Annual Report of the Croton Aqueduct DepartmentThe Board, 1858 |
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... embankments still con- tinue , though yearly diminishing in size and importance ; but , however slight they may be , it is the part of prudence to check their progress as soon as they are discovered . The state of the aqueduct , as ...
... embankments still con- tinue , though yearly diminishing in size and importance ; but , however slight they may be , it is the part of prudence to check their progress as soon as they are discovered . The state of the aqueduct , as ...
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... embankment , has been thereby avoided — a saving in cost of nearly two hundred thousand dollars secured , and the reservoir itself , by its shape and location , is made the chief ornament to the Park . When filled , this great store ...
... embankment , has been thereby avoided — a saving in cost of nearly two hundred thousand dollars secured , and the reservoir itself , by its shape and location , is made the chief ornament to the Park . When filled , this great store ...
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... embankment forming a portion of the newly constructed dam , causing a great destruction of property , and the loss of three lives . 1842. The Common Council formed the Croton Aqueduct Board , by the appointment of Messrs . John L ...
... embankment forming a portion of the newly constructed dam , causing a great destruction of property , and the loss of three lives . 1842. The Common Council formed the Croton Aqueduct Board , by the appointment of Messrs . John L ...
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... embankments and cuts , shall be dressed true and even , according to the lines and levels given as the work progresses . ( 3. ) The Reservoir will be formed by an exterior bank forming the outer sides of the basins ; there will be a ...
... embankments and cuts , shall be dressed true and even , according to the lines and levels given as the work progresses . ( 3. ) The Reservoir will be formed by an exterior bank forming the outer sides of the basins ; there will be a ...
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... embankments ; to remove all stones and loose rocks from the area to be occupied by the embankments ; to excavate the interior of the Reservoir or Basins , and with the proper earth to form the embank- ments as far as suitable for that ...
... embankments ; to remove all stones and loose rocks from the area to be occupied by the embankments ; to excavate the interior of the Reservoir or Basins , and with the proper earth to form the embank- ments as far as suitable for that ...
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Annual Report of the Croton Aqueduct Department New York (City) Croton Aqueduct Board Vista completa - 1856 |
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66 basins aforesaid amount appointed basins and culverts Bleecker Bowery brick Broadway broken stone Canal Catharine cents per cubic Chatham city with water commenced Commissioners Committee Common Council construction contract contractor Croton Aqueduct Board Croton Aqueduct Department Croton dam Croton river Croton Water cubic yard Dinsmore division bank dollars earth East Broad'y eight Eighth avenue engineer may deem engineer may direct estimate excavation expense exterior Reservoir bank feet in length Fifth Forsyth further agreed Greenwich and Washington Hester Houston Hudson hundred inches Jacob Sharp James James slip John July laid in cement legislature Lineal feet Manhattan Valley masonry measured in embankment Messrs metres mortar Myndert Van Schaick Nicholas Hotel Number of sewers outer bank outer slopes parties paving proposals puddle bank puddle ditches quantity Reservoir ground rock sand SCHEDULE Sept Sixth avenue specifications streets supply the city thousand William York
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Página 94 - Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect the right hereby reserved of the said...
Página 95 - Now, Therefore, the condition of the above obligation is such, that if the said shall well and truly, and in...
Página 93 - Boston, for or on account of any injuries or damages received or sustained by any party or parties, by or from the said Contractor, his servants or agents...
Página 76 - ... shall in all cases decide every question which may arise relative to the execution of this contract on the part of the said Contractor, and his estimate and decision shall be final and conclusive...
Página 76 - To prevent all disputes and litigation, it is further agreed, by and between the parties to this contract, that said engineer, shall in all cases determine the amount or the quantity of the several kinds of work which are to be paid for under this contract; and he shall...
Página 95 - ... then this obligation to be void, or else to remain in full force and virtue of law.
Página 90 - Contractor to discontinue all work, or any part thereof under this contract, by a written notice to be served upon the Contractor, either personally or by leaving said notice at his residence or with his agent in charge of the work, and thereupon the said Contractor shall discontinue said work or such part thereof.
Página 29 - ... thousand dollars, by the creation of a public fund or stock, to be called, " The Water Stock of the City of New- York," which shall bear an interest not exceeding five per cent.
Página 75 - ... may deem proper, to inspect the materials to be furnished, and the work to be done under this agreement ; and to see that the same strictly correspond with the specifications hereinafter set forth.
Página 94 - 23. And the said party of the second part further agrees that he shall not be entitled to demand or receive payment for any portion of the aforesaid work or materials until the same shall be fully completed in the manner set forth in this agreement...