The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-12
VISIT OF the Boston C~m~istee % tho orr
t0n Water Works.

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ton Water Works.
Yesterday the committee OF the Commo~ noDn., sf
the city Of procsedsd ~ the nj the
.Creton Aqusdsct Department, 20 pXv a visit 10 the
several works Of the Croton Water Department Of the
city Of New York. There were several carriages of
company Sllsd With the gentlemen of the com ~ttss
members Of the Department. and city authorities Who
accompanied them Arsopg these we're Nicholas Dean
Rtq iresidrnt OF the Croton Aquedust Department
A. w. Cronin Chi'h Engineer; Mr.. Tracey. Assistant
Engineer Tbea- De Forest Esq. President of the
the company and doing the henors III would have
wished tn chr respected visitors The COMPANY b.-
sides the above mentioned composed NJ Alderman
Kelly, Of the I'd ward; Jameson lat ward; Crsns,
9th; Webb Tthi Britten and Morgan 10th. After
writing the two msgpieeept reservoirs the company
proceeded to the High Bridge miles Harle tn
view the immense aud sunifsent al usduct which IL
there thrown across the Harlem River aud conducts
the pure stream OF Croton high In MID AIR the
ftpths h~lew 10 give comfort and iovalnshe refresh
m~Dt by it, liberal streams. to the citizens ~ New
York Here We mt the committees and the highly re-
spectacle cavacsds and pleased tn find that the
view Of magnificent and inmitAhIs works Impress
ed visit~ra with feelings Of admiration. auch ~
In fact, more than pleased: they asonishsd and
delighted a. everybody must he who visits ths High
Bridge and other scenes Of the Croton Works. For
part quite astonshed at the grandeur ani
beauty ~ the works We here before aud falt
persuaded that the citizens of New York, while they
iwbihs the delicious beverage hardly appr.eiats
they dererve the unrvalled sp,endor Of the uech
meal architectural and scientific works, which con
tributs much tn their enjoyment The Hixh Bri lgs
In n beautiful and romantic spot. and IL place Of
great resort for fishermen amateurs and the lovers II
the besuties OF rural nature There two large
hots' there for the odation of visitors
and the fpot from its intrinsic beautiss. richly
deserves visit In fact such IL the benutv Of thu
spot and purepesa NJ the air that fund q great
number Of persons regularly boarding at the hotels
ike an at watering place. which IL much resembles
After inspecting the several works, the committee
and company rerurnsd tn New York. when afrer par
taking Of some hssty Refreshments IN General Ssatt
thew just In tine to take their start bv the boat
their return to Boston the city Of notions
u Ia mistake which come ~ coem porarics have
fallen into In suppospg that those gentlemen hal
come on with vieg of making ,mprovem In the
water depart neDf. and the manner OF conducting tho
water into the city " Such q work ~ caur-e world
have been committed TO engineers only RI. fact Ia
that those gentlemen came from the Common
Council ~ the city of Boston, tn make uriss and
gather information to the plan IF standardization
pursnfd by the Frotan Aquedurt Department of our
city In respect To finances ratas. ppnditu.es and
other similar subjects Hitherto the Boston works
have been siUce their going into operation under the
Dspagemsnt Of Com siousrs appointed nv the state
without control from the city authorities tho
matter. Their administration hosaver not having
fusreedsd "a much as dssirad tSe department is
about To hr taken ioto the hands If tina city
thoritirs ct Boston which they have wisely
determir ed TO " look before they l.ap aud enter
upon TIE management IT . husiness till thew have
first VIII matnred tho best and wisest plan of CON-
Quoting IL We Appland their prudence This exs-
made IN the pr~vious day: and upon that osoasion
~h.p the business was conoud an invitation was
extended nv the department to visit the works ext
day, which to * place as we have recorded It.