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SC MS 0154.01.04- Report of the Water Commissioners, to the Hon. The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Albany, Relative to Supplying the City with Water.

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16p. (This report states that the Water Commissioners (Jas. Stevenson, Erastus Corning, John Taylor, John Townsend, R. E. Temple) are appointed by an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, passed April 9, 1850, as �An act for a supply of water in the city of Albany� and in compliance with that act enter on their duties on the 12th day of April. On May 1st, 1850, the Water Commissioners appoint William J. McAlpine, Chief Engineer and outline his duties. Among the duties are examination of all the previous engineering reports. Details as to amount of water, costs involved, planning of hydraulic facilities, locations are presented with the final selection being Patroon Creek and the negotiations with Stephen van Rensselaer, owner of the land and water rights to Patroon Creek. Much of this material is presented in itemized Schedules in tabular format). (some water staining) (penciled pagination 528-541)

Full Title

SC MS 0154.01.04- Report of the Water Commissioners, to the Hon. The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Albany, Relative to Supplying the City with Water.

Member of

Albany Water Works, 1835-1851

Contributor(s)

Creator: Albany (N.Y.). Water Commissioners' Office

Publisher

eng

Date Issued

1850-09-20

Type

Genre

Form

pamphlets

Subject (Geographic)

Subject (Name)

Albany (N.Y.). Common Council. Water Committee

Media type

Date Captured

2023-05-18

Identifier

Call Number 0154.01.04

OCLC 471359508

URI https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/1026525

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Capture Device CopiBook Cobalt HD

ppi 300

box 1

Folder 4

Extent

Page 16

Dimensions 14.5 x 23 cm.

Subject (LCSH)

Date Season

Related Item

Title SC MS 0154 Albany Water Works, 1835-1851

Subject Hierarchical Geo

Country United States

State New York

County Albany

City Albany

Date Other

1846

Office, A. (N.Y.). W. C. (1850). SC MS 0154.01.04- Report of the Water Commissioners, to the Hon. The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Albany, Relative to Supplying the City with Water. (1–). https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/archival-collections/albany-water-works-1835-1851/sc-ms-01540104-report

Office, Albany (N.Y.). Water Commissioners’. 1850. “SC MS 0154.01.04- Report of the Water Commissioners, to the Hon. The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Albany, Relative to Supplying the City With Water”. https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/archival-collections/albany-water-works-1835-1851/sc-ms-01540104-report.

Office, Albany (N.Y.). Water Commissioners’. SC MS 0154.01.04- Report of the Water Commissioners, to the Hon. The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Albany, Relative to Supplying the City With Water. 20 Sept. 1850, https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/archival-collections/albany-water-works-1835-1851/sc-ms-01540104-report.

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Albany Water Works, 1835-1851

Description This collection of recorded history of the City of Albany’s water supply covers a period from 1835 to 1851. It contains eight printed pamphlets, one bound handwritten manuscript containing numerous pasted-in newspaper clippings, and a map in good condition. A map of the neighboring environs of Albany, New York, attributed to William J. McAlpine, a prominent civil engineer, is included with one of the pamphlets. Four pamphlets are printed by differentAlbany printers. The handwritten manuscript is attributed to the private Albany Water Works Company apparently as committee meeting notes interspersed with newspaper articles from the Albany Evening Journal. The newspaper articles describe the water situation in Albany at the time. The engineering representatives of the private company conduct an exchange of comments with the Albany citizens regarding the water supply situation in the meeting notes and the newspaper articles. The four other printed pamphlets detail the articles of agreement and specifications for contractors involved with the expansion of the water supply for the City of Albany, New York from 1835 to 1851.