District (Fleming (remarked:
Mr. Chair-
man.
I would iike to make it clear that
I am in favour of good roads,
either
con-
crete
or
macadamized;
we
need
good
roads
over which
to transport
our
ecane;
and
further
we
should
not
lose
much
time
in
deciding
the
type of
road
we
should have.
4th
Appointed
Member
(Blackwood)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
The
only
objection I see
in keeping
Ist. discussion
open
is that some of us may gain
a little
knowledge.
At 2nd Discussion
we’ll be
confined
to paragraph
by
paragraph
on
the bill, but at the same
time
I
see
no-
thing_ wrang
in
keeping
Ist
Discussion
open.
We do not wish
to go into
an
ex-
peusive
proposition
likz
this.
The
tax-
payers
sent
this protest
in
to
me,
I did
not ask for it; they ask me
to
represent
them
in this Council
and
I
see
nothing
out of the way in it.
Even
Senators
and
Congressmen
are supposed
to
represent
their constituents.
Ist Member
for Frederiksted
Country
Distriect
(Andersen)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
I
have
no objection
to
the
memborial read by Capt.
Rlackwood.
My
only objection
is, it does
not
represent
the tax-payers
of this island.
4th
Appointed
Member
(Blackwood)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
I
claim
it
does
represent
the
tax-payers.
It
is
said
that we are
not going to
have
any
further
tax if this road
is
built except
automobile
tax, that’s
a mistake.
It
is
wrong
to ask the
tax-payers
to
build
a
road like this.
29nd Member for
Frederiksted
Country
District (M. M. Skeoch)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
1 agree
with
the last speak-
er,
butl would
like to know
who is
re-
sponsible
for the roads
on
the northside?
[
feel that I am not to
be blamed if the
roads
on the northside
are
not in
order,
neither
can
the Chairman
of
the
Road
Commission
be blamed.
o9nd
Member
for Christiansted
Town
(Canegata)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
A
motion has
been
made
and
no
atten-
tion has
been
paid to it.
sth
Appointed
Member
(Lunney)
re-
marked:
Mr. Chairman.
The roads
are
in better
condition today
than they
have
-
been for the past
ten
years.
(The Mem-
ber
gave
a brief
account
of
the
roads
built
and repaired
and
the
amount
of
money
spent
on
same)
and
continuing
said.
Many
men :from
the
neighboring
islands
have
come
here
including
the
Bishop
and
expressed
themselves
that
we have better
roads
than the
neighbor-
ing
islands,
even
St.
Kitts.
We
have
such
road repair
to do today
that
some
of
the land owners
cannot
afford to
pay
for the upkeep of their roads.
Ist
Member for Frederiksted
Country
District
(Andersen)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
1think if the
Chairma:
of
the
Road
Commission
is
enforcing
the
repair work on the
center
line more
than
on
any otherroad,
then
it is on
account
of
the
fact
that
the
center
line is
the
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most important road
on
the island.
It was
then
put to the
vote and carried
that Ist Discussion
be closed
and the bill
be furthered,
Ist Discussion
closed.
:
The Chairman
then
brought
up item 3.
Item 3.
L
Colonial Council Bill No. 58.
Introduction
of and
Ist
Discussion
en Colonial Council Bill No.
58,
Ad-
di‘ional Money
Bill,
introduced
by
3rd Member for
Christiarsted
Coun-
try District (Robt.
W. Skeoch).
Frs.
6,000.00
for
aequiring
pictures
and
chandeliers
to be hung
in
the Coun-
cil Hall.
The bill reads
as follows:
Colonzal
Council Bill No. 52.
2nd Council, 2nd Session,
1920 —1921.
ADDITIONALMONEY BILL
to
the Budget for the Municipality of St.
Croix for the fiscal year ending June
30,
,)
1921.
1.
THE COLONIAL COUNCIL AND
MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE.
Sub Item
11. add
Maintenance......
Frs.
6,000.00.
_
REMARKS.
This
sum
is proposed
for
the
purpose
of acquiring
pictures
of
noted American Citizens
to be hung
in the Council
Hall with the object
of familiarizing
our citizens
with
the
men
who made
American
His-
tory; and also for pgrchasm%
chan-
deliers
to be hung
in
the
Council
Hall
ROBT.
