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King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The Memoir of the Croton Aqueduct is compiled from official reports and documents, as for the most part is the sketch of the numerous attempts which, from an
early day, were made by the citizens of New York, to insure…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…From Clendinning Valley the Aqueduct soon reaches the
Receiving Reservoir which is thirty-eight miles from the
Croton Dam. This Reservoir occupies an elevated part of the island
between 79th and 86th streets and between the 6th and 7th
Avenues…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
And now, having concluded the narrative and descriptive parts of the Memoir, it will
not be deemed an unreasonable indulgence of patriotism civic or pride, to present a brief
and flattering comparison between this New York Aqueduct, and the most…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…In October last, after the Celebration which commemorated the completion of the
CROTON AQUEDUCT, the joint Committee of the Common Council, constituting the
Celebration Committee, determined that a Memoir of this great and successful enterprise should be prepared, and by…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…With such examples before 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 promotion of its growth.
Many cities of…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
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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 THE GREAT WORK :
PRECEDED BY A
PRELIMINARY ESSAY
ANCIENT…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…There are two thoroughfares
for foot passengers along the aqueduct, one at each side of the corridor, which is 5 feet
70 PREL1MINARYESSAY.
wide, defended by a stone parapet. From some remains of the Romans on this spot, it is…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
is to be performed, in excavating and tunnelling through an almost impenetrable rock, or
of mechanical labor in preparing materials, and in the erection of the bridges, culverts,
stone and foundation walls, together with the aqueduct for conveying the water…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The Commissioners present this brief but clear sketch of the respective divisions of
the aqueduct line, and of the great natural difficulties to be overcome ;
146 MEMOIR OF THE
The country through which our line of aqueduct lias to pass…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
In the instances we have referred to, the water passed through the first eight miles of
the aqueduct, to a waste weir at Sing Sing, where it was discharged in six hours. This
strengthens the opinion, that it will certainly…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…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…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Randolph,
Aid to the Grand Marshal comprising
Commissioners of Croton Aqueduct Board.
1. Water Commissioners and Ex- water Commissioners.
2. Members of the Society of Cincinnati.
3. Mayors of New York, Brooklyn, Albany, Troy, Jersey City, and Newark, in
carriages…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The aqueduct has been constructed with the same care throughout its great length,
the only difference being that, in the parts exposed, the aqueduct was covered with slabs,
and in the subterranean portion it was covered with a semi-circular…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…is a view taken from a point below the dam
and shows the relative positions of the dam and the gate
chamber at the head of the Aqueduct. The original channel of the River where the dam is built,
;
was…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…These columnariae are supposed to have been always open at the top,
and to reach above the level of the aqueduct. It was not unusual, when the level from the spring head to the city was obtained, to erect a…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The width of the river at the place where the aqueduct line crosses it, is 620 feet at
ordinary high water mark as has been before stated, the shore on the southern side is a
;
bold rock rising from the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…It appears the width of the river, on the high water level, was found to be 620 feet ;
and the distance across the valley of Harlem River, from the grade of aqueduct in the
county of Westchester, to the grade…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The water in part escaped through the aqueduct passing over the gates, and discharging
itself, at a waste weir, near Mill River, a distance of nearly 15 miles, without any injury
to the aqueduct. It is obvious, that greater provision…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The
aqueduct, when it arrives at this bottom, is terminated with a reservoir at the south
edge of the valley of the river Garon. The mode by which the water passed this profound chasm, was by causing it to flow…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The certainty of an adequate supply of water from the reservoirs, even when the
aqueduct is under repair, is thus strongly stated in this Report.
" The
capacity of the reservoirs (perhaps beyond the wants of the city) is making
this…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The river is 42 feet below grade, and to the top of the aqueduct,
56 feet. The two last structures are connected, the aqueduct passing over both of them,
in its course to the city
These important pieces of workmanship…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…This forms a body which becomes
indurated and makes a foundation under the whole length of
the Aqueduct like one continuous stone. It attains a degree
of hardness which gives it the appearance of the conglomerate bearing the name of…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The entrance of the water into the aqueduct was regulated by a vane, or sliding valve,
of a certain dimension, as only a certain quantity was allowed to flow into each branch. This does not appear ever to have exceeded…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…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…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The Corporation of the city of New York shall, at the expense of the said Corporation, erect and sustain convenient passes across or under the aqueduct to be erected by
virtue of the act hereby amended, whenever said aqueduct shall…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…By substituting inverted syphons instead of maintaining a
uniform declivity in the conduit, would not give the requisite
discharge of water at the elevation of the terminus of the
Aqueduct, and perhaps they preferred, rather than diminish
this elevation of…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…and to complete so much of
such reservoir as shall be deemed sufficient for the present purposes of such aqueduct.
10. It shall be the duty of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of
New York, to execute…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…226 CELEBRATION OF THE
These were, on motion of Alderman Davies, referred to the Joint Committee on the
Croton Aqueduct, from which Committee the following report was received on 19th September :
The Joint Committee on the Croton Aqueduct, to whom…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The utmost breadth of the piers of the aqueduct of Chaponost, which carried a canal of three feet broad, by six feet high, is not
more than six feet, while the breadth of the aqueduct which passed over the river…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Nevertheless, as the Romans had constructed an
aqueduct at Arcueil, for the supply of Paris, it seemed reasonable to endeavor to restore
what Norman fury, in the ninth century, had left of it accordingly, Henry IV.,
"Seul Roi dont le…