The Summons calling the meeting is taken as read.
The Minutes of the last meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman and passed for publication.
Cash Statement for the past week is submitted and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Return of Prisoners apprehended and Police daily reports fur the past week are submitted.
Tuzes in Hougkero.—The following correspondence is ordered tu be published, eral de France. ai, 14 Mai, 1892.
Mossi S. Ex. lo Taotai par un dernier ina signalé que lo délégué clu district ' North of Louza se plaignait que dans lo premier arrondisse. ment en face clu Teh'ouwn hong pang SBT if un certain nombre de maisons avuient ete fermees par un enropéen pour u'avoir pas pave les taxes (municipales Lo Taotai ajoute que dans lo courant de Juin 1890 la Compagnie Ye Kouang (2¥2 J) avait construct des maisons an nord clu nouveau pont, pris do Peung Téang Long (Zeyh 4r) et que lo Conseil Municipal s'était borne a donner des numeros & ces sons sans les assujettir A aucune taxe; cette locality n'a ete iposée que lorsqu'elle est venue postérieurea faire partie des concessions.
Ex. lo Thotai, observant que Teh'ouan hong pang n'étant encore compris dans la concession américaine, il conven it. que lo conseil, suivant en cela lo precedent mentionué, s'abstint de percevoir les taxes dont on se plaint.
Jo vous serai oblige, Monsieur lo President, de vouloir hi examiner cette affaire et de me faire sav situation des localités designees. Ces renseignements me scrout nécessaires pour faire an Taotai, apus avoir de nouveau consult mes e-llégues, la réponse qui sera wotivée par les eirconstances.
Agréez, Monsieur lo President, los assurances dv ma consideration tris distinguée. Wacsen.
President clu " Municipal Council."
Shanghai, 25th May, 1802.
Str,—I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th instant, and in terly I beg to say that both the localities referred to by the Taotai in the letter which he addressed to you on the 12th April are situated within the boundaries of Hongkew.
The district on the north side of the Tib Quan Hong Pang (S$ $7 ff) includes the village on the Woosung Road at the entrance to the Rifle Range, and extends to the How, kew Creek, and the other district referred to is situated between the North Shanse and Fohkien Roads.
The occupants of the houses in the village at the range, and in the immediate neighbourhood have been called upon to pay the General Municipal rate this year, as the Woosung road is now policed and lighted down to the range; none of the houses have been closed for non-payment of the tax, as all the ocoupants paid it, without making any objection.
I anese honour to be, Your obedient servant, Sous G. Porpos, Chairman, R. Waaser, Esq, Consul General de France, and Senior Consul.
Overhead Electric Wires.—The following correspondence is submitted and ordered to be published.
Shanghai, 18th May, 1892, Sin,—I am directed to acknowledge receipt of your letter of Lith instant and to thank the Council for having modified their views with regard to overhead wires.
Prior to the Council's first notification on 21st January that they objected to the extension of overhead Wires, the Company, acting on the strength of the permits which had up to that time always been granted, had entered into a contract with the Land Tuvestment Company for the lighting of their house then being buile at the corner of the [North Szechuen and Quinsan Roads, and negotiations were also well advanced between, this Company and one of the tenants of the new houses in the Whangpoo Road for the lighting of his house also, As the former house, which has been actually wired, is situated near the Company's works, with only vacant land intervening, and the latter is on the Hongkew Bund, my Directors trust that j the Council will grant the necessary permits for connecting the same with overhead wires.
fam, Sit, Your obedient servant, Cuas. J. Deperos, Acting Secretary, The New Shanghai Blectric Light Ca. Ltd, Jour G. Poxvos, Esq.,
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