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SC MS 0154.01.02- Report of the Special Committee, appointed by the Common Council of the City of Albany, to submit A Plan and Estimate for Supplying the City with Water.

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24 p. (Consists of two reports bound together: First is from the Committee: H. B. Haswell, Jno. McKnight, Samuel Wescott, Philander Coley, Robt. McCollom, Albany, March 23, 1846 which deals with complaints to lack of sufficient water urging an expansion of water supply outlining the population, stores, taverns, breweries, iron works, manufacturing entities requirements and the potential financial gain to be realized from charging for use of a steady water supply; second report is by Maj. D. B. Douglass to Alderman Haswell, Chairman at the request of the alderman, Albany, March 19, 1846. The report is made based on population census from 1790 to 1845 regarding quantity of water required and topography of the named streets of Albany allowing for water flow. Patroon Creek is considered first choice as a suitable source for steady water supply. (This signature has some penciled marginalia.) (penciled pagination 414-435)

Full Title
SC MS 0154.01.02- Report of the Special Committee, appointed by the Common Council of the City of Albany, to submit A Plan and Estimate for Supplying the City with Water.
Member of
Albany Water Works, 1835-1851
Contributor(s)
Creator: Albany (N.Y.). Common Council. Water Committee
Publisher
eng
Date Issued
1846-03-23
Type
Text
Genre
reports
Form
pamphlets
Subject (Geographic)
Albany (N.Y.)
Subject (Name)
Albany (N.Y.). Common Council. Water Committee
Media type
image/tiff
Date Captured
2023-05-15
Identifier
0154.01.02
471359508
https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/1026525
Note
CopiBook Cobalt HD
300
1
2
Extent
24
14.5 x 23 cm.
Subject (LCSH)
Waterworks
Date Season
1846
Related Item
SC MS 0154 Albany Water Works, 1835-1851
Subject Hierarchical Geo
United States
New York
Albany
Albany
Date Other
1846
Committee, A. (N.Y.). C. C. W. (1846). SC MS 0154.01.02- Report of the Special Committee, appointed by the Common Council of the City of Albany, to submit A Plan and Estimate for Supplying the City with Water. (1–). https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/archival-collections/albany-water-works-1835-1851/sc-ms-01540102-report
Committee, Albany (N.Y.). Common Council. Water. 1846. “SC MS 0154.01.02- Report of the Special Committee, Appointed by the Common Council of the City of Albany, to Submit A Plan and Estimate for Supplying the City With Water”. https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/archival-collections/albany-water-works-1835-1851/sc-ms-01540102-report.
Committee, Albany (N.Y.). Common Council. Water. SC MS 0154.01.02- Report of the Special Committee, Appointed by the Common Council of the City of Albany, to Submit A Plan and Estimate for Supplying the City With Water. 23 Mar. 1846, https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/archival-collections/albany-water-works-1835-1851/sc-ms-01540102-report.