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King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
As the two mountains forming the valley of Gardon are not of equal height at the
points in the line of aqueduct, that on the left side of the river being lower than the level
of the aqueduct, while the…
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the system, including the 1927 adaptation to the High Bridge, the complete removal of the receiving reservoir in Bryant Park, the paving of walkways atop the aqueduct berm, and current plans to add eight-foot-high fencing to the High…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…This having been done, and the dam
raised sufficiently to cause the water to flow into the aqueduct, it was admitted to the
depth of 18 inches, at 5 o'clock in the morning of the 22d June. A boat…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Canal de L'Ourcq, 63 Artesian at Grenelle, 67
Chapoltepec Aqueduct, .__
73 Water, old mode of raising, 5
Cincinatti Waterworks, .' 78 various modes of raising, 5
Curatores Aquarum, 13 supply at Rome, 19, 20
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Decree of Roman Senate in relation…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…and they are hereby instructed not to enter into any contract for the procuring or laying
down mains and water pipes in said city south of said line this duty having already
been invested in the Croton Aqueduct Commissioner and…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…We find in this vicinity also, the place noted as
the " spot where the unfortunate 'Andre was captured!'
Besides the romantic and diversified scenery of the Hudson which is in view from the line of Aqueduct, the visitor
may find…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The Pont du Garde, is that part of the aqueduct of Nismes which traverses the
deep valley in which runs the Garden or Garde, between the mountains near Vers and
St. Bennet.
This considered even alone, is one of the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The effects of leakage have been found very injurious to the aqueduct bridges
on our canals, and it is therefore a
part of our contract to line the aqueduct, when the
crossing of streams on bridges is necessary, with plates…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
The Aqueduct when it was above the ground, was
supported upon a wall of masonry, and the side walls of the
channel-way had an increased thickness. When it was
elevated 6 or 7 feet above the ground, the foundation…
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…Martineau felt the use of inverted siphons would elimi- nate the need for the high bridge to keep a uniform grade level for the aqueduct. Douglass, in recommending the more expensive open aqueduct bridge was following the advice of Colonel…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…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…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The length of this aqueduct, as far as discovered, is about six French leagues, or
15 miles, in a direction resembling a horse-shoe, and derives its water from the spring
of Eure, and Airau, near the village of Uzes…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The arch of the water channel, where it was not
covered with earth, was somewhat curved, to throw off the rain, but yet so flat as to serve
for a road of communication between the reservoirs, and within the aqueduct…
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…But he used to run on it all the time (...) The aqueduct’s great, and as I was saying, you know, years ago, the only time they opened up the aqueduct and the only time most people in Ossining got…
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…Craton Aqueduct. Seaied Prapotais wiii be received .... for completing the embankment on the Weet side of tlie Aqueduct In Seth St, December 29, 1842 Broadside announcement to contractors Jervis Pubiic Ubraiy, Rome, NY Letter to John B. JervIs from John…
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…Viewed from the Westchester Side of the Harlem River, 1861; Sing Sing Bridge, Croton Aqueduct, Showing the Road Bridge Underneath It, 1863 From Photographic Views of the High Bridge and the Gate Houses of the New Reservoir (belonged to third…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…To make the capacity of the pipes for conveying water equal to that of the aqueduct,
an extra fall of two feet has been given across the bridge, and the aqueduct on the
southern side of the river is constructed…
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…Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct are also involved in Waterworks-related educational programming: http://www.aqueduct.org/. Other examples of infrastructure-centered curricula are available through such organizations as the National Canal Museum: http://www.canals.org/ educators/My…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The plan of construction recommended, was a continuous tunnel or aqueduct in masonry as preferable both in economy and durability to iron pipes an open canal being
entirely repudiated. The reasons for the preference are thus stated :
" On an aqueduct…
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…23, 1836) Ink and watercolor on paper; I8V2X 26^8 Inches Jervis Public Library, Rome, NY, drawing #161 Sectional Drawing of Aqueduct Alternate Plan— copy II, c.1837 "Profiles of the Aqueduct on the Hudson River," 'Ordinary Cutting," "Deep Cutting…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Respect for private property, in tracing the course of an aqueduct, seems to have been
so scrupulous, that it isrelated t>y Livy, when, in the year B. C., 179, the Censors, M. Emilius Lepidus, arid M. Flaccus Nobilior, proposed…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…The Croton Aqueduct or High Bridge. --
The high bridge which crosses the Harlem River
at the northwest corner of Morrisania was built as
an aqueduct to convey the water of the Croton River
to the reservoirs of New York City…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The Sing Sing kill,, where it crosses the line of
aqueduct, runs in a deep and narrow gulf, the bottom of which is 63 feet below the grade
line, or 76 feet below the top covering of the masonry. Over…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The beautiful bridge at Sing Sing exhibited 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 which…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The effects of leakage have been found very injurious to the aqueduct bridges
on our canals, and it is therefore a
part of our contract to line the aqueduct, when the
crossing of streams on bridges is necessary, with plates…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…With the form which was
given to this inverted syphon, four pipes, each of 3 feet interior diameter, were found to give a discharge of water equal
to that of the Aqueduct of masonry on the established inclination.
In accordance…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…south of these arches a foundation wall was designed
to continue the plane of inclination to the level of the Aqueduct. From the large arch to the northern shore of the
river an embankment of stone was designed for the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
It thus appears that
making an average of the cost of crossing the valley on an arched
bridge, by the three lines designated, and continuing the aqueduct on its regular inclination, will amount to $1,188,633. An estimate is…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…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 tunnels (or under ground excavations for the aqueduct,) whose…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…After crossing this valley, the aqueduct of masonry is resumed, and continued 2.015
miles, to the termination of the high ground on the north side of Manhattan valley. This valley is 0.792 mile wide at the level of…