..ent of the Municipal Police
Foree.
To §5.
All salaries
proposed
be alter-
ed
to Fianes
thus:
i
$2,400
to F'r..12000
$1,500 ‘' Fr.
7500
:
$1,320
to Fr.
6600.
$1.200
‘‘ Fr.
6000
"9 720
toFr.
3600
:
$ 600.
to Fr.
3000
“'$ 480
to Fr.
2400.
'
A. E. STAKEMANN,
Ist Member for Christiansted
C. D.
November
17,
1919.
' 3rd Member
for Frederiksted
Country
Distriet (Nordby)
then
entered
the
meet-
ing.
The
Chairman
then
put
to the
vote
whetter
the Committee Report
av amend-
ed should
be furthered.
12 members
voted for; none
against.
The
Chairman
proceeded
to
take
the
vote
on
the amended
paragraphs
of
the
bill with the following results:
Paracraph
4 as amended,
tacitly adapted.
Paragraph
5 as
amended.
o
Paragraph
14 as amended.
-
-
No
one
requested
the
word
further,
2nd Discussion
closed.
2nd
Appointed
Member
(Noll)
moved
that 3rd Discussion
come
on today.
The Chairinan
put
theé
proposal
to
the
vote.
11 membecs
voted for; non
against.
Governmenri
having given consent,
3rd.
Discussion
opened.
No one
requesting
the
word,
the
Sec-
retary
|[Cancgata]
read
<he
bill in
its
amended
form
and
the
Chairman
put
same
to the
vote.
It was unanimously
adopted.
Item 2.
Colonial
Council
Biil No.
16.
Continuition
of Diseussion
on
Col-
onial Council
Bill No. 16,
Resolution
authorizing
the Chairman
of the
Col-
onial
-Ccuneil
to
appoint
2
standing
commit'ce
of
nine
members
to
re-
ceive and consider
advance
copies of
4
Code of Laws
to
succeed
the
pres-
ent
exis ing
laws.
The
Chairman
remarked:
1
thought
it would
be better
to let
tne Council
ap-
point,
the
committee
called
for
in
the
Resolution,
end
therefore,
I have caused
an
amendmeat
to
be
bhrought
in,
and
which [ will now lay before
you.
AMENDMENT
.
to Resoluiion—C.
C. Bill No. 16.
That instead
of the
Chairman
appoint-
ing the
Committee,
the
same
be
elected
by the Colonial Council.
-
D. NOLL,
2nd. Appointed
Member.
Nov.
17, 1919.
The
Chairman
then
put to
the
vote
whether
the Eesolution
should
be
adopt-
ed
at one discussion.
it ‘was
unanimously
agreed
that
the
Resolution
be decided in one discussion.
Sl.
&RyxR VIS
|
The
Chairman
also
put
to
the
vote
l
whether the
amendment
shouid
be
sur-
e
thered,
|
12 Members
voted for; none
against.
§
The
Chairman
then gave
a
recess
of
'
fifteen minutes.
}
Ist
Apvointed
Member
Henderson)
.
and Ist Member for Chrisiiansted
Coun-
Ii
try District (Stakemann)
left the meeting
.
during recess.
g
After
recess
the
Courcil
reassembled
'
and
po
one
requesting
the
word
on the
'
Resolution
the
Chairman
closed
the
dis-
.
cussion
ahd
the
Secretary
[Canegata]
.
read
the bill and
the
Chairman
put
same
to the
vote.
It was unanimously a(.iomeal.
»
The Chairman
then
asked
members
to
'
pr
pare
their
voting
tickets
for
a
com-
mittee
of nine
members
to receive
and
consider
advance
copies
of
a
Code
of
Laws
to
succeed.
the
present
existing
L
o
Laws:
;
:
12 voting tickets
were
handed
in.
|
Elected
were:
Ist Member
for “hristiansted
Country
.
Distriet
[Stakemann],
2.d
Appointed
Member
[Noll], 20d
Mem»er
for
Chris-
tiansted
Town
[Canegata]
and 2nd Mem-
ber
for
Frederiksted
Town
[Merwin]
with 12 votes
respectively.
4th
Member
for Frederiksted
Country District [ Flem-
ing], Ist Memuver
for
said District
[An-
dersen].
4th
Appoited
Member
[Biack
-
wood] and 4tn
Memoer
tor Christiansted
|
Gotgy Discriet
| Ramsay| with 11 votes
respectively
and
Ist.
Menmber for Fred-
eriksted
Town [Coulter] with 10 voies.
2nd
Member for
Frederikssted
Country
Distrie
[M.
M.
