…For the purpose of reaching a point where the core wall would have a lesser height , the Aqueduct Commis- sioners on Sept. 16th , 1896 , on the recommendation of the former Chief Engineer , authorized him to extend the main stone dam…

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…

…In 1840, the swollen Croton River broke away the dam connected with the aqueduct by which New York city is supplied with water, and swept down into the bay, an enormous quantity of earth, on which occasion the river, directly…

…Depew.1 In theVear 1880 works for increasing New York City's water supply from Westchester County were commenced, which are still in progress; for although the new Croton Aqueduct was completed in 1891, 1 See Smith's Manual of…

…18 , 1902 , on the writer's recom- mendation the Aqueduct Commissioners approved a plan providing for the reinforcement of these walls . The preliminary estimate of the cost to construct the dam under the original plan was $ 4,150,573 . This…

…In the vicinity of Brandreth's mill the Croton aqueduct crosses this ravine by means of a handsome arch constructed of solid masonry, in the most durable manner. The space between the abutments is 88 feet, and the rise from…

…A short distance north of Fordham is a depot for Jerome Park which borders on the Croton Aqueduct, flere is located a large race course and club house belonging to the American Jockey Club. Little is kno^\TL concerning the…

…For the purpose of reaching a point where the core wall would have a lesser height , the Aqueduct Commis- sioners on Sept. 16th , 1896 , on the recommendation of the former Chief Engineer , authorized him to extend the main stone dam…

…For the purpose of reaching a point where the core wall would have a lesser height , the Aqueduct Commis- sioners on Sept. 16th , 1896 , on the recommendation of the former Chief Engineer , authorized him to extend the main stone dam…

…War 41)7 Chapter XXIV Genera] History of the County Concluded -- From the Revolution to the Completion of the Croton Aqueduct ( 1842) Chapter General History of the County Concluded HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER CHAPTER PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION COUNTY OF THE COUNTY HE…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…Moses Ward had a stone house that was also a fort, about where the intersection of Main Street and the Croton aqueduct occurs. There were even in his day numerous Indians in the neighbourhood, but they seem to have been…

…Morris and his associates to state that this overt and bold act on their part has preserved to the city the navigation of the stream, and largely to their efforts is due the fact that some years later the Croton…

…18 , 1902 , on the writer's recom- mendation the Aqueduct Commissioners approved a plan providing for the reinforcement of these walls . The preliminary estimate of the cost to construct the dam under the original plan was $ 4,150,573 . This…

…18 , 1902 , on the writer's recom- mendation the Aqueduct Commissioners approved a plan providing for the reinforcement of these walls . The preliminary estimate of the cost to construct the dam under the original plan was $ 4,150,573 . This…

…18 , 1902 , on the writer's recom- mendation the Aqueduct Commissioners approved a plan providing for the reinforcement of these walls . The preliminary estimate of the cost to construct the dam under the original plan was $ 4,150,573 . This…

…18 , 1902 , on the writer's recom- mendation the Aqueduct Commissioners approved a plan providing for the reinforcement of these walls . The preliminary estimate of the cost to construct the dam under the original plan was $ 4,150,573 . This…

…18 , 1902 , on the writer's recom- mendation the Aqueduct Commissioners approved a plan providing for the reinforcement of these walls . The preliminary estimate of the cost to construct the dam under the original plan was $ 4,150,573 . This…

…18 , 1902 , on the writer's recom- mendation the Aqueduct Commissioners approved a plan providing for the reinforcement of these walls . The preliminary estimate of the cost to construct the dam under the original plan was $ 4,150,573 . This…

…occupied by the embankment of the Croton Aqueduct, stood the residence of Richard Morris, colonial judge of Vice Admiralty, and afterwards second chief justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Mr. Lewis G. Morris, who owns…

…They made a thorough re-examination of the matter, concluding with the opinion that "the whole [Croton] river can be brought to Murray Hill in a close aqueduct of masonry, at an expense of $4, 250,000, " and that the…

…For the purpose of reaching a point where the core wall would have a lesser height , the Aqueduct Commis- sioners on Sept. 16th , 1896 , on the recommendation of the former Chief Engineer , authorized him to extend the main stone dam…

…For the purpose of reaching a point where the core wall would have a lesser height , the Aqueduct Commis- sioners on Sept. 16th , 1896 , on the recommendation of the former Chief Engineer , authorized him to extend the main stone dam…

…For the purpose of reaching a point where the core wall would have a lesser height , the Aqueduct Commis- sioners on Sept. 16th , 1896 , on the recommendation of the former Chief Engineer , authorized him to extend the main stone dam…

…The Dutch Reformed or Reformed church stands upon rising ground en the north side of the road leading from the village of Fordham to Kings Bridge near Jerome Park, close to the line of the Croton Aqueduct. A still older…

…No new village was incorporated between 1830 and 1810. .This decade is memorable for the projection of the first railway enterprise in which Westchester County was interested, ami the inception and approximate completion of the grand Croton Aqueduct.