Passenger Pontoons, Drowning Fatelity—The widow of the deceased J. J. Houriban has applied for a compass tionate allowance on the grounds that left destitute owing to her death, iculars ip respect to the usual precautions taken to avoid accident were, the result of careful consid and enqnity, published with the minutes of the meeting of Council of Jaly 13 last and wore undoubtedly ample and recognition that there has been sny liability or obligation towards ber. Upon this understanding s contribution to the fand which the Volanteers have raised, sufficient to bring it to a total of Tle, 2,000, is authorized.
Sagin and Wuchow Road Jetty.—For the erection of the reinforced concrete landing jetty at the Sawgin and Wuchow Roads, the tender of Yur Chang-tai, Tle. 405, is authorized for acceptance. It in noted that the piles for this work which will also be of rei forced concrete, will be made by convict Inbour at a cost of Tle, 105. The Budget appropriation is Tls. 500. The only other tender is that of Yao Sing Kee, Tle, 435.
Road Extension:
Canton Road.—The conclusion of gotiations with Mesars. Platt, Teesdale & Macleed in reported for the anrrender of the scheduled portion of Cadestral Lot 283, mearnring Mow 0.084, for a Jomp eum of Tls. 1,400.
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