Morning herald., 1839-08-27
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Such are the names and salaries and ents of
our modern Ediles, and Curators, Lberators, and A
quarii How many Of them will be eft TO regulate
our one Aqueduct remains to be when it is finish
ed, IL IL ever s finished; but we have little doubt
that they will manage matters WELL to render il
necessary to have double many persons to look
after our one Aqresuct as were required at Rome to
regulate dozen or twenty Aqueducts. The actual
cost of the Roman Aqueducts is difficult to get at
We find that the magnificent Claudian Aqueduct
csst 80 crowns (accsrding TO Budaus) and the
Aqaa Virgina cost 81 600 900 to repair. Our Croton
Aqueduct will cost Sl2 900 erect it. and about
halfa million annually to keep it in repair.
The AquA APPIA.-The most ancient of all the
Roman aqseducts is that Of the AQUA Appia erected
BY Appius Claudius Crassus then Censor during the
first consulshp OF the Second Decius. IL was built
A. u c. Az, 3l2 years before the birth Of Christ
Z. Plautius, who had taken immense pains to trace
the sources Ter the supply Of the water in this aque
duct, was associated with Claudius in its construc
tion. The plate which we give above is a very ad-
mirable representation Of the Appian Aqneduct Ii
had less ef arch work in its construction than an
other Of the aqueducts that afterwards erected
because II was carried along the sides Of hills and
fiat, marshy ground and was built very solid for du-
rabty. II was brought distance Of III 100 Roman
PAGES, (over III miles) and was carried along the
ground, in solid masonry by tunnel work. for 900
PAGES; and for l9o PAGES il was erected on arches
Some small springs, discovered subsequently, were
conducted into its channel in after times by die rent
emperors Its level was high enough 10 supply the
more elevated parts the city, although great part Of
ito elevation was lost by giving too great decliviy
TO the channel
The great Porta Naggiore at Rome (between the
ancient gates Of the Pranesti and Labicum is formed
out Of ef the arches Of the Cdsfeiian Of this
aqueduct; and affords us good idea Of the magni-
fcencc ofthe Roman aqaedscts. At Rome, in the
present day, this aqueduct may be entering the
wall close the right e the above gate, the lowest
OF the four that enter there; IL then winds along
over the Aventae hill but in many places IL Is bu
red. IL deserves TO be singled out for illustration
from all the rest, not only account Of its being
the earliest but because Of the sngularity Of its
struction IL is not plain gradual in its descent
but much narrower at the lower than at the upper
end, which we will show illustration Of here after
One other point Of singularity about IL is also worth
remembering. In the construction Of this wsrk Ap-
plus Caudius Crassus on account Of his mis- age
ment, caused Platius 10 resign his office associate
" Commissioner" before the work was finished
They then carried TO their completion oy
Plus, who gave his name TO the work. Appus then had
the period Of his Censorship prolonged from time
to time, until he finished this Aqueduct and the APP
plan Wav. So with Croton Aqueduct, and our
msdera Platius and his associates; their nismanage
ment will cause their removal; although they are
moving heaven and earth 10 get the period Of their
Censorship, or Commissionership extended from year
to year till the work is finished, which they would
not effect in ten yesrs, IL they dared far to
delay II.