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Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
…The Indians, accordin'---
to the British account, led do\^Ti the ridge across the present aqueduct,
to what is called Indian Bridge ; v,-hich then, as now, crossed Ti])pett's
brook. On gaining the western bank, they secreted themselves…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Weston accepted the
appointment, and in
March, 1799, made a favorable report on the practicability and sufficiency of the supply
from the Bronx river, as recommended by Dr. Brown, the way seemed clear for at once
undertaking the work. The…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The Commissioners have understood that at the chemical works on the North
river, at 33d street, and at an extensive turpentine distillery on the East river, some distance above the Alms House, water cannot be procured in sufficient quantity from…
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 . The preliminary estimate of the cost to construct the dam under the original plan was $ 4,150,573 . This…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
It would seem no
stronger, in proportion, than sheets of
pasteboard placed on edge, to support one end of the stairs of a modern built house, for it
must be borne in mind, that the massive roof of the spiral…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Board a paper without signature, which he stated to the Board he had received from Major
General Hamilton, as the proposition for their consideration this day, which being read
Resolved, that before the Board proceed upon the said propositions, they…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…wove in his
brain the ideas which found expression in " Eureka,"
" Annabel Lee," " For Annie" and " Ulalume," all
of which were written while he lived at Fordham.
.\nother favorite resort was the Aqueduct pathway,
leading from High Bridge to Fordham.
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
2d, Because the Commissioners were of opinion, that the crossing in the manner
proposed, is the easiest,the safest, and the most permanent and durable;
3d, Because thisis the unanimous opinion of the Commissioners, and of the whole
corps of…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…In the vicinity of Brandreth's mill the Croton aqueduct crosses this ravine by means of a handsome arch constructed
of solid masonry, in the most durable manner. The space between the abutments is 88 feet, and the rise from…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
It is excavated of these dimensions
through solid rock to the depth of 165 feet, where it is enlarged into a capacious chamber,
in the bottom of which is formed a basin, or reservoir, to receive the water raised from…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
used now in an improved form on board ships of war.
The ordinary pump, or sucking-pump, as it ^vas at first called, though evidently
known to the Greeks and Romans, and used in their ships, does not seem to…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
In 1829, desiring to increase their supply of water, the company obtained an act of
Parliament, granting them authority to draw water from Lea Bridge Mills, and to add
120,000 to their capital. The water supplied by these various…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Upon calculating this power, however,
itwas found incapable of raising more than 5,000,000 gallons daily, and as this would
leave a deficit, even for present purposes when the work should be finished, of two or
three millions of…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
present assistants, must be obvious ;
as the information they possess, relative to the manner in which the contracts are to be fulfilled and executed, of the materials to be used, of
the plans and specifications in explanation of the several…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
This arrangement gives the power of
directing the water into either division, or both, at the same time, as may be desired. In the division bank, a waste weir is constructed to carry off the surplus water from
either division…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…Returning to the west and the line of the aqueduct, south of the Jockey Club, stands the Dutch
Reformed Church of the Manor of Fordham, and
near by are the residences of H. B. Claflin and William G. Dun, of…
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.
…Its
" north line began at Harlem River, near the present Aqueduct
Bridge, and extended east to Union Avenue, which was practically
the east bounds of the Morrisania Manor. Its east boundary was
Union Avenue, continued to the head of Bungay…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
…A short distance north of Fordham is a depot for Jerome Park which borders on the
Croton Aqueduct, flere is located a large race course and club house
belonging to the American Jockey Club.
Little is kno^\TL concerning the…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
At length when a dreadful succession of Lombards, Franks, and
Saracens destroyed the houses, pavements, drains, crops, plantations, and cattle which had protected the Campagna from mephitism, it then returned to its own vicious propensity, for both the form of…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
There are twenty-two culverts completed and in use, discharging
the water from the several creeks and runs, some of them of considerable
magnitude ;
and their aggregate length is 1825 feet. The number partly finished was seven, and their
length…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
The line will be formed under the direction of the Grand Marshal and aids, in Broadway the right on Battery Place at nine o'clock, and will move precisely at ten o'clock. The whole line will countermarch up Broadway…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
CLARKSON CROLIUS, Jr., )
EDWARD D. WEST, } New York. WM. DODGE, )
From the Attorney General of the /State of New York. October 3d, 1842. GENTLEMEN :
I have the honor to be in the receipt of your favor of the 1st inst…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Common Council and Mayors of New York, Brooklyn, Albany, Troy, Jersey
City, Newark, Elizabeth town, New Brunswick, Princeton, Trenton, and Trustees of
Williamsburg, No. 8 City Hall.
3. Governor and Staff, Heads of Departments, members of Congress and State Legislature…
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.
…For the purpose of reaching a point where the core wall would have a lesser height , the Aqueduct Commis- sioners on Sept. 16th , 1896 , on the recommendation of the former Chief Engineer , authorized him to extend the main stone dam…
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.
…For the purpose of reaching a point where the core wall would have a lesser height , the Aqueduct Commis- sioners on Sept. 16th , 1896 , on the recommendation of the former Chief Engineer , authorized him to extend the main stone dam…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
Those now in use, are kept warm by means of two large
iron stoves, heated to great advantage and economy with Schuylkill and Lehigh coal.
It has been from the commencement determined, for the present, to erect only three
wheels…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
your Common Council, the thanks of our Board and my own, for the invitation, and our
acceptance of it. The period fixed for the celebration is one when our citizens are usually much occupied with business, which, with previous engagements…
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…
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.
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Chapter
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Genera] History of the County Concluded -- From the Revolution
to the Completion of the Croton Aqueduct ( 1842)
Chapter
General History of the County Concluded
HISTORY
OF WESTCHESTER
CHAPTER
PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION
COUNTY
OF THE
COUNTY
HE County…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
pints, or 13.33 litres a minute, or 19,195 litres in 24 hours.'
" The above are French measures. The litre is equivalent to 61,028 cubic inches ;
hence the fountaineer's inch is 813 1-2 cubic inches a…