New-York tribune., 1871-06-14

driving lee could be 20 could be found for the foun
dalton eS. .sT TS1s s seao was sbsnon the driving Of piles
eommepSd as he only means o. securing se The ab 81
rG,, SGGs sa,sR a s; ;i 70 'sSfS iSifty Sst
be ., spy and and give. great confidence that
vii pny'n M support 70 the s structure, -, 10 b. mn,
them s pOSS T sqI' % Ss Ss,%s " P G :1PS s% .p '.d
put and embanke and the work Of emps them 'oon TO
temporary pipe three feet In diameter laid psrly the
Of the which the water this
arranged teach end Of the bridge with ss to
charge The surplus water that At any pipe. might
The bridge TO be constructed Of ~el-iressed granite.
may very properly be inquired the water be carried tempo
ry across this valley By iron pipes why construct this expensive
he reply is that plan prepared and the work put under
posed navigation Of h
pea s SD 1pD & s' g. . Dd S % saos 70 s
nary high tide in the river
The water conveyed aero: this valley BY esns OF iron pipes
S % saA and he and % for
the aG Of EsisI IN The same manner S & esre $ O
Der ghamber and the depth at which the pipes laid in the
center m fee. Two c,oa pipes: s' s TIM IN ,ns ss 1 :. @ rs
qued for the want. Of the city In order give the pipes su ca.
let Is given in crossing the valley
GcssOssIS' ass vssp sR.pGs III. n. nam. ,
situated about equally distant between Manhattan valley and the reee
md apsa he valley Is 30 feet scross
aqueuct 100 feet westerly Of and parallel TO- the
be plan city laid out but not yet opened ha.
the squeiuct for their accommodation when they
The areSwss for each street are car.gwy Of 20 feet
span and arch EACH side Of the sidewalks ol feet span
sIse an ths same method Of open walls and cssrOn lining
adopted .. part q the bridge which ~ % no p'q sq1s pf upo
level Of 2 is the grade line Of the aqueuc where - .s &C.,,
S Tie %o G%lsaf .1d S5 Ss sSs G $ s
~ % y ny T1 to E og ffgs .nG q ~S Sf '1s few nsSe
other se the course was lad over the Tor NE S J M to
the succeeding The same plan va: vas sd"Psa dT. 10 AZ a s
cry SIguS A % hs foundation va. carried Up proper
e conduit Of sy"S ms9 S T which ss s oou U
Of the usual form IceP.S the as wa ssI % @ wsIs %
The op and sides from O the earth covering being secured By turing
carried from parset to PAraPe The work presents very
~ ~ REcKIyryg RESERVOIR
This reservoir $40 feet long and 90 feet wide and neung
embankments contains @ andts ea at The top water line ~
y 5 into SS % s and i . 'ssa aselp 5 aS Bas
they n parts where ros occurs u not
TceI for The increased spse The
ssroI Is formed with earth banks having pudd
& to nSS 5 @ Ss% ON S1e S cp oIca Sns1 s S SiS @ % the
laid mortar and ths inside dry the INSIDE PROTECTED d
to one vertical raised four feet above the Of
H. ns P: 1 % rs si ss T g: ss ' S
which % p feet s s % P PF u q PORTION s S s aad i
banks Of the southern division are % ei high above their base
that the pipe, from Che northern division r. connect with those
Vor WJr and 10 supply the adjacent districts
vault De eastern ode; !. . so feet long and Is
designed supplying future Jay the districts the Norh
side is, f y 4 teS. s s Ss sd oS either III. &
except Pe from each division that lead: to the distributing
diameter the distributing reservoir ai present oa two lines are pat
~. 20 I s I event Of emptyns one Of the divisions for repairs
the other wqu supply two Rp; for the e S1Us o1 % a 1l al
w notwithstanding the suspension Of division pipe put through
desired d.'Op TO pass from one diSiOn to the other
The squeduc nec the reservoir right angles With Its westerly
line and 2j2 south Of the westerly corner.
A this point gate chamber constructed with set Of gates to
continued conduit Of constructed within the eTbankmePt Of
the angle Of the southern DIVISION where enters BY
TINS arrangement gives power directing into either
the division bank waste ser Is to y on the sur
DIsTRiBUrSG RESERVOIR.
This reservoir occupies the highest ground in the vicinity and higher
than part Of the city south of III the generally known as Murray
In order to maintain the elevation the water necessary
feet .bove the grade Of the street that bounded on three
ounSson. were sunk Eve feet below grade walls
hydraulic stone masonry with openings to reduce
openings made S exterior and interior .s connected
feet d top ey bek srs6 thrown from
Of put whole sir inches thick which reaches level
below the top whence the exterior wall earned up single to the
The exterior wall has level Of to I and !, uniformly four feet
carried plumb with Offsets the lower section sI feet thick the
between the exterior and walls foryone below the
wenfOur feet from the ontsde OF exterior to inside
arches. in consequence Of exterior va reduced
1Hi , fee; a9s 'n S 11G s% SaHa @
each d at eish feet below the spring line Of connect
arches they have opening M feet hgh and one snd hall
collect any leak through the work and it Of
provided that purpose and also to allow persons 10 20 In and
some notifications the wal. n.ds to accommodate th.
the reservoir ae forty feet in width are raised pecng four feet
there are per and projecting feet from the wall
The per the center on as avenue rises seven feet above The
PcIsta and FOy second 'i.ss,: which give ass @
which made TO the openings in the walls
In plaster the Hh sven1e entrance is made by
%si. an Egyptian which seeoids tse s
face and wall with cOused ubbe rough
az e .1a iaf ss sof of and e vide al he 5e
reservoir bottom and ophg on the inside face one Ed bali to one
high making With the walls width q 'esnteen feet the
steen inches thick cOped With dressed The bottom
mPeous hard pan on Which two e Of P1de earn Laid and '
The reservoir divisions BY wa Of hydraulic
ss:es s5 a sSf & %s d sbS @ vail
fee, heA a. the bottom ~ and tvosT6s feet Incl tSp v.t
Of two falls together SkywO which
River division COCK to draw the water from the
TS, reservoir is designed for sI Of water and when full
viii hundred sP seen feet above mean tide The walls ne
walls Of the cornee, The capacity Of this reseor oO
'"P'"' GRADE LINE o, AeuKDucr.
tn. general decvty Of squeduct weehester County
0O feet hundred or fraction over thirteen and one quarter inches
per mile ,
he top Of conduit pursuing this grade corresponds with the top
but order adapt the sqaeuc
lower CooD reservoir the bottom grade depressed
AT the dehvy O0ll3 100 feet 66i
per mile for 4ss miles where ine the regular grade Ths
top squeue depressed only foot and carried level 2C
feet neseeted the regular grade ne Of the top This
hight o. side walls enlrgug the capacity e the squeue more
su dmnuon Of deeBv and provides for
from the depth Of r feet and still leave the capacity Of bt
conduit IS coo 900 Of imperial gallons
aquednet nom Harlem River Manhattan Valley
the the general deevy Westeheer County but that from
Manhattan VALLEY to tles'eivins reservoir AIN miles is nine inches
per mile. =. -, -
fall given for the pipes at Harlem River
and Manhattan Valley three ieet between the reservoir
OF both full but IL erected
thing will be required at times to furnish the full
y will wanted The pipes provided With sasecocks at The
deuressons and air-ceeks At the summit bends -
hbe fret contracts for WORK The squedud were made April
the proposals being considered too hg only about
contracted the middle Of May the
ors generally WORK contracted for In sesmbeI follow