Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, Volume 57, Issues 1-2 |
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... supply . Thus , if we exclude the water of the upper Croton branches , viz . the west , middle , and eastern branches , which will require to be brought in iron conduits for about fourteen miles , we shall still have a daily supply of ...
... supply . Thus , if we exclude the water of the upper Croton branches , viz . the west , middle , and eastern branches , which will require to be brought in iron conduits for about fourteen miles , we shall still have a daily supply of ...
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... supply , where the adequate quantity may be obtained at all seasons , both for the future as well as for the present . Some attention , however , has been given to the subject , as may be seen by the report of the Engineer . In order to ...
... supply , where the adequate quantity may be obtained at all seasons , both for the future as well as for the present . Some attention , however , has been given to the subject , as may be seen by the report of the Engineer . In order to ...
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... supply may be obtained of 2,286 , - 900 gallons , making a total of 5,752,404 gallons , as the quantity that can with any safety be relied on from that source , and which is less than the present wants , by about one million of gallons ...
... supply may be obtained of 2,286 , - 900 gallons , making a total of 5,752,404 gallons , as the quantity that can with any safety be relied on from that source , and which is less than the present wants , by about one million of gallons ...
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... supply of good and wholesome water is not to be ob- tained from any source , with as much certainty of success , with greater convenience , or with less expense , than that recommended by the report of the engineer . The construction of ...
... supply of good and wholesome water is not to be ob- tained from any source , with as much certainty of success , with greater convenience , or with less expense , than that recommended by the report of the engineer . The construction of ...
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... supply of water from distant and remote sources . The magnificent works of the Romans , erected for the purpose of conveying water to that city , are spoken of with admiration by those who have examined what still remains of them . We ...
... supply of water from distant and remote sources . The magnificent works of the Romans , erected for the purpose of conveying water to that city , are spoken of with admiration by those who have examined what still remains of them . We ...
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Page 10 - Union to your collective and individual happiness ; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it, accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the Palladium of your political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned, and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our Country from the rest,...
Page 10 - ... it is of infinite moment that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national Union to your collective and individual happiness...
Page 10 - The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquillity at home, your peace abroad, of your safety, of your prosperity, of that very liberty which you so highly prize.
Page 4 - All committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, unless otherwise specially directed by the House...
Page 9 - I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one State, INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTENCE OF THE UNION, CONTRADICTED EXPRESSLY BY THE LETTER OF THE CONSTITUTION, UNAUTHORIZED BY ITS SPIRIT, INCONSISTENT WITH EVERY PRINCIPLE ON WHICH IT WAS FOUNDED, AND DESTRUCTIVE OF THE GREAT OBJECT FOR WHICH IT WAS FORMED.
Page 6 - That every male inhabitant of full age, who shall have personally resided within one of the counties of this State for six months immediately preceding the day of election, shall, at such election, be entitled to vote for representatives of the said county in assembly : if, during the time...
Page 27 - ... of the district, such a power might, with proper restrictions, become a most efficient instrument in diffusing useful knowledge, and in elevating the intellectual character of the people. A vast amount of useful information might in this manner be collected where it would be easily accessible, and its influence could hardly fail to be in the highest degree salutary, by furnishing the means of improvement to those who have finished their common school education, as well as to those who have not.
Page 7 - State one year next preceding any election, and for the last four months a resident of the county where he may offer his vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of which he shall at the time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elective by the people...
Page 2 - When two or more members rise at once, the Speaker shall name the member who is first to speak...