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from
Tues-
dav
to
PFriday,
8-11th.,
respectively,
hence,
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at his
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on
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PROCEEDINGS
OF
‘THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR
ST.
CROIX.
(Continned from yesterday’s
Avis.)
Ist
Member
for
Frederiksted
Town
(Coulter)
remarked,
Mr.
Chairman.
If
any ®nan
here
snhould
kno>w
anytning
about
the xorking of the Municipal Com-
mittea it is the
Thairman
Captain
Black-
wood
and
tha Sacretary
of the
OCouncil.
You
must
remember
that
the
commis-
sions
in existence
prior
to that
| .w
were
quite
different
to the commissions
exist-
ing today.
The By Laws which
governs
the
affairs of
the
Muaieipal
Com mitteo
were
also passed
and
sanactionad
by
th=
King.
The
lav gwes
on
to say
that
the
Muniecipal
Comnmittee
partakes
in
the
affairs
»f the Hospitals,
the Schooi:,
in
other
words
all
rhe
departmeit
have
tvo
members
from th2
Municinal
Con-
|
mittee.
Now
we
come
to
the Rules
of
|
Business
tor the Municipal
Committee—
|
After the
first
mezating
of
the
Council
'
those
members
elected
by
the Council
as
|
membars
of
the
Municipal
Committee,
|
the first thing
they do is
to
elect
their
|
Chairman,
tnen they
proceed
according
*
to
the ordinance
which
tne
Honorable
Chairman
has
quoted.
Now
then
who
'
is
responsible
for
communicating
to
|
the
head
of
the
various
departments?
The
Chairman.
He
lis
to
instruct
the
Secretary:
to
send
a
communication
~to
the
various
heads.
Now
cormes
the
vital question—Has
the
Muuicipal
Com-
mittee
in
ilts
last
election
elected
tne
commissicns?
If
that
has
been
done
has it
been
communicated
to
Govern-
ment?
I thank you
Mr. Chairman.
stii
Appointed
Member
(Lunney)
re-
marked:
Mr.
Chairman.
I
have
acted
on
the
Municipal
Committee
for
some
time
and
that
mode
»f
procedure
as
quoted by Member Coulter is correct.
Ist Member for
Frederiksted
(Coulter)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
I only
wish
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|
to state that
there
is
not
much
use
in
|
prolonging this matter;
the
Government
|
side of it is
quite clear.
The
Honorable
'
Member
stares
that if the
commissions
|
are existing and
wili function,
he would
|
withdraw
his
ordimgnce.
Government
|
bhave
made
their
position
clear.
and one
|
thing
left
to
be
doneis
for
the
Muni-
|
|
cipal
Committee
to
admit
their
fault
.
|
|
in not
sending
th: result
of
their
elec
|
|
tion
to
Governm:at.
I
see
no
use
in
|
‘
continuing
this discussion
any longer.
§
Ist
Member
for
Chrisdznsted
Coun-
|
try Distriet (Stakcmann)
rem
vked:
Mr.
~ Chairman.
Certain
things
have
turned
‘
ap by whi“h Ido
not care
to
withdraw
|
the bill.
1 propose
that
Ist discussion:be
.
closed.
|
The Chairman
gav»
a
recess
of 20
min-
l
utes.
;
After
recess
the Counecil
reassembled
.
and
Government
Szcretary
(Timmons)
|
remarked:
Mr. Chairman.
Justa
wor
j
about
Committees
and
Comissions,
the
1
Government
may
have
received
the
!
wrong impression.
Since
it
stands
out
|
that the commissions
are
hardly in exis
|
tenee
and
not
functioning
the
Govern:
'
ment
would
not
like
any
one
to
have
'
the impression
that
the
Government
bas
-
failed
to
make
the appointments,
to
the
-
contrary
the
Goverament
is
just
wil-
'
ling to eo-operate
'n any
way.
With
re-
.
gard
to remarks
made
by Member
Sake-
-
man
about
Police
Commission
in
St.
|
'
Thomas
aad
how we!l
it
is
working,
I
|
vish
to
~tate
that
there
is
a
Commis-
1
sion
w 'rking at the present
i ne.
@
‘
ist
Member
for
“hrisiiansted
Coun-
|
.
try Distriet
(Stakeminn)
remarked:
Mr.
)
.
Chairnman
lam
very
much
pleased
to
|
.
hear ihe ramarks
made
by
tle
Govern-
|
! . ment
Seeretary,
that
the
Government
|
will b 2 pleased
to work in.
harmony
with
|
.
the
commissions.
