New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-14
cROTON DEPARTMENT..

Srw urGH-sERyICE RESERVOIR AND "A'h"
WORKS AT Observation-Disclosures
The highest point of Manhattan Island Is
OH feet above Iow.water mark, In the Harlem ho "
High Bridge The water by the Croton Aqueducs
49, leland at an elevation Of only 100 feet. Tho Guy
ahovo One hundred and thirty.fthst being few iees
holov the latter hight hitherto derived no orec.
hoet from the Aqueduct This area is equal 10 apous
two souare miles Its population Is quite large ana may
Law a claim for the water, which is recognlzou W Wv
o,on Auueduct Board Works have already Deen con
anced 10 supply this population. These WORKS coss'
uence ~ two gate,houses an engnehouse. boiler
house. stone pier '0ai'neu' anu 'noi' A"'
pfRSe S situated the high ground 1s"GT na
Bridge Ioapded by S1n1a and
enfyfourhss 1t TO be square, ana IN a., ,h srfacs
"a 70 he s2t feet square, equal to il0 aGies'
When full. the reservoir %il contain hs SotSn OF this
esspvor is 2o feet above low water The W
is ts ,nm sonSs Ola 10 ne greater than
o inches This earth put on IN horizontal layers hoi
inches in eRh 9a eSd eyeay peyey solid
Whnn compsted the surrounding embankment Is 70 be
wide a. TOP @ s 10 one on yercS and on the
inside Of one and half 70 one yerca tot
side slope Is to n Gs Se inside slope lined with
stone payement laid in cement foot and hall thick
THIS 6s aS grand walk eight feet
vide, ia to be tie TOP Of the embank%ent ard
III puddle reaching from the solid rock TO point SIX
inches above the surface OF the water me puaaie
SrsyeT e p%fh Il Is carried up with the
earth IN layers OF ns3 d bo es be- being
thoroughly wet and chopped ~ spaa tS W %eKt b R
Ty HS4 NH S S c hrcasS
on the east de q feet BY "a feet to be
s. Is esST9 on the west side
feet and 70 be Ss also Of pink 3uIcGy ganiS
south side Of the reservoir Il to be flight Of stone steps
u feet wide Lending 70 the top Of the also
Messrs Roach Jenkins The contractors for construct
n this reservoir G ana the have made graft
stop, and is believed to the entif, satisfaction OF Tho
Croton Board The work may be coniisted In another
For those portions OF the island moro than tsay) 30
st further provision to be made sSss
portions an octngona stone tower Is to be na' MN
wroughtron tank raised to hight sufficient 70 TAKE we
water to any point The tower IS to rise from near Inc
northeast corner Of the RESERVOIR Is foundation IS 2o5
or above low Il, at the base
Is feet: That Of the main SHAFT 20 feet AT an elevation
OF III feet above the foundation at hight OF SIC
feet above low water wroughtiron tank % feet high
aud AT feet in diameter Is 70 be placed The water IN
$40 feet above low water 1t win hold siO2s u s. gallons
Circular stairs mado OF wrought and cast iron ascend IN
the interior TO near the top " the tower and there sale
lookout protected by substantial railing to be pro
vdcd The high; OF the look out Is 360 feet above low
tide, higher pont tpan may DC f9nhS elseThe ere, on
Manhattan slaei until the tower OF s. P"rcks Cathe
dral shall have been completed ,.,., =.
al, feet above low water marx All below Say ITO leei
II Intended 10 he supplied from the distributing reservoir
on Murray Hill, and from the and old resfrtolrs,
between seyeniynntn and Suety sixthgts, aud Fifth
and Eighth AYES All above this and below 2o ieeL o.
hcrcabouts Is to be supplied by steam power through
the Fort Washington RESERVOIR. Work has not been com
menood on the tower. but Mossrs. Brown & Withefel
have taken the contract, and are making preparation u
begin IN the Spfng. =, -,
10 OH tic reservoir aud tank water Is to no taken
from the aqucduct near tho High Bridge, and
raised by steam power, aud for this purpose All
enginc-h house aud bolor-house are TO DO con
structed the south end OF Hgh Bridge,
boui 200 feet from tdewaer Ia the Harlem RIVER fer
the landing and storing OF coal, pier and coaseu "S We
already beer but track inclined plane y 10 DO
hnt.to ~" col fgm TIC per and shed 70 Ine boiler
houec. The coal IL 10 be ara che plane ~ small
wheel. operated by water taken from the High
bridge cnchOu For raising the water from the aque
duet 20 tho reservoir aud tower three engines are pro
ylded. ,. 4,
In addition 10 what has been described above TO be
fountain rising from the middle Of the reservoir the water
10 be taken the The head between the sur
face the tank and the surface OF water IA tne
rrservor feet This ought To give JET OF from oO ~
20 feet above the surface OF the water IN the reservoir
The for the fountain Is 10 be lDcDes III u
ameter aud the mouthpcccs Inches
These extensive works have All been Designer unueE
the general direction OF A. w. Craven. esq, Engineering
Chief OF the Cro,on Department. by VIM L. Dearborn
eAq Engineer charge. Mr.. Geo. a. CusnlIH 10 .ue
Resident Engineer, and Mr Charles Brkncr' Assistant