At the Meeting of the Council hela in the Board Room, No. 23, Kianyse Road, Shanghai, on Monday, the 29th May, 1882, 4 p.m, Present:—Messrs. W. ©. Ward (Chairman), W. H. Dalgliesh, R. A. Gubbay, C.J. Holliday, R. Mackenzie G. J. Morrison, J. Ronstan, and the Secretary.
Phe Minutes of the previous meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication.
Gash Statement for the week ended 28th natant is submitted, and cheques for dry accounts are signed.
Water Works' Company—Bubbling Well Road.—The following letters are ordered to be published bling Well Road have me favour of the allowed to Iny Tam, Sir, Your obedient servant, R. FP. THorsurs, To Dr. E. Hexpersox, Health Officer.
4, Hongkong Roxa, agai, 23ed May, 1832, TIL death from wem registered to cholera. literally no winter, a that ssu appear likely to f spread of dives public health, to gustd ably sought i
sonably from hurrying the work of pi during the hot weather. If the Water Works' Company ari ion to supply water whi laid, or will be able to plished in cool dry weather, then there would be some object in continuing the work tarauce of the Eiad. from the Compan ug
cannot regard the opening up of Bub Well Road, at other light than somewhat danger Epwarp HENDERSON. F. Taonsony, Eng.
Shanghai, 3st May, 1882, Gesrieaey,—[ have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 20ch inst., and in reply, to inform you that as the Health Officer is very decidedly of opinion that the Bubbling Well Road should not be opened during the hot weather, the Council regret that they are unable to comply with your request that permission should be granted to the Waterworks' Company to lay their pipes along it at once, Lam, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, W. C. Wann, Chairman, To W. 8. Wersore, Boq., and others, Yuen Fong Road Evtension.—The following correspondence is ordered to be published Shanghai, 22nd May, 1882.
Dear Sin,—Enolosed f beg to hand you a plan (tracing) showing the proposed extension of the Yuen-fong Road from the Broadway to Seward Ready "Lam iuatructed by Mr Chit, Yirohee to offer the land required for the truction of a thirty-foot road as above at 1,500. per mow. The area of the land #0 offered and colored light pink on the tracing mow 4 fun 8 119 hao ay Tls. 1,500 por mow =Tly, 3,733.50. Should the Municipal Coun-to take over the said land, it can be rel to them at auer, 1 alo 1 showing the portion of
already ceded to the Council by Mr. Chit any Whang-poo ant Now chee, the wren amounts to 2 fund 2 hoon, which at the assessed value (Tle, 2,000 por ki of Tle, 48100 tus by the ipal Council to Mr. Chit Yi-oh uily send cheque fur wis at your early nce and oblige, Yours faithfully, Francis A. Groow, Ctark, Enq., Municipal Surveyor, you mitted to th Mtr, Gh Yue to them the strip of hin land required to make a thirty fovt road in the live of the Yue ron, extending from the Hroatray to Suward road, that all goaves oF a riy are expenss of Me. Chit Yit-chee, tht the road oun be onerivd through h regard to the Ming.
Whangpoo Nanzing roads, the mei wed by you are all but tee that the port aw cheque for be forwards Lam, Sir, Your obedient servant, Secretary.
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