…That the legal possession and use of the land should remain with the original owners, after being paid for by the Corporation ! 2d. That if not used for the purposes of the Aqueduct, the land should revert to its original…

…the aqueduct and culverts, and forming the necessary excavations and embankments. The urgency of these preliminary operations arose from the fact, that by the law the Commissioners were restricted from using any land, until it was acquired by purchase or…

…157 amounting to about 26 acres, were completed, and negotiations were entered into by the Commissioners, for the purchase. Four blocks of the land required for the receiving reservoir, containing about 4f acres each, were obtained by purchase, and application…

…aqueduct to be erected by virtue of the act hereby amended, whenever said aqueduct shall intersect the land in the said county of Westchester, belonging to an individual or individuals, for the farming and other purposes of the land thus…

…The whole cost of the Troy Water Works, viz., for the purchase of land and water rights, building the reservoir, and laying the main pipes through the city, will amount to about $115,000. The annual expense of attending the…