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

nication before them.

I regret that it had not come to hand in due course, as it has been the source of much

surprise that our little village should have been so far overlooked, as there is none who more interest in participating in celebrating the completion of a work that has not its feel equal in this or any other country. I am, very respectfully.

Your obedient servant, JNO. C. MINTURN, President of the Village, Williamsburgh. Messrs. C. CROLIUS, Ald'n. 6th Ward, E. D. WEST, Ald'n. 16th Ward, WILLIAM DODGE, Ass't. Ald'n. 3d Ward. .

From the Common Council of Albany.

Albany, 4th October, 1842. GENTLEMEN :

In behalf of the Common Council of the city of Albany, we have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of an invitation from the Corporation of New York to attend the celebration of the introduction of the Croton water into your city.

By a resolution of the Common Council, unanimously adopted last evening, the invitation was accepted, and the undersigned appointed a Committee to make the necessary