their sister city upon her successful accomplishment of this magnificent enter- prise. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, J. M. SCOTT, Mayor of Philadelphia. To GEORGE F. NESBITT, HENRY E. DAVIES, WILLIAM DODGE, CHAS. W. SMITH, DANIEL WARD, EDWARD D. WEST, CHAS. J. DODGE, FREDERICK R. LEE, RICHARD H. ATWOOD, CLARKSON CROLIUS, Board of Assistant Aldermen. Board of- Aldermen^ Committee of Arrangements. From the Mayor of Brooklyn. Mayor's Office, > Brooklyn, October 5, 1842. \ ^GENTLEMEN : — In answer to your very friendly invitation to the members of this Corporation to join with your Common Council in celebrating the introduction of the Croton water into the city of New York, on the 14th instant, I am requested to say that the invitation has been accepted, and a Committee, consisting of Aldermen Thomas G. Talmage, Thos. J. Gerald, and James Hazlit, has been appointed on behalf of the Common Council, to at- tend to any necessary arrangements. Any communications may be made to that Com- mittee. Yours, &c. To HENRY C. MURPHY. C. CROLIUS, E D. WEST, WM. DODGE, Esqrs. 252 CELEBRATION OF THE From the President of Williamsburgli Trustees. Williamsburgh, October 13th, 1842. GENTLEMEN : — Your polite invitation in behalf of the Common Council of the city of New York, bearing date the 26th day of September, and post marked, New York, October 2d, did not come to hand till this morning. I shall call a special meeting of the Board this afternoon, and shall lay your nication before them. I regret that it had not come to hand in due course, as it has been the source of much surprise that our little village should have been so far overlooked, as there is none who feel more interest in participating in celebrating the completion of a work that has not its equal in this or any other country. • I am, very respectfully. Your obedient servant, JNO. C. MINTURN, President of the Village, Williamsburgh. Messrs. C. CROLIUS, Ald'n. 6th Ward, E. D. WEST, Ald'n. 16th Ward, WILLIAM DODGE, Ass't. Ald'n. 3d Ward. . From the Common Council of Albany. Albany, 4th October, 1842. GENTLEMEN : — In behalf of the Common Council of the city of Albany, we have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of an invitation from the Corporation of New York to attend the celebration of the introduction of the Croton water into your city. By a resolution of the Common Council, unanimously adopted last evening, the invi- tation was accepted, and the undersigned appointed a Committee to make the necessary CROTON AQ.UEDUCT. 253 arrangements for carrying the same into effect. It is most probable that the number of persons who will attend will be about twenty-five. We will leave here in the evening boat of the 13th instant. We have the honor to be, Respectfully, your obedient servants, COR. TEN BROECK, ) Committee on the part CHAUNCEY WHITNEY, } of the Common Coun- JOHN McKNIGHT, \ cU of Albany. CLARKSON CROLIUS, Jr., i EDWARD D. WEST, and V Committee WILLIAM DODGE. Esqrs., \ From the Mayor of Troy. Troy, October 4th, 1842. GKNTLEMEN :— I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 1st irist, inviting the Mayor and Common Council of Troy to join the Corporation of New York on the 14th of the present month, in celebrating- the introduction of the Croton water into your city. I take the earliest opportunity to convey to you, gentlemen, and through you, to your Common Council, the thanks of our Board and my own, for the invitation, and our acceptance of it. The period fixed for the celebration is one when our citizens are usually much occu- pied with business, which, with previous engagements, will prevent a full attendance from •Mir Board. Our intercourse with New York is so frequent and intimate, that we are always "at home" in your good city ; and while we sensibly appreciate your hospitable intimation, that arrangements will be made for our accommodation, we are well aware that the duties of the Committee will be various and most arduous permit ; those of us, therefore, who are able to avail ourselves of your invitation, to report ourselves on the 64 254 CELEBRATION OF THE morning of the celebration, and to give you no further trouble than to assign us such place in your order of arrangements as you may wish us to occupy. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, JONAS C. HEARTT, To Mayor of Troy, C. CROLIUS, Jr., ) E. D. WEST, and \ Committee, &c. WM. DODGE, Esqrs., J An invitation to the Officers and Cadets of the U. S. Military Academy, was acknow- ledged, and declined thus : From Capt. Swift, U. j$. Corps of Engineers. West Point,