The Ghristiansted
Goopsrative
Butchery
begs
to inform the public that from
SUNDAY
6rH
INST.
the
prices
for fresh
meats
will be
as follows
viz:
Beef or Veal 14 and
16 cts. perlb.
Mutton
g pis
Pork
T,
Christiansted,
3rd May 1923.
LIST OF UNCLAIMED MAILFOR THE
WEEK ENIED APRIL 23,
1923
i ‘x\flliss
Gladys Audain; Mt. Peliier
Darly
i,
\[r. Alfred Bdwards;
c/o
Mr.
- Albert
Edwards,
.
Mrs.
Felicia
Francis,
Miss Marrie Hendricks,
Miss Lilian Liburt,
Mr. Seo.
Martain: Contentment
Road,
Mrs. Rebecca
Mills; efo Editor Hansen,
Company
St.,
Hilton Payae.
efo
Pollard,
Est.
Hope
T. Renrick
Esq.
Mr. Reginald
Williams.
Post
Office,
Christiansted,
Virgin
Is-
Jands.
May
2,
1923.
B. R. LARSEN.,
Postmaster.
o
3
PROCEEDINGS
OF
THE
FEOR
BT.
CROIA
o.\"
Wedaesday.,
April
25,
1923,
at
one
o’cloek p.
m.
the Colonial Council for
St.
Croix
held
its
sixth
and
last
ordi-
nary
meeting
for
the
elective
period
1922-1023.
The members
present
were:
The
Chair-
mn (Merwin), i. Andersen,
['hos.
Ram-
siy.
Holger
Jessen,
Robt.
W.
Skeoch,
M. M. Skeock,
K. Coulter,
G.
B.
Flem-
ineg,
K. Henderson,
A. R,
Melntosh,
D,
Noll, A. V. Neltheopp,
A. J. Blackwood,
Jno.
L.
Curry,
Jos.
Alexander,
D.
G,
Canegata
and
D. 5. Armstrong.
Government
Secretary
(Gattney)
and
Despatehing
Secretary
(Rappolee)
at-
tended
the meeting.
Tne following prayers
were offered
by
the Chaplain,
Rev.
W. Alien:
Most
merciful
God
and
Father,
we
humboly
thank Thee
for
the
blessings
that have
followed
us all
our days;
we
pray
Thee.
give
us
grace
to
trust
Thee
for
the
future.
We
also
ask
Thee
Almighty
«wou graciousiy
be
pre-
sent at this
gathering
today
and give
to
these
councillors
the
wisdom
that
shall
enanis
(n=n
o
say
and do the
things
that
shall
prove
a
blessing
to
ce
=D
AV LD
T
s
p
~
BUR;‘% A\ij
’
48
IN THE
FPUBL!
CEMETERY
Os FREDE (IKSTED,
April 1923.
!
9
- Axelina Waleott,
died at
the
Hospi-
tal aged
33 years.
2 —Josaphine
Henry,
died at the
Hospi-
tal aged
50
ycars.
s—B¢til} born
fomale,
5-—irank Hendricksen,
died at the
Hos-
|
pital, aged
65 years.
|
6--rerdinand
Williams,
died at the Hos-
|
pital,
aged
24 years.
-
6--Jobn
Asrahanr
Jorton,
qied
at
the
Hospital,
ager
71 years.
‘
7—Chas.
Augustus
Ratceliffe,
died
at
|
the
Hospita!
aved
52 years.
l
8 -Hosaphita
Petersen,
died
in
Town,
aved 45 years.
9--Chas.
Augustus
Montifiore,
died
at
i
the Hospital,
aged
36 years.
.
10 —Madeline Joseph,
diet
at
the
Hosbi-
tal, aged
H 0 years,
13—Still born (female}
at
Hosvital.
i 4 - Wiiliam,
Weeks,
did
at
Kings
Hill
;
Poor
Farm
agzed
49 vzars.
|
15—Theobald
Johnson,
died at
the
Hos-
.
pital,
13 year.
our land and bring glory
to Yhy name.
We ask
for Jesus’
sake.
