…I heartily rejoice with the citizens of New York, in the completion of a work so vastly important to the health, and comfort of its inhabitants. It is justly to be classed among the first works of the age, and…

…The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the city of New York. CROTON AdUEDUCT. 289 With the Apprentices' Library and Male Department of the Mechanics' Society School belonging to the Society. Band of Music. Banner of the Society. Of…

…A very serious loss, the first that deserves the name, occurred to the work on the night of the 7th January, 1841, by a great and sudden rise in the water of the Croton, and consequently of the Croton Lake…

The public mind shrank from such a tremendous and seemingly fantastic proceeding as the construction of an aqueduct from the far distant Croton; whereas the Bronx, running straight down into the Harlem River, seemed to have been appointed by nature…

…In answer to your very friendly invitation to the members of this Corporation to join with your Common Council in celebrating the introduction of the Croton water into the city of New York, on the 14th instant, I am requested…

…240 Cow bay, 229 Cripplebush road, 145 Cromwells creek, 105, 108 Cropsey avenue, 167 Cross road, 66 Croton, 92 Croton aqueduct, 117 Croton reservoir, 66, 71 Cushetonk hills, 204 Cypress avenue, 106, 222 INDIAN NOTES INDEX 249 Dankers, see Sluyter…

…General outlines of the New York Fire Department Procession, on the occasion of the Croton Water Celebration. October 14^, 1842. Grand Marshal CORNELIUS V. ANDERSON. Assistant Marshals, W. Wells Wilson, Dewitt C. Mott, John B. Miller, Samuel L. Liscomb, George…

…that this new river is freely used for bathing, and that too, within a very few miles of London. Finally, as to cost, the Report says : " From the best am satisfied, that the waters of the Croton River opinion I…

…Surely, we thought, with Croton water to extinguish a fire, and such a body of men to use it, New York will never suffer again from a conflagration. FIFTH DIVISION. Under the direction of Colonel Philbrick, assisted by Mr. James…

…Furer, A Brief History of New York City (Port Washington: Associated Faculty Press, Inc. 1984), p.93. 24. Tower, pp.llO-lll. 25. Lamb and Hanison, pp.730-2. PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR THE OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT AND THE Structure of…

…CORE WALL MARCH 1ST 1901 EMOVED DISINTEGRATED FLIMESTONE SHATTERED LIME STONE THE NEW CROTON DAM LONGITUDINAL SECTION ON AXIS OF DAM , SHOWING CORE WALL REMOVED AND ITS DEFECTIVE LIME STONE FOUNDATION , WHICH HAS BEEN EXCAVATED FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE…

…Lewis , Chief Engineer of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the City of New York ; both of whom had been asked by Mayor Low to investigate and report thereon . On April 16 , 1902 , the Aqueduct Commissioners resolved to remove…

…To examine and consider all matters relative to supplying the city of New York with a sufficient quantity of pure and wholesome water ; to adopt such plan as in CROTON AQ.UEDUCT. 125 their opinion will be most advantageous for…

[Poem] "The New-York Boy's Song" by Lydia Maria Child (1842, published 1854 in Flowers for Children). Written to celebrate the opening of the Old Croton Aqueduct which brought clean water to New York City on October 14, 1842…

…The writer had the honor of being Chief Engineer of the Aqueduct Commission of the City of New York , from January Ist , 1900 , to October 14th , 1903. During his incumbency the new Croton Dam was under construc- tion . The purpose…

…Common Council and Mayors of New York, Brooklyn, Albany, Troy, Jersey City, Newark, Elizabeth town, New Brunswick, Princeton, Trenton, and Trustees of Williamsburg, No. 8 City Hall. 3. Governor and Staff, Heads of Departments, members of Congress and State Legislature…

…The writer had the honor of being Chief Engineer of the Aqueduct Commission of the City of New York , from January Ist , 1900 , to October 14th , 1903. During his incumbency the new Croton Dam was under construc- tion . The purpose…

…This Reservoir may be considered the termination of the Croton Aqueduct, and is distant from the Fountain Reser- voir on the Croton, forty and a half miles. The whole cost of the work, exclusive of the pipes in the city…

…of gallons of water from the mouth of the Croton, in accordance with his first proposition, and at an elevation of 125 feet above low water, at the city of New York, it would puzzle the most expert proficient in…

…DODGE, New York, October 10, 1842. CROTON AQ.UEDUCT. Invitations were addressed by the Sub-Committee of Arrangements designated for that purpose, consisting of Aldermen Crolius, West, and Assistan Alderman Wm. Dodge, tto many distinguished citizens and strangers. From among…

…Our intercourse with New York is so frequent and intimate, that we are always "at home" in your good city and while we sensibly appreciate your hospitable ; intimation, that arrangements will be made for our accommodation, we are well aware…

…Chatterton Hill, near White plains, to Croton River, or such other sources in that vicinity from which he may suppose that an inexhaustible supply of pure and wholesome water for the city of New- York may be obtained; also, his…

…Four wheeled Hose Carriage, painted black and gold carriage work, green, with black stripe ; front box representing the Bay of ; New York, and the Wave Club Boat in a race back box representing the " first ship ;" ; polished brass scrolls and…

In 1SH3 he was ai)|)ointed by iNIayor Edson, of New York, a member of the Aqueduct Commission to determine as to the necessity of a new aqueduct and to decide upon the route and nuinner of building, a position…

…The public mind shrank from such a tremendous and seemingly fantastic proceeding as the construction of an aqueduct from the far distant Croton; whereas the Bronx, running straight down into the Harlem River, seemed to have been appointed by nature…

…Moreover, the original calculations of the total probable cost of the aqueduct from the Croton had by this time been found to be ridiculously small, and it began to be realized that the ultimate aggregate would approximate or exceed $10…

…The Committee of the Common Council, the Comptroller, and the Counsel to the Corporation, contended that the original plan adopted, ratified, and approved of, for supplying the city of New York with water for the use of its inhabitants, terminated…

Now as the ground in the city of New York, to which water ought to be conveyed to a principal reservoir, is about forty feet above high tide, which is ten feet only below the level of the river Bronx…

…purpose, they shall have power to make conditional contracts, subject to the ratification of the Common Council of the city of New York, with the owner or owners of all lands, tenements, hereditaments, rights or privileges whatsoever, which may be…

…purpose, in their respective wards, " To according to the provision of the act, provide for supplying the city of New York with pure and wholesome water." MEMOIR OF THE These resolutions were immediately adopted by the Board, 2nd March, on…