…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…

…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 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…

…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…

…the Croton Dam, New Croton Dam, and Croton Aqueduct were constructed to supply New York City water. Irish, Italian, and German immigrants arrived for these construction projects. By 1898 incorporation, the population had reached 1,000. Clifford Harmon, a realtor…

…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…

persons from bathing in their aqueduct." Mr. Rhodes, however, has altogether misconceived the construction of the aqueduct proposed by our report, for in- stead of its admitting any of these substances or impurities, it was to be impervious on three…

…Two thousand four hundred and fifty-five feet of the aqueduct is now complete. There have been erected also about 400 feet of inside wall of the aqueduct, ready for springing the arch. The amount of open cutting and excavation…

…46 182 MEMOIR OF THE During the last fall, the water was introduced, several times, from the Croton Lake into the aqueduct. For greater security it is made to pass through two chambers, each having nine small gates, of 16…

…AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CROTON AQUEDUCT SHALL PASS THE HARLEM RIVER. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows : § 1. The Water Commissioners shall construct an aqueduct…

…Stein, relating to the route, modes of construction, and cost 34 134 MEMOIR OF THfi thereof, of an aqueduct from the Croton, that on all hands being adopted as the only ad* visable plan. As in a subsequent part of…

…used variants of a name they spelled as Kichtawanck when they began documenting relations with Indians living in and around today’s Croton Valley during the war years of the 1640s. Although many writers, including me, have identified Kichtawanck as…

…The aqueduct and its appurtenances have been subjected to the trial of near seven months, and I have endeavored to detail fully the effect the water has produced, and the prospect of its capacity to fulfil, with regularity and permanence…

…CROTON AQUEDUCT. 131 Mr. Seymour proposes to erect a permanent dam in the Hudson river, extending from this city, at or near the site of the old State Prison, at the foot of Amos-street, to the Jersey shore, so…