"From that period up to the year 1816, the whole subject was apparently lost sight of, notwithstanding that for several of the intervening years, the growth of the city was more rapid, and its prosperity, and increase in wealth, more obvious than ever before. In 1812, the causes of dissatisfaction between this country and Great Britain, which had long been gathering strength and irritation, resulted in war. At such a season all local enterprises requiring credit and capital were postponed.

Early in 1816 peace having been concluded at Ghent, in December, 1814 the

subject of supplying the city with water was resumed, and at a meeting of the Common Council in March Jacob Radcliff being Mayor a committee was appointed, " to consider and report upon the propriety of making an application to the Legislature at their present session, to invest the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the city with

all necessary powers and authority to supply the city with water." This movement would seem to have had no results, at least the minutes show no report from the committee, nor is there, until 1819, any farther mention made of the general subject.

!00 MEMOIROPTHE In August of that year, C. C. Golden being- Mayor, a memorial from Robert Macomb was presented, for permission to supply the city with water for all domestic purposes, and asking the appointment of a committee and one was appointed to confer with him.

Early in the ensuing spring, the committee reported that they had repeated conferences with Mr. Macomb, and being satisfied that he and his associates had the requisite means to carry their project into effect, they reported resolutions to this effect: