Upper Boat House Lot.—The acceptance by the Rowing Club of the Council's offer for this site is read and the correspondence in re ordered to be published Council Room, Shanghai, 5th February, 1901.
Sin,—I am directed to inform you that the Council is desirous of undertaking the construction of a road, forty feet wide, on the east of the lot whereon' stands the Upper Boat House, to leal from the Markham Koad to the bank of the Soochow creek, made to acquire a twenty foot strip from the With this in view arrangements have been
adjoining owner, measured from the contre of the division creek, at the rate of Ths. 1,500 per_mow; and I am to enquire whether a, imilar strip could be purchased at the same from the owner of the Boat House lot.
The Council is aware that the Rov Club's tenure of this property is of a peculiar and special character and would therefore prefer that the applic: owner may be made with the so through the medium of the Club Committee. Tam, Your obedient servant, W. E. Lavesox, The Honorary Secretary, Shanghai Rowing Clad, above offer on condition that sufficient time he given for the convenient removal of the Boat-house, oats and ether property of the Club.
Iam, Sir, Yours faith T. Bruse, Hon. Se: ary, Shanghai Roving Cle.
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