Resolved that Samuel Osgood, John B. Coles and John Stevens be a committee to report with all convenient speed the best means to be pursued to obtain such supply.
OLD WOODEN WATER MAINS
On May 6th, 1799, the water committee was empowered "to contract for as many pine logs as they may think necessary for pipes and also for boring the same."
| Cornelius W. Lawrence Mayor of New York who, after the fire of 1835, advocated developing a water supply from State rather than local sources. ("State Security") | Robert White Cashier of the Manhattan Company | The Old Watchdog of the Manhattan Company Every morning he would sit on the front stoop, greet each clerk as he arrived and accompany him to his desk |
A number of wells were sunk, reservoirs and tanks built, and the distributing system extended generally through the city south of City Hall.