The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-13


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the regular sraie sccommsdat this Arrangement, a.
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require mir sours..o,. n, =, -. nn.
below high 9 sppG tx ns ssy 81 are
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northern shore has piled foundation to prepare an es-
sass?a s and Wssns s'GSsA
Ths pis. OAK. from sixteen q ihry-dve issf
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Of ss int e OF p.s ssn
1 9n sns q tine ssnrs % ras 10 Pines
OF thirty to ihry.avs feet ''-' ''p'A
III may be remarked that all the pns for the bridge has
at confidence that will afford unyieldng support to
q s @ the SAsr pier: yet " be m
port them ana rock expected 10 be found Tor he other TIC
Are al put dow an and the WORK
PS 1lTss ! feet &. laid down
conyeys the water across this valley:
wish Gates regulate the water, AMI the north
end has waste Weir 70 M ne surplus water that at
The BRIDGE Is to be constructed Of wc.dressed granite
RED nporsy across this valley by iron pipes why
contract low bridge with arch for
future the Iyer was pressed upon the Leg.s
Under side arches should be 100 feet ordinary
high tide in the river, Nh ANN =, vr,rv
The wafer conveyed across is valley by means Of IRON
Connection Is forasa Sesesn o. masonry and
the iron pipes and gates prepared Tor atng the how Of
n la mn I.Cr1
@ 10 s So ppe
wants o 81 the ely pipes solen,
bead Of thee feet - 9lyea n Grossn- tas valley.
'rhis bridge Is valley Of the .ame
tn, 4 @ ma s6og c4sa i'ap eeswss. Man
preston is nifty feet below top OF a0ueduct and tue valley To-
line Of aqueduct 100 fee, westerly Of and para~
In the plan city streets laid out bn. yet
opened that cross the alnedae nm an es FOR three OF
FOR their accommodation whcn they may be opened for
OF thirty span, each 81 the sidewalks
sn a a e for The sing m s Ss no
method Of open walls aud cast IRON lining u also adopted
sas .Osn ssa Of is wf se e 70 the a
s o o ee o. aea OF w for r 'n fs
mehoa y ying As dry masonry was to Law course OF
sodity aud within few in..es Of each ot1er alter to
ed w tue sa o as sons Ws
pouadtd In and levsied up 20 reeve the sacseeina
S hs Which aa ws 1dp sa pp sas
carried up the proper height Tor The CONDUIT, masonry,
parpes q hydrsac masonry were carried up to the Level
dait masonry OF the excepting the SIDE walls.
s na the earth being y turing
subs anta and finished appesianee
Tls reservoir s sa5 feet oai wide, ana,
s he f Is sm ne ares vd into two d.
visions the northern IS sesgnea to contain twenty
Ba they are no, % in parts ~ners IsGs
to incur he expense OF excavation in rock Tor the
increased capac INA: would be obtained The
sanas TaS reservoir lornel banks ms
Gus to water; the outside protested BY ~a ny
s Sn and The ns the
dry slope val aia On the face o, The eSan whs
are raised four fee. feet above owe the top Of
Western e BANK OF tie northern avison which are Il ssi
ern division are Of moderate heish, but portion OF the
et high above It's Vaults brick archways con.
e noner
southern division an thence pass o. 70 the distributing re-
The main vault Is on the eastern side Il Z. 20 rec, long
n snaI and ssh R span;
ssean s pp s sre S s
ana aIrangsd that ,hey can receive the WAFER
sion that. leads to thu distributing reservoir i
,g.e Fec, diameter The ting rservdl
oR we 's Be- drawn Ds U s e s I
event mpng oae Of the divisions Tor repairs .ae o,he.
pipes having with division would
on @ IL: i've san with Il one s,v
cock TO ALLOW me water Or not As may be DESIRED to pass
The aqusd@e. nter:ec the reservoir RICH, angle. with
4, hi. poin. gate chamber with set
other set TO pass INTO continued conduit OF masonry cong
angle Of the soqthsrn DIVISION where enters by brcf
fhIs cement gives the power of directing tho water
into either divson or BOTH at the same tme as may be
.'In The division bank weir constructed TO cary
OF the surplus water from either division when II rises 10
hs occupies the highest ground the vcnifya
nss III city south Of ~ the ste
.ary to the walls Of the to nm average hsss
o. oriyhye ana hal. ee the grade Of the sure. that
feet and the least thirty nine feet The Temptations wers
of hydraulic masonry constructed with openings, to-
reduce the quantity OF aud give more enlarged
he openings made by exterior and interior WALL
up within seventeen feet OF the top and there connected
% p arch Sw s 20 ha n ohs so as ss
crete put the whole nche Thick which reaches
carried up single to the top
four @ & o the Sso o he
NJ ARCHES s n.gT w cfes mp p s w,' Sr
feet and upper section Tuck The bes
the exterior and interior wallis nj oryone feet below
the Is fourteen feet twenytour feet the outside
OF inside 81 interior walls and the space between
them the spring OF connecting arcEc Ia consequence of
the beyc OF the exterior wall Is reduced to nine feet nnd
inches and from outside exterior to inside OF walls
seycnccn and seycnty-nve hundaeiths feet
.Ihe crosswalls are four feet thick the bottom. and
have of six inches sidc eight below
the spring line Of connecting arches they have opening
high and and half feet wide at suitable
level bottom allow drain to be formet, 10 COLI
any that leak through the work and carry
OF In provided for that pose, and also ~ allow
persons 10 go In and examine the work. =
'Some notifications la the cosswas de TO
modse the gate chambers aud the of thd
On each OF the reservoir Rsers forty feet in
width raised projecting four feet from the main WALL
md the centre the streets and Fifth there
pasers sixty feet wide and projecting six feet from the
wall The plaster IN the centre Fifth avenue rises seven
above the wall all the others abo,
Doors placed in the central pasters Foeh and
Forty streets which rive the ppc chauf
and euent stopcocks from which
chambers entrance made to the openings in the walls
In the central pilaser the Fifth
he door kairMRY TINT cads the ihl