…Based on White's and Douglass' report, the Water Commissioners recommended to the Common Council a dam of 130-150 feet in height and a reservoir to be built 6 miles from the mouth of the Croton. The Common Council…

…Macomb, it is to be diverted, carried through Mill Brook, thence through a deep cutting to the valley of the Morrisania Creek, and so, to Macomb's Dam. The water to be taken from the Bronx, at an elevation of…

…It has four water chambers , 74 feet deep and about 12 feet square . 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 .

…Weston's plan was to take the water of the Bronx river, at Lorillard's snuff factory, to raise a dam six feet high, which would turn the water through a low swamp into Mill

…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…

…The writer had the honor of being Chief Engineer of the Aqueduct Commission of the City of New York , from January Ist , 1900 , to October 14th , 1903. During his incumbency the new Croton Dam was under construc- tion . The purpose…

…height, demanded the most permanent and durable structure The greatest height of the weir of the dam is 40 feet above the low-water level, and 55 feet above the bed of the river. The width of masonry, at low…

…Jervis, Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam to the Distributing Reservoir (New York, 1842),

…the 7th January, 1841, by a great and sudden rise in the water of the Croton, and consequently of the Croton Lake, which carried away the dam for a distance of near 200 feet. It was the part described as…

…is furnished with water through the head arches, which allow a passage of water sixty-eight feet in breadth, and six feet in depth, to which the race is excavated below the overfall of the dam, and of course, room…

…Engineer of the Old Croton. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1971. Jervis, John B. Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam to the Distributing Reservoir. New York, 1842. Jervis, John B. "Memoir Presented October 18, 1876." Transactions of the American…

miles from the Croton Dam. This valley is 1900 feet across, and the Aqueduct is supported upon a foundation wall of dry stone work having the face laid in mortar, except over three streets where bridges are built, having an…

…Macomb, it is to be diverted, carried through Mill Brook, thence through a deep cutting to the valley of the Morrisania Creek, and so, to Macomb's Dam. The water to be taken from the Bronx, at an elevation of…

…Croton route, Timothy Dewey and Wm. Sewal, under the direction of Benj. Wright, then Street Commissioner of the city, explored a route from Macomb's Dam to the Bronx river, with the expectation of being able to bring the water…

…Memoir, etc., of (he King's " Memoir." Croton Aqueduct," compiled by Charles King first Mr. GENERAL COUNTY HISTORY of the plans thus inaugurated. After the Revolution frequent attention was given to the water problem, but it was not until 1798…

…until they loose themselves at the surface of the water, in order to ascertain what quantity of land would be overflowed with water by the erection of a high dam at the aforesaid station. The next subject which claimed the…

…On April 16 , 1902 , the Aqueduct Commissioners resolved to remove the em- bankment and core wall and to continue the main stone dam to the gatehouse . The estimated cost to complete the embankment and core wall under the original plan…

…Tower, View above the Dam, in Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct, 1843, engraved by William James Bennett Courtesy The Historical Society of the Tarrytowns (different version in exhibition). Photo: J. Kennedy Contents 6 Foreword Philip Verre, Director 9 Water for…

…Like the railroad, the construction of the Croton and New Croton Dams and the New Croton Aqueduct played an important role in shaping Croton-on-Hudson’s development. Construction began on the Croton Dam in 1837 after several water crises…

…On one side stands the, Q,ueen of Cities, representing the scientific enterprise of our citizens, and pointing to the Croton Dam and Aqueduct, which leads the waters of a distant river to our city, for our protection and

…Commencing at the Croton dam, on a level 40 feet above the river, which descends from this point to tide-water, at the average rate of 25 feet to the mile, the grade of the aqueduct was compelled to encounter…

…On the 3d of May, 1839, the Legislature passed an act directing the water commissioners to construct an aqueduct across the river, with arches and piers. The arches in the channel were to be eighty feet span, and one hundred…

…On one side stands the, Q,ueen of Cities, representing the scientific enterprise of our citizens, and pointing to the Croton Dam and Aqueduct, which leads the waters of a distant river to our city, for our protection and comfort…

…Jervis, Description of the Croton Aqueduct from the Dam to the Distributing Reservoir (New York, 1842), p.lO. 6. Ibid., p.7. Temperament, temperance and Tolerance An Appraisal of Conflicts Over Land Values and Laborers Along the Line of the…

…By rebuilding and raising the dam, a head of 142 feet above tide would be obtained, and no serious obstacles occur in the route before intersecting those laid out for the Croton. But upon guaging the streams of supply, it…

…Multitudes came in from the country around, and from sister cities : — all business was laid aside for the pleasing ceremonies of the day, and the Croton water, with the beauty and grandeur of its fountains, met with a welcome which…

…The masonry of the dam and abutment sustained but little injury. Such a flood had not been anticipated, and the water way proved insufficient to pass it off. Had the embankment been completed the full width, and the protection wall…

…The dam on the Croton River is about 38 feet above the level which was the surface of the natural flow of water at that place, and sets the water back about six miles, forming the Fountain Reservoir which covers…

…It is not probable that either plan can be executed as early as other parts of the aqueduct and it will be proper to lay ; down a temporary pipe, which may be sufficient for the introduction of the water as…

…idea of building a dam across the Hudson. We have now gone over most of the preliminary steps which were taken before deciding upon the source for a supply of water. — Having fixed upon the Croton River as a stream…