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King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The cost of this branch of the work, it is very properly suggested, should be included in
the farther amount for completing the aqueduct, which it was proposed to ask permission
from the Legislature to raise.
In view of the…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…is a section of the Aqueduct in tunnel cutting in
earth.
When the earth is dry and compact, the excavation for
the bottom and sides is made of a proper form to receive
the masonry, which is built closely against…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…of $75,000."
No other parts of the aqueduct were injured by the storm, and the Commissioners
conclude this their first report with expressions of satisfaction, that thus far " the aqueduct on the line stood remarkably well, the culverts had…
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.
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The springs thus
found were surrounded with a brick wall, and in their course augmented by several
small streams, and the united waters were carried to Rome by an aqueduct of about
fourteen miles, of which about three-fourths of…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
This disposition is
established, because by the tax on the water carried to private houses, the State keeps the
aqueduct in repair.
But, should mountains intervene between the city and the spring head, a subterranean passage is to be dug…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…There will be an influent pipe chamber at the termination of the aqueduct on the
north, or Westchester side of the river, in which the pipes are to be inserted. Commencing on this side of the river, at the influent…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…By a reference to the report of the chief engineer, alluded to above, it will be seen
that the crossing of the valley at Manhattanville, with the aqueduct, and the erection of
the receiving and distributing reservoirs, are works of…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
That the permanent grade of the several streets and avenues, adjacent to the line of
the aqueduct, ought, as far as practicable, to be made to conform to such line, the Commissioners think must be admitted ;
and they trust, therefore…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The Common Council, nothing daunted by the greatly increased cost of the contemplated Aqueduct, or perhaps being in too far to recede, complied with the call for additional means, by a memorial to the Legislature, asking authority to raise three…
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…The foreigner who visits this country will find the Croton Aqueduct an interesting specimen of our public works, and will be pleased with a pedestrian tour along the line of work to the Fountain Reservoir among the hills of the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…AN ACT
PRESCRIBING THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CROTON AQUEDUCT SHALL PASS THE
HARLEM RIVER. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows :
1. The Water Commissioners shall construct an
aqueduct…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…In the alternative to which they were driven by the Act
of the Legislature, the plan of an Aqueduct bridge of
masonry was adopted as the proper one for crossing the
River ; but in establishing its altitude they complied only…
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…No bricks were used in the construction of the channel- way of the Aqueduct. Ventilators were constructed along the course of the Aqueduct 2 feet square, and rising above the ground 2 or 3 feet. The Aqueduct when it was…
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…This exposure and the painting's subsequent issuance as an etching probably made High Bridge from Harlem Lane the best known Aqueduct painting of this later period. Artists, writers, and the general public also associated the Croton water system with…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Lawrence,
Esq., President of the Croton Aqueduct Board :
Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Board of Water Commissioners :
In receiving, with my associates of the Croton Aqueduct Board, the custody of the
work committed to us, I take the occasion…
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…The Dam, as well, symbolized the technological power of the Aqueduct. In confining the forces of nature, it likely invoked fear- some feelings of the sublime so desired in landscape paintings of the period. Yet popular imagery did not really…
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…81 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE AQUEDUCT. Plate I. is a section of the Aqueduct showing the form of the masonry used in earth excavations. The foundation is formed with concrete ; the side walls of stone ; the bottom and sides of…
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…Gabriel Purdy and Robert Tompkins, for exam- ple, complained of damage and petty theft by Aqueduct workers to farm lands along the line of the Aqueduct: One of them had a few rails, and some small wood ... taken; another a…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…to the city ofNew York in an aqueduct, declining 15 inches in a mile, and delivered in a
reservoir on Murray's Hill, 114 feet above high water line, which is near 7 feet 10 inches
higher than the roof…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…CROTON AQUEDUCT. 219
were drawn up in writing, of which Cato has preserved to us a specimen in his book on
agriculture."
In reference to the Aqua Appia, the same writer makes this statement " The
pride :
of a princely patrician…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…uninhabited lands,
which are about 18 leagues in breadth, watering almost the
whole country of Peru."
There is another Aqueduct much like this, which
traverses the whole province of Cuntisuyu, running above
150 leagues from south to north. Its head…
Hill, William R. Modifications of the Plan of the New Croton Dam. Paper read before the American Water Works Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1904. Pamphlet T 462, Cornell University Library.
…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 other two on the northerly side , are to control the flow of water…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
" There appeared on that side," says De Solis, " two or
three rows of pipes, made of trees hollowed, supported by an aqueduct of lime and stone,
and the enemy had cast up some trenches to cover the avenue to it…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
or any other fund raised for the purpose of constructing or completing the Croton Aqueduct, and the works connected therewith, and distributing the water through the city,
shall be diverted from such object.
5. All the provisions of law heretofore…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Engineer's Office, 1st division Croton Aqueduct,
Sing Sing, October 11, 1842. GENTLEMEN :
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, and to signify my acceptance, of the
invitation to join with the Common Council of the city of New…
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…In suggesting the design for the Sing Sing Aqueduct Bridge, Jervis revealed early in 1837 the approach he would take in plan- ning the building of the other major structures of the Croton sys- tem. He informed the Water Commissioners…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…There will be an influent pipe chamber at the termination of the aqueduct on the
north, or Westchester side of the river, in which the pipes are to be inserted. Commencing on this side of the river, at the influent…
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…The great length of this Reservoir is favourable for the purity of the water which enters the Aqueduct: spread over this large surface, it will have an opportunity to settle and part with some of the impurities which it receives…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
of water carriers, of Spanish descent, and from their province of Gallicia, taking the name
of Gallegos, effect the distribution of the bountiful outpouring of this noble aqueduct,
and are to be seen at all hours of the day, toiling…