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King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Notice was served on
the Commissioners in behalf of land-owners not residents of the State, bordering on the
line where it was to pass the Harlem, that application would be made to the Circuit Court
of the United States…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your invitation to join with you in
celebrating the introduction of the Croton water into the City of New York, to
which absence from the city alone prevented my answering before…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Well, what of that ! does it not belong to the system which Eternal Wisdom has
inflicted on the world 1 that the greatest blessings can only be procured at the
greatest
cost and sacrifices ?
What is this water to do…
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.
…18 , 1902 , on the writer's recom- mendation the Aqueduct Commissioners approved a plan providing for the reinforcement of these walls .
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…Jervis, the engineer of the Croton Aqueduct, being employed as chief engineer. Work was begun toward the middle of
1847, the entire line being placed under contract by sections, and the
work was prosecuted so diligently that by the 29th…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The Tiber itself, at Rome, was 91.5 feet above the level of the sea.*
It appears from these statements of the elevation of the different conduits, that the
earlierRomans conducted the water on lower levels than their successors, either…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Alban, or rather Tusculan hills, and conveyed to Rome by channels under, and aqueducts
above, ground, some of which are ancient, and some modern. It discharges itself through
a rock, under an Ionic arcade built of white stone, and faced…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
John LintlcBr* proposed to Henry IY., the construction of a pumping machine in the
Seine, to be set in motion by the flow of its current, and, being engaged to perform the
work, he succeeded in raising the water above…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Pentz, assisted by Mr. John T. Dodge, and Mr. George C. Ring, aids to the Grand Marshal, comprising
The Officers and Members of the Fire Department.
FIFTH DIVISION,
Under the direction of Colonel Philbrick, assisted by Mr. James Nesbitt, aids…
Lossing, Benson John. The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea. New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1866. Internet Archive identifier: hudsonfromwilder00lossi. Illustrated travel-history of the Hudson River valley by the writer and artist Benson J. Lossing, whose chapter on Teller's / Croton Point is a primary source for Senasqua place-name etymology, Sarah Teller's 1682 purchase, and the Underhill vineyard.
…Near where the last aqueduct of the canal crosses the ^Mohawk River,
the rapids above Cohoes Falls commence. The Indians had a touching
legend connected with these rapids, that exhibits, in brief sentences, a
vivid picture of the workings of…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Notwithstanding all these expensive works, it sometimes happens, after long droughts, that the supply becomes scanty in the suburbs and ;
during my residence here, I have known water to be sold at Pera and Galata at from two
to six…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Clement's well, may be esteemed the
principal, as most frequented, both by scholars from the schools, and youth from the city.
when in a summer's evening they are disposed to take an airing."
The antiquarian, Stowe, who published…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
He
" It
says, appears from examinations that have been recently made, that the Bronx is sufficiently elevated above the highest parts of the city to introduce its waters therein
without the use of machinery, and the intermediate ground, though very…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The Engineers were also instructed to designate the best and most feasible route for
conducting the water, the most fit and proper manner for constructing the conduits and
reservoirs, the probable amount of damage that would be sustained by the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
introduce sixteen million of gallons into the city of New York, at an elevation of 125
feet above low water, (see Corporation Document, No.54 ;) he presented another communication on the 6th of January, 1834, objecting to the plan proposed…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
We were not able to make any arrangement with the contractors for the receiving
reservoir at Yorkville, by which we could abandon, for the present, the construction of the
northern division of this work, as proposed by us, with any…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
This was done for the purpose of ascertaining by experiment, what form and size will be best suited for fountains, which may
be erected in the public squares or other parts of the city, for convenience or ornament. The jet…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The number of vocal performers
are rising two hundred, male and female ;
an adequate number of instrumental performers are engaged, and, on the whole, it is presumed that this will form one of the most
interesting points in the day…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
While one branch, therefore, were moving into the line on
Broadway, by marching towards the Battery, another in the procession were marching up. In this double line the different Fire Companies passed and re-passed for three-quarters of
an…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
A large and relisten to the singing of the
spectable congregation were present at the Tabernacle, to
Sacred Music Society, and the address of Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Cox, on music.
The fair at Niblo's was crowded to suffocation…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
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and if it can be made satisfactorily to appear, that the required supply can be obtained
from this source, I am ready to allow that it is a work, that would be soonest accomp] ish
ed, and attended…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Although the fastidious may revolt from the use of
water thus sweetened to our palate, it is perhaps fortunate that this mixture is daily taking
place, for otherwise the water of this city would become, in a much shorter space…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Mayor and Gentlemen of the Common Council :
In delivering over the Croton water, and the works on this island, I have been
requested by your Committee to make such remarks as the occasion may suggest. Prom the earliest period of…
Lossing, Benson John. The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea. New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1866. Internet Archive identifier: hudsonfromwilder00lossi. Illustrated travel-history of the Hudson River valley by the writer and artist Benson J. Lossing, whose chapter on Teller's / Croton Point is a primary source for Senasqua place-name etymology, Sarah Teller's 1682 purchase, and the Underhill vineyard.
…After crossing
the Harlem River over the high bridge already described, it passes the
Manhattan valley by an inverted siphon of iron pipes, 4, 180 feet in length,
and the Clendening valley on an aqueduct 1,900 feet. It then…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Golden being- Mayor, a memorial from Robert Macomb
was presented, for permission to supply the city with water for all domestic purposes, and
asking the appointment of a committee and one was appointed to confer with him.
Early in the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The said Commissioners shall make a report of their proceedings, under the
foregoing sections of this act, containing a full statement and description of the plan
adopted by them an estimate of the expense thereof, together with an estimate of…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
the Croton may not be introduced from some different head, or by some other method,
and at a much less cost, than that estimated in the report of 1833. On the 31st of December, 1833, something more than a month…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
regions of the West connected by a short and uninterrupted passage with the ocean, the
pathway from foreign climes, and from the extensive sea-board of our confederate States,
and possessing, within easy reach, almost every necessary for construction and…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Resolved, That the Counsel of the Board, prepare a memorial to the Legislature, setting forth the wants of the city, in relation to a full and ample supply of water, as necessary for the safety of the city against fire…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
We open public squares and enlarge and widen our streets at an immense expense, in
order to increase the health, convenience and beauty of the city ; all of which might be
saved, if we were content to live, as our…