Road along the Rifle Range.—The fullowing letter is submitted and ordered to be} published Shanghai, 17th August, 1889.
Sin,—I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter respecting the House I propose to erect alongside the Rifle Range.
regret very much that the Municipal Council was not previously consulted on the matter, but I trust you will quit me of any want of courtesy, a8 it never occurred either to myself or my architect that there was any difficulty, seeing that several houses have been built in similar ions.
There is another approach to my land, bat itis not convenient for the conveyance of building plant and materials, I shall be much obliged if you will allow my Contractor to use the Rifle Range for that purpose durin; the progress of the building and when it is not required by the Council for other purposes, OF course I will repair any damage done, and will not presume to base any right on this permission, if the Council will be good enough to grant it. am, Sir, Your obedient servant, H.C. V. Dt Ficveinevo. Secretary, Municipal Council, After a short discussion it is decided to inform Mr, Figueiredo that the permission cannot be granted.
Lighting Setcard Row!.—The following etter is read and ordered to be published
Drax Six, Shanghai, 17th August, 1889; ith reference to your letter dated Mth' ult., acco tender to light Seward ting, this Company's oad, 1 have now the pleasure to inform you that this work has been finished, the electric lamps having been lighted for the first time in this road on the Loth inst., and: vere burning satisfactorily ut 7.45 pan. the hour I inspected them.
Tam, dear Sir, Yours faithfull yy Portex, Secretary.
Secretary, Municipal Council.
Lighting the Buud.—Attention is then directed to the lighting of the bund about which complaints have been made, and it fs agreed that the reduction in the height of the lamps instead of improving the lighting as was anticipated, has rather had of the lambe is now very much obscured by the opposite effect, as the light from most
the trees. It is suggested that if the larly could be suspended over the centre of the bund, the light from them would be much better diffused, and it is decided to write to the Electric Company asking them if this can be arranged.
Additional Hydraxts.—Memo: by the Surveyor is submitted pointing out that it is extremely desirable to have 3 hydrants erected in the North Soochow road, 2 in the North Kiangse and 3 in the Tsung-ming roads, but at present there are no water mains in the two last roads, and only a 2- inch pipe in the North Soochow Road, to opp? Messrs, Russell & Co.'s filature.
The Chairman says that according to the agreement with the Waterworks Ca., the Council can only call upon them to erect additional hydrants in those streets where they have mains, so that if the Council order the hydrants recommended, the Company would be entitled to charge a rental of 10 per cent. on the cost of supplying them and of laying down mains, and he suggests that in the meantime they should write to the Company pointing out that hydrants are required in the roads named, and wait until mains are laid down in them, before ordering hydrants to be erected, as those districts are being rapidly built over and mains will soon be required to supply the houses with water.
Decided to agree to thit Shanghai Home Guard.—The following letter is read and ordered to be publish Shanghai, 17th August, 1889. visional Committee of the "Home Guard"
Sum—As Honorary Secretary of the Pro and as chairman of the first meeting of enrolled members held on the 15th instant, I have the honour to inform you that at that meeting Mr. Robert Mackenzie was unanimously elected Captain of the Guard and the following gentlemen were elected Lieutenants, viz, Mr. George Brown, Mr. C.! Vincent Smith, Mr. A. McLeod, Mr. W. Drummond, Mr. R. G. Ogle and Mr. W. B. Bonnell. As soon as the appointments of these gentlemen have been confirmed, they will assume the management of the Guard and with this letter the duties of the provisional Committee come to an end.
have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, Hon. Secretar mal Commitice, Shanghai Home Guard, Jons Msconecon, Esq.,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.