…The selection of Jervis to direct the building of the Croton Aqueduct was due largely to his experi- ence with artificial waterways. Jervis had no formal education as an engineer, but worked his way up through the various jobs on…

…It is interesting to note that while the Croton was under con- stmction, its second chief engineer, John B. Jervis, participated in the initial attempt to create an American Society of Civil Engineers. In 1839 Jervis was among 17 prominent…

…Jervis, who systematically orga- nized the engineer corps in order to accomplish the task of building the Aqueduct. Major Douglass, first chief engineer of the Croton, graduated from Yale University during the War of 1812 and was commis- sioned a…

…Jervis from Edmund French, Resident Engineer at Sing Sing, April 25, 1838 Jen/Is Public Library, Rome, NY SECTION 4: The Engineering Design and Hydraulic Concepts Fayette B. Tower, View above the Croton Dam, From Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct…

…After the completion of the Aqueduct, Jervis compared the measured flow to the design parameters based on formulas of Prony, Eytelwein and Robison. Baron Riche de Prony was a famous 18th-century hydraulic engineer and director-general of the Ecole…

…Transverse Sections of Plans for the Croton Aqueduct, submitted by John B. Jervis In report of Dec. 23. 1836. ink and watercolor on paper Courtesy Jervis Public Library, drawing #161. Photo: G. R. Farley figure 15, below: Robert Havell. Jr…

…1837-39 Ink and watercolor on paper; 14^4 x 17 V2 inches Jervis Public Library. Rome, NY, drawing #205 Possibly by John B. Jervis. Croton Aqueduct — Detail of Iron Pipes, c.1839-40 Ink and watercolor on paper; 2OV2X…

…Old Croton Aqueduct. Irving and Hamilton, as well as Van Brugh Livingston, were landholders whose properties were "taken" by appraisal, for the Aqueduct. In a disciplinary temperament parallel to that of the Temperance leaders, a rather severe Chief Engineer Douglass…

…Aqueduct bridges Where major water courses crossed the line of the Aqueduct it was necessary to build something larger than a culvert, and Jervis was forced to consider aqueduct bridges along the length of the Aqueduct between the Croton Dam…

…Jervis Ink and watercolor on paper in bound volumes; 12 x 9 inches Jervis Public Library, Rome, NY Fayette B. Tower, Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct, 1843 Book with 25 engraved plates (first plate unnumbered). New York and London: Wiley…

…Engineer of the Old Croton. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1971. Jervis, John B. Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam to the Distributing Reservoir. New York, 1842. Jervis, John B. "Memoir Presented October 18, 1876." Transactions of the American…

…In order to maintain the constant slope of the Aqueduct from the Dam on the Croton River to the Harlem River, Jervis constructed a number of tunnels, culverts, embankments, and aqueduct bridges. In addition, ventilators were required to ensure that…

…as a skilled engineer in the construction of canals and railroads. 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…

…During the winter months when most construction activities ceased, Jervis, ever mindful of economy, reduced the size of the staff in each division. The organization of the Engineering Department that was used on the Croton Aqueduct served as a model…

…Douglass, Jervis managed the building of the Old Croton Aqueduct from 1836 to 1842, remaining as chief engineer until the completion of the High Bridge in 1848. Section 4: Conclusion was for fighting the fire in storage tanks was frozen…

…Atwili, publisher, New York, Croton Water Celebration (City Hall Park), 1842. In pencil: "Aster House — Park Theatre/Croton Water Celebration, 1842" Lithographed music title for "The Croton Ode"; SVtx 12V'' inches The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City…

…Jervis, the second chief engineer of the Croton Aqueduct would have the actual responsibility of designing and supervising the construction of the bridge across the Harlem River. As directed by an act of the State Legislature, whose goal was to…

…the chief engineer, underscored this concep- tual link. Prior to becoming chief engineer on the Croton project Jervis served his apprenticeship on the Erie, the Delaware and Hudson and the Chenango canals. 6. Weidner, p.26. 7. Blake, p.l32…

…Engineer of the Old Croton. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1971. Jervis, John B. Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam to the Distributing Reservoir. New York, 1842. Jervis, John B. "Memoir Presented October 18, 1876." Transactions of the American…

…as a skilled engineer in the construction of canals and railroads. 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…

…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…

…See selected bibliography on tlie construction of the Croton Aqueduct, p.57 of this book. 3. John Robison, A System of Mechanical Philosophy (Edinburgh, 1804). 4. John B. Jervis, "Memoir presented October 18, 1876,' Transactions of the American Society of…

…Jervis, Esquire, who, as Chief Engineer, gave Plans and Specifi- cations for the work during its construction. A description from such source, accompanied with detail- ed plans of all the appurtenances of the Aqueduct, with the results of experiments on…

…Jervis who served as the Chief Engineer of the Croton Aqueduct and Supervisor for the Hudson River Railroad. The Aqueduct transformed northern Westchester, shifting popu- lation from the north of the County to the south in the 1840s^^ (fig- ure…

…from the Croton Dam to Sing Sing, compelling those who were willing to work to join them, until they amounted to a crowd of several hundred. By April 10, Engineer Assistant Horatio Allen wrote a letter to Jervis from Sing…

…For instance, in June 1837, Jervis* monthly report to the Water Commis- sion recounted widespread complaints from landowners near Dobbs Ferry, requiring they "suspend [work] for the present."" Similarly, Jervis' brother William (a resident assistant engineer) wrote to him from…

…Jervis appointed Chief Engineer of Croton Aqueduct project Photography invented Old Croton Aqueduct completed (includes structures such as Old Ossining Weir, Archville Bridge, Murray Hill Reservoir, Yonkers Weir, West Burnside Avenue Bridge, Sing Sing Kill Bridge, Ventilators, Clendening Valley Crossing…

…Chief Engineer Jervis arrived within a few hours, evaluated the damage, and reported to the Water Commissioners. Jen/is tersely conclud- ed, "It appears three lives were lost one at the dam and two at Bailey's wire factory."^'' While…

…Jervis appointed Chief Engineer of Croton Aqueduct project Photography invented Old Croton Aqueduct completed (includes structures such as Old Ossining Weir, Archville Bridge, Murray Hill Reservoir, Yonkers Weir, West Burnside Avenue Bridge, Sing Sing Kill Bridge, Ventilators, Clendening Valley Crossing…

…the Croton. The Common Council agreed with the basic outline of the plan and submitted it to a public referendum where it easily carried. On May 7, 1835, the Council authorized a loan and appointed a chief engineer. Major Douglass…