Dear Joy, The Encyclopedia of New York City does have it's faults (a searchable digital version would be a godsend) but I think it should be on library shelves, perhaps you can petition the Saskatoon public library to purchase a copy (I have no financial interest in saying so.) Good luck and happy hunting, David >Thanks David. My Great Grandfather would have been helping dig them in the >1880's. Probably some of the 464 miles dug by the early 1990's. I will see >what our local libraries have. Being in Canada though our New York History >reference books would be limited. > >Thanks again. sincerely, Joy Irene in Saskatoon. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State >> history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of David Minor >> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 2:54 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: NY CITY History >> >> >> Joy, >> >> The Encylopedia of New York City, in its article on sewers, mentions the >> following dates (among others): >> >> 1849 Croton Aqueduct Department reorganization with the mandate to >> build a comprehensive sewer system (driven in part by a previous cholera >> epidemic.) >> >> 1850-1855 Seven miles of sewers constructed. >> >> 1890s 464 miles of sewers by early in the decade. David Minor Eagles Byte Historical Research Pittsford, New York 716 264-0423 [log in to unmask] http://home.eznet.net/~dminor includes NYNY, a series of timelines covering New York City and State, from approximately 450,000,000 BC to 1990 AD.