New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-20

umber, and ere the raw, of the morning had gded
the City domes the waters Of the Croton gushed up mo
the Reservoir and wandered aooui rs oo,'o
in the tespie toward which they had made pgrm1Sei
the national flag fosed out from each corner OF the hs
ervo and during the day thousands Of me :. ,Ss
il giving sons OF JOY and satisfaction a. Tue
ACCOMPLISHMENT of this great work. Oct H. Inc ceie
bston OF the introduction took place and was an occa
sion Of unresrained enthusiasm and joy mu!ttudes came
in from the surrounding country and from adjacent sister
cities all business laid aside for the pleasing cere
monies of the day end the Croon water met win wei!
come which showed that its value WA appreciated
ls43 Me.srs Stephen Allen, William ". Fox, Thomas
s. Woodruff Saul Alley and Charles Du-enbury, we're re-
irstaied Commissioners b. the appointment; o: the Gov
enor and Senate in place Of the late incumbent aud
james A. Coffin superseded John L. Lawrence as Presi-
dent of the Water Board.
lsn The Water Board this year consisted Of Messrs.
james A. Coffin, President; u. b. Rugcles, NJ: Van
Sohajok Horato Allen Henry Hurst Up this time
i56 miles of distributing pipe had been laid through the
streets Of the City.
ls45. The water revenue from al sources, amoan'ed
this year TO el64, 552
lsis In May the water commenced flowing over the
High Bridge and the 23d Mr. James A. Coffin. Presi-
dent deceased when the Hon. Mynder Van Schaick WA
appointed by the Croton Aqueduct Board fill the va
oaIcy which Office he continued to fill with popular favor
until Nov !, when he was superseded by uzziah Wen
man. ESQ., WHO appointed TO Office by the Common
Council. June q. Messrs. Philip Hone, Ambrose C.
Kinesland Nathaniel Weed, j. II. Hobart HAYES aud
Marshall o. Roberts, having been nominated by the
Governor and confirmed 10y the Senate Commissioners
took the places of their predecessors Mr.. Van Setback
report 10 me common COUNCIL proposed
chase OF ground for and much larger reservoir also
recommending reorganization of the Department for
which purpose be presented the draft Of law for the aP-
prevail Of the Common Council.
ls49 line Of 30-inch pipe through Thrd-ay AM
SeyoDty-IiI;hsi. laid High Bridge completed at a cost
Of est3,427 70. Wards Islsnd supplied with water:
April law passed by the Legislature based that
recommended by Mr. Van schaicK, creating the Croton
Aquecuc Department under the provisions If which the
Board OF Stale Commissioners anc the CrOt0l AquefGct
Board, organized by the Common Council ceased 10
exist and ali their powers vested in the Board
which organized the 18th Of July by the nolne-
ton OF the Mayor and appointing by the Board Of Al
dermen OF Messrs Nicholas Dean President Theodore
Il. DE Forest Commissioner, and Alfred W. Craven a.
Engineer.
1870 Tie two lines Of 3Ginch pipe on the Ffthav.,
between Thirty fourth and FOrteth ss. lowered in
consequence of reduction OF grade under the Supern-
.endence Of Edward Ii. Tracy ESD Assistant Engineer,
without breaking Joint at expense 10 the City OF Sl2
633 &C. This work had been previously estimated TO cost
from sixty 10 one hundred thousand dollars. The iron
stairway erected at the High Bridge aud plot OF one
hundred acres Immediately north OF the Receiving Reser
,or was selected by the Board location for the pro-
posed Lew Reservoir.
lsS2 The water was drawn off from tire Distributing
ResCryoir for the first time, and the lnsor thoroughly
cleaned the solid thu bottom less than one
inch in depth when dried and the work itself after ten
years service found perfect when received from the
contra An iron bridge composed of service pipe
was placed the lip of the dam at Croton Lake which
from the novelty Of liz construction consttueso " the
wonders of the locality.
The great line Of four feet pipe being the largest
ever laid, commenced across Manhattan Valley.
September Nicholas Dean Esq, resigned the Presidency
and on lie LIST December succeeded by Elias L. Smith
Ed The entire receipts from the introduction o
December 81 81 3jJ 534 AZ and the whole length Of
pipe The island, for supply and distnbuon amounted
10 $50 miles and ? 0jl feet
Pr Of The Syyy and Di'b7f'cH # cyoton Water