Ab the Meeting of the Council held in the Board Room, No. 23, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Monday, the 18th July, 1881, at 9 o'clock a.m.
Prosont:—Messrs. H. R. Hearn (Chair-rao), D. Brand, Frodl, Bridge, Geo. J. Holland, J. J. Keswick, H. Lester, E. Moses, W. ©. Ward, A. G, Wood, 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 16th inst., is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Cattle in Native Dairies.—Tho Inspector reports that on 16th inst. he found all the cattle healthy and free from disease.—In compliance wie in application from Woosung Road—Lighting and Drainage.
Mr. Ashley, it is decided to instruct the Surveyor to place additional lamps in the Woosung Road, sufficient to light it perly, between Garden Villas and the Fesidences of Messrs. Pike and Ashley, and to have drain pipes laid when the Council are satisfied that they are needed.
Now Jetty next Messrs. Birt and Co.'s Premises, Hongkew.—The following letter is ordered to be published Harbour Master's Office, Shanghai, 11th July, 1881.
Ste,—I ha honour to inform you that thoro is no objection on the part of this office to the construction of a Jetty between Mr. Endicott's and Messrs. Birt and Co.'s on the Shanghai side of the 8th sect harbour, in accordance with the pi by the Municipal Surveyor on the Sth Lam, Sir, Your obedient servant, 'A. M. BisBex, Harbour Master.
The CuarnMaN, Municipal Council.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.