Bell, whose resignation has been noted, is grinted a new commission as Lieuten attached to this Company for instructional duty.
Lani Commission.—The resignation of Mr. W. S. Juckson of his seat on the Commission is received, and it is decided to is-ate a notification calling for nominations for his successor without delay.
Soochow Road Fatension. ~The followi correspondence is ordered for publication Shanghai, 11th April, 190°.
Dear Sin,—Referring to the conversation we had on the subject of the surrender sufficient: and from Cadastral Lot. No. Shanghai, for the construction of a road 30 ft in width along Soochow Creek frontage of the above lot, am instructed by the owner to say he is willing to surrender the requi quantity of land at six thousand eight hun dred Teels (Tals 6,800.00) per moxo, the price ho paid for it last year, the bunding of the Soochow Creek to be at your expense, and, if required, one or more places to be constructed for land. g of cargo, ete Awaiting an ely reply, Tam, Dear Yours faith Cuaries Mavse, Esy., Shanghai. il Room.
Shanghai, 20th April, 1900,—Referving to your application for a permit to build upon Cadastral lot 367 and sineer of the resultant, upon the decision of the Consuls in the Browett Foreshore Case cod ty take every possible opportunity to acquire U For a thi fuct road to fo an extension of the Souclow Road along the whole length of the south hank of the Soochow Creek.
ix line of road will therefore at the of next year be shown on the of extensions, but in the mean-glad tw ares thereof which will S00, is rewarded as a fair oni it is understood that the H you, viz, Tle, perty will derive from the Fried through, and to request that he good enough to represent the case to fight, the intent wochow Read th of the xa whole length of the south and for that paper Tot, for which a tite deed is already ence.
Taleo note with pleasure that the price I<. 6.909,00 per mow is regarded as a fai Iwut that ax the Harbor authorities wi not! sai tion the erection of 20 feet of their bunt reasamably be demanded onl; extra 10 feet required for the roa'
On this latter point, Tam requested that to this he cannot a; of the golowas, ich he would have entire control, would be very useful for landing cargo prior to its being put into the godowns without any Police interference, or for. the temporary storage of each cargo as would not be atfecteil by the weather.
Tam also requested to say he does not consider that this property would benefitted by the thoroughfare if carried through and that he would rather be wi the very valuable right to the water frontage it now [and For the road surrenders such rights f possesses, and that as he in surrendering the
the benefit of the Public the Public must pay for the whole of the land proposed to be taken for the roa Kindly bring jestion again before the Council at the earliest opportunity so as get it settled with the least possible delay and oblige, Yours faithfully, J. AMBROSE, W. E. Levesos, Esq., Assistant Secretar Municipal Coun 108i Shanghai, In reply tov the subject of the proposed road ing the south bank of the Soochow 567, [am objections owner of this perty to the proposals of the Council, the are hereby withdrawn and the Council will now take the necessary steps to have the 30 foot road in question scheduled upon the plan of 1001. fu the event of free surrender of the same not being obtainable w der the terms of Land Reg lation Via questi which ix left in alk will it powers FLA (the scope whereof is the existence or date Title-leeds) leaving the question of comiper to be decided the Land i omitting for the Tam! Hegulation VI Ge of Commissioners would in assessing compensttion (if any) be largely iufluenend by the fact the Ha: hour Auth rill not sanction tion of any buiklings within 20 feet rights to which ter the correspond [and Messe Th the last published noe between the Council Ellis contained of the cil, from which yon will oh: reid to surren such riparian gets are reserved, he Council desires to pi formal won record this wz to build 6 do so with setting Ime' of suck structures will he required hereafter. a can: sideration which would doubtless atfect- any question of con permit cently forwarded te yeu by the Engineer is therefore understood to ha ject to the terms herein stated, and in reurdanee with the conditions agreed to in of 2nd April to the Engi che April, 11, that the ion of the the Chekiang Th of Cadastral lot for this burp Jam to refer te the Council's letters tu self dated the 20th April and 1th May last.
Tt will ho within your knowledge that the provisions of Article VI of the Land Regula tions as to free stirender have been found inapplicable in the case of the adjoining lot after test before the Court of Consuls, and inasmuch as the conditions are identical, the ouneil desires to draw your attention to dumont in re (given on initial, Municipal Report) Ihiie rights in. this locality to be met by the surrender of 10 feet. am therefore to request that you may: be good enough to convey an elfer to the beneficiary owner of the land that, 19 return for the surrender of a 30 feet strip, measured from the official bund line, the Council will pay for 20 fect at the rate originally suggested by yourself, namely Tls, Shanghai, 39th April, 1901 1 have to acknowledge receipt of yours of the 12th inst. on the subject of the extension "f the Soochow Road between Chekiang and Thibet Roads for which exten-sign a strip 30 feet in width, measured from tie official bund Tine of the Soochow Creek is required from Cadastral lot No. 567, and in
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