W. SKEOCH,
3rd Membe
for Christiansted
@
Country District.
St. Croix, March
24th 1921.
3rd Member for
Christiansted
Country
District
(Robt.
W.
Skeoch)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
Since
the
proposal
of
this bill I have received
information that
the
Governor does
not
want
this
money
bill to be forwarded,
as
he prefers
to pay
the
same
out of Feleral
appropriation.
I wish to withdraw
the bill.
The Money Bill was withdrawn.
The Chairman
then
gave
a recess
of 20
minutes.
After
recess
the
Council
reassembled
and the Chairmén brought
up item 2.
Item 2.
Colonial Council
Bill No. 7.
Introduction
of
and
Ist
Discussion
on Colorial Counncit
Bill No. 57, draft
of an ordinance
introduced
by
Gov-
ernment
providing
for
the appoint-
ment
of
a
Judge
for
the
District
Courts of the Virgin Islands.
Despatching
Secretary
(Fox)
in intro-
ducing
the
bill said.
Mr. Chairman.
I
understand
that this proposed
ordinance
was acted
upon
by
the "President
of the
United States
on his owa initiative.
He
apparently
deems
it wise
that the Virgin
Islands have
one
.Judge,
and
that Judge
have
jurisdiction
over
St.
Croix,
St.
Jan and St. Thomas.
He seems
to think
that it would
he
more
than
adequate
to
have
two judges for
such
a
compara-
tively small population
as
comprises
that
of the
Virgin Islands,
that
but
little of
their time would be
occupied.
This may’
be
considered
as
the
reason
why
the
President
apparently
desires
but
onée
judge.
Also
there
is
a
money
saving
which can be considered.
.
(To be continued.)
The Creole
sailed
for St.
Thomas
last
night.
Up to
timeof going to press
this
morning
no
information
was
available
coneerning
the:
mails
from
Porto
Rico.
TELEGRAaMS.
'
ST. CROIX STATION.
Ottawa,
April
12th —The
House
of
Commons
sat
all
night
and
was
still
sitting
at
eight
o’ clock
in
the
morn-
ing.
On
the
one
side
the
Minister
of
Marine, Mr. Ballantyne,
supported
by a
number
of
Govt. Members,
fought
to
put
through
an
item
of $8,330,000
for
completion
of
the
Govt.
Ship-building
programme.
On the
other
side the
op-
position
and
progressives
resisted
any
attempted
to
force
the
item
through.
Chaiges
and counter-charges
were hurl-
ed across
the floor
The
Govt.
insisted
that
the
opposition
was
blocking
and
wasting
time.
The
opposition
deeclar-
ed that
the
Govt.
vas
trying
to ‘‘Bull-
doze’’
them into passing
estimates
and
and
was
not
giving information
requir-
ed.
From
the ovuposition
benches
cume
charges
that the
Govt.
was pursuing
a
wasteful,
reckless
policy.
‘I would
be willing to
stay here
a week
in order
to prevent
this
vote
from passing’’,
de
clared
Mr. Cathill of Pontiac.
London,
April 12th.—The I'imes
this
morning
says
it
learns
that
a
number
of
women
belonging
to
the
salvation
army
are
in
prison
in Petrograd
and
Moscow
and
that
they
are
suffering
great bardships.
All access
to
them has
been
refused,
and
there
is
no
indica-
tion
that
there
is
any
charge
against
them.
)
London,
April 12th.--Sugar
in
stock
on the 9th
inst.,
was
150,000
tons
last
year 71,000
tons.
San
Juan,
P. R. April 12th.—Today’s
““Times’’ carries
the
anuouncement
that
there
have
been
no
vositive
cases
cf
Plague fcr seventeen
days.
.
London, April 12th.—Sir
Alfred Tris-
tram
Lawrence,
Judge
of
the
High
Court
of Justice
since
1904,
has
been
appointed
Lord
Chief
Justice
in
suc-
cess
of
the
Earl
of
Reading
who
is
now Viceroy of India.
Ottawa,
April 12th.—The
House
ad-
journed
at
midnight,
after
notice
of
closure
on
the
shipbuilding
vote,
and
interim supply bill.