[
aiso
at
the
same
|
(
#ime,
beg
tkostate
that
the ordinance
of
|
1907 has
not
been
brought
to my notice
|
before.
I am- willing to
give the Chair-
|
|
man right
and
take
the
wrong.
If the
|
,
Government
will issue
instructions
to
his
|
i
officers
that
they
are
to
work
in
con-
|
|
Junction
with
the
commissions,
then
I
find ro reason
to continue
with my pro-
|
posal.
As far asI understand
‘rom
the
|
Government
Secretary,
Goverument
will
|
|
give
instructions
amd
the
Chairman
|
.
of
the
Minicipal
Committee
will elect
|
tne various
commissions
arnd
the
matter
|
rests.
|
’,
Government
Secretary
(Timmons)
re-
|
'
marked:
Mr. Chairman.
The
Honora-
|
|
ble
Memberis
correct
in
his
under-
|
|
standing.
With
reference
to.ihs
re
.
marks
regarding
the Police
Regulations
and
the law, the Goverament
is anxious
|
'
that
the
law be
complied
with.
The
|
+— Honorable Member adm:ts that
he
wasa
.
member
of
the
Committee
who
drafted
~
the
law and that
he has
made
a mistake,
so it is right that
we be
genorous.
Ist
Member
for
Frederiksted
Town
-
(Coulter) remarked:
Mr. Chairman.
As
far as I understand
the situation
I think
the
Municipal Commiitee
has
the
right,
ace rding
to Par.
63 of the Colonial Law,
to
eiece
the
commissions,
conseyuentiy
that matter
is settled.
I want
to remind
you
that thers
are going to be
only
one
more
ordinary
meeting
of
the
Council
and
half
of the
members
are
to
retire.
I think as
w 2 2re
so close
to election,
the
Municipal
“ommittee
should
wait
_untll
after
election
to elect
the
commissngns.
The
law provides
that
these
corrmissions
should
mzet
but once
a month.
Ist
Member
for Christia
sted Tountry
District
(Stakemann)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
As
the
last
Speaker
bas
proposed
that
the
commissions
be
ap-
pointed
after
clection,
[
ask
that
all
the
sanitary
laws
b 2 postponed
until
~fter
election.
.
Government
Secretary
(7immons)
re-
marked:
Mr.
Chairman.
Jln
reply
to
he
last Speaker,
the
Government
ecan-
not
suspend
the
operations
of any
iaw,
" and
therefore
canno:
stop
proceedings
for any
violations of the law,
One thing
more,
the
commissions,
when
appoint-
ed
will
function
according
to
the
law
passed
by
the
CUouncil.
The
law
says
‘‘Provided,
that
any
such
Board,
Commission
or Committee
which
shall
have
been
divested
of
Ad-
ministrative
and
(or)
KExecutive
func-
tions
as
herein
provided
may
there-
after
act
in
advisory
ecapacity
to
the
Governor
ete.
Ist.
Member
tor
Christiansted
Coun-
try District (Stakemann)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
If that
is
so
then
it would
be
unmecessary
to
appoint
the
commis-
sions.
Itis
a
question
of assisting
the
poor
people;
the
heads
of
the
depart-
ments
do
not know the
poor
people; I do
not
see
that it
is
right, it is
against
my
feeling of justice
towards
the
poor
peo-
ple.
There
is
a
good deal of money
tha%
is being
spent
for
useless
things,
that
money
could
just
as
woil
be
spent
in
behalf of the
poor
peovlie.
|
The Chairman
would
like
to
know if
Ist.
Member
for
Christiansted
ountry
District
(Stakemann)
would
like to have
the committee
appointed
to
receive
and
report
oa
his ,bill?
Membzr
Stakemann:
No,
I
wish
to
withdraw
the bill.
4th.
Appointed
Member
(Blackwood)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
Tt seems
t>
me
tnat
if the
commissions
are
not
to
function
according -to ‘rules
laid
down
there
should
be
new
rules (The Speaker
read
from
the
By-Law
a
paragraph
wherein’
the
duaties
of
the
Committees
‘and Commissions
are
defined)
and
con-
tinuing
said,
Those
are
what
we
are
supposed
to do.
If the
connmissions
are
to be appointed
as advisory
boards,
they
should have legal pawer
or none
at all.
The Chairman
would
like
to
know if
4th
Appointed
Membher
(Blackwoo?d)
would like to take up the
bill?
-
Member Blackwood
answered
no.
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-
The
Chairman
remarked:
The
dis-
cussion
is closed.
: