{"id":201329,"date":"2021-01-08T18:07:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T23:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csce.dev\/en\/?post_type=historic_site&p=201329"},"modified":"2022-07-06T11:18:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:18:56","slug":"william-collector","status":"publish","type":"historic_site","link":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/historic-site\/william-collector\/","title":{"rendered":"William Collector"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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William Collector. (Source: Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re Museum)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Site Location: Lat.: 45\u00b0 \u2013 30\u2019 \u2013 14\u201d N.; Long.: 73\u00b0 \u2013 33\u2019 \u2013 8\u201d W. (GPS: 45.5025678, -73.5562479). Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re Museum (Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History), 350 Place Royale, Montreal, Quebec. Take Autoroute 720 Exit 6 and, after driving 1.1 km and merging onto Rue Saint-Antoine E, turn right (east) onto Rue Berri. After 0.3 km, turn right (south) onto Rue de la Commune E. Continue for 1 km, taking a slight right onto Place d\u2019Youville, and look for the museum on the left.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Plaque Location: The plaque is located inside the Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re Museum.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Plaque location inside Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re Museum. (Source: Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re Museum).<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Description: Montreal\u2019s first stone masonry sewer was built between 1832 and 1838 to convey wastewater underground and to solve the major public health threat caused by the pollution of the Little Saint-Pierre River. The 500 m (1640 ft.) long collector consists of squared limestone blocks, with a clear cross section of 4.26 m (14 ft.) wide by 2.75 m (9 ft.) high. The floor is slightly curved to produce an inverted vault and so provide maximum resistance to the water pressure. The jointing must achieve perfect waterproofing because the water would reach the upper vault during the spring freshet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Historic Significance: The stone masonry sewer, built on the birth place of Montreal, is the oldest remaining sewer of this type in Canada. The in-service life of 157 years is a testament to the masterful design and craftsmanship of the builders. Its designers, freshly arrived engineers and architects from England and Scotland, were likely inspired by aquaducts built under canals in Britain. The erection of the Sainte-Anne market was undertaken simultaneously with the construction of the collector, so that the western part of the collector was built into the center of the market\u2019s cellars.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Plaque detail (Source: C. Katsanis).<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Plaque wording: Site historique national de g\u00e9nie civil. SCGC. PREMIER \u00c9GOUT COLLECTEUR DE MONTR\u00c9AL. Un hommage aux constructeurs du premier \u00e9gout collecteur de Montr\u00e9al, le plus ancien du genre au Canada. Cet ouvrage de ma\u00e7onnerie a \u00e9t\u00e9 construit entre 1832 et 1838 pour acheminer les eaux us\u00e9es sous terre, afin de r\u00e9soudre une importante menace pour la sant\u00e9 caus\u00e9e par la pollution de la petite rivi\u00e8re Saint-Pierre. Sa conception et sa construction ont \u00e9t\u00e9 inspir\u00e9es de techniques d\u2019aqueduc \u00e9prouv\u00e9es ailleurs dans le monde. La dur\u00e9e de service de 157 ans t\u00e9moigne d\u2019une conception magistrale et d\u2019un grand savoir-faire des constructeurs. La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 canadienne de g\u00e9nie civil. 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

CSCE. National Historic Civil Engineering Site. MONTREAL\u2019S FIRST COLLECTOR SEWER. A tribute to the builders of Montreal\u2019s first stone masonry sewer, the oldest of its kind in Canada. It was built between 1832 and 1838 to convey wastewater underground and to solve the major health threat caused by the pollution of the Little Saint-Pierre River. Its design and construction were adapted from aqueduct techniques proven elsewhere in the world. The in-service life of 157 years is a testament to the masterful design and craftsmanship of the builders. 2019. Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Plaque Unveiling Ceremony, June 13, 2019:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Collage of audience listening to Louise Pothier, Curator and Chief Archaeologist, Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re Museum, describe the significance of the collector. (Source: C. Katsanis).<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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CSCE President Glenn Hewus (left), Mr. Hendrik Van Gijseghem, Project Manager, Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re Museum, and Ms. Louise Pothier, unveil the plaque. (Source: C. Katsanis).<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Link to Online Documentation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re Museum, \u201cMemory Collector\u201d
Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re, \u00abCollecteur de m\u00e9moires\u00bb.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Site Location: Lat.: 45\u00b0 \u2013 30\u2019 \u2013 14\u201d N.; Long.: 73\u00b0 \u2013 33\u2019 \u2013 8\u201d W. (GPS: 45.5025678, -73.5562479). Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re Museum (Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History), 350 Place […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22598,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","classification":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/historic_site\/201329"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/historic_site"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/historic_site"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22598"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201329"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/historic_site\/201329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210997,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/historic_site\/201329\/revisions\/210997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"classification","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/classification?post=201329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}