At the Meeting of the Council held in the Council Room, No. 23, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Monday, the 18th October, 1880, at 9.30 a.m.
Present:—Messrs. R. W. Little (Chairman), A. Burman, H.R. Hearn, Geo. J. Holland, J. J. Keswick, Louis Mendel, Alex, Sim, W. ©. Ward, John H. Wisner, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of the previous meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication.
Cash Statement, for week ending 17th instant, is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Widening Kiangse Road.—The following correspondence is ordered to be published:—
13th October, 1880, directed to lange Roads, that portion of Lot '52 and 152a coloured red ing play, measuring Out. 37. 71. 9h., for which the Ca re prepared to pay you assessed value of Tls. 4,500 per mov, 1 aw, Gentlemen, Secretary. Yo Messrs, Torxautt, Howre & Ca., Agents for Messrs, W. & S. G. Rathbone. ai, 14th October, 1880. re duly in receipt of youre We ar a portion of the Teeangety for the purpose of widening the Road.
Tu answer to same, we beg to state that we shall be glad, on behalf of surrender the portion coloured red which you sent us, at the rate of per mow.
Wo are, D
Torspvit, Howre & Ca. F, THornury, Esq Secretary, Mavicipal Council.
GexrLewex,—I have to acknowledge receipt Shanghai, 19th October, 1880.
of your letter of 14th inst., whic has been submitted to the Council, and, in reply, I am directed to say that they will be glad to pay you at the rate of Tls. 5,000 per mou for the strip of the Tseang-tai property which you have agreed to surrender for the purpose of widening the Kiangse Road.
It is of course understood that all expenses for moving back walls, and alteration to the buildings, are to be borne by the Council, Tam, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, RB. F. Taorsorx, Secretary. Lo Messrs, Torxsutt, Howte & Ca.
Shanghai, 20th October, 1880.
Dear Sir,—We are in receipt of yours of yesterday's date, agreeing to pay us at the rate of Tis, 5,000 per mow for a portion of the Teeang-tai property facing tke Kisngse Road, and we note that the Council will bear the entire expense connected with the removal of the wall and necessary alteration to the buildings.
As it would inconvenience us if operations began at present, we shall be glad if you will do nothing in the matter for a month a0 yet.
We are, Dear Sir, Your obedient servants, Torsevit, Howm & Ca.
R. F, Tuonnuny, Esq., Secretary, Municipal Council.
Soochow Creek Foreshore.—The following letter is ordered to be published Shanghai, 13th October, 1880, Srm,—In perusing the minutes of the ing of the Municipal Council, held on the October, I find a passage in a letter of Mr. W. Little, Chairman of the Municipal Cou cil, addressed to Mr. C. Lyall Grant, to effect "that Fam willing to give up to the public a portion of the land on condition of hole work being done."
the liberty of drawing your attention ct that I have not been asked by the ipal Council lately as to the Imperial Japanese Government's willingness to surrender a portion of the Consular lot, in order to continue the Bund road. The, last cart pondence I exchanged with the Council o the subject was in October, 1878, In my letter of the 25th October I "In case the Municipal make a firm offer for such provided that the frontage rig! our possession, I shall have much send the offer over to Japan for consideration, And I beg to remark that to my knowledge uothivg lias been changed in the matter in the meantime, As far a I am privately concerned, and srt I ave said repeatedly, the project i if of extending the Band road from the chang Road to the Astor House bridge moots with my fullest approval, and I should be not slone willing, but would aleo have much pleasure in recommending to my Government any proposals or offers rd to the strip laud in question, that the Council may expedient to make, I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, E, Surxacawa, Consul-General for Japan.
R.F, Tnonsors, Esq., Secretary, Municipal Council, Decided not to made any offer until it has been ascertained whether Mr. Wills agrees to surrender the portion in front of his property.
ighting and Draining in Tiendong Road.
to be published follo ing correspondence is ordered Ofiice of the Chiva Merchants' S.N, Ca,, Shanghai, 15th October, 1880.
Srm,—I beg to call your attention to the new houses which have' been built by me and others on the Tieudor Honan and North Sz the tonants of the houses have paid the usual Municipal rates, yet the streets on which these Houses stand have not, been lighted with gas, nor a main drain to connect with those of the Low beg that you will lay the matter before th Council, so that steps may be at once taken to do the needful.
Thave the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, Manager, O.Mf.8.N. Qo.
RF. Taonsury, Esq, Secretary, Municipal Council.
Shanghai, 19th October, 1880.
Str,—I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 15th inst., which has been Submitted to the Council, and, in reply, Iam directed to say that instructions have been given to the Surveyor to have four lambe Placed in the Tiendong Road between the you mention, and that provision will ade in the Budget for next year to have the road drained.
Tam, Sir, Your obedient servant, To Onv Vu-onza, Esq.
R, F, Twonzuny, Secretary.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.