Chilton, Ackerly and Griscom, which showed it to be of remarkable purity, not

containing more than two grains of foreign matter in a gallon. With these various plans before them, the Common Council received a report from their Committees of fire and water, on 24th December, which, without passing judgment upon any of the projects, recommended, "inasmuch as enough has been ascertained for the satisfaction of the Committee, that no time be lost in obtaining authority from the

Legislature to raise, by loan, such a sum as shall be requisite for so desirable an object," and they accordingly prepared the draft of a law to be sent to the Legislature. This report was referred back, and next month, January, 1833, the Committee reported a bill to be sent to the Legislature, and by way of guarding against the objections before made to granting the authority asked by the Corporation, the bill required simply the appointment of Commissioners, who should be invested with full power to examine all the plans hitherto proposed, to cause actual surveys to be made, to have the water

tested, to estimate the probable expense, and generally to do whatever in their judgment

may be necessary to arrive at a right conclusion in the premises." It also suggested five

as the number of Commissioners that they be appointed by the Governor and Senate, ;

and make reports of their proceedings both to the Common Council and the Legislature. This report was adopted by the Common Council, and an application in conformity therewith, was immediately made to the Legislature. The Legislature, on the 26th of February, did pass the act, to be in force one year. The Commissioners were to report the result of their examination, both to the Common Council and the Legislature ; the city was to defray all reasonable expenses.