Excerpt from Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association: Its Act of Incorporation, Historical and Statistical Memoranda, Constitution, List of Officers and Members, Etc., Etc The introduction of the Cochituate water into Boston, September 17, 1848, was an occasion for general exultation. The city government invited the Association to join in the procession, as well as in the public services 011 the Common; which honor was accepted. A larger number than usual appeared in the line, and continued till the close of the day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.