Article IIL.—That the Foreign Settlements and Bubbling Well and Carter Roads including Sinza be divided into, and known as the following Fire Districts No. 1, Hongkew.—From Garden Bridge along Seward to corner of Minghon; Ruf to Police Station and Woosung Rond, and all East of that.
No. 2, Honykew.—All West of the above.
No. 9 English Settlement.—Soochow Creek to Nanl ad.
No. 4, English Scttlement,—Nanking Road to Yang?
No. 5, Froveh Concession, ing-pang.
No. 6, Bubbling Well and Carter Roads, in-
And the operations of the S.F.D. shall be within these limits, which shall not be passed except in cases of urgent necessity and by order of the Chief Engineer.
At the same meeting it was decided to alter Article IV, s0 as to make a member of the Fire Department eligible for the post of District Engineer irrespective of the Settlement in which he resides. The following is a copy of the Resolution which requires the sanction of the Couneil:—
There is as usual at this time a great fall- _"'Article IV.—That there be a Chief En-
The sailing cutter was secured with a 601b. eer and three District Engineers, one for bolt anchor, buried in the sand, with 30 the English Settlement, one for the Hongkew fathoms of grapnel, to which two cwt. Settlement and one for the French Concession, bags of coal were also fastened near the the latter to be of equal standing; when a fire takes place the Engineer of the District anchor. Captain Moore's description of in which it occurs shall take command until the approach of the bore is very vivid and the arrival of the Chief Engineer." we quote it verbatim, It waa a calm still The Board desire me to call the attention night with a little rain hanging about. The of the Council to the number of foreigners murmur of the bore in the distance was that are allowed.within the police lines at heard at 11.29; the cascade could be seen fires who have no S.F.D., badges, and to at 11.55, and it passed us with a loud roar ask that the Captain Superintendent of Police at 12.20, well over on the north bank may be requested not to allow the order of the river. All that could be seen was which was issued in January 1887 to fall into a white steep slope of water, overfalling abeyance, and pouring over itself as it advanced, the Tam Sir, river filling up to the level of the flood as Your obedient servant, J. A. Pox, the bore went by." In a few minutes afterwards the overflow from the bore Secretary, Fire Commission, reached the boats and floated them at once, Decided to sanction the proposed alterations in Articles III and IV and to forward The steam cutter was brought up with a severe jerk, and commenced to drift to the the letter to the Captain Superintendent of westward, the sailing cutter quickly follow-Police for his information and guidance. ing, and the two boats dragged 3 miles in The Meeting then adjourned.
25 minutes, although the steam cutter was i the time full speed ahead. On Tenders for the Debentures of the Muni-ighing the anchors it was found that the cipal Loan for 1888 were opened to-day, flukes and a great portion of the chains had and the following allotments were mi lo been burnished till they resembled polished. being at an average rate of is. 1028 each silver. The coal in the bags, with the ex. 7080.00 ception of a cwt, in one, had been all Shff9'59 washed out, and the bags filled with sand "2844.00 Paoked so tightly chat it had to be out out cee with axes. The strength of the current must 700 Debentures at Tls. 71,660.00 have been at least 10 miles an hour, andi there total amount tendered for was Tis. wasaninterval of three hoursbetweentheappearance of the bore atrembler island and at ming, Next day the bore was seen under
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