…Croton dam , thus at once cutting off the supply of water to the city until the old dam could be repaired and in addition postponing indefinitely the time when the city could have the addi- tional supply of water which…

…Croton dam , thus at once cutting off the supply of water to the city until the old dam could be repaired and in addition postponing indefinitely the time when the city could have the addi- tional supply of water which…

…Tin' original water commissioners appointed in 1833 * retired in March, 1840, and were succeeded by Samuel Stevens, Benjamin Birdsail, John I). Ward, and Samuel B. Childs. The dam across the Croton River was commenced in January, 1838, and was completed…

…Croton Aqueduct at Clendinning |sic] Valley, c.1842. ink on paper Courtesy Mrs. Helen Tower Wilson. Photo: T. Harnik figure 45. below: Fayette B. Tower. Croton Aqueduct at Clendlnning [sic] Valley, fronn Illiistratumi of the Cmiou Ar/iuJiic!. 1843. engraved…

…Rhodes addressed a communication to the Board of Aldermen, proposing, for one million seven hundred thousand dollars, to introduce, through iron pipes, from the mouth of the Croton river, six million gallons of water every twenty-four hours and for…

…As the elevation of the arches is less than that of the Croton Aqueduct, a system of syphons and gate houses receives the water at the east side and discharges it at the west. The aqueduct was in working order…

…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…

…Now, although the Commissioners have no reason to doubt that the waters of the upper Hudson are perfectly pure, and that by building a water-tight dam across the river, from this city to the shores of New Jersey, the…

…The coffer dam being completed, it is proposed to erect two fifty horse power steam engines, with suitable pumps, to clear the pit from water. The sand and rock within the coffer dam will then be excavated to the proper…

…sufficient supply of the Croton water, is a consideration worthy of attention. 7th. If the river should ever be made navigable, by the removal of the mills at Kingsbridge, and of the obstruction of the dam at Macomb's Bridge…

…Notwithstanding the immense volume discharged at the overfall of the dam, the water was rising, during the night previous to this disaster, at the rate of fourteen inches per hour over the Reservoir, covering an area of four hundred acres…

…melting snow destroyed 200 feet of the earth embankment of the nearly complet- ed dam and created a freshet which sent water rushing down the Croton to its juncture with the Hudson. In its wake, earth and flood waters carved…

…At 300 feet below the main dam, a second dam is in progress, which is to be 9 feet high, constructed of timber, stone and gravel, which will set the water back over the of the main and form a…

This dam sets the water of the river back five miles, and forms a reservoir of about four hundred acres, and has rendered it necessary to construct several new roads and bridges as a substitute for those covered by the…

…The tide water of the Harlem river, was relied upon for the power, and the cost of the bridge and dam, to raise and pass the water, was estimated at $50,000. The machinery for lifting, and the reservoirs on…

…He suggested two possible routes to get Croton water to the City, one along the Hudson and one inland, and favored a masonry aqueduct tunnel. The cost for either route averaged about $4.5 million. In aligning solidly behind the…

…Croton dam , thus at once cutting off the supply of water to the city until the old dam could be repaired and in addition postponing indefinitely the time when the city could have the addi- tional supply of water which…

…Croton dam , thus at once cutting off the supply of water to the city until the old dam could be repaired and in addition postponing indefinitely the time when the city could have the addi- tional supply of water which…

…Croton dam , thus at once cutting off the supply of water to the city until the old dam could be repaired and in addition postponing indefinitely the time when the city could have the addi- tional supply of water which…

…Croton dam , thus at once cutting off the supply of water to the city until the old dam could be repaired and in addition postponing indefinitely the time when the city could have the addi- tional supply of water which…

…Croton dam , thus at once cutting off the supply of water to the city until the old dam could be repaired and in addition postponing indefinitely the time when the city could have the addi- tional supply of water which…

…The minimum flow of water in the river where the dam is constructed, has been stated to be twenty-seven millions of gallons for every twenty-four hours. This would be a sufficient supply for one million of inhabitants, and…

…The natural rock formed the southern abutment, and the aqueduct being on this side, the water was conducted to the gateway at its head, by a tunnel, cut 180 feet through the rock this; allowed the gateway to be located…

…Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign 119TH STREET GATEHOUSE 1894-1895 Plate 30-6, Old Croton Aqueduct The existing 119th Street Gatehouse replaced one built in the center of Amsterdam Avenue. Like its predecessor, it provided an outlet for the water…

…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…

…the Superintendent of the water works at Fairmount. He thinks a dam of 24 inches above high tide will not answer the purpose intended, as the space of time that the wheels could work in pumping the water to the…