At that period, Governor Tryon ruled over the Colony, and among his other prero- It may not be without gatives was that of appointing the Maydr and Sheriff of the City. interest at this day, to see who then were the fathers of the City. They were for 1775, WHITEHEAD HICKS, Mayor. JOHN WATTS, Jr., Esq., Recorder. Francis Filkins, Benjamin Huggett, Benjamin Bragge, Theophilus Hardenbroek, ^ Assistants> Andrew Gautier, jCXllUXCW VHUUUC/.1. Henry Ai^llJ. jr J-i ^ vy-n Brevoort, v 1-,

George Brewerton, Jr., |> Aldermen. Andrew Hamersley. John Dickinson, Jacobus Lefferts, William Waddell.

88 MEMOIROFTHE An additional sum of 2,600, was in this year ordered to be issued, as appears from this entry.

Common Council, 2d of August 1775. Ordered by the Board, that a number of printed notes to the amount of 2600 be immediately struck of the several denominations following :

3000 of eight shillings ' 4000 of four 800 5000 of two " 500 2000 of one 100

Which notes when signed, are to be applied towards carrying on the New-York Water Works. The revolutionary struggle which had even then commenced, and of which the City of New-York felt the full effects, appears to have put an end to this enterprise for furnishing water, before it had made any great progress.

Scarcely, however, had peace returned, with Liberty and National Independence achieved, than our citizens again busied themselves about good water. In April, 1785, Samuel Ogden made proposals to the Corporation for erecting and establishing Water Works to supply the City. In January, 1786, proposals for a like object were presented by the Hon. R. R. Livingston and John Lawrence, Esq. Both projects were submitted to a committee, who, in February, made a report thereon, and