MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, At the Meeting of the Council held in the Board Room, No. 23, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Monday, the 13th June, 1881, at 9.30 o'clock a.m, Present:—Messrs. R, W. Little (Chairman), Fredk. Bridge, Geo. J. Holland, H. Lester, E. Moses, W. C. Ward, 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 11th inst., is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
New Bridge ucross Hongkew Creek.—Tho following letieris ordered to be published:
Shanghai, 15th June, 1881, Dear Srr,—We beg to call the attention of the Council to the necessity for a public bridge across Hongkew creek in continuation of the Hanbury Road; at present the only means of crossing the ors in this neighbour. hood is by a private bridge in a very bad state of repair.
Looking at the largo and increasing population now living in thie Jocality on both sides of the creek, one cannot but think that the Council will admit the time has arrived for some botter com niunication across the creek than is afforded by a private footbridge in an almost dangerous condition.
We are, dear Sir, Yours truly, Iyesox & Ca., Agents for Thomas Hanbury, F, Tuornvax, Exq.
Secretary, Suavguai Municipal Council, The Surveyor reports that there are no public roads on the other side of the Creel in the neighbourhood of this bridge.
Decided to refer the question to the Works Committee for their report, Lighting—Boone Roadl.—Letter from Mr. J, A. Mitchell submitted, asking the Council to place a lamp in the Boone Road between Miller and Woosung Roads, there being no light there at present.
Decided to comply with this request.
Local Post Ofice—Shanghai Mereury.—The following correspondence is ordered to be published "Shanghai Mercury " Office., Shanghai, Lith June, 1881.
Dear Siz,—Before the Mercury started, it had been the custom for the Local Post Office to deliver the evening paper when it wa oon afterwards, th 3 evening issue, and a rule was made that the Post Oifice would be closed rigorously at 7.30 p.in., without waiting until the Mercury was ready; but as the Courier circulates their paper at six or balf-Bast, we. would sak you to wait til the fereury is ready, or if you could not do that, to give us a little more time, as we are repeatedly a few minutes teo late, and it has often occurred that the pay eat the Post Ellice exactly at the time of closing, and they have refused to take them in. We do not ask you to keep the Post Oifice open, but to allow the coolies to wait at our office for the papers, By doing so the gas will be saved at the Post Oflice, We will promise never to keep the coolies after eight o'clock.
We already pay the Local Post for papers, expresses, &¢, at the rate of 'Tls. 150 per annum, and' through being often a fow
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