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URSUANT
te
paragraph
3 of
the
Charter
of
Foundation
for
Upper
Chamberlain
VALDEMAR TULLY
vON OXHOLM
and
Wife’s Legaey,
for
assisting
needy
persons,
it
is
hereby
brought
to public
notice
that
a
balance
of interest
amounting
to Frce.
1,540.10
will be
on
hand
for
distribution
on
1
July 1922,
_
Applications,
containing
the
requisite
information and duly certified,
should be
forwarded
to the undersigned
on or
be-
fore the 20th day of June
1922.
Despatching
Secretary’s
Office,
Chris-
tiansted,
St. Croix, V.1., 23 May, 1922.
C.
E. RAPPOLEE,
Despatching
Secretary.
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üblication.
PURSUANT
to
paragraph
2
of
the
Charter of Foundation
for
Merchant
WILHELM SMIDT’S Legacy for
assist-
ing poor
persons
in St. Croix, it is hereby
brought
to public
notice
that
a
balance
of interest
amounting
to Fres.
610.521%
will be
on
hangd for distributionon
1 July,
1922,
Applications
for participation
in
this
distribution, duly certified, should be for-
warded
to the undersigned
on
or
before
22 June,
1922.
;
Despatching
Secretary’s
Office,
Chris-
tiaßsted,
St. Croix, V, 1., 23 May, 1922.
C.
E. RAPPOLEE,
Despatching
Secretary.
OF
THE
FOR
ST.
CROIX,
ON
Monday,
May
22,
1922,
at
one
o’clock p.
m., the Colorial Council of
St.: Croix held an extraordinary
meeting
in
the
Council
Ball
in
Christiansted,
convened
by request
of the Chairman.
The
following members
were present:
The
Acting Chairman
(Merwin),
D.
C.
Canegata,
J. Alexaader,
G. B. Fleming,
K. Henderson,
D. Noll, W.
S. Abra.ason,
Thos. Ramsay,
M. M. Skeoch,
Robt.
W.
Skeoeh, Holger Jessen,
A. J. Blackwood,
F. Coulter,
A. Nelthbropp,
F. Andersen,
A. R. Mc Intosh
and D.
S. Armstrong.
2nd Member for Frederiksted
Country
District (Curry)
was absent.
Captain
Clarke,
Legal
Aide
to
the
Governor
and
Despatching
Secretary
Rappolee
attended
the meeting.
The Council opened
with
the following
prayer by the Chaplain Rev. H. Piggot:
.
Most gracious
God,
we humbly beseech
S 1
L Bt
XoA NS
Thee
as for the people
of this Istand
in
general;
so especially
for their
repre-
sentatives
in
Council
assembled
that
Thou
wouldest
be pleased
to direct and
prosper
all
their
consultations
to the
glory
and welfare of Thy people;
that
things
may
be
so
ordered
and
settled
by
their endeavors
upon
the best
and
surest
foundations,
that
peace
and
happiness,
truth and
justice,
religion
and
piety
may be
established
among
us for all generations.
This
we
humbly
ask
through
Jesus
Christ
our Lord.
Amen.
The Acting Chairman
remarked:
Hon-
orable
Members
the
minutes
of the
last
meeting
have
been
published
as
custom-
ary in the
'‘St. Croix Avis”’ and
if there
is no objection I will consider
same
tacit-
ly adopted.
There being no objection the Chairman
declared
the minutes
as published
tacitly
adopted.
The
Actg.
(Chairman
then
read
the
following communications
received
since
the last meeting:
'
1.
Election of Cotton Commission.
28 April, 1922,
From:
Despatching
Secretary.
To
:
Chairman
of the
Colonial
Coun-
cil, St.
Croix.
Reference:
Ordinance
for
St.
Croix
preseribing
measures
a-
gainst
diseases
of the
cot-
ton plant,
approved
QOcto-
ber 24,
1911
1.
It
is brougibt
to your
notice
that,
according
*o the records of this,
a cotton
commission
has
noi
been
elected
since
June
14, 1920.
