'Bunding.—Erecting stone landing steps to North Soochow Road' bunding in front of the Tien-how temple.
Drainage,—Building brick drains in the Seward, Quinsan, Boone and Chapoo Road extensions.. Cleaning Hoopeh Road drain.
Foreshore.—The grass plots on the Bund foreshore, Yangtsze Road, are being returfed where required.
Roads.—Raisin, mud a new road, running eastward of Woosung Road, near Finger Post Creek.
Outvide Roads.—Repsiring bunding, new Cemetery Road. Repairing, widenlog. ete., '2nd bridge caloratel Road, near Un-! pond kien Read, and footpaths Honan Roads Chip-paving.—Repairing chip-paving Fuh-
Curb, é-c.—Laying curb, etc., in the Soochow Road and Broadway, from Dent Road to Wayside.
Metalling Yangtsze Road from Hankow to Kiukiang Road; Broadway, from Kung-ping Road to Wayside.
Repairing.—Generally repairing the various roads in and outside the Settlements.
Garden Bridge.—A portion of the timber general meeting. In reviewing these acfor repairing the bridge has been received from Hongkong, and every preparation has counts there is, I think, but little for me to remark upon, as they speak for themselves, been made to commence the work, as soon as the remainder of the timber arrives.
Dut it may be as well for me to allude to certain items of more or less importance, Public Band.—The -following letter is as showing how the Company actually read and ordered to be published stands. In the first instance I wish to draw Shanghai, 3rd April, 1890. your attention to the closing of the accounts Sm,—Referring to the letter I addressed to for the year 1888, the result, which must on on the 20th January last, I am now be considered satisfactory, being the payirected to inform you that Mr. Vela and the ment of 10 per cent. on the paid up capital, musicians of the Public Band are willing to and 18 per cent. dividend t" contributing renew their ents for a further period shareholders, besides an addition to Reserve of 2 years and 8 months from the 30th June Fund of Tls. 40,000. I now come to the next, (to 28th February 1893) on the same terms as at present. statement of accounts for the year ended Mr. Vela leaves for Europe on the 1th 31st December last, which shews a balance at instant, and the Band (committee are anxious credit on that date of Tls. 797,536.94. The to have the Council's sanction to renew the premia for this year 1889, exh i agreements so as to enable Mr. Vela to have crease of Tls. 122,350, as' compared with jo necessary documents for the musicians 1888, and this I think is a prunt that the arranged at the Spanish Consulate before his Company still retains its popularity, and departure. the staunch support of its shareholders. It Lam, Sir, is satisfactory to know that our investments Your obedient servant, in London have improved in value, and sv J. A. Poxp, enable us to write off as profit the sum of. Secretary, Shanghai Public Band Committee.
18,058.20, at the termination of our triennial term. The losses and claims paid R. F. Toorsors. on account of 1889 are unfortunately excep-Secretary, Municipal Council. tionally heavy, but the many casualties that The Chairman says that Mr. Vela reoccurred during the year must be regarded nowed his agreement before leaving, and as almost unprecedented in the history of that the new agreements with the musicians marine insurance. Nevertheless our liabiliare aleo ready for signature at the Spanish ties are running off very steadily, and the Consulate.
Directors feel quite justified in making the The following letter is ordered to be interim distribution of profits that they republished with the minutes commend. A resolution to that effect will Shanghai, 22nd April, 1890.
Sim,—You are aware that under cover of as I am aware there are no other matters be put tothe meeting in due course. As far permission from the Harbour Master to place pontoons in front of North Yangtsze Road, requiring special comment, but should you and certain other roads leading thereto and to desire further information, I shall be happy the River Whangpoo, the Agent for the Nip-to reply to any questions you may wish to pon Yusen Kaisha is constructing wor which, in conjunction with these pontoons being no questions asked, the when placed in position, will, judging from Cuarnman said—The first resolution I have plans submitted by that Company, materially to propose is—interfere with and injuriously affect the access to and the public uscof the Bund and landing That the report and accounts to lst December last, as now presented, be adopted laces constructed and maintained by the and passed.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.