While the authorities of this city are thus obliged to give up the pleasure you tender to their acceptance, they avail themselves of the opportunity, to offer their warm congratulations to their sister city upon her successful accomplishment of this magnificent enterprise. I have the honor to be,

Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, J. M. SCOTT,

Mayor of Philadelphia. To GEORGE F. NESBITT, HENRY E. DAVIES, WILLIAM DODGE, CHAS. W. SMITH, DANIEL WARD, EDWARD D. WEST, CHAS. J. DODGE, FREDERICK R. LEE, RICHARD H. ATWOOD, CLARKSON CROLIUS, Board of Assistant Aldermen. Board of- Aldermen^ Committee of Arrangements.

From the Mayor of Brooklyn. > Mayor's Office, Brooklyn, October 5, 1842. \ ^GENTLEMEN :

In answer to your very friendly invitation to the members of this Corporation to join with your Common Council in celebrating the introduction of the Croton water into the city of New York, on the 14th instant, I am requested to say that the invitation has been accepted, and a Committee, consisting of Aldermen Thomas G. Talmage, Thos. J. Gerald, and James Hazlit, has been appointed on behalf of the Common Council, to attend to any necessary arrangements. Any communications may be made to that Committee.

Yours, &c. To HENRY C. MURPHY. C. CROLIUS, E D. WEST, WM. DODGE, Esqrs.

252 CELEBRATION OF THE

From the President of Williamsburgli Trustees.

Williamsburgh, October 13th, 1842. GENTLEMEN :

Your polite invitation in behalf of the Common Council of the city of New York, bearing date the 26th day of September, and post marked, New York, October 2d, did not come to hand till this morning. I shall call a special meeting of the Board this afternoon, and shall lay your