Interm Departmental Bidance Sheet, made up-to the 30th September, is submitted showing satisfactory results, cal Engineer r-common's the reduction after the Ist January next, of the charge for incandescent lighting to 11 tael course which th The erect; of two elect iv are lamps outside th Town Holl, and the readjustment of the exisineighbouring lamps thereby renderot Becessary, are sane: ioned.
Thorne Road.—n application is sub-miied fir a building p-rmt for a new house to front on the North si-lo of thix road, It is pointed out that the Thorne Road is not a public thoroughfare, but consists only of a strip of the Municipal chip.yard used a8 a 10sdway in the absence of reoil accommodation in this neighbour-howd. With the construction, how: ver, of the Ranze Road Extension, ie wontd appear that the Thorne Road will no longer be ut since it has b-en shown in along its line, it must remain" s public rosd and that the application must ther- fore be granted.
Road Extension 16 Wes ern District The surrender, of the necessary po of B. C, Lot'3.814 by Messrs. Alyar Beet y is noted "Road Extensions in Northern and Eastern Districts—Is view of the fiot that road extension work has during th eu rent year b ly confined to the Western istrict, hrough property mainly in wa ive hatids, the Coun il consider thnt the Northern "and Eastera should receive sp cisl attention in this respect during 1903. Ayreliminary plan is submitted of new roads snd exten-ions to be scherluled at the beginning of next year for acquisition in these districts. Among those improvements which have been de finitely decide! u- on ar~ the following 1.—The Pek-chuen hong-ping (Hai Rona) will be cu'verted and made up in its entire length following, ssu far as is possible, the old Jine of creek, an! thus avoiding the expropriation of p-iva e land for the roatway. Contribntions from petty owners wit he collecte:! in With recedent calculated upon the length of frente @ xecurrd.
2.—Range Road will be prolonged in a El ight line eastward to the Fearon Road through the property now in course of
the Lind Commis-ion.
—Rovd Extens on 83 (Tongshan Rend).
Me of toad, lying in front of the Canto" Guild School, be extended in an easterly direc ion o the termination of present sch duled length!
The making up avd draining of Elgin Road will be undertaken betwee the Nor h Howanand North Cheki-ug Roads, 5.—The new road to the Rifle Ran.e com the Settlement boundwy which has been acquired as the result of enterprise will bs taken over and made up 80 goon as the negotiations are completed.
Lekin Collection: Soochow Creek.—The Council is informed that the Lekin busts at the Markham Road hive Intely increased in number and and that the question of their operations which, practically peaking, are within Set'lemer-t five, fas been referred to the Commise sioner of Customs, who has undertaken to communicate with the Tootal on the subject.
Honan Road Widening.—Atter protracted nezotintions with the agents for the owner of Coda-tral Lo" 278, Messis. Ward, Probst & Ca., a strip of the lot measuring Mow 008953 has been acquired forthe -um of Tls. 1,555, a further amount of Tia. 1,000 bein paid to th" lessees of the proper y.
Electrical Department, Extension of Power House.—Liw Electrical Engineer reports that the land scheduled for his purpose will be +f litle or no use in the of extension being call-d for, hut not xntic/pste "riy such call ting the next ten yours. When ex'-nis required, it will be neces the Ian! at present occupy d by the Slaughter House. Under these ere! nees it is decided that no schedule extension be shown on the official plan for next year.
The mesting then adjourns.
The following are for "riled for jutltieatio. with the foregoing minutes:
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