raising of the salary ofthat ¢ffice at pres-
«nt to
be unfair.
2nd.
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Canega’a)
remarked:
Mr.
Vice Chair-
man.
If the Council
does
not
pass
a
salary
for
the
Chairman
of
the
Road
Commission
he will get
none.
Government
Sceeretary
(Zane:)
Mr.
Vice Chairman.
May
[
ask
where
the
moncy
wiil
comz
from to make
up the
ditf-re ice
bherween
Frs.
6,700 and
Frs.
7.5707
The
Council
has
already
voted
Fres.
6.750
as salary
of the Chairman
of
the Ro.d
Commission,
if the amzndment
pro, o:ed
by the Honorable
2nd.
Member
jor
Chris imsted
Town
(Canegata)
be-
comes
law, [ do not see
that he
can
get
more.
Ist
Member
for
Frederiksted
Town
(Juckson)
brought
in an
amendment
to
Section Bof the
Ordinance
which
reads
as
follows:
:
AMENDMENT
to nn Amendment
to Sez.
8, of an
Ordin-
ance concerning Public Roads
in St.Croie,
proposed
by
the
2nd.
Member for
Chris-
tiansted's
town:
The
new Seetion
to read
as follows:
Sce.
8.0
The salary of the Chairman
of
the R)ad Commission
shall
be tixed
each
year by, and incorporated
into,
the
Bid-
ret
for
the
Mauanicipality
for
a
Fiscal
Y ar
Aug. 20,
1923.
D. HAMILTON JACKSON.
13t Member for Fredzriksted
Toun.
20d
Member
for Chrisriansted
Town
(Cancgata)
remagked:
With
regard
to
the amendment
proposed
by
the Honora-
ble Ist.
Member
for Frederiksted
Town
the same thing is done in regard
to every
salary.
It seems
to me that if mv amend-
ment
goes
through
vou
can
give
the
Chairman
of the
Road
Commission
Frs.
10
or
Fres.
6,750,
but you cannot
give
him more
than Fers.
7,500.
Ist.
Member
for
Frederiksted
Town
(Jactson)
remarked:
Mr.
Viee-Chair-
man.
The amendment
proposed
by
the
Honorable
2nd.
Member
for
Christian-
sted
Town lim:ts
the salary
and
says
just
how far it shali
go,
= Frs.
7.500 —-but
the
budzet
savs
F'rs. $.750.
There
may
be
some
reason
for asking for more
money
for
the
Chairman
of the
Roal Com
nis-
slon.
We have
voted
Fos.
6,750
and
he
saould
not have
a
loop-hole
by
another
ordinance
cr
by personal
sentiment
to
ask for
more.
2nd
Memboer
for
Chrisiiansted
Town
(Canegata):
Even if the salary
was bud
getted
at
$5,000
I
fail
to
see
where
the personal
sentimeut
2
nes
in.
4th
An»pointad
Member
(Blackword)
remarked:
M~.
Viee-Caairmain.
For-
mrly the
Road
Insp:ctors
received
no
tning
for
their
woirk.
‘When the
num-
bar
of
ilnsp-ctors
was reduced.to
twH a
great” deal
more work
devolved
on
the
Chairman
of the Rrad
Commission.
He
ST
LRt
1
&Y 2
w-'xé't'?"ér{"é?iib?é?
to dsvote th:
whole
of
his
time
to
rogd work.
As far as|l
know
when
Mr. Lunney was
Chairman
of the Road
Commiasion
he gave
his
en-
tire
time
to
the
road
work.
Theares-
tion
cames
up
the
other day--who
s
to
lok after
the
rvoad-voller
econsider
it
the
duty
of
the Chairman
of the
Road
CUommission.
4th M2mbar
for
Frederiksted
Country
District
(Andersen) remarked:
Mr
Vice-
Chairman.
It would
seem
as if the Hon-
orable 4th Appointed
Member
is advoca-
ting that
the
salary
of the Chairman
of
the RoadtCommission
be put down
as
not
to exceed Frs.
7,500,
" ierg
is some
in-
~onsistency
in
the
ma.
'r.
As far as
can
see
the Chairman
of
.he
Road
Com-
mission
is
not nverhurdened
with
work,
We
increase
the
salaries
of
men
who
have
a great
deal of wo 'k
to do, but it is
not the
idea
to
increa:e
the
salaries
of
man
who have
not got much
to do.
The
Viece Chairman
read
amendment
brought
in by
4th Member
for Frederix-
sted
County
District
(And2sen}
which
reads
as folio
s.
:
AMENDMENT
t» Coloniwal Couns
L Bill No.
