…There has been a flare-up amongst the Irish laborers on the Croton Aqueduct occasioned by the contractors reducing their wages from $1 to 75 cents/day. Large numbers turned out and marched from Westchester to Harlem, prevented others from…

masonry on the aqueduct, with- in the tunnels, 2476 feet, being an increase, during the last six months, of 1964 feet in length. 4th. Foundation and Protection Wall — The foundation wall now laid, amounts CROTON AQ.UEDUCT. 175 to 115…

…The plan of construction recommended, was a continuous tunnel or aqueduct in ma- sonry— as preferable both in economy and durability to iron pipes — an open canal being entirely repudiated. The reasons for the preference are thus stated : " On an…

…No part of the fund created by this act, or any other fund raised for the pur- pose of constructing or completing- the Croton Aqueduct, and the works connected there- with, and distributing the water throughout the city, shall be…

…The length of aqueduct from the Croton dam to the distributing reservoir is 40.562 miles — to wit : Masonry conduit in Westchester county - 32.880' Do. do. on New York Island 4.187 Total length 37.067 Receiving reservoir from…

…81 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE AQUEDUCT. Plate I. is a section of the Aqueduct showing the form of the masonry used in earth excavations. The foundation is formed with concrete ; the side walls of stone ; the bottom and sides of…

…Theophilus Schramke, Croton Aqueduct. Method of Tunneling in Earth, c.1837-46, ink and watercolor on paper Courtesy ESL Information Services, Engineering Societies' Library Photo: J. Kennedy to the more modest Westchester farmers, struggling to establish themselves. New York's…

…13 The plan of the bridge for the Croton Aqueduct at Harlem River has been criticised on account of the small thickness of the piers as compared with their height, and because they were not made piers of equilibrium ; that…

…Between the Croton Dam and the influent gate-house at Harlem River, the line of aqueduct was finished last season, and during the present season this gate-house has been nearly completed. The embankment in the Harlem River, which serves…

…following contracts, made by the said Water Commissioners for work and materials to be supplied for the construction of the said aqueduct, below the said reservoir at Murray's hill ; that is to say, their contract with Henry V. B…

…The Croton Trails Committee completed a Village Trailway Master Plan in 1993, establishing and mapping an interconnected Village-wide network of existing and proposed trails that link open space sites, and connect to the Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway that runs…

…fear, before the completion of the aqueduct, suspended its further construction. Could we imagine a spectacle more degrading than the dismembered work lying in fragments throughout its length of forty miles, from the Croton "Lake to the confines of the…

…a mixed construction, using the close channel or culvert in situations where deep excava- tions occurred and it would be desirable to fill in the earth again to the natural form, also where the line of Aqueduct intersected villages, and…

…The Panic of 1837 slowed but did not stop construction, though it did bring investment to a standstill. As a result, the City sold $1.2 mil- lion in bonds in Europe between 1838 and 1840. This only flooded the…

…Lawrence, Esq., President of the Croton Aqueduct Board : Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Board of Water Commissioners : — In receiving, with my associates of the Croton Aqueduct Board, the custody of the work committed to us, I take the occasion…

…The foundation wall of the aqueduct, amounting to 12,050 cubic yards, and back filling to 10,200 cubic yards, has been executed. CROTON AQ.UEDUCT. 149 In addition, a large amount of materials has been prpcured for the work…

…THK GIFT OF MICHAEL REES Of San Francisco, 1373. * l£^J -- CONSTRUCTION, COST, AND CAPACITY CEOTON AQUEDUCT, COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS: TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE CIVIC CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTEENTH OCTOBER, 1842, ON OCCASION OF THE COMPLETION OF…

…205 aqueduct, where the side walls have an extra height, on account of the bottom being depressed, to draw the water at a lower level from the Croton reservoir. The plan, dimensions, and character of masonry are as follows : In…

…adapt the work to receive two four-feet pipe, which will be sufficient when the full CROTON AaUEDUCT. 165 capacity of the aqueduct shall be required. As there will be only a head of about 15 feet, no difficulty will…

…PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR THE OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT AND THE Structure of its Engineering Department figure 10, above: Portrait of Major David Bates Douglass, contemporary print from glass plate negative Courtesy The Archives. Warren Hunting Smith Library, Hobart and William Smith…

…every twenty-four hours ; which is about the quantity calculated to be delivered by the aqueduct, and nearly the average quantity running in the Croton. River. It is proposed, therefore, to insert only two of these pipes at present ; they…

…Now, although this CROTON AQUEDUCT, 127 last proposition carries with it the semblance of feasibility, there is, nevertheless, noth- ing new in it : for he only offers to remove the dam from the place selected by our engi- neer, to…

…The contractors for the new dam in the Croton, for instance, were bound to have it in such an advanced stage by 1st November of this year, as to throw two feet water from the lake into the aqueduct. The…

…The projector of this plan set forth many advantages which he thought would arise from the construction of the dam, but the obstruction to the navigation of the river, the destruction of the shad fishery, and various objections be- sides…

…CROTON AQUEDUCT. 177 This report closes with a general recapitulation of the work done, of the difficulties overcome, and of the nature, form, and materials of the aqueduct, all which we propose to present in a connected form, after the…

…The beautiful bridge at Sing Sing exhi- bited not the least settlement or defect ; and, with the exception of some spots where, in order to maintain the grade line across low grounds, the aqueduct rests on dry foundation walls, in…

…the Croton to the distributing reser- voir, a distance of about 41 miles, and all the work was to be finished in 1841. The opposition, however, to the syphon bridge over the Harlem, instead of a lofty aqueduct bridge on…

…construction; the first in 1988-89 and the second in 1997, which added a program room. h. Public Works and Utilities Water Resources. Although Croton-on-Hudson is situated close to the Croton Aqueduct System and borders the Croton River…

…Therefore in the following section we will present a survey of existing interpretation of the Croton Waterworks, as well as a range of proposed interpretation. Plan/Guidelines 50 as is the case for the Old Croton Aqueduct portion of the…

…However, even sites that are that are maintained and easily accessible (such as the New Croton Dam and the North Gatehouse in Central Park) often lack on-site interpretation. Additional sites contain plaques commemorating the construction of a structure, yet…