additional
work
and
paying part of his
salaty
I'ne
Chiirman:
Tnat’s
satisfactory
to
me.
4th Appointed
Member (Blackwood)
re-
marked: Mr.Chairman.
I was informed
by
the3chool Director that there
is
some
mis-
take
as
to
the
two
room
school
called
for
under
the
Department
of
lnstruec-
tion.
It should
be
for
"‘Annally’ in-
stead
of
‘'Diamcnd’’.
Had
that
been
known
In
time,
it might not have
been
stricken.
All-that
can
be
done
now,
is
to take
care
of
that
matter
by
money
bill.
2nd Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Canegata)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
1
wish
to draw
attention
to an
item
bud-
setted
under
the Public
Works
Depart-
ment—""Filling
in pond,
edge of Town,
Frederiksted.”
T'he Municipal
Commit-
tee
made
a
special
inspection,
and
find
that
the pond
is
in
bad
condition,
we
realize
that
the amount
vudgetted
here
is
not
sufficient,
the
matter
is
under
consideration,
ani
Honorahle
Members
will be fu ther informed.
All are agreed
that
what
is
to
be
done
will
rejure
about
three
or
foir
thousand
doliars.
The
amount
budgetted
at
present
is
merely
put
down
until
an
esiimate
lis
submitted.
4th Appointed
slember
(Blackwood)
remarked:
Mr. Chairman.
Wiih regard
to
reinarks
made
by
tae
Chairman
0.
the Municipal Committee
concerning
the
pond,
I contess
that
I hav:
lot
tulfilled
iy oblizalion
in
seeing
the
La
Grange
* Concern
to
find out
whether
they
could
help with
stuff
to
fill the
pond,
but
I
hope
to
do
so
in
t~e
near
furure.
If
thar
place
is filled
up properly,
it
wiil
be
a great benefit
o
tne public.
It was
then
put
to the
vote,
and
car-
ried that
one
Horse
for
Poor
Hearse
I'rs. 750.
be inserted
under
t*= Poor
De-
partment,
Frederiksted.
2ud
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Canegata)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
I
wish
to draw attentior
to one iter)
more-
Constructing
and
building
culverts.
There
is
hope
that
a
culvert
will
be
built at
the
head
of King
Street.
This
has
been
long
looked
for, and
1
believe
it will
be
a great
improvementto
the
Town,
.
Ist
Member
for
Frederiksted
Coun-
try
District
(Andersen)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
1
understand
the
custom
houses
in
both
towns
are
Municipal
Buildings;
it is
alright for
the
Munici-
pality
to improve
upon
the
buildings,
but I feel that the rent for those
building
should
then
be
raised.
The Chairman
in reply to
the
Honora-
ble last
Speaker
said,--I have
no
infor-
mation
to
give the
Honorable
Member.
as
to whether
the
Custom
Department
is
paying
any
rent
for
the
building.
It.does
not
figure
on
the
budget.
2nd Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Canegata)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
I do not
think th2
Custom
Department
ST
O RUL
X
& %18
¢
is paying
any
rent
at
all
Whatever
.
revenues
derived
from that
department
goes
into general
revenues.
|
No further
remarks.
The items
un-
der this
department
were
put
to
the
vgte
as amended
and unanimously
adopt-
|
- ed,
f
Subsidies—No
remarks.
Put
to the
;
vgte
as amended
ahd unanimously
adopt-
e
:
|
Miscellaneous—Read
as amended,
put
|
to the
vote and unanimously
adopted.
,
Pensions
and
Allowances—No
re-
g
marks.
Read
as
amended,
put
to
the
' Yvote and-uranimously
adopted.
f
General
Contingent—No remarks,
put
|
1o the
vote and unanimously
adopted.
i
The budget
was
then put to the
vote
en
!
bloc and unarimously
adopted.
;
T'he
Chairman
gave
a
recess
of
10
|
minutes.
|
After
recess
the
Council
reassembled
'
and
the
Chairman
brought
up item No. 2.
L. - Lem
4
?
Continuation
of
Ist
Discussion
on
|
Colonial
Counecil
Bill No.
2,
draft
|
of
an
Ordinance,
introduced
by
;
Government,
redeclaring
and
es
|
tablishing
the Judiciary Department
l
and
courts
on
St.
Croix;
providing
|
for
a
Distriet
Court
Commissioner
{
and
for
additional
Notaries
Public;
é
amending
an
ordinance
passed
by
|
the
Colonial Council
for
the
Muni-
|
cipality of St.