At
that time
Messrs.
A.
V. Nelthropp,
S. Jorgensen,
H.
Madsen
and N. W. Thornberg.
were elected.
2.
The
ordinance
provides
for
the
election
of this commission
annually.
C.
E. RAPPOLEE.
2.
Letter
from
Despatehing
Secretary
of 3 May,
1922,
requesting
the
elec-
tion
of
two
men
by
the
Colon:al
Council to assist
Government
in
the
distribution of legacies.
The Actg.
Chairman
remarked:
This
matter
is on the Order
of the Day.
3.
Letter
from
Despatching
Secretary
to
Chairman
of the
Colonial Council
of May 5,
1922,
forwarding
amend-
ment
proposed
by
Government
to
Title
11, Chapters
29
and 31,
of the
Code of Laws for St.
Croix to super-
cede
amendmnent
now
bafore Council
under first
discassion.
The Chairman
remarked:
This amend-
ment
has
been
printed and
circulated
to
Members
and
is or the Order of the Day.
4.
Letter
from
Government
Secretary
to
Chairman
of the Colonial
Council
of May 6, 1922, reading:
6 May, 1922
Sir:---
I
take
pleasure
in forwarding to
you,
under
separate
cover,
a
package
containing twenty-five printed
copies
of
a schedule
of the
meetings
of the Colo-
nial Council for St. Croix as
fixed by the
Governor for
1922-1923.
I am, Sir,
Faithfully yours,
J. J. GAFFNEY,
Government
Secretary.
The Chairman
of the Colorial Council,
Munieipality of St. Croix,
Frederiksted,
St. Croix.
5.
Letter
from Despatching
Secretary
to Chairman
of the Colonial
Councii
of May 8, 1922, reading:
8 May, 1922.
From:
Despatehing
Secretary.
To
:
Chairmar
of
the Colonial
Coun-
cil, St. Croix.
Subject:
Additional Money Bili for Tele-
phone System.
i.
With reference
io
the
Governor’'s
jetter
dat=d
April 22,
1922,
requ-sting
that
money
hill
be
introduced
at
the
sixth
regular
meeting
of
the
Colonial
Council,
April 24,
1922,
in
the
sum of
Fres.
25,000 for
the
Telephone
System,
1 beg to infecrm
you that
Eres.
10,000
a:e
for
the
purpose
stated
in
paragraph
2
of the Bovernor’s
letter,
the remainiry
Fres.
15,000
are
to
effect
tne purchase
and installation
of telegraph
instruments
between
Frederiksted
and
Christiansted
and
various
other
improvements
in the
interest
of ithe
efliciency
and
ecomemical
upkeep
of the
Telephone
System,
which
is referred
to
in
the
third paragraph
of
the Govern:r’s
letter.
2.
A copy of the
letter
of The
Mana-
ger of the Telephone
System
to
the As.
sistant
Public
Works Officer, dated
Feb-
roary
15,
1922, explaining
the
necg
for
the
funds
called
for
in
the
adaiti vnal
money
bill, is
hereto
attached
for
your
information.
3.
llf the
foregoing
does
not givz all
the
explanation
desired,
the
Despaici-
ing Secretary
would
be
very
glad to
re-
quest
the Assistant
Public Works Officer
and the Manager
of
the Telephone
Sys-
tem
to meet
you in person
to go over the
matter
in question
C. E. RAPPOLEE.
6.
Letter
from
Despatching
Secretary
to Chairman
of the Colonial
Council
of May 15,
1922,
reques'ing
the elee-
tion
of a Jury
Commission2r
by the
Colonia! Council.
(7o be concluled.)
LOCA.
The
“‘Kingof the
Circus’’,
the
popu-
lar Polo serial,
will.be
continued
at
the
theatre
this
evening
in
three
stirring
episodes
as per advartisement
in our first
page
to
which
the
attention
of readers
is
drected.
The
first
instalment
of
°‘‘The
Blue
Fox’’, a serial
of powerful
interest
was
sereened
at St. Mary’s Hall
last night to