At the meting of the Council held at the Council Room, 17, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Tiouday, the 24h March, 1879, at 9,30 o'clock a.m.
Present:—Mesurs. R, W. Little (chairman), R. H. Artindale, W. Howie, P. G. Hubbo, Fearon, J. Bell-Irving, E. A. Sassoon, Vouillemont, J. Welch, and the Secretary.
Minutes of the previous Meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication.
Cash Statement, for the week ending 22nd instuut, is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Volunteers.—It is decided that the Mem-pers of the Defence Committee, in conjunetion with the oticers of the Volnntacrs, shall arrange about the conditions on which the Council are to provide Uniforms for the Corps.
Jinriksha Licenses.—It is decided that the request contained in the following petition, from the owners of jinrikshas, cannot be complied with Petition from all the Ormers of Ji ikakas.
Side-walk.—Bubbling Well Road.—Minute by Works Committee submitted, Pointing out that pedestrians are in con tinual danger of being run over ly' some of the numerous carriages conveying na: ives to and from the Bubbling Well, owing to there being no side-walk along' the road, and recommending that a raised foot-path, about 5 feet in width, should be made, which the Surveyor estimates will not cost more than Tls. 1,400 to Tls. 1,500, as he does not consider curbs and side-channels necessary.
Decided to have a raised side-walk made, the Surveyor to ascertain upon which aide of the road it can most conveniently be placed.
Opening Malo for Gas Mains.—Tho following correspondence with the Cuairman of the Gas Company is submitted Shanghai, 22ud March, 1879.
Str,—Constant complaints are made to the Company by the residents on the Babbling Well Road that the supply of gas by the Bretent maine is no longer sufficient, The rectors are anxious meet the requirements of a growing district, and to remedy defect which may exist'as soon a3. possi Thave accordingly to ask that you permit to our Engineer to take the Hupeh road snd Bridge and the road for youd te Horse Bazaar.
work will not require more than fortnight to complete it, if the weather is good; and I would draw your to the fact that if it be not do \t once, it must be deferred in the public interest until after the summer.
Tam, Sir, Your obedient serva:: t, F. B, Fores, Chairman, Shanghai Gas Company. To the Cuarzmax of the Muvicipal Council. beg you not to raise the license for jivrikshas, The. first jivriketas we Duilt in Japan, and brought nere by some Shaoghni, 24th March, 1879.
Sim,—I have to acknowledge receipt of your favor of this date, informing mo that in foreigners who let them out ior hire, but Sonsequeuce of the constant, complaints by shortly afterwards sold them fe One ct residents on the Bubbling well road about ting 6 inauflicient supply of Gas, the Directors of
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