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Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
Lime Water. This is a test for carbonic acid, with which it causes a white
precipitate ( carbonate of lime) if employed before the water is boiled.
5. Chloride of Barium. A solution of this salt usually yields, with well
water…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
Ifitbetrue that the Schuylkill water does not act upon
the lead pipes, it would follow as a matter of course, if the doctrines above laid
down be correct, that the Croton, which contains very nearly the same quantity
of saline…
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…When the City and State Governments finally gave their formal support to the construction of an aqueduct that would draw water from the distant Croton River Watershed in Westchester and Putnam Counties, Major David Bates Douglass, a West Point professor…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
…As soon as Jervis took charge of the Croton Aqueduct construc- tion, he moved to revitalize the Engineering Department based upon his experience in state service on the Erie Canal and his high regard for professionalism. He began by enumerating…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…In the way, before it reaches the pools, there
is an aqueduct. of brick pipes which receives part of the stream, and carries it
by many
turnings and windings about the mountain to Jerusalem."
Again, in speaking of the environs…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…water and after the most mature consideration, recommend that the Croton be
;
brought to the city in a covered aqueduct of masonry, and that the water be taken from the
river at Halman's or Garritson's mill, near its…
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.
…It is,
however, opinion, as before expressed, that under all the circumstances, the aqueduct
my
bridge of masonry with iron pipes for the conduit, is the most suitable structure to be
adopted and should the Board coincide with this opinion…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Truck drawn by 40 men, in citizen's
CROTON AQUEDUCT. 277
dress, dark throughout ;
truck painted green, with black stripes. Banner represents the
name and number of the Company, surmounted by a gilt hook and ladder on each side ;
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
" If during the most distinguished eras of the Roman
state, the Aqueducts conduced to the luxurious enjoyments
of the wealthy and powerful, yet in modern times, the residents of Rome have also found them particularly advantageous, by their furnishing occasions…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
The
middle arcade has a colossal statue of Moses, causing the
water to issue from the rock ; and at the sides are two basso
relievos, one representing Aaron leading the Israelites to the
miraculous spring, and the other Gideon selecting…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
for distributing the water in the city, will make the total
cost of supplying the city of New- York with water about
12,000,000 dollars*
The water was introduced into the Distributing Reservoir
on the 4th of July, 1842…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
month or two in a closed cask, on opening it, a quantity of sulphuretted hydrogen
gas, of the most offensive odor escapes, and the water is so black and nauseous
as to be unfit for use. But on racking it…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
Pure and sparkling to the eye, bland and refreshing to the taste, whether it bubbles up from mother earth, gurgles in rills, flows along in streams and
rivers, or spreads out in lakes and oceans, it every where proves a…
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…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Claudius established another company of fountaineers,
to about 460 persons, divided into differduring the erection of his aqueduct, amounting
ent classes, and with distinct duties. There were the comptrollers, the keepers of the
castellum, inspectors, paviours, stuccoers, and other
workmen…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
This
objection was offered by Frederick Graff, Esq., the superintendent of the Philadelphia Water Works, who stated that
although the dam on the Schuylkill River is raised 6 feet 6
inches above the highest tides, the delay in pumping, occasioned…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The remarkable features of this aqueduct, are :
First. A large and beautiful compensation reservoir, formed by constructing a vast
mound, 450 feet in thickness, 120 feet high, and 300 in length, across a valley, in order
to collect and store…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…engineers, and examines moreover, with acuteness, various, projects, that had been agitated in opposition to that of constructing an Aqueduct from
the Croton, we make copious extracts.
To the Honorable the Common Council of the City of New York :
The…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
The conquerors of the 16th century destroyed these Aqueducts, and that part of Peru has become, like Persia, a desert, destitute of vegetation. Such is the civilization carried
by the Europeans among a people, whom they are pleased
to call…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
This dam was proposed to
be built about 2 feet above the level of high tide, thereby
keeping all the salt water below ; and above the dam would
be the fresh water for supplying the city, which must be
pumped…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
supposed to be the cause of the blue color to the sky ; and in a vesicular form, in
which state it constitutes the clouds. Terrestrial water forms about three-fourths of
the surface of the terraqueous globe. The average depth…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
There are many instances on record where troops have sickened
and many died of putrid fever and dysentery, from drinking the water of stagnant
pools and ditches or of rivers, as of the river Lee, near Cork, (Ireland,) which, in…
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Driving to the Dam, 1912
Driving to the Dam, 1912
This historical post features a 1912 photograph showing "an automobile driving along the road which once ran across what is now the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail." The image captures an…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The opposition, however, to the syphon bridge over the Harlem, instead of a lofty
aqueduct bridge on a continuous grade, was by no means abated. Notice was served on
the Commissioners in behalf of land-owners not residents of the…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
On the upstream side of the masonry of the dam, an embankment of earth is filled in, extending 275 feet from the
masonry at the base, and extending from the masonry with
a slope of 1 foot in 5 on…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
Lead pipes ought not to be used for the purpose of conducting water, at least
where the distance is considerable, without a careful examination of the water to be
transmitted.
2. The risk of a dangerous impregnation with lead is…
croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…The Old Croton Aqueduct has been decommissioned, and contains more visible physical markers, while the New Croton Aqueduct is still online and has adapted over time to meet modern needs. Historically, infrastructure was not entirely hidden, and in the case…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…We still,
says Humboldtjt perceive the remains of this great aqueduct, which was constructed with
double pipes, one of which received the water, while they were employed in cleaning 1
the other.
De Sol is, the historian of the Conquest…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Absorbed possibly in other great public works, especially the Western Rail Road, the
city of Boston has not as yet decided to attempt the new aqueduct.
The city of Albany is partially supplied with water by a chartered company. The…