f the proposed istence. There is no other capital city whose inhabi- reservoir, which will in general be 3114 feet below the tants receive such an abundant per capita supply of top of the embankment. Moreover, there are several pure water for general domestic use ; and it is satisfac- stretches of… … vided a magnifi- tain permission to cent supply of dumpit. Anim- pure water in the pressive idea of annual rainfali of the watershed of the Croton Park reservoir, taking the name of the park whose the vast amount of excavation that has to be done before the floor of the reservoir is reached River,…
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