Skeoch]
and
sth
Ap-
~
pointed
Member
[Lunney|
received
2
-
votes respectively,
Ist Appeinted Member
.
[Hed rson]
and
2nd Membzr
for
Chris-
tiansted
Country
Disiriec:
(McKay)
re-
ceived
1
vote
respectively.
After the
Order
of the I’ay rad
been
'
exhausted
the
Chairman
re narked:
The
-
question
has
been
put
to
me
whether
the
-
St. Croix Council
wishes
to take any step
~
with
regard
to
the
curreacy question.
1
would
like to know
lif members
have
any remarks
to make
on th:s mnatte:.
|
[To
be continuel].
|
:
dsn
s R
o
L
e
|
.
e
|
A large crowd
filled
the
wharf
and
.
grounds
last night
when
th> Navy
Band
;
repeated
its
programme
o.
last: Friday
~
evening and
scored
a
eomplete
suceess
both
'in regard
to
how
the
music
was
.
rendered
and
the hearty reception
it
re-
;
ceived from the
gathering.
;
,
|
;
sAR
S
S
|
The
mail
schooner
Vir:inia
aggived
at Frederiksted
this morning.
Maifs can
be louked for this afternoon..
;
!
OFFICIAL NEWS.
|
;
:
November
21,
1919.
The -Marine Corps- has announced
that
v
all reservists
or
men
enlsced
for
the
duration of the
war who
do not
signify
in writing their
desire
1o remain
in
the
servize
will be trarsferred
to
the
United
States
for dischavge early
in December.
A
special
transport
will
be
sent
to the
Virgin Islands
to
effect
their
transfer
to the
United
States.
The large
num-
ber of men anxious
to
take advantage
of
the opportunity
to be
home
for
Christ-
mas
will
necessitate
a
redistribution
of
the
Marines stationed
at
St.
Croix
and
St.
Thomas.
Lieutenants
George
M.
Keller
and
Donald
R.
Evans,
U.
S.
N., have
been
ordered
to duty in
the Virgin Islands.
Frederiksted
Nov. 20th.
1919.
FheS.
S.
‘‘Parima’’ arrived
at this
port
this morn
ng at 6 o’clock, with 1,550 pack-
ages
for St.
Croix.
and
the
following
passengers:
From
New
York:
Lieut.
Royster,
wife
and
infant,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Richardson,
Miss
F.
Ziordani.
Mrs.
R.
H. Jenkias,
Mr. and
Mrs. ‘Boardman
and
2 children,
Mr. C.
Nielson,
Mr. F.
An-
dersen.
From
St.
Thomas:
Mrs,
E.
Schrodern,
Miss Z.
Paiewonsky,
Dr. R.
Jenkins,
Gunner
Laecy,
Consul
V. Miller,
Mrs.,
A
A,
Bmith.
Mr J.
Bid.
Judge
Noll, Mrs. Alma Jarvis,
Miss R.
Williams,
Miss M. Martin,
Mr.
W. Phaire,
Mr. J.
Ritzberg,
Mr.
W.
Roebuck,
Mr.
Jas.
Kierton.
We
are
happy
to
welcome
back
Mr.
Boardwan
and family
from
the
States.
whither
they
were
on
vaecation.
They
look quite well.
L. & NAVY PRESS
NEWs,
"
November 20,
1619.
MEXICO CITY: - Formal
order for
im
prisonment
of Consular
Agent
Jenkins
at
Pueblo
on charge of threats
against
peons
in case
they
testified
agaipst
him
in
con-
nection
with
kidnapping
case reported
to
exist but
is denied.
He has
not-
been
al-
lowed
to leave
the city.
KExact
status
cb-
seure.
LONDON:
Attempts
1o
assassinate
Admira! Kolchak head
of all Russian
Gov-
ernment
reported
in
Moscow
.dispatch.
Handgrenaders
thrown
at him kiliing six
soldiers and wounding
twelve
CHEYENNE,
WYO:
West
bound
Union
Pacific
train
held
up and
vassen-
gers robbed
last
night between
Medicine
Bow and Rock River.
Bandit
is believed
to be William
Carlisle, train bandit
who
escaped.
He
has
been
;hunted
for
days
by
posse.
Troops
of cavalry rushed
to
scene
to aid of poss - but bandit
still
at
large.
He
escaped
from
train
which
was running twenty
miles
per
hour amid
hail of bullets from guards
on train.
London,
Nov. 17th—Mr. lan
Macpher-
son,
Chief
Secretary
for
Ireland.
has
apologized
to Mr. Maeveigh,
Nationalist
member
for
South Down,
Ireland.
with-
drawing the
imputation
that
Mr. Mac-
veigh was
a Sinn Fein symyathizer.
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