Croix, 25th May, 1920,
f
and
sanctioned
and approved
26th,
1
June,
1920,
and repealing
Chapters
%
one
and
three
of
said
Ordinance.
’
The
Chairman
remarked:
This
mat-
|
ter
was.
al the last
meeting,
referred
to
|
a
committee
o the whole
House!
there-
|
{')erle
the House
goes
in
committee
on the
|
ol
v
1
Accordingly
the doors
were
closed
and
'
the
House
went into
committee
on
the
Lo
il
;
After the
bill had been
discussed,
the
.
doors
were
cpened
the
Council
reco:-
|
vened
at 5.15 p.
m.
|
The
Chairman
Yemarked:
Honorable
.
Members
with reference
to the ordinance
|
under
discussion,
1
believe
the
Govern-
|
ment Secretary
has
a statement
to make.
|
Commander
Gaffney
remarked:
Mr.
'
Chairmaun.
[ wish
to
withdraw
Colonial
|
Council
Bill No. 2 tor redraiting
an
re-
'
introduction.
j
There
being
no further
business
belore
.
the
House
the
Chairman
deciared
the
|
meeling closed
at 5.45
p
m.
|
LiUCAL.
|-
Tte Creole
for St.
Thomais
saile
i{rom
'
this port
at
6.30 yesterday
evening.
|
The
show
at the
theatre
last night was
~
w:ll attended
and
the entertainment
off-
.
ered
was
commensurate.
Toonight there
will
be
variety perfor-
mance
in
Si.
Jonn’s
Szhooi
Room
the
programme
for which
promises
& jlc:¢-
ant
evening
and
will be
found
'n
¢
issue.
-
TELEGRAMS.
:
ST.
CROIX STATION.
Coustantinople,
July
14th.— Tuwkish
Nationalists and
Greek
forees
are locked
in
battle before Kutaia,
about
76
miles
southeast
of Brnsa,
Airplanes are taking
part
in tle
struggle
for
the
mcuntain
heights
near
the
town,
wkich is the first
objective
of the
Greek
cffensive
which
began
iast
Monday.
The
Nationalist
forces
consist
of the third Turkish
army
corps,
commanded
ky Col. Arif Bey.
A
Nationalist
official
statement
declares
that
the Greeks
are holding
a
line
run-
ning southward
from
Yenishepr
village,
situated
near
the
Northern
branch
of
the
Bagdad
railway.
The
Greeks
are
said
to be advancing
with four civisivns,
Soissuns,
France
July
14ih.--Ann
u-
nition
dumps
a
tew
niles
east
¢f Fae
containing
450
tons
of explcsiver,
catght
fire yesterday
through
spontarecus
com
bustion,
it
is
said owing to the extreme
heat.
Ten
thousand
shells
Lave alieaay
been exploded
and
gas
masks
have
been
delivered
to the
pepulation.
No casual-
ties have
been
reported
thus tar.
New
York,
July
14th.—An
Integna-
tional banker
who keeps
a close
wateh
on
the
production
of
food
stuffs
in
all
parts
of
the
world,
today
declared
that
the
sugar
situation
is
very
likely
to
turn
a
night
about
face
ir
a
short
time,
when
preliminary
repcrts
of
the
shoriage.
in
the
beet
crop
apnroad
are
confimec.
He
expressed
the
opinion
that
should
the
current
reports
from
abroau
be confirmed
and
a
short
beet
crop
comesto
the
market
abroad,
the
slack
soon
will be
taken
out of the
sugar
market
here.
Washington,
July
l4th —Japans
ac-
ceptance
of
Mr.
Harding’s
suggestion
that
a
conference
be held
to
discuss
li
mitations
of
armaments
was
received
at the
State Department
today,
but made
no reference
o the question
of
a
dis-
cussion
of the
far eastern
question.
Un-
qualified acceftance
by the Chinese
Govt
aiso
was received.
State departmenti
of-
ficials would make
no
statement
on
the
form of the Japanese
reply,
wh ch
was
not
made
public in text,
London, July
15th.—Anpotner
meeiing
between
Mr. wa.non
De
Vaiera and
Mr.
Lioyd George
took
place
today
this
dis-
cussion
of
ihe
preliminary
oif the
hop-
ed
for
Jrish
peace
settiement
lasting
about
ar
bhour and
a halt.
A4t
its
con-
ciusion
it was
announced
that
the
con-
veniion
woulce
be
resumed
later probab-
ly next Monday,
Riga,
July
16th—-Crimea
has
pro-
claimed
itself
an
utenomous
Soviet
Republie, according
to
a Moscow
wire-
less
message.
Simiernpol is
to
be
the
capital,