Albany Water Works 1835-1851. 1835-1851.

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Albany Water Works 1835-1851. 1835-1851.

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This collection of ten documents, comprising eight pamphlets, a manuscript and a detailed map, on supplying the city of Albany, New York with water is a narrative about 19th century municipal water supply. The documents are dated from 1842 to 1850 but an earlier history of water supply for Albany is reflected within the documents. In an earlier era, the city of Albany's water was supplied by a private company, named the Albany Water Works Co. as well as individual sources. In 1850 by an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, the city of Albany acquired appointed Water Commissioners who became responsible for the decisions regarding the water supply expansion under the direction of William J. McAlpine, a well-known civil engineer of the time.

1 box ; .4 linear feet.

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Lehigh University Libraries, Lehigh Libraries

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