'A postscript memorial from Pan Chiinsuch a position that stones and bricks, are constantly falling into the water. I beg that wen explaining that T'ien Kuo-chun, who you will have he Kindseas to enquire into this matter, with a view to the prevention of future ground of complaint, T have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, P. J. Huones. H.B.M, Consul-General and Senior Consul. J. Macorecor, Esa.
Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Council.
From Nich Tadtai to Consul-General Hughes, dated K-S. XVI, 4, 1, (19th May, 1890.)
Sim,—The Committee entrusted with the Soochow Creek improvement works have represented to me that by the eastern foot of the Chehkiang Road Bridge on the piece of ground registered as lot No. 112 in the United States Register and situated on the south bank of the Soochow Creek, where the Municipal Council deposit rubbish, numerous pieces of Stone and brick frou the heape constantly get thrown into the Creek, the inevitable effect being in the course of time to make it both shallower and narrower.
The Committee observe that when they received orders to widen and deepen the Creek, they represented this matter to the Taotai, who addressed an official communica tion asking that the Council might be moved to take the necessary steps, to prevent such deposits of debris being nude at this spot. The same accumulations however, still continue to be made, with the result of constantly increasing obstruction to the Creek. If this is allowed to go on, not only will the results of our previous labour be lost, but it will become impossible to dredge this section of the stream at all.
write to you task you totove the Municipal The Committes therefore request. me: te Council to give orders to their contractor or coolie headman to desist from henceforth from the practice of depositing heaps of rubbish on the shore of the Soochow Creek.
I have accordingly the honour to request chat you will communicate with the Council with a view to the orders indicated above being given. have, ete, (Card of Nina Taorat) Translated by M.F, A. Fraser, Council Board Room, Stx,—I have the honour to we knowledge the receipt of your letter of the lst inst. guelosing translation of a despatch from the Taotai directing attention to the injury said to be done to thie Soochow Creek owing'to the constant falling into it of pieces of stone and brick from the rubbish deposited by, the Municipal Contractors on the foreshore of the piece of ground, situated on the south side of the Creek, near the Chekiany road bridge, and registered as lot 112 at the U.S. Consulate General.
In reply I beg to say that, the Inspector of Niusances has instructions to see thut every. precaution is taken to prevent rubbish of any description falling into the Creek, and I have to request that you will inform the Taotai that if necessary the Council will bund this portion of the foreshore, and they will have any rubbish, which may full in, removed from the bed of the Creek so that there can no danger of the channel becoming narrower, or shallower at this part.
have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, Jous MaccReGor, Chairman, P. J. Heones, Esq., H.B.M. Consul'General and Senior Consul.
Finvicsha and Wheelbarrow Trafic.—Rert by the Captain Superintendent' of "lice is submitted stating that during the t four weeks the license' of 1,678 jinricshas, 95 wheelbarrows, and 45 hand carts, either were confiscated or suspended for having dirty or decrepit coolies, for being overloaded, or for some other breach of the regulations. As a constable has to leave his beat when he brings one of these vehicles to the station, there is no one to attend to this duty during his absence, it is therefore recommended that a special staff should be eet apart for this work, and this
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