2
Third Counzil
First Sesston,
1323-1924,
Seetion
10:
Amend first clause
to read:
[from
the
wavd
'"T'he’”
en
first line
to
the word
"‘thorein’ on
the
second
line)
t The duty of keeping
the roads
in every
Quarter
in
good
and
gervizeable
condi-
tion i 3 incumbent
upor
the
owners
of
landed
properties,
factories
or
simiiar
establishments
situated
therein,
providel
however
that
owners
of
less
than
25
acres
b»
exempt
from
road
work
and
that the road
work incumbent
on s 9 small ¥
estates
ba
allottad
*o the
Manicipality.
I'. Andersen.
sth
Memter for Frederiks'ed
Country
District.
4th
Member
for Frederiksted
Country
Distriet (Andersen)
remarked:
Mr, Vice-
Chairman.
My reason
for proposing
this
amendment
is
because
it
would
lessen
the
work
of
the
Chairman
of the Road
Commission.
These
allotments
can
be
taken
care of by the Munieipality. They
do not amount
to
very
much,
any
way.
2nd Member for Christiansted
Country
Distriet (Berg) propused
that
Ist
discas-
sion
on
the bill ba
closed.
Ist
Member
for
Fredariksted
Town
(Jacksor)
seconded
the
member’s
mo-
tion.
Government
Seeretary
[ Zanz]
remark-
ed:
Mr.
Viex-Coairman.
1
wawuld
like
to state
that
as I see
the
matter
tha law
fixes
the
salary
of
the Crairman
of the
Road C)hrimmission
at Frs.
1,590,
The fact
that th2 budget
provides
the
sum
of Frs.
6,759
does
not entitle him to that amount.
The
Dospatching
Secretary
is
only
au-
thorized
to pav Frs.
1,3)0.
It is
there-
fore
pecessary
(o have
that sec'ion of the
law amended.
:
;
The
Vice-Chairmanr:
Is it the desire
of .th: Counci!
to
undo
what it
has
al-
réady
done
?
.
2nd
Member
for Christiahsted
T?wr}
‘Canegata)
remarked;
Mr. Vice Chair-
man
There
is precedent.
[ know many
mens
receive
amounts
in
excess
of
their
budzetted
salaries.
-
For
instanes,
the
Governmunt
Attorney
was
on the budget
for $23) p2r
month.
He
was paid
more
and
when
the Corunncil
lrew attention
to
the faet
his salary
was removed
from the
badget
The
same
thinz
happened
wiih
the
Dir2etor of Education
ist
Member
for
Frederiksied
sown
(Jacksoin)
remarked:
Mr. Viee Chairman.
I a;rree
with the
Despatching
Secie'ary.
[ wrutd
suggest
that
he
ssu-s
a
check
for
Frs.
1,500
to
the
Ch:i
mun
of the
Road
Commission
as
his
salary
aod
another
check
to him {or ihe
balance
as
charity.
It
was
put
to the
vote and
earried
that
Ist discussion
be
closed,
Ist discussion
closed.
It
was
moved
by
2nd
Member
for
Christiansted
Town (Cane:ata)
and
sec-
onded
by lst
Member
for
Frederivsted
Town
(Jachison)
that
2od
discusion
come
on
today.
The
motion
was put
to tha
vote.
8 members
voted
for;
none
against.
The amsndinent
jroposed by
Ist.
Mem-
ber for Fredenksted
lown (Jackson)
was
put
to
the
vote.
3 members
voted for: 5 against.
Tue
Vice-Chatrman
remarked:
Thae
amendment
is lost.
The
amendment
proposed
by
2nd.
Member
tor
Chrisdans'ed
Town
(Cane-
gata)
was
pui
Lo the
vote.
5 members
voted for; 4 against.
the
Vie-Cheirman
remarked:
The
amendment
i 3 carei
ol
The
Vie:-Chatrman
rcad
the
amend-
ment proposad
by 4th
Member
for
Fred-
eriksted
Country
Distriet (Andersen.,)
Govarnment
Secretary
(Zare) remark
ed:
Mr.
Viee-Chairman.
Off
bhand
[
s2e
no objeciion
to this amendment,
but
I
wish
toreserve
the
right for
careful
study
ani
tne right of
veto
should
the
(Governor
not concur.
;
,
4th Member for
Frederiksted
Country
District (And2rsen)
remarked:
Mr. Viae-
Chairman.
In
viaw
of
the
remarks
of.
the
Honorable
Government Secretaryg
move that 2nd. discussion
on the
bill
r
main open,
and
as
the matter
hasto
come
up at another meeting I deem
it necessa-