In April, 1835, a majority of the Electors of the City voted in favour of constructing the Aqueduct.
On the 7th May following, the _Common Council_ "instructed the Commissioners to proceed with the work."
DAVID B. DOUGLASS was employed as _Chief Engineer_ until October, 1836; when he was succeeded by JOHN B. JERVIS.
In March, 1837, BENJAMIN M. BROWN resigned, and was succeeded by THOMAS T. WOODRUFF.
In March, 1840, the before mentioned Commissioners were succeeded by SAMUEL STEVENS, JOHN D. WARD, ZEBEDEE RING, BENJAMIN BIRDSALL and SAMUEL R. CHILDS.
The work was commenced in May, 1837. On the 22nd June, 1842, the Aqueduct was so far completed that it received the Water from the Croton River Lake; on the 27th the Water entered the Receiving Reservoir and was admitted into this Reservoir on the succeeding 4th of July.
The DAM at the Croton River is 40 feet high, and the overfall 251 feet in length.
The CROTON RIVER LAKE is five miles long, and covers an area of 400 acres.
The AQUEDUCT, from the DAM to this Reservoir, is 40-1/2 miles long, and will deliver in twenty-four hours 60,000,000 imperial gallons.
The capacity of the Receiving Reservoir is 150,000,000 gallons, and of this reservoir 20,000,000.
The cost, to and including this Reservoir, nearly $9,000,000.
In the pavement of the south court is a tablet with this inscription:
SAMUEL STEVENS ZEBEDEE RING JOHN D. WARD BENJ^n BIRDSALL SAMUEL R. CHILDS
JOHN B. JERVIS. CHIEF. H^o ALLEN, PRIN^l ASSIST. P. HASTIE, RESIDENT.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND COPIES OF THIS FIRST EDITION OF THE HANDBOOK WERE PRINTED AT THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY IN JUNE 1916
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