History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . upply from the the pond known as theCollect, which extended from Canal Street to PearlStreet, from the Tea Water Spring, situated near thepresent junction of Chatham and Roosevelt Streets,and later from wells sunk in various parts of the city,the water being at first distributed through boredwooden logs. In 1829 iron pipes were laid for thefirst time. As the city grew, the inadequacy I the falls at Paterson, K. J., across the Hudson RiverI by iron pipes lai
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . upply from the the pond known as theCollect, which extended from Canal Street to PearlStreet, from the Tea Water Spring, situated near thepresent junction of Chatham and Roosevelt Streets,and later from wells sunk in various parts of the city,the water being at first distributed through boredwooden logs. In 1829 iron pipes were laid for thefirst time. As the city grew, the inadequacy I the falls at Paterson, K. J., across the Hudson RiverI by iron pipes laid in the bottom of the stream.| In 1833 five commissioners were appointed by theLegislature to examine and consider all matters rel-ative to supplying the City of New York with a sup-ply of pure and wholesome water. Surveys madeunder the direction of these commissioners in the sameyear, resulted in the firm conclusion that the Crotonshould be the source of supply. In 1834 the samecommissioners were re-appointed, and again decidedthat the Croton River offered the only adequate sourceof supply. A report of the committee embodying this. ci:i)[i)X :. of these means ol supply became apparent,and various plans for overcoming the difficultywere suggested, that of bringing the waters of theBronx River to the city early claiming favorable at-tention The Croton River appears to have beenfirst suggested on May 17,1830, by Francis P. Phelps,who presented a memorial to the Council, proposingthree different sources of supply,—first, to bring thewaters of Rye Pond the whole distance through intwenty-eight inch iron pipes; second, to bring theCroton River by open canal or iron pipes ; and third,to bring the water of the Passaic River, taken above conclusion was submitted to the people of the city inApril, 1835, and adopted by a vote of 17,330 in favor,and 5963 against. In April, 1837, work was com-menced in constructing the dam across the CrotonRiver about five miles above its mouth, an
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