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| Source | Passages | Words | Link |
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| king_memoir_1843_raw.txt | 217 | 172,824 | |
| hudson_river_source_raw.txt | 191 | 152,169 | |
| croton_point_sampling_2021_raw.txt | 134 | 106,888 | |
| illustrations_aqueduct_raw.txt | 66 | 52,703 | |
| croton_waterworks_raw.txt | 60 | 47,579 | |
| comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt | 58 | 46,131 | |
| old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt | 50 | 39,768 | |
| croton_point_landfill_rod_1993_raw.txt | 23 | 18,214 | |
| housing_taskforce_report_raw.txt | 21 | 16,692 | |
| croton_point_landfill_review_2019_raw.txt | 14 | 11,057 | |
| comp_plan_ch2_history_raw.txt | 5 | 3,670 | |
| housing_proposals_2024_raw.txt | 3 | 1,831 | |
| coastal_zone_waterfront_raw.txt | 1 | 246 |
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king_memoir_1843_raw.txt
full moon tides, from eight to nine hours. He considers the impediments to the trade on the river, by locking vessels through the dam, so objectional, that he is induced to conclude that the project cannot be beneficial. To raise the dam higher, appe…
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large quantities of water for conducting their business, that the supply on this island is annually diminish- ing. The Commissioners have understood that at the chemical works on the North river, at 33d street, and at an extensive turpentine distille…
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to complete the project, and the annual expense attending the delivery of the water, should be paid by a tax on the real and personal estate of the city, in the same man- ner that the watching, lighting, and repairing the streets and roads, are paid …
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plying the water, would overpay the interest on the cost of the work. " These," say the Joint Committee of the Corporation, "are the great facts upon which the Common Council are now called upon to act, and in the first place to pronounce the judgmen…
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said Act, the Board of Canvassers of the votes taken at said Election, adjudged and determined that a majority of the Electors of the City and County of New York, were found to be in favor of the measure. In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribe…
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quantity requisite for the lake that would be formed by damming the river, was reported by Mr. Cartwright, who was specially employed to survey it, at 496 acres, of which some was obtained by purchase, the residue through the intervention of appraise…
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works from injury. § 4. The Corporation of the city of New York shall, at the expense of the said Corpo- ration, erect and sustain convenient passes across or under the aqueduct to be erected by virtue of the act hereby amended, whenever said aqueduc…
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for the dam. By direction of the Commissioners, who were anxious to place some of the work under contract for the opening of the working season, shafts were sunk at the site of the dam, and along the line of the Aqueduct as far as Sing Sing, eight mi…
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completed during the winter, advertisements were, CROTON AdUEDUCT. 145 on 28th February, published in the newspapers of New York, Albany, Utica, Hartford, Ct., and Philadelphia, inviting proposals until 26th April, "for furnishing the materials and c…
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the kind to be found in any part of this or any other country. The next important work in order, is the Aqueduct Bridge, across the valley of Sing Sing Kill. This requires an arch of eighty feet span and twenty-five feet rise, resting on abutments of…
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of the vast sums that would be expended, and of various and perplexing questions that could not fail to arise in the progress of the undertaking, in the shape of claims from per- sons supposing themselves aggrieved, by contractors for extra allowance…
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to T. N. Ferrell, is cut through from end to end. Six of the culverts are completed, and five partly finished. They vary in dimen- sions from two to ten feet span of the arch, and from 50 to 150 feet , in length. The inverted arch or floor of the inc…
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enable them to effect their object, more money would be required — especially 38 150 MEMOIR OF THE if, as seemed to be the wish of many citizens, the plan of Major Douglas, of passing the Harlem on a high bridge, maintaining the level of the aqueduct…
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foundation and side walls are to be laid, to receive the pipes entering the effluent pipe CROTON AdUEDUCT. chamber. The foundation walls, extending from the arcade of arches, and from the abut- ment of the channel arch, are to be formed of dry masonr…
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must be attended with many unforeseen difficulties and casualties ; and should the least variation from plumb occur, or the least settlement on the foundation take place, it would carry with it very injurious results to the work ; while with the low …
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averaging 45 feet below the surface, must be made from 140th to 135th street inclusive. The line then continues in the 10th avenue to 107th street, and makes a curve easterly to 104th street, and from thence runs parallel with, and 125 feet from, the…
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north, to grade on the south side of the valley, are as follows : First, or diagonal line, - 3,300 feet. Second, running 125 feet east of 10th Avenue, - - 3,700 feet. Third line, running through the 10th Avenue, 3,700 feet. The maximum elevation of t…
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their fellow citizens have expressed a solicitude that the water might be carried on an aqueduct bridge with architectural display, the Commissioners are disposed to be guided by the opinion, legally expressed, of your honorable body on the subject. …
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to in the Report of the Commissioners, should be adopted, as submitted to, and approved by, the electors of the City and County of New York. Adopted by the Board of Assistants, July 9, 1838. The progress made during this year was great. The whole rem…
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The quantity of foundation wall laid, amounted to 28,000 cubic yards, and of protection wall, 13.160 cubic yards. This is but a very brief sketch of the work which has been performed, and is con- fined altogether to the operations on the first and se…
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had in the town of Greensburg alone, valued the property of the aqueduct at $60,000 Believing such a measure, in regard to such a work, to be unprecedented, the Com- missioners recommend to the Corporation, to invoke legislative protection. They also…
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of opinion, that the crossing in the manner proposed, is the easiest, the safest, and the most permanent and durable; 3d, Because this is the unanimous opinion of the Commissioners, and of the whole corps of engineers engaged on the works, and in thi…
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was three, arid the length 670 feet, together with five partly finished, measuring 610 feet in length, making a total of 1280 feet. Increase in this description of the work 574 feet of tunnelling. Foundation and Protection Wall. The foundation wall l…
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1839. To the Honorable the Water Commissioners of the City of New York : GENTLEMEN : — The resolution of your Board, requiring the undersigned to prepare plans and estimates for crossing Harlem River, by a bridge, the arches of which shall be 164 MEM…
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less expensive. In the first instance, it is proposed to put down two three-feet pipes, which will probably be sufficient to supply the city for at least fifty years ; but to adapt the work to receive two four-feet pipe, which will be sufficient when…
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will carry any water that may gather in the tunnel, to the vertical welts in the abutments, where it may be cleared by pumps. The tunnel at each end will open in the top of the abutments, and thence the iron pipe will pass from the tunnel, rising to …
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be under comparatively a very small head. It is therefore obvious, the discharge at the cock would very shortly be reduced to the quantity that could enter the pipe from the pipe chamber. To provide, therefore, for removing sediment that may not be c…
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guide in the ex- pense of other work. Estimated Expense of Harlem Tunnel. 11,000 cubic yards earth excavation on shores, at 14 cents, $ 1,540 2,000 cubic yards rock excavation on shores, at $1 50, 3,000 24,000 cubic yards excavation of mud in river, …
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apprehension of such a result. Well completed, the bridge, in the simplicity and economy of its operation, and its architectural appearance, would, no doubt, be the most satisfactory structure. In the foregoing estimates and remarks, I have endeavore…
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is about 150,000 dollars less than estimated to complete the work of masonry. Such a bridge would last, if the cover was kept in good repair, probably 30 years. It is quite practicable to raise timber work to support the superstructure from near the …