From tHe "Norta-Cuina Dairy New: or Avcust 20, 1877
The French Municipal Council have agreed with the English Council as to the advisability of closing pawn-shops at 10 p.m. in order to lessen the facilities to thieves for getting rid of their booty, At a meeting on the 20th instant, the bill for Tls. 12,299 for building the Bund Bridge over the Yangkingpang was agreed to, A request by a company of 50 Chinese to be allotted the monopoly of the 1,500 jinricsha licenses was refused, A letter from Mr., Cowie was read, asking the Council to cause to be removed certain houses built on the property of Mr. Baron, which, by their appearance and their state of insalubrity, tend to depreciate the neighbouring houses. The Council does not see that it can take such action, As regards the question of public health, however, it will take care that the rules are enforced. Steps are to be taken through the Consul-General to prevent the depredations which the Chinese are committing on the Siccawei Road. Various public works were approved, and detail business dis posed of.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.