Our
Father
who
art
in heaven,
hal-
lowed
be
Thv
name,
Thy
kingdom
come,
Thy
will be
dene
on
earth
as it
is
in heaven,
give us this day
our
daily
bread,
and forgive us
cur trespasses,
as
we forgyve those
who
trespuss
against
us, and
lead
us
not into temptation;
but
deliver
us
from
evil, for (hine
is
the
kinedom,
and
the power
and the glory,
ior ever and
ever,
Amen.
The
Chairman
remarked:
Honorable
Members
the
minutes
of
the last
meet-
ing
bave
been
published
as
customary
and
if
there
is no ohj2ctionI will
corn-
sider
them tacitly adonted,
The
Chair
heard
no
objection,
the
minutes
as
pubiisned
were declared
ta-
citly adopted,
The Chetrman:
Since
the
last
meet-
ine of the Council
the
following
commu-
n.cations
have
been
received:
1.
Letter
from
Despatehing
Secreta-
ry
(Lappolee)
under
date
of April 20,
1923 reading:
9 Apnl 1985
From:
Despatching
Secretury.
To
:
Chairmap
of
the
Colenial
Ceun-
¢l St Croix.
Subject:
Rules of business
of ibe
Colo-
nial Couneil of St. Croiy,
Eneclosures:
20
1.
Herewith
are
transmitted
twenty
copics of ‘"Rules of Business
of the
Colo-
pial Couneil of St.
Lroix’’, recenily
re-
printed by Governmeat,
for such
dispesi-
tion as may
seem
to you best,
€ K RAPMMLEE
o The
Chairmin
remarked:
I
believe
each member
of
the Councii
has
a copy
of the Rules of Business,
if however,
any
member
desires
to
have
an
additional
copy
he may appiy for same.
3rd
Appointed
Meraber
{Armstrong)
enterad
the meeting
at
this
stage
of the
proceedings.
92
Letter
from Despatching
Secreta-
ryv (Rappolee)
under
date
of
Awviil 20,
1923, reading:
20 April, 1923
From:
Despatching
Secreiary.
To
:
Cbairman
of the
Colonial
Coun-
cil
for
the
Municipality
of
St.
Croix. St.
Croix. V. L
Subjaet:
Water
Supply
of
St.
Craix
from
Subterranean
Sources.
Eneclosures:
20.
1.
‘Tracsmitted
herewith
are
twenty
priniad copies of a report of Prof.
3
¥,
Kemuv,
Professorof Geology
at
Colum-
bia University, N. Y., concerninz
water
cond:tions
in the island
of St
Croix.
2
Will you please
furnish
a
c'py
to
each
membar
of the Colonial Uounci!,
the
reinaining two copies
being
for
the
pa2e-
manent
s-oehives
of Council
and
the
Ma-
nicipal
Committee
if
they
are
so
de-
sired.
¢ E
RAPPOLEE.
The
Chzirman
remarked:
Copies
of
this
matter
wiil
be
disivibuted
to
mem-
bers
who
are
present
today,
and
those
who are
not
presen',
copics
wiid
be
{or-
warded
to them.
;
3
Letter
from
Government
under
date
oftApril 23,
1923,
to
the
“nairman
of the
Colonial
Couneil
requesting
that
four
men
be
apoointed
to
secve
on the
electoral
board,
The
Chairman
read
the
names of the
retiring
members
which
are
as
foilows:
For Christiansted
Town:
D. C. Cane-
gata.
:
'
For
Christiansted
Country
Distriet:
Robt,
W, -Skeoch,
For Frederiksted
Town:
Robt.
L. Mer-
win,
For Frederiksted
Country
Distriet:
G.
B. Fleminy.
ard said, —lhis is an
annual
occurrence.
At this time
of the
year
itis the custom
to elect four men
to
serve
on
thne Klee-
toral
Board.
After
the
recess
1
will
bring up the election
of these
men.
The
Chzyirman:
1
have
received
ex-
cuse from Ist Member
for Christiansted
Town (Abramson)
of
his
inabiiity to at-
tend the meciing
today.
7o be continued.
1OCAL
The
Home
Service
Committee
ol
the
American el Cross
will
hold
a meetige
at
their
teadquarters
to-morrow
after-
neon
gt 4 o’cloek.
-
See
our first page
for advertisement
of
the
attractive
show
1o
come
off at the
Christiarsted
Theatre
this evening.