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s
-
Pulzlication.
ET
is hereby
made known,
that the
& House
and
Land
Taxes
for
the
vear
1923,
for
town
and
couniry
p ‘operties,
became
due
on
the
!st
May 1924,
and
will be
receivod
at
the
Branch
of the
National Bank
of tre I'anish
West
Indies in
¢ hiis-
tiarsted
for
the
town
and couniry
distr et of Christiansted,
and at
‘he
Frelerik:ited
Branch
for the
tovn
and
country
district ,of Frederik-
sted.
At
the
exoiration
of the morth
of Aurust,
the
list of
arrears
will
be forwar led to the Sheriff for fur- .
|
ther
me wures,
|
Government
of
the
Virein
I<land: of
the
Linited
States,
St
Croix.
July
ord -
|
1924,
R
E
BARRETT,
[),<,\'i_)vl./1"'( 2
(f Seereta
‘Y.
PROCEEDINGS
OF
THE
'
COLONIAL COUNCIL
|
Vi i
fw
dNidia
1
FOUOR
Sl.
LR D1
s
s
5
(Contined
from Thursday’s
Avis.)
%
2nd
Moember
for
Christiansted
Uouns
|
iry
[heatriet
(Berg):
Mr.
Cusieman.
1
would
like to know whether
the
Govern-
|
ment
has
made investization
as
to wheth-
er there
smie lirms
or
inaividuals
on
tiis
island
who are
able
and
willing to
take
|
¢oilracs.
Despatehine
Seerctary
(Barrett):
Mr.
Chairman.
I
can
probably
answer
the
Honorable
Member
by saying
that
we
have
not
made
any
investization
on
s «¢h
a large project
as
this.
We
have,
i1
a
small
way, awarded
contracts
to indivi-
duals
in this
island
for
very small
jobs,
such
as
painting
and
repairineg
ol
roosts,
guttering,
ete.,
and
invariabiy
on Fricay
or Saturday
night
the individual
who
has
|
taken
the contract
has
come
in for 10
or
812 to
buy
materials.
That
1
think
is
not
an exception,
but
a
rule, and
[ th:ink
the
Honsrable
Members
here
are
more
gualified to answer
that thanl.
I keow
of no firm or individuil here
who ean
un-
dertake
such
a project
as
the buildiag
of
a cistern
which
will
eost
approxina
vy
)
9525.0.0.
llf th:re
are
any
here,
lam
not
aware
of it
;
2nd Member for Christiansted
Coun'ry
Distriet
(B2rg):
Me. Chairinan.
1 Gemly
believe
that
there
are
firms
here
that :re
comnetent
(0 undertake
such
a
contract.
|
Deospatehing
Seervetarv
(Barret')
Me,
|
Chairman.
It is not
a question of
comn-
£IT ('YX
§VIIE
peteney.
Its
a question
of {inancial abil-
ity.
24d
Member for Christiaasted
Country
Distriet
(Berg):
Mr. Ch:irman.”
I
was
referring
to
afirm
with
sce
sagaeity
and
not
to
an
individval
jobber.
1
do
believe
that
there
are
p
vrsons
and
fi*ms
on this
isiand that
ar:
abie
to
un
dertake
sueh
work.
2nd
Member
for
Christ
ansted
Town
{Canegata)
remarked:
M.
Chairman,
Accor2ing to Ordinance
any
suen
firm or
person
will have
to take
oat
a
Burpber
Brief
and
there
is
no
cne
on
this
is-
land
who holds
suel
a brief.
Ist
Member
for
Fred-:
iksted
Town
(Jackson)
remarkec:
Mr. Chairman.
We
are
much enlightenad
on I'-deral
appro-
priation for.whieh
we
thank
the
Govern-
ment
Secretary.
1
just
aant
to
ask
whether
Govarnment
jis in
favor of
this
Resolution?
Government
Secretary
(Zane):
Mr.
Chairtnan.
Government
has nocobjection
to the Reso'ution.
Ath Member
for
¥rederiksted
Country
Distriet
(Anderser)
rewvparked:
Mr.
Chairman.:
In
view of
the
explanation
by the
Government
Seeretary
that
tl:
Governor
is very much
interested
in
ev
erythine that
gocs
on in the
Virgin
ls-
lands,
in
the
schocls
and
elsewhere,
1
would like to ask
tle
proporent
of
the
Resclution
if he would withdraw
it as
2
great
deal
more
woald
be
aceomplizhd
if he
did.
2nd
Member
for Christiansted
Town
(Canegata):
Mr. Chairman.
lam
sorvy
[ cannot
withdeaw
the Resolution,
lam
sorry
[ cannotobiige
my Honorable
friend
the 4th
Member
for
Frederiksted
Coun-
try
Distriet.
