Annual Report of the State Water Supply Commission of New York, Issue 3J. B. Lyon Company, state printers [etc. ], 1908 - Water-supply |
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Page 11
... flood damages for which the Genesee has been notable . Governor Morton , in his ' veto memorandum , stated that those who were to be benefited by the construction of the dam should contribute to the expense of the work and not devolve ...
... flood damages for which the Genesee has been notable . Governor Morton , in his ' veto memorandum , stated that those who were to be benefited by the construction of the dam should contribute to the expense of the work and not devolve ...
Page 12
... floods . The strain on our credulity becomes greater when we stop to think of the enormous value these flood waters possess if properly controlled for the generation of power . The regulation of flood waters is no longer regarded as too ...
... floods . The strain on our credulity becomes greater when we stop to think of the enormous value these flood waters possess if properly controlled for the generation of power . The regulation of flood waters is no longer regarded as too ...
Page 13
... flood waters into the Genesee river many hours before the flood waters of the upper Genesee reach its confluence with Canaseraga creek , and thus reduce to a minimum the damming up and setting back of the flood waters . of these two ...
... flood waters into the Genesee river many hours before the flood waters of the upper Genesee reach its confluence with Canaseraga creek , and thus reduce to a minimum the damming up and setting back of the flood waters . of these two ...
Page 26
... flooded with water and form reservoirs , which reservoirs and the water therein , are owned by the city of New York and from which is taken a large part of its water supply , and is also the riparian owner of large quantities of land ...
... flooded with water and form reservoirs , which reservoirs and the water therein , are owned by the city of New York and from which is taken a large part of its water supply , and is also the riparian owner of large quantities of land ...
Page 216
... flooded or covered by the impounding of the waters of said proposed reservoir is about two hundred thousand ( 200,000 ) square feet ; that said proposed reservoir has been in existence in its present condition for upwards of thirty ...
... flooded or covered by the impounding of the waters of said proposed reservoir is about two hundred thousand ( 200,000 ) square feet ; that said proposed reservoir has been in existence in its present condition for upwards of thirty ...
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acquired acres Albany application approval average board of water buildings cent civil divisions construction cost creek Croton river damages to persons determine discharge drainage area duly elevation engineer feet per second filed flood flow line Fort Edward Gage height gallons Genesee river hearing hereby horse power Hudson river inches Indian Lake inhabitants thereof isohyetal lands Laws LEDERLE LABORATORIES maps and profiles Mechanicville million cubic feet months municipal corporation Ossining Patchogue petition petitioner plant Plattsburg Pleasantville Portage Portage reservoir power development power-house present proposed reservoir pumping purposes rainfall records Rochester run-off Sacandaga reservoir Sacandaga river Sample Schroon Seneca Falls showing source of water spillway square miles station storage reservoir stream surveys thereto tion Total number town tributaries tunnel turbine village of Brewster village of Carthage village of Ossining village of Seneca water commissioners Water Company water power Water Supply Commission watershed York
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Page 245 - ... shall be appointed for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years.
Page 100 - Bolten, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner or memorialist named iu the foregoing memorial or petition subscribed by him; that he has read the same and knows the contents thereof, and that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.
Page 25 - That said plans make fair and equitable provisions for the determination and payment of any and all legal damages to persons and property, both direct and indirect, which will result from the execution of said plans or the acquiring of said lands.
Page 23 - That he is the petitioner herein; that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the contents thereof, and' that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and as to those matters he believes it to be true.
Page 250 - ... judgment has been or will be taken by the state, or if an appeal has been taken, a certified copy of the final judgment of the appellate court affirming in whole or in part said final judgment.
Page 254 - The board of supervisors of each such county shall levy and assess upon the county and upon each town specified in such statement the amount of such benefit which in such statement is certified to be the proportion which should be borne by the county or by such town as a whole.
Page 260 - AN ACT to amend chapter seven hundred and twenty-four of the laws of nineteen hundred and five, entitled "An act to provide for an additional supply of pure and wholesome water for the city of New York...
Page 239 - Have power to subpoena and require the attendance in this state of witnesses and the production thereby of books and papers pertinent to the investigation and...
Page 233 - He shall give a bond to the President in such sum, and with such sureties, as shall be approved by the Executive Committee.
Page 248 - No such improvement shall be undertaken under this article pursuant to any such final order, or any other proceedings had thereon except as hereinbefore provided, until after the said final order shall have been approved, by a subsequent act of the legislature, which act shall authorize and direct such improvement to be made. If so approved, the said final order shall become effectual and not otherwise.