meeting of the Public Works' Com. mittee was held on Tues.iay, the 10th day of September, 1872.
Present.—R, I, Fearon, Esq. Miers Coryell, Esq., A. Zimuern, Esq.
The following report from the Engineer was received, read, and ordered to be published.
Shanghai Sept., 1872. the Works Committee following report of the proceedings of this Gariawex,—I to hand you the department during the month: ending the 31st August.
Bridges.—Tho piles for the foot bridge, crossing the Defence Creek, near the Horse Bazaar, have been driven.
'A contract has been entered into, for te ing the present small bri on the New Head with @ brick culvert, half French Municipal Council, who have approved. the expense ey wash so be borne by the of the alterations, Buildings.—A small coach house has been built at the Hongkew Police Station, for the use of Messrs, Howes and Stripling. charge room, connected with the cells, i being built at the Central Police Station.
Bundings.—Tenders are being invited for the construction of a Dwarf Bunding along the foreshore of the English Settlement.
Cemeteries.—-The main drain in. the Boone Road, Hongkew, has been laid, and that in Tsingpoo road drains remain to the Voochang Road is nearly completed. The be laid, to complete: the central drainage ing poo and Tiendo
scheme for Hongkew.
Drains.—Pipes have been Inid in the Pekin Road, between the Fulkien and Hoopeh Roads, and are.now being laid along the Broadway, Hongkew.
The drain boxes crossing the foreshore at the end of Voochang Road have been removed, the new drain-rendering them unnecessary, Ferries—The pontoons and pridyes for the ferry to cross the Soochow Urvek at the eud rapidly constructed by the contractors, Messrs, of he upper Yuen-ming-yuen rond ary being Farnham & Ao.
Landing accommodation.—The earthen mole at the end of the Yuen-fong road is nearly completed. Iwould recommend that a similar one be made at the eud of the Keechang road, the present wooden jetty being very rotten.
Railing.—An iron railing has been fixed along the top of the stone bunding of the Yangking-pang Creek, between the Honan and Shantung roads.
Roads.—Parts of the Hongkew, Minghong, Nanzing, Shanse,-Lloyd, Miller and Szechuen roads have been metalled, Woosung road {the vite of the Hongkew 'The Tiendong road running west from the market), has been made, by purchasing' and Femoving some of the houses, an uniform width of 32 feet. 'The houses in the Miller road, to the east of the Tiendong road, have been' removed, making the road 30 feet w Part of the new. Seward road, east of the Chaow-foong road, has been formed, the land having been handed over to the Council by the varius proprietors free of cost.
Curbs and Sidechannels.—A side channel has been laid in the Kiukiang road between the Bund and the Szechuen road.
Curbs and side channels are being laid in the shantung road.
Outside Roads,—Arrangements have been completed with the villagers, &c.,-for the car-ang on of the Woosung road toa distance of 5,640 feot from the Yauy-tsze-poo creek, Tenters are being received for the necessary wud work, whic will be commenced imme-'The small bridge on the Jesafield road has Leen repaired.
Tam, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, E. H. Ouiver, Engineer to the Council. To RL Feanox, Esq.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.