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King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…from the mouth of the Croton river, six million gallons of
water every twenty-four hours and for two million seven hundred thousand dollars, to
;
introduce sixteen million of gallons into the city of New York, at an elevation of…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Ogden Hoffman accepts, with great pleasure, the invitation of the Common
Council to join with them in celebrating the introduction of the Croton water into the
city of New York.
October 13, 1842.
The first Water Commissioners, and the resident…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Common Council of the City, on the 14th inst, in celebrating the introduction of the Croton
water in the City of New York, according to their polite invitation, dated 26th September last.
New York, &th October, 1842.
From the Consul…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…just favored with your invitation, in behalf of the Common Council of the
city ofNew York, " to join with them on the 14th day of October, in celebrating the introduction of the Croton water into the city of New York."
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The undersigned acknowledges the honor of an invitation of the Common Council
" introduction of the
of the city of New York, to join with them in celebrating the
Croton water into the city of New York," and accepts the same…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The Legislature very properly refused to accede to propositions such as these, but in
order to quiet apprehensions, that land taken for the Aqueduct might be used for other
purposes, and to insure to the owners, through whose possessions the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…On the right, a view of the city of Albany on the left
a distant view of the Erie canal on the front slide, a view of the Erie Canal Aqueduct
at Rochester.
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…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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Absence from this place, on official business, prevented me, until the 16th instant,
from receiving your polite invitation to join the Common Council of New York, in celebrating the introduction of the Croton water into your great city. The object…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…my power to avail myself of your po-
I regret, exceedingly, that it will not be in
lite invitation, to join the Common Council of New York, in celebrating the introduction
of the Croton water into the city.
which is…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…city of New York, inviting myself and the officers of the Navy Yard,
" to
join with them, on the 14th day of October next, in celebrating the introduction of
the Croton water into the city of New York ;" and I…
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…Links A links section would allow users to explore the Croton Waterworks beyond the smartphone application, by accessing relevant websites like those of the National Park Service, the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct, and the New York City Department…
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.
…Roosevelt, and Judge Cooper, of Otsego, making new applications. On the 17th of that month, we have in the annexed report, the first indication that a
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supply of water from* without the city was looked to. Before that…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The Mayor and Common Council of Jersey City accept your polite invitation to
be present at the "celebration, on the 14th instant, of the introduction of the Croton water
into the city of New York," and have instructed me to…
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.
…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…
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.
…Your invitation to the Superintendent of the Military Academy, and the Corps of
Cadets, to attend the Croton water celebration to-morrow, has just been received. The permanent Superintendent of the Academy, is at present absent, and during his
absence…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…The elevated situation of the Croton will allow the artizan to make
it
applicable and certain to give a copious supply of water without hazard The plan
proposed, he says, could not be effected but at an expense of more…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…To bring in the Croton river by an open canal, to cost $1,834,000 ;
or by iron
pipes, at an expense of $3,060,000. Of course no regular survey had been made.
3d. To bring the water of…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
DA VIES, SMITH, WEST, &c.,
Committee, of Arrangements Croton Celebration, Sfc
GENTLEMEN :
In answer to your communication, dated September, 22d, 1842, the New York and
Sandy Hook Pilots would be gratified to have a situation in line assigned them at…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Common Council of this city, on the 14th instant, in celebrating the introduction of the
Croton Water into the City of New York,
I have delayed until now to acknowledge the honor of your invitation, in the hope
that I…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…Surely, we thought, with Croton water to extinguish a fire, and such a body of men to
use it, New York will never suffer again from a conflagration.
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…After the ceremonies of the day were closed, three large tables were spread in the City
Hall, where the Mayor, the Governor, the members of the Corporation, officers and several
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hundred citizens partook of a cold collation…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…This plan of supplying the city with water
was objected to, because it could not be accomplished except by an Act of the Legislature of New-Jersey as well as
that of New- York, and it was also questionable whether…
Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.
…When
the sixth Inca acquired a new province, he ordered the
lands to be " dressed and manured ;" the fens to be drained,
" for in that art (draining) they were excellent, as is apparent by their works, which remain to this…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…I have this day received your polite invitation from the Common Council of
the city of New York, to join with them on the 14th instant, to celebrate the introduction
of the Croton water into the City of New York…
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.
…Most of the particulars
of the
sivcly, however, on the old aqueduct anil ante- aqueduct
in our text arc digested from
cedent conditions) is the " Memoir, etc., of (he King's " Memoir."
Croton Aqueduct," compiled by Charles King
first
Mr…