Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...built in 1885-1893. It is almost entirely Mayor Tiemann so named it at the ceremonies attending the induction of the water, saying: " Our new lake of the Manahatta will far surpass the dimensions of theold kolch" (or fresh-water pond). a tunnel from Croton lake to the terminal gate-house at 135th street and Convent avenue, a distance of 31 miles. At this gatehouse the old aqueduct is connected with the new. The old Croton aqueduct, with a capacity of 90,000,000 gallons a day and the new Croton aqueduct with a capacity of 300,000,000 gallons a day, were supplemented in 1880 and 1885 by an additional supply of 22,000,000 gallons a day by a conduit bringing water from the Bronx and Byram rivers. The Cornell or New Croton Dam When the plans were made in 1882-1885 for an enlarged water-supply, they included the project for a high masonry dam across the Croton river about two miles from its mouth, at the side of the old Quaker bridge. Owing to local opposition to this site, another location was selected about 1% miles farther upstream on the land of A. B. Cornell and others. The dam here constructed was at first called the Cornell dam, but later was designated as the New Croton dam, to distinguish it from the old Croton dam Zy2 miles farther up-stream. The rock at the dam site is gneiss on the north side of the valley and limestone in the center and on the south side. The contract for building the dam was awarded August 26, 1892; work was begun in the fall of 1892; the first stone in the foundation was laid May 26, 1896; the dam was nearly finished and the gates were closed January 28, 1905, beginning the storage of water, the work was completed January 1, 1906; and by November 5, 1907, the reservoir was full to high water mark. The...
