respective political parties and party having nothing to do with this great question there was danger that the actual sense of the people might not at the polls find the means of expression.

The moment this was hinted, several hundred dollars were contributed by some eight or ten individuals, mostly of large landed estates, to ensure a full and regular supply of tickets at each poll, favorable to an affirmative vote thus exhibiting another fijie ;

incident in the progress of this great work, that they whose property would, in all probability, be most largely taxed to defray its cost, were most solicitous to ensure its accomplishment. This precaution was crowned with complete success, as the following returns, taken from the County Clerk's office, will show.

I, Nathaniel Jarvis, Clerk of the City and County of New York, do hereby certify, that the votes given at a General Election held on the 14th, 15th, and 16th days of April, " 1835, in the respective wards of said City, in pursuance of An act to provide for supplying the City of New York with pure and wholesome water," passed 2d May, 1834, the inspectors' returns of which, are on file in my office, were as follows, viz :

Wards. Yes. No. 1 1417 27 2 1248 25 3 1456 42 4 1794 51 5 1675 152 6 1305 103 7 1303 561 8 1511 703 9 631 1015 10 966 1030 11 880 873 12 545 136 13 654 739 14 1233 209 15 712 297