The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-09

u shane Che RdgewOOd & irregular hexa
gcp the natural form of the has n or hollow being re-
lained II ia divided into two sections one being two
Cribs and the other three a{hs of the whole The bottoms
Of both are being reduced to a uniform level by ex
cayating and filing in but the embapkments will retain
their natural height "a near a. possbe so az 70 avoid uu
necessary sbor The de Of water way is twenty feet
the inside embapkent rising four feet above the water
and slopng one and half in one The entire surface of
the sections will be covered with tight Pudding
slipping EN- nent and rise horixonAlly beyond IL TO
height of one foot above the highest water oe The pud
edges or walls being twenty one feet high and six feet in
embspken The sides of the inner slopes are also pud
died two feet thick that have were two basins
Of pudding eide the other any possibility
of leaking The inner slopes covered with stone work
stan,a wall of hubble sonry, faced dressed
sonry be laid along the the grounds TO
tain the embank mens; i'll have co ring
mounted by substantial wrought or cast iron railng
eight feet high Around the other portions Of the grounds
be built on stone Temptations gate and keepers house
win shortly be commenced as as the present works
are in a scmewha, more forward state. ~ '0'-' -
The water enters nj the soh end of the Yeaeyvo,r
The division embsnI men, stone cbamber INNS If
filing either or both OF the divisions a. required The
outlet ia nj The north end of the and
in construcon To the inlet The auent gatos ara n re-
csye three disbu,on pipes each 80 Inches in diameter
but only one of these will be required at first
The entire ~ this M also nj tho
pumning engines. ia under The direcion of Samuel
ucT1roy, Hq
os % n
Hi At an sys,ion Of i,s fact sbowa mean tide
:, ,I, s.o he d;dad in,n yn an.,,rnsns svrsnsa c,
on fact dsn.h of a,.r rav con,a,n;ns ,har r,,I .or
on ooo ooo raiors All Inc .rrangamcn,s .,r,a, M
tho nr IN. sp;dreu,ood ',eser ro,r ~ ~ "
mo daily supnv ~ water IN Rrookvn il, he 40 ooo 400
gallons which with popustion of ouar,er of million
gives leo gallons ner 5iem IN each ipdina The Croon
snnnlv in Now York ia n ooo ONO gaions or about %
Ions mar head The nressnre Of Inc water In Rroctvn
will be much greater Than he Coon The fall averaging
In The former civ liz fec, whilst hare a seldom ge
above rs or 40 feel In many locares IN New York snf
ocen supply can never be OBTAINED owing 10 the ownes
OF the RESERVOIR and ia small capacy 40 thai ~ NAV ex
pect before mapy Yea RS roll bv 10 be under ogaiions
Tor part of our water 10 BROOKLYN
pprsrsr sr.1x or TIT. voprs
The distr,botiopg or Rdgewood reservor tho coodu,
Upe 10 Jamaica cees ana Rs,seley,s storing
have been for Confederate time past under contract
and are now anproac hing c,rn nIet,op
Contracts we're ,ssed For he canal linz md ,vo rno,c
storing reservors ,ouracs are "a haad for ali the cat
iron pre and ,eonired for the work the varios
quantities amouptne 10 rs 600 tons The contracts are
held ne fulIovs.-
Darlington ane Florence Foundry n J. 10 coo tons
PbmoIh Foundry, Phia .....,.... 5000
Warren Foundry, near Easion Penn. ....... 500 =
Niilerville Foundry, " J................. 1900 +"
Phupix Iron wo-kp GlaSfow, Scotland $50. $500 ("
Three thouE and OF this viii be received month
y during the next mouths, at the company's wharf,
where ample la made for UNLOAD ng