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is hereby
brought
to
paiblic
notice
that
the Government
has,
this
date,
authorized
Rev.
R.
G.
BARROW
to
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pe:form
civil-religious
functions
in the
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Municipality of St.
Croix.
Gov-rnment
of the
Virgin Islands
of
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the
United
States,
St. Croix,
March
3,
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1920.
C.
C. TIMMONS,
.
Government
Secretary.
PROCEEDINGS
OF
THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR
ST.
CROIX.
ON
MON DAY, March
1,
1920,
at
one
o’clock
p.
m.,
the
Colonial
Council
held its sth Ordinary
.. eeting.
"The
Members
present
were:
The
Chairman
(Robt.
L.
Merwin),
A. E.
Stakemann,
Robt.
W.
Skecch,
K.
Henders
'n. F.
Andersen,
F.
Coulter,
W.
S.
Abramsor,
A.
JS.
Blackwooi,
Thos.
Ramsay,
F.
tunney,
G.
Nordby,
D.
S.
Armstrong, . Noll, and
D.
C. Canegata.
Member
W.
H.
Mackay
sent
in excuse
of his
inability
to
attend
the
meeting;
furthermore
were
absent,
W.
L.
Pen-
theny and .
B.
fleming.
Hic
mxecellency
Governor
Oman
ard
Despatching
Secretary
(Commander
Col-
by)
attended
the meeting.
After prav~ors
had
been
said
the
Chair-
man remarkcd
that
ince
the last
Ordin-
ary Meeting
held
on
November
17,
the
minutes
of
‘hat meetine
have
been
pub-
lished
as
customary
in
the
''St.
Croix
Avis’’, and
if there
is
no
objeciion
to
the
minutes
as
published
he
would
con-
sider
same
tacitly adopiad.
There
being
no
objection,
the
Chair-
man declared
tne
minvtes
as
published
tacitly adopted.
The
Chairman
furcher
remar<ed
that
he
kad
received
no
communications
from
Government
since
the
last
meet-
ing
to read
to the Coun-il.
:
The
Chairman
then
laid before
mem-
bers
minutes
of
tze Municipal Committee
for
De~ember
quarter
which
had
been
forwarded by ‘he acting
Chairman
of the
Municipal
Comimittee
tor
inspection
of
members
of the Counell according
1o Par-
agraph
11
of
the By-Laws {or the
Muni-
cipal.
Committee
and
iremnarked
t
at
thereafter
the
minutes
wiil
he
in
the
Counel’s
(ffice
for inspecdon
(or one
weoek daily from 9a.
m.
tolz
and
from
2toop
G
The
Council then
proceeded
to
discus-
sion
on the items
on
the
Ordev
of
the
Day.
{tem 1.
Colonial Council
Bili No.
23.
Resolution
authorizing
the
Governor
ST
ERG
I X AV
@b»
to
increase
amounts
budgetted
for
the
current
fiseal year by
& percent-
5
age
not
to exceed
that
by which
the
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rates
~f exchange
for the current
sis-
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cal year exceed
he novmal rate.
1
Colonial
Council Bill No.
23.
2nd Sessiton
1919-1920.
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the
Colonial
Council
forSt. Croix in session
assembled:
. hat
the
Governor
he and
he
1s
hereby authorized
to ircrease,
at his
discretion,
amounts
budgeited
for
the
current fiscal year
by a percen-
fage
not
to
exceed
that by
which
the rates of exchange
for the
cur-
rent
fiscal year exceed
the
normal
rate.
FRED.
B
« OLBY.
Despatching
Secretary
Despatching
Secretary
(Colby)
intro-
duced
the
Resolution
and
said,
Mr.
Chairman.
This
measure
is
to- permit
the Governor
to ,increase
the
budgetted
amounts
tor the current
fiscal
year
by
a
percentage
not
tc exceed
that
by
which
the
rates
of
exehange
for
the
current
fiscal year
cxceed
the normal
rate.
This
vas adopted
by the
Colonial
Council
of
St. Thomas
several
weeks
ago
without
debate.
It was put to
the vote and carried
that
the Resolution
be
furtheved
and
passed
at
one discussion.
ist Member for Christiansted
Country
Distriet
(Stakemann)
saw
ro
reason
why there
should
be
any
discussion
op
this matter
considering
that the price
of
everything
has
been
raised.
