An Act to enable the Governor and Company of the New River to improve their Supply of Water; and for other Purposes.
WHEREAS "the Governor and Company of the New River brought from Chadwell and Amwell to London" have for many Years past supplied a considerable Portion of the Metropolis and Parishes and Places adjacent thereto with Water for domestic and other Purposes: And whereas it is expedient that the said Company should be enabled to obtain an improved Supply of Water, and also to alter, divert, shorten, and improve the Course of their River, and to construct additional Reservoirs for filtering and sto...