several members of the Common Council, and a number of the most respectable inhabitants of the city, visited the work, and all expressed themselves highly gratified at the its abundance and purity, and at the almost unsight of the long-wished-for Croton water, exampled perfection of all parts of the work, as indicated by its performance. A jet which threw the water from forty to fifty feet high had been prepared at 47th street, and was playing at an early hour. This, from its great beauty, attracted much attention ; but on opening the pipes to the reservoir, its height was so much diminished that it was stopped a few hours after which it was again allowed to play, and during the ;

remainder of the day, formed one of the principal objects of attraction. At the particular request of the Mayor, who stated that the tanks at 13th street were dry, and the city much exposed if a fire should occur, the water was permitted to flow into the distributing pipes, which have been laid down under the direction of the Common Council. But owing to the unskilful manner in which that work was designed and executed, nearly the whole day passed before the pipes could be sufficiently cleared of air, to allow the water to flow regularly into the lower part of the city.

The water has since continued to flow with a depth in the aqueduct of about two feet, and delivering into the receiving reservoir about 12,000,000 imperial gallons per day. No accident has occurred to interrupt its regular performance, and no failure or defect, or indication of either, has been observed in any part of the work after the most careful inspection.