At the Meeting of the Council held in the Board Room, No. 23, Kianyse Road, Shanghai, on Monday, the Sed September, 1883, at 4 o'clock p.m.
Present:—Movsrs, A. Myburgh (Chair-J. 8. El P. G. Habbe, R. A.. Westall, and the Secretary, The Minutes of last confirmed, signed by th passed for publication, Cash Statement for is submitted and cheques for sundry reports that hw inspected the dairies on the 28th and 290ch ultimo, and found all the cattle healthy and free from disease.
Grease-shops, Cattle Disease, ete.—Special report by the Inspector submitted, stating in reply to Mr. Hall's letter of last week, that as the arrival of boats by the Defence Creek depends upon the state of the tide, dead animals cannot always be brought during the night; that it is quite impossible that twenty-five to thirty could have arrived in any one night and been disposed of to the yrease-shops without his knowledge; that no best with twenty-five cat cusses on board ever remained in the ere bor of dead and sick animals brought here during August was only three to four per day. In order to keep the Council furnished with detailed and accurate information with regard to native dairies, markets, slaugh houses, and grease-shops, it would require aman to devote his whole time and attention to the work, as the grease-shops should be daily, and the native dairies at least threetimesatweek. Formerly the inspection of markets was a separate branch and quite distinct from the Nuisance Department, but when Mr, Keele left some eight years ce, Mr, Howes wag instructed to look after the markets, as thoro was no one cles todoso. Of late years all the branches of work under the charge of Mr. Howes have very much increased, and to many different a 8 have been added to the nuisance branch, that nearly his whole time is taker up with' work which does not properly come under the head of nuisance, Mr. Howes therefore suggests that the Council should be pleased to appoint an Inspector of Markets, Dairies, etc., who will have exclusive charge of this Department, Lotteries—Tho following letter is or dered to be published United States Consul: teneral, Shanghai; let September, 1883.
Str,—At the instance of the Mixed Court Magistrate, I have the honour to enclose a proclamation, issued by that officer probibitin native from opening shops under the assume names of foreigners for the sale of Macao Lottery-tickets.
"The Magistrate requests that you will cause this docameut to be posted in the usual way for the information of the native resident in the Settlements, Tam Sir, Your obedient servant, 0. N. Dzwxy, U.8. Consul-General, and Senior Consul: To A. Mynoran, Esq., Chairman, Municipal Council, Shanghai cided to comply with this request.
Lighting of Settlement.—Roport by the Surveyor submitted, stating that having inspected the side stroots intersecting the tlieeo main thoroughfares lighted by olectricity, he finds that some of them are insufliciently lighted and recommends that the following ten gas lamps, which wore dis-wed with, should be relighted:—Lloyd 1; Honan Road, 4; Whangpoo Road, 1; Woochang Road, 1'; Minghong Road, Nanziing Road, 1; Hovakoo Road, 1, Decided to have this done.
Mr. AI. How submitted, slating that th Charges by Waterworks' Co.—Lottor from
'Waterworks' Company refuse to supply him' with water for $2.50 per mouth, the rate at which his house is assested, and asking the Council to obtain from the works' Company the fulfilment of their ith the Municipality. Mr, How correspondence with the Waterworks' Company, from which it appears that ho expects to be supplied with water for four ponies, and for his garde as well as for his house, for $2.50 Decided to refer the correspon ce to the Legal Ad to oslo him ther the Council ist upon Mr, How being supplied with all the water for $2.50 per month.
The Meeting thou adjourned.
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