…In consequence the new aqueduct was destroyed. Iztacpalapa, a town of 10,000 houses, on one of the causeways leading to the city of Mexico, was, says de Solis, noted for " many fountains of sweet and wholesome waters, conveyed by…

…The Commissioners present this brief but clear sketch of the respective divisions of the aqueduct line, and of the great natural difficulties to be overcome ; 37 146 MEMOIR OF THE The country through which our line of aqueduct lias to…

…Descending the hills of Bethlehem to the south, we passed over a narrow valley and ascended the opposite hills, on the sides of which there is an aqueduct which conveys the water from the sealed fountain to Jerusalem. It here…

…The utmost breadth of the piers of the aque- duct of Chaponost, which carried a canal of three feet broad, by six feet high, is not more than six feet, while the breadth of the aqueduct which passed over the…

…It appears the width of the river, on the high water level, was found to be 620 feet ; and the distance across the valley of Harlem River, from the grade of aqueduct in the county of Westchester, to the grade…

…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…

Those who suppose that the object of the aqueduct was to conduct water to the amphitheatre only, instead of being appropriated to the domestic uses of the inhabitants, have not regarded with attention the peculiarities of its construction. The simplicity…

…In this trench they formed the aqueduct or water channel of masonry, keeping the same dimensions in the parts excavated from the rock, as in those which were cut into the clay or ground soil. The bottom of this trench…

…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 aqueduct…

…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…

…Ever since the completion of the masonry of the aqueduct, it has been frequently and carefully examined, with a view to detect defects, if any existed, or failure, if any should take place ; and it has been found, with slight…

…The proportion of lime of aqueduct masonry on foundation walls over valleys, to that in excavation, is about as one to eight. The masonry of the aqueduct is covered with earth to a sufficient depth to protect it from frost…

date, including salaries of engineers and Commissioners Cost and rent of land for line of aqueduct Actual money cost of the aqueduct to the distributing reservoir at Murray's Hill Add, for procuring and laying water pipes ... Interest on water…

…This aqueduct was finished in 1738. The great earthquake, which in 1755, destroy- ed thousands of lives, in Lisbon, numerous houses, palaces, and churches, and shook all the peninsula, had no effect upon this noble structure, which continued to pour…

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. That…

…The reservoirs, during the time the water was shut off from the aqueduct, proved amply sufficient for the supply of the city, and indeed much beyond a supply, as a large quantity of water had to be wasted from the…

…The whole length of aqueduct now under contract, extending from the Croton to the Harlem River, is THIRTY-THREE MILES. Owing to a turn-out for wages early in the season, the work on the line between the dam and…

…Natural fountains were an ancient symbol of life and salvation, and this imagery opened "The Croton Ode." Public ornamental foun- tains were a luxury made possible by the Aqueduct in addition to the essential services it provided. A source of…

…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…

…The huge stone structure was a major contributor to the enormous jump in the final cost of the Aqueduct to $9.5 million. When Douglass took over as chief engineer of the Croton project in June 1835, his first task…

…I mean, you don’t see work like that anymore.” And a third thing that the kids loved on the aqueduct, especially loved, were the ventilators. The ventilators were put in each mile along the pathway of the aqueduct to…

…One of the key times of the year, we took the kids on the aqueduct in the spring and in the fall, and we walked over a period of five school days, not successive but throughout the year. We would…

…A lifelong resident of the village with a background in history, he “loves to speak about the aqueduct.” For him, the Croton 93 94 were down there before we closed the weir chamber. Unfortunately when I walked to the south…

…In 1857, two-thirds of all reported deaths were the children of foreign-born parents, and throughout that decade more than half the children died before their fifth birthday.^^ The Croton Aqueduct itself became something of a tourist attrac- tion…

the national character and dangerous to public morals ; but I cannot doubt that each and CROTON AQUEDUCT. 303 every of the defaulting communities which shall steadily and manfully persevere to the final completion of its works, will find in the…

…is a view taken above the dam showing the position of the entrance to the tunnel which leads from the Reservoir to the gate chamber at the head of the Aqueduct. The entablature which is seen on the left against…

…Where the aqueduct was carried above ground, it was buiH on a footing of masonry 6 feet thick, even where the elevation above the surface did not exceed 6 or 7 feet ; but when it was greater, arches were formed…

…In following the line of aqueduct as above described, its grade will, in several places, be above the present surface of the ground, and from 102d to 95th street inclusive, in order to accommodate the carriageway and sidewalks, archways must…

…The total capacity of delivery of the aqueduct is about 50 millions of gallons for 24 hours, but in case the lake is being reduced seven feet, by a discharge through the aqueduct, not more than 35 millions can be…

…The length of this aqueduct was fifteen miles, 427 paces, of which seven miles were carried above ground. Indeed, this stream and the Tepula may be considered as belonging to the Marcian aqueduct, they with the Marcian forming a triple…