New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-28
MORTIMER LIVINGSTON.
DIED AgGcsT 2fTH. 1857,
ACID a. WARS.

Tie pal bearers Isaac Bell, jr.. Andrew Eos.
Ter, W Duncan George Schuyler Charles Foster
F. L. Talcott, Moses H. Grnnell William Whtock
Waiter LaDgdon, A. T. Stewart, J II. Brewer, Jas
Brown. Alfred Pell, Francis Cotent, Carroll Livings
ton, Eugene Lintelhorn.
YorsG MESS REPrBLIcAS GENERAL COMMITTEE.
A special meeting Of the Young Mems Committee
was held last evening at the Stuyvessnt Institute,
called upon the requ-i'ion Of FIVE members Of the
Committee. After the minutes Of the previous meet
ing were READ and approved, the Chairman Of the
Committee, Charles c. Mott, stated that the object Of
the meeting was to hear the report Of the Committee
appointed to consider and report upon the clsims of
the two delegations to the Young Mems Committee of
the rival Associations of the Eighth W Nd. Dir. Cush-
ing in behalf Of the Committee submitted report,
Stair that the result Of their Investigations, they
had been unable to discover any evidences of iegaty
in the election Of the officers of the Association Of
which John j. Sicock is President clsimed by the
other Association, of which James W. Simonton IL
President. In view Of this fact they regard the Sill
cock body As the regular Ward Association, and the
delegates from that body, Messrs. VIM. +. Elder.
jams II. Corwn and Henry n. Morgan, as members
of the Committee from the Eighth Ward. The report
was adopted, dll6I WHICH tHo tOnltlllS
The NEW RESERVOIR AT YORKyILLE-Tbe bids
for building the new Reservoir at Yorkvile were
opened the presence of the Controller and the Off 's
Of the Croton Board on Wednesday. The Reservoir
is to be built between Eghtyffth and Ninety-seventh
streets and the Fifth and Eighth avenues according
to plans on file in the Croton Aqueduct Department,
under the direction of the Croton Aqueduct Board.
The spt elf cations afford the following general descp
ton of the Reservoir:
The Reservoir will be formed by an exterior bank
forming the aides of the basins; there will be
divisou bank dividing the Reservoir into two basins
ell the banks will have the inner and outer slopes of
base 20 one perpendicular oil the inner or water
slopes will be covered with eight inches of broken
stone which will be placed the stone payer'e9t,
feet thick; the outer slopes will be covered with soil
one foot lick. The banks will, when fniahed be ID
feet wide the top, exclusive of the coil the outer
slope. The top of the outer bank will be four feet
above water line, which s the level OF the top OF
The ntrsdOs of the covering srch of the Aqueduct in
the gate house in Seventh avenle) OF the Receiving
Reservoir the top of the division bank will be three
feet below the water line. In the center Of all the
banks puodle-baik will be but extending FROM the
rock to TIE paving in the division bark and within
two fee, of the top Of the outer bank. 1t will ne Fix
fee. two inches wide at top in the division bank aud
fur feet wide top the exterior bank and 10 feet
wide at plane 30 feet below the top of the exterior
Reservoir bank Ir the micdle of the division bsnk
there will be built brick wall laid in cement mortar.
four high, and twenty uches or two and half
bricks wide the top of the wall to be connected With
the bottom Of the stone pavement. Eight inches in
thickness Of concrete is to be laid on The top of the
bank on each side Of, ard connected with the wall
this the pavement eighteen inches thick, will DO
laid in cement The slope wall on each side of the
division bank will be laid in cement, so far down a.
directed in these specifications
TIE work u 1c done Is To clear he ground to be
occupied by the Rrseiv il aud il appurtrnances of all
soil ard other matter not suitable for the emblnk-
mens; ~ remove all stone and loose rocks from the
area to be Occupied by the cnbahk nents TO exavtte
TIE interior of the Reservoir basins, and with the
Ilopcr ,aith 70 form the embankmehts far ds suit.
able for that purpose. and with the rock Ia fpcn the
Iaying or store liulug of ths Reservoir slopes and
oth er mas onry Oh the ernbankmens, specified and
10 place the soil required 10 embsnkments and sur
plus rocks in spoil banks and to ivste drainage
bitches ard puddle dches and areas for the olnda.
tOns of the gate houses, squedu3t. pipechsmbers,
wastew els. sewers and pipes, and all accessones
and 10 furnish much clay. gravel aud earth tor the
construction Of the embankme and puddle banks,
Rs may not be obtained from excavations within the
Reservoir grouLd it may be laid out by the engi
neer and TO the outer slops with the soil taken
from The surface and all other work called for in the
specifications by any changes in the panas pro.
yidcd for in the contract.
The proposals. opened in the presence OF
large number Of contractors, who appeared to view
the proceedings with much interest. We append the
result Of the bids:
ABSTRACT BIDS reeeired Croon qyedget Department