The Archive · 1921

French Concession Utilities

Dispute Ended by Agreement

Between Council and Company: Resume of the Terms In the course of its last meeting the French Municipal Council approved—the members present being unanimous—the text of the agreement which terminates the nego-dations which have been proceeding between the Council and the Compagnie Francais de Tramways et d'Eclairage Electrique, and the issues between the two parties. Drawn up in an equitable and reasonable spirit, the agreement which has been adopted leaves room for no bitterness, the two parties having made sacrifices in the public interest. The Council has succeeded in obtaining from the company the execution of a programme ct extension which meets the immediate needs of the French Concession in connexion with the Water, Electricity and Tramway services.

The main points of the agreement are as follow:

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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