MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, At the Meeting of the Council held in the Board Room, No Kianyse Road, Shanghai, on Friday, the Lsth December, 1881, at 9 o'clock a.m.
Present:—Messrs. W. C. Ward (Vice-Chairman), D. Brand, Fredk. Bridze, Geo, J. Holland, H. Lester, E. "Moses, J. Rodewald, A. G. Wood, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of previous meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication Cush Statement, for the week ended 16th instant, is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Telephonic Communication.—The follow ing correspondence is ordered to be pub-
{crm Meteac" Teusenose Exemasce Asso: ill" kindly. wires through t to the same conditions terms og those granted to the Great Northern Telegraph Company At the same time I would point out that the use of poles to carry our lines will be excep tional and not general, and that we shall, wherever practicable, dispense with them altogether.
T have the honour to he, Your obedient servant, J.D. Bisnor, Secretary pro tem. To R. F. Tuorscrs, Esq, Secretary, Municipal Couued, Sir,—L have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 9th in ich has been submitted to the Council, and in reply, Lam say that before coming to any de allowing "The Mutual" Telephone Exchange Association '0 erect poles and run wires igh the Settlements, on the same condition and on the same terms as the Great Northern jegraph Company, they will be glad to have some information about the constitution of the Asso a guarantee that the works can be carried through if the sion is granted.
Tam, Sir, Your obedient servant, R. F, Txorsvry, Secretary. Yo J. D, Bisnor, Esq., Sveretary pro fen., Mutual Telephone Asuclation of Shaushai, The Meeting then adjourned.
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