…Martineau and Douglass, was a closed Aqueduct of masonry. These gentlemen each made an estimate of the cost of bringing the water of the Croton River to the city of New- York by a closed Aqueduct of masonry, and the…

masonry on the aqueduct, with- in the tunnels, 2476 feet, being an increase, during the last six months, of 1964 feet in length. 4th. Foundation and Protection Wall — The foundation wall now laid, amounts CROTON AQ.UEDUCT. 175 to 115…

…There has been a flare-up amongst the Irish laborers on the Croton Aqueduct occasioned by the contractors reducing their wages from $1 to 75 cents/day. Large numbers turned out and marched from Westchester to Harlem, prevented others from…

…A proposed architectural competition poster calling for a new fountain design for the 119th Street Gatehouse Proposed Interpretation by Typology Keepers’ Houses Although six keepers’ houses once existed along the length of the Old Croton Aqueduct, only the keeper’s…

…national engineering society of the same name, founded in 1852 and headquartered in New York City. As soon as Jervis took charge of the Croton Aqueduct construc- tion, he moved to revitalize the Engineering Department based upon his experience in…

…The Common Council lost no time in passing an ordinance authorising the Comp- troller to issue stock for this new loan, and on 21st May they constituted, by resolution, a Committee on the Croton Aqueduct, to be composed of a…

…New-York has accomplished ; particularly when it is considered that this is only one of the parts which make up the whole. From Clendinning Valley the Aqueduct soon reaches the Receiving Reservoir which is thirty-eight miles from the Croton…

…The New York Times announces the completion of the South Gatehouse at the new Central Park Reservoir and invites the public to visit and marvel at this feature of the “Croton Aqueduct, which, with these latest connections, presents a specimen…

…The result of these examinations carries the aqueduct from the Harlem River to the receiving reservoir as follows : it commences on the New York side of the river, at the effluent pipe chamber, on land belonging, or lately belonging, to…

…No essential change occurs in the form of the channel- way from the Fountain Reservoir on the Croton, to the Re- ceiving Reservoir on the island of New- York ; a distance 80 of thirty-eight miles, except in crossing Harlem…

…Theophilus Schramke, Croton Aqueduct. Method of Tunneling in Earth, c.1837-46, ink and watercolor on paper Courtesy ESL Information Services, Engineering Societies' Library Photo: J. Kennedy to the more modest Westchester farmers, struggling to establish themselves. New York's…

…Ventilators Ventilators were originally placed at every mile along the length of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Although all have been demolished in New York City, many are extant along the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in Westchester County. These ventilators may…

…New Ossining Weir The significance of the Croton Waterworks as a whole is established on the basis of its contributions to and/or impact on the following four categories, described below in no particular order: Architecture The Croton Waterworks includes…

…A lifelong resident of the village with a background in history, he “loves to speak about the aqueduct.” For him, the Croton 93 94 were down there before we closed the weir chamber. Unfortunately when I walked to the south…

…The length of aqueduct from the Croton dam to the distributing reservoir is 40.562 miles — to wit : Masonry conduit in Westchester county - 32.880' Do. do. on New York Island 4.187 Total length 37.067 Receiving reservoir from…

…Crane, Samuel, Water Project, 89 Creek, Morrisianna, 93, 10 Croton Aqueduct,. .106, 24, 37, 39, 41, 56, 97, 202, 4, 17 Croton River, .... Ill, 13, 14, 16, 18, 133, 4, 7, 40, 6, 58, 60, 61, 88, 93, 7, 203…

…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…

…blue line through the streets of New York City and on the Croton trail through the Bronx and Westchester County to show the uninterrupted path of the conduit of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Similar projects have been permitted by the…

…and including, the distributing reservoir, and the requisitions of the Croton Aqueduct Commissioners, for or on account of the procuring and laying down water pipes in the city of New York, south of the said distributing reservoir. The concluding sections…

…Interpretation Interpretation of the Croton Waterworks Structures that are Active or Decommissioned The structures associated with the New Croton Aqueduct, which is still in use, are considered “active” components of the system. The first priority of the municipal agencies (such…

…flow into the aqueduct with a depth of 18 inches, on the morning of the 22d June. The report made by the Commissioners on 8th August, announces the gratifying fact that the CROTON HAD REACHED NEW YORK, and was flowing…

…had been agitated in opposition to that of constructing an Aqueduct from the Croton, we make copious extracts. To the Honorable the Common Council of the City of New York : The Water Commissioners appointed under the Act of the Legislature…

…145 on 28th February, published in the newspapers of New York, Albany, Utica, Hartford, Ct., and Philadelphia, inviting proposals until 26th April, "for furnishing the materials and completing the construction of twenty-three sections of the Croton Aqueduct, including the…

the national character and dangerous to public morals ; but I cannot doubt that each and CROTON AQUEDUCT. 303 every of the defaulting communities which shall steadily and manfully persevere to the final completion of its works, will find in the…

…bridge, maintaining the level of the aqueduct, be adopted. We quote the reasoning of the report on this subject, and as to the conveyance of the water over York Island, together with a new estimate of the cost of the…

…The foundation wall of the aqueduct, amounting to 12,050 cubic yards, and back filling to 10,200 cubic yards, has been executed. CROTON AQ.UEDUCT. 149 In addition, a large amount of materials has been prpcured for the work…

…Investors poured their capital into new insur- ance companies. Unfortunately, another fire in 1845, three years after the opening of the Croton system, destroyed many blocks in the business section below Wall Street, wiping out several of the new firms…

…Sources of the Croton River. The sources of the Croton River are principally in the county of Putnam, at a distance of fifty miles from the city of New-York ; they are mostly springs which in that eleva- ted and…

…people of the whole state and not, as in the case of the Aqueduct, with the exclusive interests of the people of the county of New York. Earlier takings for canals and roads were justified, according to the memorialists, because…

…32 miles and two-thirds of aqueduct, the arch bridge of 88 feet span at Sing Sing, 12 tun- nels (or under ground excavations for the aqueduct,) whose aggregate length amounts to CROTON AaUEDUCT. 181 4406 feet, 32 ventilators for…