could

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by having two holes drilled in the rails one at the upper and the other at the lower end of the Tramway) f) and brass - pins securely fixed and soldered into the holes. The best solder as suggested should then be applied to each end of the cable, and on completion of the rests, the cable should Lightly pass over the guide pulleys and the extension caused in laying the cable, accurately measured and recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose. The extension of the cable having been accurately measured such extension should then be compared with the schedule of results of the Tensile tests, of a portion cut off the cable 109 cable, and made by Mr. Phos. Nach, of the Sheffield Testing Works, dated 29th May 1893 attached to the Engineer’s letter dated 5th March 1894. The Tramway Company should I think be directed to supply to the Government duplicate certificate of the tests of Tensile strains of each new cable supplied for the Tramway. On applying the first cable any excess of extension beyond that shown on the schedule of strains, would show that some portion or portions, of the cable were weaker than that portion which had been cut off and tested, that such defect or defects would have to be found and made good before the cable could
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by having two holes drilled in the rails love at the upper and the other of the lower end of the Frannway) f) and brass. - pins securely fixed and sol. dered into the holes. The best as as suggested should then be applied to each end of the cable, and completion of the rests, the cable should Lightly over the e again be drawn guide pullies and the extension caused in offlying the leats, accurately measured and recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose. The extension of the cable having been accurately measured such extension stoned then be compared with the schedule of results of the Tensile tests, of a portion cut off the cable 109 cable, and made by Mr. Phos. Nach, of the Sheffield Fecting Works, dated 29th May 1893 Ma attached to the Exoneral Mo. dated 5th March ragers letter 1894. The Tramway Company hould I think be directed to unauta supply to the Governm duplicate certificate of the testo of Tensile strains of each new cable supplied for the Tramway. Our applying the first cable any excess fest ab Lu new of extension beyond that shevur on the schedule of straine, would show that some portion portions, of the cable were : weaker than that portion which had been cut off and tested, that such defect or or defects would have to be found and and made good before the cable. could
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by having two holes drilled in the rails love at the upper

and the other of the lower end

of the Frannway)

f) and brass.

- pins securely fixed and sol.

dered into

the holes.

The best as

as suggested

should then be applied to each end of the cable, and completion of the rests, the

cable should

Lightly

over the

e

again be drawn

guide pullies

and the extension caused in

offlying the leats, accurately

measured

and recorded in

a book to be kept for that purpose.

The extension of the

cable having been accurately

measured

such extension stoned

then be compared with the schedule of results of the Tensile tests, of a

portion cut off the

cable

109

cable, and made by Mr. Phos. Nach, of the Sheffield Fecting Works, dated 29th May 1893

Ma

attached to the Exoneral Mo. dated 5th March

ragers letter

1894.

The Tramway Company

hould I think be directed to

unauta

supply to the Governm duplicate certificate of the testo of Tensile strains of each new cable supplied for the Tramway.

Our applying the first

cable any excess

fest

ab

Lu

new

of extension beyond that shevur on the schedule of straine, would

show that some portion portions, of the cable were : weaker than that portion which had been cut off and tested,

that such defect or

or defects would have to be found and

and

made good before the cable.

could

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