Decided to post the proclamations as requested.
Fuchu Road Widening.—Letter from Messrs. D. Sassoon, Sons & Ca. is read, offering to surrender for the sum of Tis, 588 a small strip of Lot 26A for the purpose of completing the side walk in the Foochow Road between the Bevan and Kiangse Roads Decided to accept this offer.
Margaret Williamson Memorial Horgital—The following correspondence is ordered to be published Shanghai, November 1888.
sin,—We take the liberty of handing you herewith a copy of the recently published report of the Margaret Williamson Memo-vial Hoxpital," which will show you the nature aint character of the work being done by that benevolent institution, Though ite funds re sufficient to render it independent of external assistance if continued on its present Timited scale, we are so well satisfied of the desirability of enlarging its accommodation to to extend its benefits to the con-teasing applicants for relief, that We venture to bring the subject to your notice, amd to express the hope that your Council will te your aid to the end by making provision in the next Municipal Budget for a Monation proportionate to that granted to other charitable institutions here "Or, if this not he done, that the Council will supa resolution at the next ratepayers meeting authorize such an allowance well and favourably: known ese residents, and we feel that they especially would cheerfully suse of the public funds to largely contributes We have the honour to remain, Sir, Your obedient servants, M. Dremsoxp, a M. Overneck, $353 M. Beewaxax, 323
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