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the pole wa> absolutely 

 air tight before erecting. 

 A In tut 28 feet above the 

 rrown collar, the |>ole has 

 been fitted with two 8-inch 

 -lic.-m-s and hoods for a 

 Si-inch time ball, the hoist- 

 ing cables for which are 

 placed inside of the j>ole 

 and brought out into an 

 electrical operating winch 

 on one of the lantern floors. 

 The pole is trimmed with a 

 ( ;ist -t.-cl king pin and two 

 nickel ball bearings, upon 

 which revolves the body of 

 the truck containing two 

 4^-inch bronze sheaves for 

 the halyards. 



The task of mounting 

 this pole on the building 

 was a hazardous one, ow- 

 ing to the extreme length 

 of the one-piece section 

 above the roof, which had 

 to be handled under very 

 trying circumstances be- 

 fore being lowered into 

 the Tower elevator shaft, 

 prior to hoisting it through 

 the ground collar. 



After the pole was 

 erected in place it was sur- 

 mounted by a 12-inch gilt 

 copper ball, the setting of 

 which made a very inter- 

 esting sight for the crowds 

 of people passing up and 

 down Broadway. 



The entire ornamental 

 iron work in the building 

 was completed with not- 

 able expedition, despite the 

 fact that unusual difficul- 

 ties had to be surmounted, 

 not only owing to the great 

 height of the work, but 

 also to the confined floor 

 space and the number of 

 contractors at work within 

 that space. 



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