No one requesting
the word the
Chair-
man
read
the
Resolution
and
put
same
to the
vote.
It was unanimously
adopted.
Item
2.
~olonia!
Council Bill No
24.
Resolution
authorizing
the Governor
to sell
the parcel of
land and
build-
ing known
as
Kast Hiil School,
situa-
ted in East
End Quarter
A, in the
is-
land of St.
Croix.
Colonial Council Bill No. 24.
2nd Sessioi
1919-1920.
RESOLUTION.
Be
il
resolved
by
the
Colonial
Council for
St.
Crow
in
session
assemoied:
{hat the
Governor
pe
and
he
is
hereby
authorized
to sell the parcel
ot land and building known
as Eest
Hill scheol,
situated
in
East
lond
Quarter
A in theisland
of St. Croix,
for
the
sum
of
One
Thousand
($1,000)
Dollars
to Mr. W. L.
Pen-
theny
:
TRELD. B, OO BY,
Despatching
Secretary.
Despatching
Secretary
(Colby)
read
the
Resolution
and
said
that
this
,ro-
perty
is no
longer
required
tor
school
purposes,
theretore
Government
has
decided
to seli it te
Mr. W, L. Penthcuy.
4th
Appointed
Member
(Blackwo d)
rerarked;
Mr. Chairman.
We had
this
matter
before
the
Municipal
Cummitiee
sometime
ago
and
it
was
recommended
to the Council.
This
is a
case
where
the
School is
situated
or
a man’s private
es-
tate
and
he bas
offered
to buy
it for
a
certain
a. ount
so
:s to keeg
oftf undesir-
abies,
in a
case
like this it is always
the
rule
to put the
proper.y
up fcr
sule
by
action,
but urder
existing
circumstances
it is deemed
wise
that
tre Council
adupt
the
Resoiution
so
as
to cuable
the
Cov-
ernor
to effect the sale.
9nd
Appointed
Member
(Noll)
ve-
marked:
Mr. Chairman.
71his
is
a
mat-
ter
in
which
I
am
not
interested,
but
two
ideas
appeal
to
me:
Tlhe
first
is,
this property
belonged
formerly
to
the
estate
which
is
now
trying
to
pur
chase
it,
it
was
sold
to
Government
for school
purposes
in zid
ot education;
with that idea in mind
it 18 presumed,
if
not legally but
equitably
that
it should
fai.l
back
to
that
particalar
estaie
1i
it
is
to
be
sold.
The
other
idea
is,
Dir.
Penthery
has
told me
privateiy that
he
expects
to irsert
a clause
in
the
deed
wlich he exp:eets
that it the Government
again
require
the
property
-or
school
purposes
he vould
sell
it
to Goverrmeit.
This certainly
is
a vaiuakle
coasideration
given
to
the
Governmeat.
1
therefcre
recomnmend
that
the
Ccuncil
adopt
the
Resolution.
It was
put
Lo the
vote
and carried
that
the Resclution
be {furthered
and
passad
at
one
discussion.
Ist.
Member
for Christiansted
Country
Distriet
(Stahemann)
woald
like to know
if there is
a clause
i:
the
bill
covering
the
statement
made
by 2nd
Appointed
Member
(Nol:)
as
to
whether
the
pro-
perty
is required
in the future for
scheol
purposes
it
will
be
re-sold
to
Govera-
ment?
2ndé.
Appointed
Member
(Noll
in
answer
to
the last
speaker
said
no.
This
is2 private
s.atement
made
tc
me
by
Mr
Pentheny.
Ist. Member for Christiznsted
Chuntry
District
(Stakemann)
proposea
that this
clause
be
inserted
in
the
bill
and
pro-
po-:d
an amendment.
.
The
Chairrran
remarkea:
In view of
the
member’s
<roposal
t will postpone
this
matter un.il after
recess.
Accordimgly
turther discussion
on
the
Kesolution
was
postponed
until
after
FECESS.
{To
be
Continued.|
DNMPREN B abR SRR IVRITO R LTRENT T INENERT
T
It is with feelings
of de=p sorrow
and
sincere
regret taat announcement
is made
of a cablegram receivad
hera yesterday
ad-
vising
the deathin
Mayaguez,
Porto Rico,
of Ur. hristian
John Heyn, former public