The Town Clerk (Mr Massey) read the following report of the PubUc Works Committee:—

Your Committee have the honor to report having dealt with the several matters re ferred to them from last meeting. Ist, Messrs Law, Somner's letter, applying to be furnished with the level for kerbing, fronting their new premises in the Octagon, and for permission to lay- down such kerbing.-—Your Committee have given the necessary permit, and submitted the plan of the Octagon to Messrs Lawi Somner's surveyor. 2nd. Mr J. A. ConnoH's letter of date 30fch July.— Your Committee recommend that this re quest, for leave to remove turf and soU from Castle street,, be granted, to Cr. Barnes's ap proval, 3rd. Letter, 7th August, from Mr James Cotton^—Your Committee recomnieD- d that Mr Cotton's ofier to rent the stablir.g, presently in the hands of the Council, at Maclaggan street, be accepted, for thf. re mainder of th& Council's tenancy, at Tjl per week ; payable every four weeks in advance. 4th Memorial, of date 19th July, fr^m rate : payers in St. David street : —That the foot , path from Cumberland street to C^ istle street be attended to by the daymep } a s also a certain footpath opposite the lir .perial Hotel, Princes street south, refer/ ed to by Cr. Fish Sth Mr J, T. Watsy a 's letter of 24th July:—That the Forth street bridge be ; attended to by the daym? n> gth. Air Wm. Towers's letter of 7th August.—Your Com mittee have given Mr Towers permission to take a few loads grar,-el f rom that part of the Leith directed by 'c r. Barnes, and now re , commend that private parties be allowed to

take refuse rock from the lower quarry ia. Maclaggan sfcreet, under supervision. 7fcir- Mr James M'Guire's letter of 7th August.— .Recommend that the footpath adjoining the Imperial Hotel, Princes sfcreet south, be attended to by the daymen. Sth. Let ter, 30th July, from Mr Jno. Mathews* —Youi" Committee have given permis sion fo.r a boulder crossing, to Ch. Barnes's approval. 9th. Letter, 22nd July, from Mr G'co. Howe.—Permission for tem porary crossing at Union street has beea granted, tun.ler usual supervision. 10th. 