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Albany, 1846. 91 p. (handwritten manuscript which appears to be minutes of meetings
describing meetings of the Trustees of the Albany Water Works company (a private company
supplying water to Albany). The first date mentioned is Mar. 16. 1846 as a report by the
President (John Meads) of the company to the Trustees of the company about measures taken to
supply water. Subsequent exchanges of handwritten comments are made between O. Meads, Sec.
of A.W.W. and George W. Carpenter, City Surveyor and members of Albany's Common Council
discussing drawing water from Patroon Creek to supply water. In contemplation of the growing
population's need for an adequate supply of clean and reliable water source considering the
topography of Albany and the cost of pumping water from a lower level to an upper level, the
city representatives suggest to the private company to draw water from Patroon Creek. The
land along Patroon Creek is owned by Stephen van Rensselaer, a woolen mill industrialist and
a negotiation for water rights must be made with him. Within this manuscript are included
pasted-in newspaper articles from citizens expressing their observations and concerns about
Albany's water supply and possible additional water sources. The newspaper articles which
appear to be from the Albany Evening Journal have dates extending the manuscript date from
the earliest handwritten date of March 1846 to news print as late as 1849. Exchanges are
made between various citizens, the city surveyor, George W. Carpenter and the officers of
the private water company, as to pros and cons for various water sources taking into account
droughts from 1840 which is when the Patroon Creek source first came into question). (some
penciled editing is evident among the handwritten manuscript) (penciled pagination
437-527)
Full Title
SC MS 0154.01.03- Albany Water Work's Co. Additional Supply of Water, 1846
Member of
Contributor(s)
Publisher
eng
Date Issued
1846
Type
Genre
Form
pamphlets
Subject (Geographic)
Subject (Name)
Media type
Date Captured
2023-05-18
Identifier
0154.01.03
471359508
https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/1026525
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CopiBook Cobalt HD
300
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2
Extent
104
14.5 x 23 cm.
Subject (LCSH)
Date Season
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 0154.01.03- Albany Water Work’s Co. Additional Supply of Water, 1846 (1–). https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/archival-collections/albany-water-works-1835-1851/sc-ms-01540103-albany
Committee, Albany (N.Y.). Common Council. Water. 1846. “SC MS 0154.01.03- Albany Water Work’s Co. Additional Supply of Water, 1846”. https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/archival-collections/albany-water-works-1835-1851/sc-ms-01540103-albany.
Committee, Albany (N.Y.). Common Council. Water. SC MS 0154.01.03- Albany Water Work’s Co. Additional Supply of Water, 1846. 1846, https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/archival-collections/albany-water-works-1835-1851/sc-ms-01540103-albany.