Ist
Member
for
Frederiksted
Town
(Jackson):
Mr. Chgirmar.
1
am
going
to
vote
on the Resolulion,
but
before
vo!-
inz
on
it I want
to nrake
it elear
that
the
Gove nment
Secretary
said
that
Governs
ment
will
approve
the
Eesslution
bat
will not ba responsible
for
whatever
ac-
tion taken
on unexnenled
batanee
of
the
Federal
appropriation,
Ist
Maomber
for
Christiansted
Town
(Abramson)
remarked:
M.
Chairtman
[ beu
to differ
with
the
Honorable
2ud
Membar
for
Chriziianste
Fown
that
there
is
no
one
her>®,
as
far
as
he knows,
who i 3 ecapable
of usdertakin:
a contiaet.
That’s
an
error.
Ibe
very
rian
who
is
now supervising
th: buildirz
of
the cis-
tern learnt
hiz oeruzatiom
in urop:
and
| brlieve
that such
a
man
is capable
of
undertakineg
sueh
a wirk
As
the
Des.
patehing
Seeretary
has
said
there
may
not
ba
workmen
h:re
who
can
finacce
the proposition,
bu-
there
are
m:n
on
this island 7ho
ean
build the
ecistern,
2nd
Mamber
for
Christiarsted
lown
(Canegtta)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
My
Honorable
friead
has
missed
the
point.
I know that
Mr.
Tai'tis
super-
vi- ng the
building
of the
cistern,
but
ther-
is a blz differenes
h.i
v
cen
a
man
who
is a foreman
anda
ecoatractor.
As
I said before
ihere
is
ro
countractor
on
t s island.
4th
Men ber for Frederiksted
Country
Distriet (And rsen):
Mr. Chairman.
Yes
there
are
contractors
¢n
the-
island.
Robt. L. Merwin & Co. Inc.
are
contrac-
Ltors.
2nd
Member for Christiansted
Country
District (Berg) remarked:
Mr. Chairman
lam fully convinced
that
in
reporting
matters
to Washington
this might
be
re-
ported.
[ wish
toerase
that
impression.
We
have
Bethlehem
Concern
and
the
St. Crpix Sugar
Factory,
it may
he
the
policy
&
the engineers
of these
farctories
to take in contract.
It is said
that
Rob-
ert L. Merwin & C»,
Ine.,
takes
in
con-
tract, I don’t know
to what extent,
Tauke
Mr. Bijar Svendsen,
1 am
sure
he
wilj
will be ahle
to put throuzh any such
wark
very effiziently, economically
and
profic
able
to the
Muricipality.
st
Member
fgr
Frederiksted
Tows
{Jacks in)
rf.m:’.:Y\'u!:
Mr.
Chrirman
'The
Honerable
2nd
Member
for
Cliris-
tiansted
Town
has
introduced
another
Resolution
which
he
ealls
an'
amendm
i
to the oricinal resolution.
The
Govern-
ment Secretary
savs
that
Governm:
o i
in
favor
of
the
Resolution,
I
wish
1o
know
which of the
Resolutions
Govern-
mont
is in favor of,
the
one
that creates
the fund
or the amended
resolution?
The
Chairmain
in
reply
to
thz
last
speaker
said,—The
Government
Secre-
tary
desires
to
state
that
Gove
nment
has
no objeetion
to the
last
amendment
introduced
by the proponent
of the
R
olution.
The Chairmp
read
the amend-
ment
and
saic:
The
passage
of
this
amendment
will nuilify the original
Res-
olution and the ame:ndment
propos-d
by
the
Honorable
4ch
Member
for
Freder-
iksted
Country
D'striet
and adopted,
4:h
Member
for Frederiksted
Country
Diztrict (An lersz2nj
remarked:
Mr. Chair-
man.
[
m
ve
that in
view of
the
lale-
ness
of tne amendment
and of the
conse-
ga2nt
lack of opportunity
given
to
Mem-
bars
to studv
and
argue
upon
it that
the
amendment
be typewritien and
circulat-
ed
amone
members
of
the (soouncil
and
tnat
1o
go over until the
next mmeeting
ol
the Couneil.
1 rvake
this motion
because
there
are certain
faetsin
the
records
ol
tae Council
which
1 can
bring
in
to
sup-
port
arguments
acainst
this
Resolution,
as | consider
it uniair,
{lO be continuned.)
FOCAS,
The
s.
s. Surinam
from New York
ar-
rivee
at Frederiksted
yesterday
and
dis-
charced
21 bazs
mail for
Christiansted
which
will be received
and delivered this
morning.
The result
of the horse
races
at
Man-
nings
Bay irack
yesterday
are the
win-
n'nues
hy the Coneordia
Stables
of all the
races
its
horses
[participated
in, namely