Monroe County Water Authority history

1823 Rochester Telegraph, December 30, 1823, Page 1-1 Thomas Benedict employed on building of canal culverts and embankment over Irondequoit creek, states conditions of same, past and present

1832 Rochester Republican, September 4, 1832, Page 2-6 Rochester has four mineral springs within its borders.

The first water works company was the Rochester Water Works Company, organized in 1835 with a capital of $10,000.

1838 Meeting of the Rochester Common Council, January 16, 1838 On motion of Ald.

1841 The Commissioners of the Canal Fund v.

1845 Rochester Daily Democrat, August 9, 1845, Page 2.

1853 "The Water Works Project," Rochester Daily Democrat, October 6, 1853, Page 2.

1856 Awards and Testimony in the Claims of the Rochester Mill Owners: For the Diversion of the Waters of the Genesee River, for the Supply of the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals, February 29, 1856.

1859 Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Rochester.

1861 "The Water Works Contract," Rochester Union and Advertiser, January 26, 1861, Page

The first Holly water works began operating in Lockport in August, 1863.

1865 "Wyckoff's Patent Wood Water Pipe, I.S. Hobbie & Co." Rochester Daily Democrat, April 18, 1865, Page 2.

The Clerk presented the following: MAYOR'S OFFICE, March 28th, 1867.

1868 "About the Water Works," Rochester Union and Advertiser, February 14, 1868, Page 2.

The bonds are authorized by act of the Legislature, April 27, 1872.

1873 "The Water Works Bonds," Democrat and Chronicle, October 30, 1873, Page 2.

1874 "Our Clyde Letter," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, January 14, 1874, Page 3.

1876 Rules, regulations and water rates for Rochester Water Works, May 1, 1876

1878 Rules, regulations and water rates for Rochester Water Works, May 1, 1878

1880 City of Rochester v.

1881 Fifth Annual Report of the Executive Board, in charge of the Water Works, Fire, and Highway Departments, and of Street Improvements, for the year ending April 4, 1881.

1882 Sixth Annual Report of the Executive Board, in charge of the Water Works, Fire, and Highway Departments, and of Street Improvements, for the year ending April 4, 1882. | Another copy |

1883 Seventh Annual Report of the Executive Board, in charge of the Water Works, Fire, and Highway Departments, and of Street Improvements, for the year ending April 2, 1883.

1884 Rules and regulations and schedule of water rates : of the Rochester Water works, established by the Executive Board, May 1st, 1884.| another copy |

1885 Ninth Annual Report of the Executive Board, in charge of the Water Works, Fire, and Highway Departments, and of Street Improvements, for the year ending April 6, 1885.

1886 Rules, regulations and water rates for Rochester Water Works, May 1, 1886

1887 Eleventh Annual Report of the Executive Board, in charge of the Water Works, Fire, and Highway Departments, and of Street Improvements, for the year ending April 4, 1887.

1889 Report on the proposed trunk sewer for the east side of the City of Rochester, N.Y, by Emil Kuichling, April 29, 1889 | East Side Trunk Sewer Survey Map |

1890 Proceedings of the Executive Board, in charge of the Water Works, Fire, and Highway Departments, and of Street Improvements, for the year ending April 7, 1890.

1891 "Construction Details of the Rochester, N. Y., Water-Works, Part 2, Illustrations and description of the inlet crib, inlet main, laying submerged main, and the lake gate-house," Engineering Record, 23:78 (January 3, 1891)

1892 Sixteenth Annual Report of the Executive Board, in charge of the Water Works, Fire, and Highway Departments, and of Street Improvements, for the year ending April 4, 1892.

1893 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Executive Board, in charge of the Water Works, Fire, and Highway Departments, and of Street Improvements, for the year ending April 3, 1893.

Pages 17-29: Water works fund Pages 30-72: Report of the Chief Engineer of Water Works, April 2, 1894.

1895 "The New Conduit of the Rochester Water Works," by Emil Kuichling, The School of Mines Quarterly 16(3):251-286 (April, 1895)

1896 Twenty-First Annual Report of the Executive Board, in charge of the Water Works, Fire, and Highway Departments, and of Street Improvements, for the year ending December 31, 1896.

1897 Twenty-Second Annual Report of the Executive Board, in charge of the Water Works, Fire, and Highway Departments, and of Street Improvements, for the year ending December 31, 1897.

1898 Twenty-Third Annual Report of the Executive Board, in charge of the Water Works, Fire, and Highway Departments, and of Street Improvements, for the year ending December 31, 1898.

Rochester, 178 United States 373, May 21, 1900, United States Supreme Court

In 1902 the Rochester and Lake Ontario Water Company was created to supply water from the lake to suburban Rochester and nearby villages.

The first pipe was laid by this company on June 2, 1904, and the first pumping was done December 15th following.

1906 Seventh Annual Report of the Department of Public Works of the City of Rochester for the year ending December 31, 1906

1907 The City of Rochester, Respondent, v.

1909 "Tribute to the Late J. Nelson Tubbs," by George W. Mische, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, October 1, 1909, Page 9. | part 2 |

1911 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rochester, Monroe County, New York, Volume 4.

1913 "Rochester Water Works Bonds," Fire and Water Engineering 54:84 (August 6, 1913) Rochester, N.Y., is one of two cities in that State in which the bonds issued to obtain funds for water works purposes are not exempted from the total debt.

1918 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

1920 "The Revenue Chargeable to Public Uses of Water in the City of Rochester, New York," by Stephen B. Story, Journal of the American Water Works Association, 7(6) 869-879 (November, 1920) | also here |

1922 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

1924 "Sources of Supply, Conduits and Reservoirs, of the Rochester, N. Y. Water-Works System," by John F. Skinner, read September 30, 1924.

1928 The Rochester and Lake Ontario Water Service Company was formed by the consolidation of the Rochester and Lake Ontario Water Company and the Clyde Water Supply Company.

1930 "Biggest Steel Reservoir in America Done," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, May 24, 1930, Page 11.

1934 Application of the city of Rochester for Approval of Its Acquisition of an Emergency Source of Water Supply and of Its Plans for the Construction of an Emergency Pumping Station and Connecting Mains.

1938 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

1941 "The Pollution and Emergency Disinfection of Rochester's Water Supply," by Earl Devendorf, Journal of the American Water Works Association, 33(8):1334-1356 (August, 1941)

1943 Application of the Monroe Avenue Water District for Approval of Its Acquisition of a Source of Water Supply and for Its Financial and Engineering Plans Used in the Construction of the Water Supply System.

1949 "Rochester and Its Water Works," Monthly Bulletin of the Rochester Bureau of Municipal Research, No.

1950 Application of Rochester and Lake Ontario Water Service Corporation, for Approval of Construction of Two Wells Having a Total Capacity of Not Less than 2,000,000 Gallons per Day or More than 3,000,000 Gallons per Day.

1954 Application of the Monroe County Water Authority to Purchase Water from City of Rochester.

1957 Application of the Consolidated Water District, Town of Greece, for Approval of Acquisition of Source of Water Supply and Financial and Engineering Plant for Construction of Water Supply System to Serve Extension No.

1966 "Brighton Board Takes Over Water District," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, January 12, 1966, Page 27.

1977 "Water Works History: A Comparison of Albany, Utica, Syracuse, and Rochester" by Joseph W. Barnes, Rochester History 39(3):1-24 (July 1977)