…By 1815, the Collect had disappeared, but Canal Street remained. '° Writing after completion of the Croton system. Dr. Charles A. Lee concluded that without the new aqueduct, the City's water sup- ply would have soon been inadequate, for the…

…Two on the southerly side of the structure are to control the flow of the water in the old Croton aqueduct which passes through this gatehouse .

The Croton aqueduct, begun 1837 and completed 1842, passes along the brow of Valentine's, (iun and Tetard's Hills. 2. The Bronx River water supply, determined upon in 1879 and opened September 9, 1884, is carried in a forty…

…By 1815, the Collect had disappeared, but Canal Street remained. '° Writing after completion of the Croton system. Dr. Charles A. Lee concluded that without the new aqueduct, the City's water sup- ply would have soon been inadequate, for the…

…3000 of eight shillings ' 4000 of four 800 5000 of two " 500 2000 of one 100 Which notes when signed, are to be applied towards carrying on the New-York Water Works. The revolutionary struggle which had even then commenced…

228 CELEBRATION OF THE Trustees of Williamsburgh, all of which have been accepted, except that to Philadelphia, who have been obliged to decline on account of its being the day on which the new Board is sworn into office a…

…Many of them consisted of two conduits, a short distance apart the larger of these was for general use the other and ; ; smaller to supply the inhabitants and water the fields, while the first was cleansing, a * New Spain, vol…

…COLES, New-York, December 17, 1798. GABRIEL FURMAN, JNO. BOGART, JACOB DE LA MONTAGNIE. This Report was accepted, and the Mayor was directed to write to Mr. Weston. A law, such as contemplated by the Report, was prepared by the…

…A new feature has been stamped upon the face of our metropolis. But yesterday it was the dusty trading mart, unattractive and unadorned to-day the pure mountain stream gushes through its streets and sparkles in its squares. To the…

…hope for the poor drunksurrounded with the inscription, " ard ; it is Auxiliary to the Washington Temperance Benevolent Society of New York." Next followed the officers of the Society, viz : George Hull, President, John R. Ames, Vice President, Wm. Bennet, Secretary…

…The failure of this embankment might not only create a devastating flood in the valley below , but also cause a current above , of such irresistible velocity , as would de- stroy the earthen part of the old Croton dam , thus at…

…The necessary additions, comparatively not large, are now in rapid progress, which will diffuse the salutary current through every remaining artery and vein of our metropolis, exciting new and healthful pulsations in her system, and spreading comfort, activity, and vigor…

…was, says the New York Express, a multitude present whom no man could " There number, and the devices presented an almost endless variety. We could neither number the one nor the other. The procession was two hours and ten minutes…

…Right Side Up ;" in the rear, was a white banner, with the inscription of Manhattan Temperance Benevolent Society of New York. The Staff Marshal was Silas Pearsall. The Festivities in the Park on the return of the Procession, At two…

…The New River Company was incorporated under James L, in 1619, and Sir Hugh Myddelton, was appointed Governor. For the purpose of avoiding hills and valleys, the New River has a meandering course, arid hence the various windings render its…

…The failure of this embankment might not only create a devastating flood in the valley below , but also cause a current above , of such irresistible velocity , as would de- stroy the earthen part of the old Croton dam , thus at…

…The failure of this embankment might not only create a devastating flood in the valley below , but also cause a current above , of such irresistible velocity , as would de- stroy the earthen part of the old Croton dam , thus at…

…The failure of this embankment might not only create a devastating flood in the valley below , but also cause a current above , of such irresistible velocity , as would de- stroy the earthen part of the old Croton dam , thus at…

…As if to leave nothing unexamined or unsaid that might determine the authorities and citizens of New York to undertake this noble and useful enterprize, which it was made the duty of their Commissioners to report upon, the effect of…

…letter from Major General Hamilton, together with a written communication from him, which were read in the words following : New- York, February 26, 1799. DEAR SIR I last night received your letter, dated yesterday the resolutions of the- : ; Common Council…

…WOODRUFF, New York, March 25, 1840. It would be eminently unjust, in parting with these Commissioners, to withhold from them the praise of having faithfully, intelligently, and assiduously fulfilled the trust which they had held for so many years. The…

…As human beings were aggregated into larger societies, and the progress of civilization and refinement produced new and artificial wants, all the known modes of obtaining water from wells, springs, fountains and rivers, were found insufficient, and it became an…

…Thus, the decades of the Jacksonian era saw commercial growth amidst new social cleav- ages along racial, ethnic, and class lines. This was the city which built the Croton Aqueduct. The lack of an adequate water supply obviously did not…

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 said Water Commissioners shall, semi-annually, or at any time, if required by the Common Council, report to the Corporation of the city of New York, a general exhibition of the state of the work, including a full detail…

…The necessary maps of the land required on the island of New York, C R O T O N A a U E D U G'T. 157 amounting to about 26 acres, were completed, and negotiations were entered into…

…and them to amend, repair, translate, and do all things necessary and convenient, as well for the finding of new springs, as for the conveyance of any water or springs now found, or hereafter to be found, to the city…

…Harlem heights." This led to the incorporation by the next Legislature, in 1827, of a fourth company, called the New- York Well Company. The water was to be procured on the island, by sinking wells in the most elevated grounds…

…But these were found unequal to the increasing demand, and recourse was had to the river Lea, which runs in a copious stream near the new river. An act of Parliament in 1738, authorised this use of certain portions of…

…The first water works were commenced in 1799, (the year in which the Manhattan Company was incorporated for supplying New- York with water,) and consisted of forcing pumps, worked by steam engines, which raised the water from the Schuylkill into…