The following is the agreement between the Municipal Council and the Waterworks Company. Though it was made in August last, it was not communicated to the Press with the usual minutes of the proceedings of the Council "An Agreement made the thirty-first day of August One thousand eight hundred and eighty between The Council for the' Foreign Community of Shanghai (who with their successors are hereinafter referred to as "the Council") of the one part, and Alexander MoLeod, Henry Riches Hearn, Robert Mac-Kenzie and John Melancthon Ringer, all of Shanghai, Merchants (who are hereinafter referred to as ' the Provisional Committe of the other part. Whereas the Provisional Committee propose to establish and incorporate under the English 'Companies' Acts 1862 to 1880," a Company by the name of th Shanghai Water-works Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as the Company and whereas the objects of the Company include the supply of filtered water to the rents, shipping, and native city res of twenty and whereas at a Meeting of the ra of the Foreign Settlements of forth of the Yavg-king-pang Creek, duly convened and held on the sixteenth day eight empowered to grant june One thousand eight and
to the Company permission to open the roads within the limits of the said Settlements for give such other facili
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