CARD OF THANKS.
The Daughters
and Sons
of Mrs.
Rosalind
Hill gratefully
thank
all
for
the varicus
tokens of sympathy,
manifested
during her iliness
and
demise.
SARAH & LEONARD HILL.
Fred-vrilsted,
St. Croix, 17 July 1923.
~y
PROCEEDINGS
OF
THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
i
A
LU
l
FOR
SBST.
CROIX.
(Continusl firom yzsterday’s
Avis.)
Ist
Member
for
Frederiksted
Town
(Jackson)
remarked:
Mr.
Vice-Chair-
m:n
1
don’t
want
to
be
used
by any
Head of a Department
to speak.
I speak
h:ce
from
ny
conviciions.
1 happened
to be called
on the
Municipal
Committee
to
substitute
the
Honorahle
Chairman
of the Coaincil who is sick.
Wevisited the
different
institutions
and
we
founrd
out
what
required
'mmediate
attention
and
what
could
be
put
off
for
some
future
time.
We
visited
the
schools
also.
I
have
a
good deal
of
data
in connection
withs
thz
schools
of
this
island,
all
of
which I have eollected
for future
use.
1
d n’¢
want
to speak
on
the
Lducation
Departn
ent tcday.
Believe
me, if I fur-
nish
data
recarding
the
School
Dezpart-
ment,
this
Couneil
wiil
agree
with
me
that the department
could
do morcithan
it is doing today.
As regarfds
rerarks
wade
by
the
Hon-
orable
Hth
Appointed
Member
touching
the
education
of
the
children
1
do not
believe
he is
more
intercsted
than I awmn.
1 would be wiiling
to
vote
twenty
thou-
safd francs
more for
that
department
if
[
were
sure
that
it
was
going
to
be
used
for
the
purpose
for
which
it
was appropriated.
The Honcrable
Mem-
ber
tries
to
make
it
look
as
if
he
is
the
only
one
having
an
interest
in the
peopie
of
this
island.—lt
would
be interesting
to know
what
the Honor-
able
Member
has
written
on
the piece of
paper
sent
to
him
from
outside
and
which
he
has
just
slippcd
uander
his
papers.
The
items
under
the
lEduecation
De-
partment
were put
to the
vote
as
amend-
ed by the Municipal Commitiee.
9 members
voted
so:;
none
against.
Public
l.ibraries
as
budgetied:
No
re-
marks.
.
Put
to
tke
vote.
12
members
voted
fcr; none aguinst,
't he Public_ Works
Department.
Sala-
ries.
&Y Ul
AV 0
Ist
Member
..cr
TFrederiksted
Town
(Jackson)
brouzht
in amendment
which
reads
as follows:
:
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT
to
Municipal
Committee’s
amendments
to
Budget
for
the
Municipzlity of
St.
Croix for the fiscal
year Juiy
1,
1923
lo
June
30,
1924.
Under
Public
Works
Department,
sub-
item
49-
Salaries.
Change *'Clerk,
Fres.
2169’
to *'Clerk, Fres,
3,000.”
D. HAMILTON JACKSON.
Ist Meni. for Preacrils’ed
Town.
June
2%,
1923.
Ist
Member
for
Frederiksted
Town
(Jackson):
Mr.
Viee-Chairman.
[
re-
peat
the remarks
1 made
a while
ago,
2rd
Member
{or Christiansted
Town
(Canegata)
remarked:
Mr.
Vice-Chair-
man.
1 donot
heiieve
that
the
Munici-
pal Committee
will
have
any
objection
to
the
amendment
proposed
by
the
flonorable Ist Member
for
rederiksted
Town,
Last
vear
the
Municipal
Com-
mittee
reduced
salaries
10%
and
there
was
some
disote
on
this
particular
item.
My
view
point
is
this:
I don’t
think the
employees
in
the
varicus
de-
partments
should
ke
salarvied.
1
feel
that
the
office
should
be
salaried.
1
think the clerk
in
the
Public
Works
De-
partment.
receives
the
smallest
salary
on the
whole
budget.
He
is
down
here
for
$36
per
month.
In
the
course
of
conversation
with
the Public
Works
Offi-
cer
he said
he woeuld
like
to
have
a well
salaried elerk.
I personally
have
no cb-
jeetion
to the amendment.
2nd
Member for Christiarsted
Country
District
(Berg)
remarked:
Mr.,
Vicey
Chairman.
