…Charles King, A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct (New York, 1843), p.220. 2. See selected bibliography on tlie construction of the Croton Aqueduct, p.57 of this book. 3. John Robison, A System…

…For example, the federal government is a stakeholder through its 1992 nomination of the Old Croton Aqueduct as a National Historic Landmark. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation maintains the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic…

…Ventilator along the Old Croton Aqueduct’s path Water Towers The Old Croton Aqueduct’s first water tower, built on the Manhattan end of the High Bridge in 1845, was constructed to address issues of water availability in northern Manhattan…

…J, Carmlchael, who lived nearby and worked on the Aqueduct project in that town. A painting of the Sing Sing Aqueduct Bridge by a T. J. Carmtehael (kxsatton unknown, unless It may be this one) was exhibited at the National…

…The Aqueduct and Surrounding Neighborhoods, Yonkers. c. 1890s, contemporary print from original glass plate negative The Hudson River Museum of Westchester Panetta The building of the Croton Aqueduct is usually incorporated into the history of New York City where it…

…is an enlarged view of one of the bridges and a portion of the foundation wall and Aqueduct adjacent to it. The Aqueduct has a cast iron lining over the bridges like that described at the Sing Sing Kill. These…

…A view is given of the Aqueduct of Spoleto, in Italy. The bridge supporting this Aqueduct is remarkable for the slen- der form of the piers and their great height; being only ten and a half feet thick and two…

…The effects of leakage have been found very injurious to the aqueduct bridges on our canals, and it is therefore a part of our contract to line the aqueduct, when the crossing of streams on bridges is necessary, with plates…

…In August an ordinance was adopted, organising the Croton Aqueduct Department, to be composed — 1. Of the Croton Aqueduct Committee, being a joint committee of three members from each Board, whose duties are thus defined : § 2. All bills for expenditures…

…These bridges and the adjacent work form a very interesting point on the line of Aqueduct. Plate XII. is a view of the Aqueduct at this place : at the left of the picture may be seen the bridge over the…

Rachel, gives information against Lambert Starnbergh and others, 717. Youngs, Robert, bailsman for George Snyder, 194; discharged , 194- Yselstyn. See Esselstyne. ZEVEN, Christopher, bailsman for Richard Loucks, 422. Zimmer, Jacob, of Helderbergs, farmer, bailsman for Andries Cogh, 697; bailsman for…

…The most imposing is the crossing of Harlem River, either by an aqueduct bridge, or by inverted syphons ; next, carrying the aqueduct over Manhattan Valley ; and last, though not least, the erec- tion of the receiving and distributing reservoirs in…

the system, including the 1927 adaptation to the High Bridge, the complete removal of the receiving reservoir in Bryant Park, the paving of walkways atop the aqueduct berm, and current plans to add eight-foot-high fencing to the High…

…Martineau felt the use of inverted siphons would elimi- nate the need for the high bridge to keep a uniform grade level for the aqueduct. Douglass, in recommending the more expensive open aqueduct bridge was following the advice of Colonel…

…But he used to run on it all the time (...) The aqueduct’s great, and as I was saying, you know, years ago, the only time they opened up the aqueduct and the only time most people in Ossining got…

…Craton Aqueduct. Seaied Prapotais wiii be received .... for completing the embankment on the Weet side of tlie Aqueduct In Seth St, December 29, 1842 Broadside announcement to contractors Jervis Pubiic Ubraiy, Rome, NY Letter to John B. JervIs from John…

…Viewed from the Westchester Side of the Harlem River, 1861; Sing Sing Bridge, Croton Aqueduct, Showing the Road Bridge Underneath It, 1863 From Photographic Views of the High Bridge and the Gate Houses of the New Reservoir (belonged to third…

…Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct are also involved in Waterworks-related educational programming: http://www.aqueduct.org/. Other examples of infrastructure-centered curricula are available through such organizations as the National Canal Museum: http://www.canals.org/ educators/My…

…23, 1836) Ink and watercolor on paper; I8V2X 26^8 Inches Jervis Public Library, Rome, NY, drawing #161 Sectional Drawing of Aqueduct Alternate Plan— copy II, c.1837 "Profiles of the Aqueduct on the Hudson River," 'Ordinary Cutting," "Deep Cutting…

…The Aqueduct that conveyed the Aqua Neroniana to Rome, was built of brick ; this, as well as the former, was in some instances 70 Roman feet high. The Aqueduct that brought the Aqua Marcia into the city was repaired by…

RW a P H e 107 the Aqueduct, would support iron pipes. The design was a bold one, yet instances where such bridges have been con- structed for road-ways afford examples of the feasibility and permanency of the structures…

…dimensions of the piers and arcades of the ancient aqueduct, this was shortly afterwards erected. Aqueduct at Lyons. Nothing gives us a higher idea of the ancient splendor of the city of Lyons (Lugdunum,) under the emperors, than the remains…

…Martineau and Douglass, was a closed Aqueduct of masonry. These gentlemen each made an estimate of the cost of bringing the water of the Croton River to the city of New- York by a closed Aqueduct of masonry, and the…

…There are in Westchester county twenty-five streams crossing the line of aqueduct, that are from 12 to 70 feet below the grade line, and from 25 to 83 feet below the top covering of the aqueduct. The most prominent…

…Gabriel Purdy and Robert Tompkins, for exam- ple, complained of damage and petty theft by Aqueduct workers to farm lands along the line of the Aqueduct: One of them had a few rails, and some small wood ... taken; another a…

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…

…An underground vertical passageway; Shafts are a building typology introduced to the New Croton Aqueduct conduit. These structures filled the niche of the Old Croton Aqueduct’s ventilators in providing circulation to the water underneath. More importantly, they also provided…

…The design and construction of the Aqueduct is also noted as one of the remarkable technical accomplishments of 19th-century engineering. The Croton Aqueduct is usually thus described as an example of an innovative technology and as a response to…

…The foundation wall at this place is 50 feet in height to grade, and 62 feet to the top filling of the aqueduct. 6th. An aqueduct bridge over the railroad at Harvey's marble quarry, of 16 feet span, and…

…Jervis would go on to oversee the construction of the first phase of the Waterworks—which has come to be known as the Old Croton Aqueduct—so it is his name that is commonly associated with the design of the…