New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-10-15
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The Corporation December 1882 through their Conf
ree on The Fire Department, consisting of James Palmer,
Charlie, Henry Hall, William Msudevlc George Il Bruce
Peter Titus and DeEnis McCariy, recommended that Col.
DE- WITT CLINTON examine the Croon River ana other
sources IN The vicinity. in December, 1882, Col Clinton
made the first report to the Common Council recommend
as the Croton the from which the supply should
be TAKEN He ably reviewed The plans OF DR.. Joseph,
Brown made n 1871, W iam Westoa's, l799 of Can
White, Judge Wright and Others and also reviewed
all the projects for procuring private corporators
without APPRECIATION; ap lie says that, now with
pleasure to The description Ola that does the Cay and
lis projectors much and deserved credit aIude the
City Reservoir in Threent-s,reet" On the receipt of
Col clinons Report. and the recommendation OF the
above CoHnec the Corporation agar decided 10 intro
duce water into the City.
lnfehruary 1885, the Legislature passes he Law appoint
INC Commissioners, 10 report during the follow ing
and IN 1884 r.enaJted tue law with additional provi-
stems Under these laws Hon Stephen Allqa Saul Alley,
wn w Fox, Charles Dusenberry and Berj d. were
appoised Commissioners; the last named gentleman was
succe esed by Thomas I. Woodruff These Commits
sioners brought Industry, honesty and judgement TO the
confederation of the lmportaat SUBJECT committed their
charge.
They had the duty assigned EN- OF examining and re-
porting plan relating 10 supplying the City OF New-Ycrk
with sufficient quantity OF pure and wholesome water,
which the Electors the City OF New York could approve
lass previously of the United States Corps OF Engineers
They also engaged III their service John Martncau and
George W. Cartwright Esqrs. as Engineers.
Stephen Allen and his associates had the high and
sponsbe duty OF determining only the line Aque-
dnct but of deciding all conflicting surveys and
which previous 10 that time had been considered avail
able for the supply o the City with waller well
riey OF projects Tor introducing the water into the City
tie character OF OF which may be Judged by the
proposing TO dam up lie hudson River, at the old
State Prison in Greenwich by which it wisely concu
ded, il The dam stood, SHOULD have ample supply of
treS! water.
IS to the merits of this plan our predecessors consult
FREDERICK GRAF Esq the Superintendent OF The Water
Works in Philadelphia, who dsapproved OF the same But
this project oil dammng the North River was met by
a as one cogenl argument which 1t was thought would
be conclusive with the Legislature 1t was that the dam
would stop the shad from visiting Albany
Another plan proposed floating vessels Of box form these
were 10 lowed up Hudsou where by opening valves.
10 he filed with fresh water and foated down, and by
steam power TO be elevated for use.
The Passac River OF the Falls and bridge the
North River another of the sources and plans by which
il was proposed 10 supply the Cy with wafer II our
Commissioners and City Councils have sometimes paused
in contemplation of Iaaeni bridge do not know what
they would have said of Golfer DAMS piers and arches Tor
bridge over thu Hudson
all these plans and adopting the Croton as
the source of supply predecessors had other important
questions to settle. Ought the Aqueduct to be oil Mason
work or OF Iron Pipes carried with IT, OF neces-
sv reg uar grade, while tie other admitted OF anundl-
a,iue line The able up to the period we have
referred TO- differed on this point Experience we think,
a. shown that tie plan OF Masonry IS the best when the
masonry was sdopred the question arose. was II 70 De
an oYen or au arche or plank covered aqueducl! ah,
experience approved the arched and covered Aqueduc
I'm these particulars well is in Others the plan as re-
ported by MAJOR Douglass approved by Stephen Al
4 ado
mon Council they speak of as the report OF that
For Majsr have obtained Tor his plans tue ap-
probation sound board our predecessors was Ger.
iainy high commentator, particularly II 1t be remarked
that the plans of Mr.. Martaeau, the other Engineer en-
Moved passed without OF approval, except so lar as
Mr. Mnrtineau advocated the inverted Syphon for crossing
thu, Harlem River while Major Douglass recommended the
high Bridge
Facts have shown that the Syphon would have performed
its duty.
In February 1885, STErnES ALLEN and his associates
reported the result abors 10 the Common Council
required 10 he approved by lha pooy' ana a'o ~
the Voters OF the CITY
The subject was referred to Joint Committee OF the
,yo Boorl. consisting Of John |. Labag William Wales
Robert c. Cornell, Lambert Suydam Horace Holden ana
William $ Johnson, who reported III a'or OF ..ie Pid
The same was adopted each Board aud at the succeed
ing Charter Election in April approved by the people
NV = vote of II $50 Alternatives 10 1865 Negatives
Major DOUGLASS proceeded With The plans as Chiet En-
iueer u, October 1856, when JoHN g. JERvIs Esq was
appointed in his place
II an individual officially unconneced with the hr't
Chief Engineer OF the Croon Aqueduc, might be permit
ted to Judge of his merits would be that he brought sH
and science the Surveys and in the location oil the Route
and description Of Aquceect 10 be adopted.
Iii, successor joins 3. JERvGs, has executed TINS aghi
Gccn work and in rsany respects changed and altered e
Minus and in performance OF the duty when mas iae
TO his share particularly IN the drafts OF contracts Speen
,,lp,r1 Ily
for the execution OF this srca, and upendous undertaking.
In March, 1870 the work by revolution which politics
sometimes produce the State, FAR rs the duty OF Comm
soners concerned, passed into the hands OF oduei
S,,yens John D. Ward Zcbedce Ring, Samuel r. Chilas
and Eenaran Birdsa and the work now excepting the
high bridge over The Harlem River, complecd and you
have it,
1t consists of,
EtJ II consists of an artificial Reservoir, called the
Croon River Lake 10 miles from the Battery, the extreme
part ot the Cy tai, Lake IS formed by an hSorau'"
dam, with TWO wa.te-"elr' or apro', o'
The over fall of water Of 81 feet aud one OF ioo ce
these being separated Ivy gate boase The height Of These
So feet above the 'eu o! ue ti'ei n ~ 'e
above the low wafer level.
The Dam back. the tive miles and makes Lake oil
AN area Office acres and capacity equal to 500 millions
of gallons.
The water ealers gae.house where Inc quantity i re-
,I,,cb b.or. enters the haueduct, which Is stone
structure lined and arched with brick
The face of the interior OF the Aqueduct at The oooa
an inverted arch, width inches heish ieet D
inches area s. 100 square feet about large enough o an
omnibus and TO pass through The line o he Aque
duct being Oh regular declvy OF Isl inches 10 .ne nne
down TO the Harlem River distance OF - miles, h
line oCtulne!ling OF 65i feet beng sixteen III huot
sometimes through earth and sometimes through solid rocS
the deepest cut is 80 feet and the least IS feet In es
chester ony the Aqueduct crosses % streams OF water
which are from . below the top OF the Aqieoocl
The grade line of Aqueduct across the Haram hSeri
Is above tide ami the top OF the wafer now
passes oycr Haren River pipe OF 30 nches Pacea
on the eahen dam made in the construction oil tns gh
bridoe.