…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…

…correct these and other evils, and to establish the space that should be left vacant on each side of the subterranean course of an aqueduct, and about its sources, superstructure, &c. Around the latter, a space was to be left…

…I have not been much disappointed in finding the flow of water in the aqueduct, to exceed the calculation, as all my observations on the currents in canal feeders, have led me to believe the formulas laid down give rather…

…Even before the dam collapse, Westchester residents and Croton businessmen recognized the competitive economic threat the Aqueduct represented. The 1837 "Memorial To the New York State Legislature" charged New York City with attempting to monopolize the trade and commerce of…

…When the City and State Governments finally gave their formal support to the construction of an aqueduct that would draw water from the distant Croton River Watershed in Westchester and Putnam Counties, Major David Bates Douglass, a West Point professor…

…As soon as Jervis took charge of the Croton Aqueduct construc- tion, he moved to revitalize the Engineering Department based upon his experience in state service on the Erie Canal and his high regard for professionalism. He began by enumerating…

…The Old Croton Aqueduct has been decommissioned, and contains more visible physical markers, while the New Croton Aqueduct is still online and has adapted over time to meet modern needs. Historically, infrastructure was not entirely hidden, and in the case…

…108 " " City Wells, 108, 109, 110 Allen, Stephen, 100, 2, 15, 78 Allen, Horatio, 161, 199 Alley, Saul, 116, 178 Aqueduct, Croton,....106, 24, 37, 39,41, 56, 202, 4, 17 Artesian Wells 104, 11 Baldwin, Loami, 129 Birdsall, Benjamin…

…This bridge was erected under the contract of Young and Scott of Philadelphia, and the work con- ducted by Andrew Young (of the firm), who was the first contractor to commence work on the aqueduct. It is due to Mr…

…in their beneficial effects, perhaps equalled any similar undertakings in any other part of the world. " He made an Aqueduct 12 feet in depth, and 120 leagues in length ; the source or head of it arose from certain 45 springs…

…With such examples be- fore us, we may consider that by the construction of the Croton Aqueduct for supplying the City of New- York with water has been secured an important measure for the pro- motion of its growth. Many…

…The whole length of this wonderful aqueduct was 46 miles and 406 paces, of which 36 miles and 210 paces were subterraneous ; the remaining 10 miles 176 paces were carried * Burgess, vol. ii., p. 332. PRELIMINARY ESSAY. 17 over arches…

…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…

against the practicability of obtaining that quantity which the Cardinal anticipated, on account of the small declivity of the channel of the aqueduct, and the variations in the levels of the lake itself. The Pope having directed new experiments and…

preferred for the supply of his aqueduct, still adhered to the cold, pure, and abundant springs from the mountains of Tivoli, so Mr. Douglass, disregarding diffi- culties, real and imaginary, and heeding not at all the efforts still to cause…

…To limit the power of the Water Commissioners over the aqueduct to its termination at Murray's Hill. 3d. To authorise the Commissioners, with the assent of the Common Council, to change the plan of crossing the Harlem on a…

…The utmost rise of the water above the dam was 25 inches ; although, according to estimate, a million gallons per minute passed over it, exclusive of that which escaped through the waste culvert of the dam, and through the aqueduct…

…Owing to some intrigue, however, of Appius, Plautius resigned his station before the expiration of two years, and Appius alone, therefore, enjoyed the honor of giving his name to the aqueduct, and to another noble work, which, by prolonging his…

…Two plans were proposed for conducting the water by aqueduct to the city, one through the interior of the county of Westchester, by the valley of the Sawmill river, and the other through the valleys of the Croton and Hudson…

…This aqueduct has a course of more than 13 leagues, or about 33 miles ; its distance in a right line, is about eight leagues, and its descent from the bridge of the little Varizelle to the Fourviere, is 360 feet…

…There will be an influent pipe chamber at the termination of the aqueduct on the north, or Westchester side of the river, in which the pipes are to be inserted. Commenc- ing on this side of the river, at the…

…He is also, under the direction of the Committee, to advertise for, and make contracts, examine and certify bills for work, and generally to perform such duty as may be re- quired of him by the Croton Aqueduct Committee. He…

…The Aqueduct enters a gate chamber at A. where there are regulating gates by which the water can be discharged into the northern division ; or into the southern division by a continuation of the Aqueduct within the Reservoir bank to…

…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…

…The whole length of aqueduct, arched and complete, was, on the 25th of June last, 10,280 feet, or about two miles in length. 2d. SIDE WALL. The length of the side wall of the aqueduct, ready to receive the…

…The greatest depression is 50 feet, below top of aqueduct, and the valley is 1900 feet across. The line of aqueduct runs 100 feet westerly of, and parallel to, the 9th Avenue. In the plan of the city, streets are…

…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 whole distance in Westchester County, all of which is nearly completed, is 32 miles and two-thirds of aqueduct, the arch bridge of 88 feet span at Sing Sing, 12 tun- nels (or under ground excavations for the aqueduct…

…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…

…Paid for work done by contractors up to 1st April, 1843, Incidental expenses up to same date, including salaries of engineers and Commissioners Cost and rent of land for line of aqueduct Actual money cost of the aqueduct to the…