Identifier: newpopularpictor00sear (find matches)
Title: A new and popular Pictorial History of the United States
Year: 1848 (1840s)
Authors: Sears Robert, 1810-1892
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Publisher: United States
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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nd wholesome water, by a workof greater length than any other in thecountry, and at a gi-eater expense. Thesupply is derived from the Croton river,in Westchester county, at a point aboutforty miles from the city. That streamis dammed, and is capable of affordinga much greater quantity than can beneeded in a long course of years. Theaqueduct passes most of the way underground, through a pipe of masonwork,constructed in the most skilful manner,but crosses several streams, the broad-est of which is Harlem river. Thebrido-e thrown across is one of the mostimportant constructions on the line. Itis 1,450 feet long, with fifteen arches—eight of them eighty feet span, and sev-en of fifty feet span, 114 feet above tide-water at the top. The receiving reservoir is at 86thstreet, about five and a half miles fromthe city-hall. It covers thirty-five acres,and contains one hundred and fifty mill-ions of gallons. There the water is re-ceived, and allowed to stand long enough s p ft Xo arp s !2!a o
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\- 190 DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. to tleposite the particles of sand andclay it has brought down, and then it isdrawn off into the second or distributingreservoir. This reservoir is situated at 42d street,on the height of ground about threemiles from the city-hall. It is an im-mense structure of hewn stone, resem-bling a modern foitress of the first class,covering four acres, and capable ofcontaining twenty millions of gallons.From this iron pipes lead off, graduallybranching in different directions, withstops, hydrants, &;c. Many houses are now supplied withthis excellent water, not merely for cu-linary purposes and drinking, but alsofor bathing, &c. There is also reserveda supply for the extinguishment of fires,of inestimable value to the city, whichhas heretofore suffered most severely forthe want of it. Several of the public squares areadorned with beautiful fountains, someof which throw the water nearly a hun-dred feet perpendicularly, not, as atVersailles, aft

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