At the Meeting of the Council held in the Board Room, No, 23, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Monday, the Sist July, 1882, at 4 o'clock p.m, Present:—Mossrs. W. ©. Ward (Chai man), D. Brand, W. H. Dalgliesh, R. A. Gubbay, G. J. Morrison, A. Myburgh, J. Roustan, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of the previous meeting are road, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication.
Cash Statement, for week ended 29th inst,, is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Firewells.—Measurement of water in wells on 29th inst. is submitted we Gaitle in Native Dairies.—The Inspector reports that on 28th inst. he found all the cattle healthy and frap from disease.
Kiukiang Road—Lot 3273,—Letter from Me, Kingsmill submitted i Little, the owner of ti Municipal boundary stones tomb as, to leave only a 22 fect road on the north side of it, unless the Council are prepared to made him an offer for the strip required to make the road 30 feet wide, measuring 366 X 8 fect, and adds rate of is. 1,500 to 1,600 per mow for the that Dr, Little will probably accept the strip.—Decided to purchase the strip at the price named, as it is necessary to have the road 30 feet wide.
Seward Road.—Letter from Messrs, Waters and Dale submitted, stating that Chit Vu-chee has agreed to straighten the Seward road from the Hongkew Creek toa point 1,100 feet to the Eastward and to Tomove the houses for the sum of Tls. 500, the understanding being that he is to give up such portions of his land as are Fequired for the road, receiving from the Council in exchange such portions of the present road as are opposite to his property And extend to the south beyond the required forty-feet roadway.—Decided to agree to this arrangement, Fearon Road, Bztension,—The surveyor reports that the tenant of the coalyard at the junction of the Fearon and Seward roads has at last put back his fence, 80 as to leave a thirty-feet roadway as far as his premises extend, and Pare Beauchef, the agent for the owners, has agreed to' this Tine on the understanding that the creek is to be bunded, and the road formed as far as the Hanbury road in a reasonable time.
Kiangse Road.—Plans of the proposed ire New Bridge across Yang-king-pang, at
bridge between the Rue Petit and Kiangee road are again submitted, along with a report from the surveyor which has been approved of by the Works Committee, recommending that the bridge be accepted, provided that the top and bottom plates are continued the whole length of the main girder, and that either wood pavement, stone or planking be used for the footpaths instead of chequered plates which would be hot in summer and slippery in frosty weather.—Decided to write to the Frouch Council to this effect, requesting them to arrange for having' the bridge constructed and placed in position, all expenses connected with the same to be equally divided between New Publis Market. lots of round as sites for proposed itis decided next meeting.
New Municipal Regulatic Mr. Hannen, Acting Chief Justice, submitted, asking the Gouneil to excuse him from acting on the Committe appointed alterations made in the 3 by the members of the Diplomatic Body at Peking, burat the same time expressing his willingness to give the members every assistance in his power, without joining officially in their delibera: tions, The Meeting then adjourned.
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