2174 Dear Sir,—Referring to the conversa tions which have already passed between Mr. Godfrey of your Works Department and Shen Moi Peh and Yih Hong Dah, we are now requested by the Directora of the Wha Sing Cotton Spinning Mill Company to address you with regard to the proposed new road, No. 21 on the Municipal Plan of New Roads, as tothe proper compensation to be paid to our clients for the portion of their {land through which the proposed new road will pass.
Our clients purchased a portion of this land this year, so we are informed, and paid at the rate of 3,600 Taels a Mow, Phey are now willing to accept for their land, taken by the new road, is. 2,000 a Mow ie. at the Municipal Assessment rate.
We send you a Plan herewith. That portion of the Plan coloured red shews Where the road gues through our clients' land; the area of land which will be taken from our clients is about M. 4, 3. 1.0, The portion shown on the Plan coloured belongs to the Ewo Cotton Mill Ca., "As the Jand taken up by this proposed new road is so very much taken from our Clients, they desire respectfully to express wish that the road be called the Wha Sing Road, and the jotty at the Whampoa end of the road be called the Wha Sing Jetty.
There are also some requests they will prefer at a {lat-r stage—standards on the Toud for electric lighting of their factory and also possibly a flying-bridge across the toad from one part of the Wha Sing Factory to the other. permit, and this is now in abeyance anti They have already applied for a buildin the question of compensation for the road is fixed.
Our clients wish us to point out that it would be very convenient if the roxd-qnestion having been settled, the Council will allow them to complete their building and get rid of their workmen before the road work: i.en are employed, so as to avoid all possible disturbances as between the different lots of workmen employed.
Yours faithfully, StOKEs AND Prarr, J. 0. P. Buaxp, Esq Secretary, Municipal Council.
Council Room, Shanghai, 30th May, 1902.
Geytiewen.—In reference to your letter of the 30th, April, I am directed to inform you that the arrangements for the
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