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PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS.
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MEMOEANDUM.
The Ordinary Meetings of the Conimitteei; will be held as follow .
Lord Provost's, Wednesday at 12.
Trinity Hospital, Monday at 12.
iVIarket, Monday at 12.
Plans and Works, .... Thursday at 11.
Treasurer's, Friday at 12.
Law, Wednesday at 11
Cleaning and Lighting, . . . Monday at 11.
Streets and Buildings, . . . Friday at 10.30.
Public Health, Tuesday at 12.
Public Parks, Thursday at 12.30.
Electric Lighting Tuesday at 11.
Improvement Scheme Committee, . As required.
The Tiinity Hospital, Markets, Public Parks, and Law Committees do not require stated periodical Meetings
Of the Appeals Committee, only two or three Meetings are held annually.
"city chambers.
10 Royal Exchange.
City Chamberlain's and City Accountant's Office,
No. 2 ; 9.30 to 4.30 ; Sat. 9.30 to 1.
City Clerk's Office, Council Department, Nos. 9,
10, 11, and 12; 10 to 5; Sat. 10 to 1.
Dean of Guild's Office, Nos. 6 and 7; 10 to 5; Sat.
10 to 1.
Depute Town-clerk's Office, Judicial Department,
Nos. 6 and 7; 10 to 5 ; Sat. 10 to 1.
Passport Office, No. 6 ; 10 to 4 ; Sat. 10 to 1.
Procurator-Fiscal's Office, No. 8 ; 10 to 4 ; Sat.
10 to 1.
Public Works Office, City Chambers, Royal
Exchange; 9.30 to 5; Sat. 9.30 to 1.
Head Gardener's Office, No. 3.
CITY OFFICIALS.
MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT.
Toion-Clerk, Thomas Huntei-, W.S.
Depute Town-Clerk, James Eobertson.
City Chamberlain and Treasurer of Police, Robert
Paton.
Junior City Assessor, Frank T. Cooper, advocate.
Parliamentary Solicitors, A. & W. Beveridge, 18
Abingdon street, Westminster, S.W.
Depute Town-Clerk in Magistericd Department, David
Lyon.
Procurator-Fiscal, George Somerville.
Accountant-Auditor, James A. Molleson, O.A.
City Supt. of Works, Eobert Morham.
Medical Officer, Trinity Hospital, Jas. Dunsmure,
M.D.
Lady Visitor, Trinity Hospital, Miss Margaret
Montgomery.
Agent for the City, as Superiors of Leith, William
Asher, S.S.C.
Burgh Assessor under Valuation and Registration
of Voters Acts, Thomas Laing.
Toivn's Astrono7ner, William Peck.
Custodier and Inspector of Weights and Measures,
Wm. Shaw.
Inspector of Gas- Meters under the Sale of Gas Acts,
J. Jack.
Inspector under the Petroleum Act, 1871, W. Shaw.
Town Council Officer, James Eussell.
Housekeeper, City Chambers, James Eussell.
Sword-Bearer, David Walker.
Mace- Bearer, George Eeid.
Clerk of the Corn Market, Alexander Wilson.
Superintendent of Slaughterhouses, Peter Durie.
Cattle Market Officer, James Cochrane.
Fish and Poultry Markets Officer, Geo. D. Leitch.
Fruit and Vegetable Market Officer, Andrew Horn.
Corn Market Officer, Thomas Nash.
Recm'der of Burying Grounds, Toiun's Librarian,
and Curator of Museum, Jas. G. Ferguson.
City Session Clerk, James G. Ferguson.
POLICE AND SANITARY DEPARTMENTS.
Town-Clerk, Thomas Hunter, W.S.
Depute Town-Clerk, James Eobertson.
Treasurer, Eobert Paton.
Clerk of Police Court and Clerk to the Judges of
Police, John W. Weston.
Public Prosecutor, E. Macaulay Smith, advocate.
Medical Officer of Health and Police Surgeon, Prof.
Sir Henry Littlejohn, M.D.
City Assessments, Electric Lighting, and Police
Revenue Office, 329 High street; George Gunn,
collector; 10 to 3.30; Sat. 10 to 1 ; and during
February, Tuesday and Thursday evenings,
6.30 to 8.
Accountant- Auditor, James A. Molleson, O.A.
Chief Constable, R. Eoss.
Public Health Office, 321 High Street.
City Hospital, Infirmary St. Dr. Claude B. Ker,
medical superintendent.
'Convalescent Home, Campie House, Mussel-
burgh. Miss Stewart, lady superintendent.
Chief Sanitary Inspector of Markets, Workshops,
Bakehouses, Dairies, Lodging Houses, and under
Shop Hours Act, A. Maxwell Williamson, M.D.,
B.Sc.
Assistant Inspectors, David Eutherford, Andrew
Purdie, Thomas Conolly, Robert Beveridge,
Thomas Waterston, John M'Kerchar, Wm.
Telfer, Jas. Lyon, John Hopkirk, Chas. Lloyd,
Thos. Scott, Hy. M'Caphie, Angus Gilles,
Alex. Teates, John Davies, John Waugh,
Geo. Taylor.
Burgh Engineer and Master of Works, John Cooper.
Billet Master, J. W. Weston.
Resident Electrical Engineer, F. A. Newington.
City Road Surveyor, David 0. Proudfoot.
Inspector of Lighting and Cleansing, George A. D.
Mackay.
Assistant, ditto, .John Gibson.
Salesman of Mamire, W. Peddie.
Public Analyst, J. Falconer King.
Inspector of Coal Weighing, Alexander Henderson.
Superintendent of Parks and Gardens, A. A. M'Leod.
Keeper of Gunpowder Magazine at Blackhall, John S.
Fraser.
Inspector of Hackney Carriages, Archibald Taylor.
Inspector under the Explosives Act, 1875, William
Shaw.
Master oj Fire-Engines and Inspector of Chimney
Sweepers, Arthur Pordage.
Housekeeper, Police Chambers, William Keating.
Superintendent of the Corporation Baths, Infirmary
Street and Caledonian Crescent, W. Watt.
WATCHING DEPARTMENT.
Chief Constable's Office, 1 Parliament Square.
POLICE STATIONS.
Lost and Found Property Department, 1st floor,
1 Parliament Square.
Criminal Investigation Department, 1a Parlia-
ment Square.
DIVISIONAL STATIONS.
A or Ce?*<7"a? — Superintendent's Office, 1 Par-
liament Square ; Charge Offices, 192 High St.,
57 Abbey hill, 144 Pleasance, 50 West Port, r.nd
Portobello.