1
made
some
investigatic
in
this
matter
and
I fuily
endorse
the
remaicks
oi ti.e
Honorable
2nd
Member
for
Christicnsted
Town
that the
salay
of the Cierk ¢i the
Public
Works
Depait-
ment
be raised
to $50.00
per month.
The amendment
was
put
to the
vote,
10 Memters
voted
f.or;
none
against,
Maintenance
Public
Works Department.
The
Vice-Cnairinan
read
an
e«mend-
ment
broughtin
by ihe 4th Member
for
Christiansted
Country District
(Ramsay)
which is as toliows:
.
~
Frederiksted,
3t. Croix, V.
1. U. S.
June
25th 1923.
The Honorable Chairman,
Colonial Coun-
cil, Murnicipality of St. Croix,
Sir:
I hereby request
that under
item
51 of
Maintenance
tor the
Public
Works
De-
partment
on
the
Budgnt
from
July Ist
1923 to June
30th
1924 there
be
added
to
the
sum of Fraunes
10,000.0)
budgetted
for Street Lighting
for Christiansted
the
sum of Franezs
8,781.00
making
a total of
Franes
18,781.00; and,
further,
that
un-
der
the
same
item d1
there
be added
to
the
sum
of
Franes
7.500.00
budgetted
for Street Lighting for Frederiksted
the
sum
of
Franas
6.525.00
making
a
tota:
of Franecs
14,025.00.
THOS, RAMSAY,
4th Member for Christiansted
Country
Diist:ict.
4th Member for Chrisiiansted
Uountry
District
(Ramsay)
in
intvoducing
the
amendment
said:
Mr.
Viee-Chairman.
[ am
net quite
prepared
to speak
on the
amendment
whiech
1
have
now
intr--
duced,
because
it was originaily intended
to have it introduced
by Mr
K.
Hender-
son,
but this
gentleman
not
having been
re-sppeinted
to
the
Council
I
was
re-
auested
te do
so,
It i= che
desire
of ninety percent
of the
people of Frederiksted
to
have
the
lights
¢n
the
streets
burn
ali night.
1
cannot
speak
for Christiansied
as tie Hunorable
sth
Appointed
Member
has pretsised
to
cpezk
on
the
amendment
on
behaif
of
t
e
people
of
Christiansted.
I
hope
Honorable
Members
wiil support
me
tor
Frederiksted.
It is
left to the
members
of Christiansted
to do the same
for
their
town.
stk
Appointed
Member
(Me
@i tesh)
remarked:
Mr.
Vice-Chairman.,
[
do
not intend
to
make
a
lergthy speech
on
this amendment.
. The
Honcreble
Mem-
ber
for
Christiansted
Courtry
District
has
already
spoken
for
Frederiksted
Town
so I just want
to say
that
we have
48 much
need for the
lights all night
lln
Christiansted.
[ recommend
the amend-
ment
to the
favorable
consideration
of
the Council.
Ist
Member
for
Frederiksted
Town
(Jackson)
remarked:
Mr. Vice - Chairman.
I eertainiy
will not
vote for this
amend-
ment,
because
it is not
an item
that
is
necessary.
1
would
like to
know
from
the Honorable
Proponent
of the
amend-
ment
what
is the
real necessity
for
hav-
ing the lights
burn
all night.
lam
cer-
tainly in favor of more
lights, but
not
to
have
them
burn
ail
nigh'.
How
many
persors
are
cut
on the
sireets
all
night?
In
our back
streets
we have
total
dark-
ness.
We ceriainly
need
morve ligh:s
in
the two
towns,
but thare
is no
neccssily
to have
them
bura
all night.
4th Member
tor Christiansted
Country
District (2amsay)
remarked:
Mr.
Vice-
Chairman
1
certuiniy
agree
with
the
Honorable
Ist Member for
Frederiksted
Town
that
we need
more
lignts
in
the
town
of
Frederiksted,
but
|
disagree
with
him ti-at
there
is no
necessity
for
the lights all night.
Itis between
twelve
o’clock
midnight and
dawn
most
of the
robberies
are committed
in Frederiksted.
This amendment
is proposed
fur the safe-
ty of the people.
The
Hororable
Mem-
ber
knows nothing of the atroci‘ies
that
are committed
in Frederiksted,
Let him
come
and
live
in
Frederiksted
for
six
months and
he wiil be convineed.
I bap-
pened
to
be
in
the
United
Siates
a%pd
atrocities
are
commiitted
day and
right
t) ere.
Honorabic
Members
I ask you
o