At the Meeting of the Council held in the Board Room, No. 23, Kianyse Road, anghai, on Monday, the Sth June, 1882, at4pm, Present:—Messrs. W. 0. Ward (CI mao), WH, Datel ALS. Little, J. Roustan, and the Seoretary.
The Minutes of the previous meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication.
Cash Statement for the week ended 4th instant is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
General Municipal ute, Native. Return for March quarter is submitted Sox oF Geena fostcina Rare—NaTive Bb. of Rontat No. of, Rental Hou asses: Lion] Asses ace cwt et] 188i. 168, 1852, selene 5 7.8 eign settlement 60s]27, 570 et FRavives f [55853 171s] uunveeupiet. 1,269
Total Axe Tax Collectod 25,022) 28,4431 joter reports that uring May the markets wore well supplied with yood and wholesome articles of foot. The number of animals killed to supply the foreign markets was: oxen 505, sheep 942, culves 129, pigs 19, and at the geease shops ternative uso: oxen79, water buffaloes 11, sh anies five. The cattle inthe native dairies and the ponies at the livery stables are all free from any disease.
aleo Mavket.—The following letter is ordered to be published 1882, Ssu of the Hupeh roads to commuuicats to the Council ropertivs adjoining the new Pakhoi and tthe following proposition relative to a public market.
The new roads are wider than most of the thoroughfares in the Settlement and are not Tikely, for acme time at least, to be largely availed of for carriage traffic. He suggests therefore either that the market now lied ery morning in ths Maloo should be transferred to the new roads, or if they be found practicable that the talls removed from the Maloo at nine jock every morning should be made to occupy one or both of the roads.
At present great pul convenience is onused by the transfer of market stands from the Maloo to the Fub Intter it need sexreely be only one of the most frequented, but generally being of a fair width, ai traffic could with greater readiness be accommodate.
Linay all that it would be easier to take sanitary measures with regard to the proposed site than in the very constricted thorough. fare now made ure of for market pur po The lesvee does not desire eration the removal of the market would undoubtedly be at the present time to hiv advantage, as it would be an inducement ts to occupy the new buildings. Faithfully yours, "Taos, WY, Kisosaren, "Secretary, Manicipal Council, Decided to reply that as the question of covered public market is still under consideration, the Council are not prepared at present to entertain the above proposition.—The tbltowing fetter is ordered to be New Footbridge across Yang-king-pang.
published Office of the China Merchants' S.N. Cv., Shanghai, 5th June, 1882. in an all and apparently ridge across the Yang-king-pang, between the Shantung and roads, hey to ask whet i hundred taels, and Lam, Your obrelivn' norvant, if fe Tuonsuny, Esq., Secretary, Buglish' Municipal Council, and J. Bosaneau, Exg.,
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