St Croix Avis
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75TH YEAR.
CHRISTIANSTED.
V.
1. U.S.
A.,
WEDNESDAY
STH
MAY 1926
§
8.
The Agricultural Experimental
Sta-
'
tion should
be enlarged
and
its
work
ex-
'
tended
over
the
islands of
St.
Thomas
|
and St.
John.
We particularly
call the
at-
|
tention
cos
the
Department
of
Agricul-
'
ture
to this question.
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9.
The bar in the harbor of
Christian-
|
sted
should
be
removed.
This
would
|
open
the harbor for boats of medium and
.
light drafts.
A provision for the
survey
’
of this matter
will probably
be
adopted
in the pending River and Harbor bill.
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10.
The establishment
of libraries
with
good buildings at St. Thomas
and
n
St.
Croix would be
of the
greatest
advan-
tage in developmentof these
islands.
We
|
realize
this a work that
the Government
!
would not undertake.
We offer this sug
'+ gestion
in the hope that
those
interested
|
in library work
may
take
up
the
ques-
!
tion and possible
work out by
private
en-
|
terprise
a
plan
to establish
libraries
in
these
two islands.
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11.
The Commission
found the system
of taxation in the islands
unjust,
inguffi-
cient,
and archaic.
We recommend
that
the
entire
system
be
reformed
with
a
view of securing
a greater income,
which
.we believe possible,
and in
order
also
to
more fairly equalize the burdens
of
tax-
ation.
12.
[t is
the
judgment
of
the
Com-
mission that the present
local
legislative
system of -one
Council
fer
St.
Thomas
and St.
John and
one for St. Croix be
re-
tained,
and that the said Councils
sitting
together
should constitute
a grand
Coun-
cil for the whole group of islands acquired
by the United States
from
Denmark,
in
all matters
affecting the interests
of
the
islands
common
to all.
13.
It is
the
judgment
of
the
com-
mission that in the revision
of
the
Judi-
cial svstem,
one court and
judge
having
general
jurisdiction
should
be
provided
|
for the
islands
of St.
Thomas,
and
St.
John,
and
one for the island of St. Croix,
and
that
writs
of
error
and
appeals
-
should be to an
apelate
court
consisting
of the
two judges
from
said
islands
and
the judge of
the
District
Court
of
the
United Sta.es
for Porto
Rico,
sitting
in
Bane.
14.
After careful
consideration
it
is
the
judgment
of the
commission
that
it
is inexpedient
to change
the
existing
system
of Government
at
present.
The
ontemplated
revision of local laws should
be enacted
and put
in operation
before
further
changes
in the supervisory
gov-
ernment
should
be undertaken.
THE
ST.
CROIX
AVIS
is printed
and published
daily (Sundays
and Holidays
excepted)
by
G.
Johansen
at the Avis Office.
TERMS---50 cents
monthly in advance,
2 cents
per single copy.
Entered
as
second-class
matter
May
26th 1917 at
the Post
Office at Christian-
sted,
St. Croix, V. I. of the U. S. A.,
un-
der the Act of March
3.
1879.
Contribution
to this paper
will be glad-
ly received
when
the same
deals with mat-
ters of general
interest,
and is
accompa-
nied with
the
author’s
name,
as
a quar-
antee of good faith.
The editor cannot
be
responstble
for the views of his correspon-
dents nor does he necessarily endorse them.
Recommendatio
s
of the Con-
President,
1.
Our Government
to assist
in
co-op-
eration with the people of the
islands
in
establishing
an adequate
water
system
in
St.
Thomas
and in St
Croix.
2.
A better
system
of transportation
shculd
be provided
between
the
various
islands and between
Porto
Rico
and
the
islands.
And it is recommended
that the
Shipping Board give immediate
attention
to this question.
3.
Steps
should
be
taken
to
provide
an American
system
of currency
in
place
of the present
Danish system
which
now
burdens
th
: people
by virtue of exchange
rates
resulting
in
decreased
purchasing
value of the
Danish
money.
4.
The existing code of Danish
Laws
should be superseded
by
a code
of
Laws
based
upon
American
principles
and
ideals.
5.
Educational
work
in
the
islands
should be greatly
extended
and
intensi-
fied.
6.
As
far
as
practicable
American
boats
should be bunkered
and
fuelled
at
St. Thomas.
This question
has
already
been taken up with the Shipping
Board.
.7.
There
should
be
some
method
adopted by which the people
of
St.
John
willhave mail delivery
if it
can
be
ac-
complished
at a reasonable
expense.
This
is a question for the Post
Office Depart-
ment,
and
we
earnestly
recommend
to
that Department
that
mail
facilities
be
restored
to the people of St. John.
No.
102
P blo
.
üblication.
T is hereby
brought
to
public
ne-
tice that the Government
has,
at
the reguest
of the
Rector
of
All
Saints’
Church,
Charlotte
Amalia,
St.
Thomas,
and
the
wardens
of
>t. Paul’s
Episcopal
Church,
Fred-
erickst_ed,
St.
Croix,
revoked
the
authority
granted
to Rev,
R
Q.
BARROW,
to perform
civil-religi-
ous
ceremonies
In the
municipali-
ties of St.
Croix, and
St.
Thomas.
and St.
John.
Government
of
the
Virgin Islands
of
the
United
States
27th
April 1926
C.
C. TIMMONS,
Government
Sec retary.
NOTICE.
THE
PUBLIC is hereby
remind-
ed, that as heretofore,
the Police
must
be
notified before burning
of
trash
or
grass
takes
place
and that'
the
necessary
precautions
must
be
observed
to keep such burning under
complete
control
to
prevent
acci-
dental spread
of the Fire.
Christiansted
and
Frederiksted
Police
Office,
St.
Croix, April 23rd.
1920.
JOHN L. CURRY
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