In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my Seal of Office, [L.S.] this 28th day of March, 1843r^'

NATHANIEL JARVIS, Clerk. To complete this view, and to show that the wards which contributed the largest amount of taxes, gave also the largest vote in favor of the Croton project, a list is annexed, from the books of the City Comptroller, of the taxes paid by each ward for the year 1835:

Taxes for 1835. 1st Ward $246,181 14 2d 73,187 38 3d 86,828 36 4th " 50,278 29 5th 59,177 02 6th 49,315 30 7th " 57,031 06 8th 51,529 09 9th " 33,698 53 10th 26,834 79 llth 45,060 17 12th - - - - 60,032 55 13th 15,847 69 14th 37,150 06 15th 73,451 51

$965,602 94

In three wards, the 9th, 10th, and 13th, the negative vote preponderated. In all the

others, the affirmative by large majorities.

Then as to proportion between taxation and the affirmative vote, the first ward paying $246,181, records but 27 negative, against 1417 affirmative votes, whilst the 10th ward, paying little more than one-tenth of the taxes of the first, records 1030 negative, against 936 affirmative votes. The popular voice having thus pronounced, by an overwhelming majority, in favor of the Croton Aqueduct, the Corporation lostno time in passing an ordinance, dated 7th of May, instructing the Commissioners at once to proceed in the work, according to the plan

adopted by them, and authorizing a loan for two millions and a half of dollars, at 5 per cent interest, to provide for the expenses thereof We subjoin the last section, as indica-