The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-01
ciRnlssyiLLE GREAT WATER TOWER.

Full Description Of the T0wer-It win
Convey Water Ia Fort Washington, the
Heights. CRrmnnsviiIr. Manhattan vile. &c
The great which intended to DO
High bridge, for the purpose Of conveying
Fort Washington, Car nansvilis Manhattanvte and all
the heights around, will be proceeded with immediately,
under the direction Of Prssideo. Stevens Mr. Daragh
and the other members Of Croton Aqueduct Board
Mr. ". l. Dearborn, the experimenting engineer on the
spot for the Croton Board has furnished with the
following vivid description Of the tower and ITS capac
ties for the purposes for which 1t n Intended
The tower Is 10 DO placed the nor beast corner Of
the reservoir and its Foundation will be two hundred
and i've feet above low water The total height above
the Foundation al present designed DO one hun
dred and feet inches reaching an ele
walton of three hundred and eighty feet ton inches
above low The diameter Of the base viii DO
twenty-sx feet inches and that OF tho main shat
twenty-five feet At elevation Of ono hundred and
six feet six inches above the foundation-i G., at .
height Of three hundred and eleven feet six inches
above low water wrought iron tank IL 70 be placed.
This tank will DO twenty feet high and twenty feet In
diameter and capable OF holding thirtyseven thousand
two hundred United Sta gallons Of water The water
or three hundred and eght feet Fix inches above
low water Circular stairs made Of wrought and cat
iron ascend In the Interior 10 the top OF he tower,
there will be 'safe LOOKOUT" protected BY
substantial iron railing.
The extreme elevation an the island being only t~en.
vseven and halt fee, above low water, Il will be
seen that every point can be reached by the Croton
water All below hundred and twenty feet will be
supplied bv gravi,y from the distributing reservoir
Murray Hi and the new and old reservoirs between
Ssventy-n nth and Nine ysixh streets ami Fifth and
Eighth avenues An between one hundred and twenty
and Two hundred and en feet will be supplied by steam
power through the 'carmansvile new reservoir, nov
constructing, aud all above iwo hundred and ten feet
IN height BY steam power through the tower
THE EvGI HOUSE. BOILER HOUSE, ETC.
Mr. Dearborn has very kindly Rushed US with the
particulars respec ing the engine and boiler houses
when to be erected by Messrs Brown WtnerelL
To all the reservoir and tank water Is TO b, taken from
the aqueduct, near he High Bridge. and ras"d bv
steam power To do tins there are 10 be constructed an
eng vel a boiler house. These will be erected
to the south end o. High FRIDGE about Iva hun
bred feet from the tide Of Harlem The en-
gDe be built OF island stone, fftyeght feet
eight inches long w thirty five feet eight inches WIDE
Tue boiler no Sc will be similar in formation, being
af'veigt re ten inches long aud forythree feet ten
inches wide.
LANDING AND STORING coal
For the purpose al landing and storing coal dock
and coal shed nave already been constructed tra.k
inclined piano s asn 10 be but TO take coal from
the dock aud shed tue boiler house The coal will DO
dra up this plane by means OF small iUrb ne Wheel
operated on by water from the High Bridge gate
house.
For raising the from the aqueduct to the
voir and tower engines will be used The larger one
will be required raise for the present two million
Uuted states gallons hundred feet ten hours and
win be capable of doing much This engine VIII
Tse U smaller e@s"e w S for se OF
the tower, and will send up hundred thousand
unned states gallons two hundred and eight feet IN ten
hou g, and more il required
Such correct aud faithful outline Of tho great water
tower be erected at Carmaasve by the Cut0n Board
in conjunction with the reservoir which gill soon be
completed Both reservoir AID tower we're much wanted
at Carmausve and Washington Heights, well as The
surround ng districts Tue people neei OF good
wholesome wat.r-a great dssderatun for humanity
and that they about 70 receive through the Croton
Board aud i,s en- rgetic employees.