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1970 Annual Report
Virgin Islands
to the
Secretary of the Interior
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1970 Annual Report
Virgin
Islands
to the
Secretary of the Interior
For the Fiscal Year EndedJune 30
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C. 20402 - Price 70 cents
STACK
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filla
1971
CONTENTS
Page
General Information
1
Highlights
1
1
Legislation
15
Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority
18
Virgin Islands Port Authority
i
23
Public
Utilities Commission
27
Bond Issue and Interim Financing
30
Control of Manufacture of Watches
33
Control of Processing of Woolen Yard Goods
34
Office of Public Relations and Information
35
Office of Government Secretary
37
Department
of Education
40
College of the Virgin Islands
53
Department of Health
60
Department of Social Welfare
68
Department of Commerce
71
Department of Agriculture
79
Department of Labor
83
Department of Conservation and Cultural Affairs
86
Virgin
Islands Employment
Security Agency
97
Department of Public Works
93
Department of Finance
99
Office of the Director of the Budget
101
Department of Housing and Community Renewal
104
Department of Property and Procurement
113
Department of Law
115
Department
of Public
Safety
118
The Municipal Court of the Virgin Islands
123
Office of Probation and Parole
124
Office of Civil Defense
125
Virgin
Islands Planning Board
127
Bureau of Statistics and Economic Studies
132
Office of Economic Opportunity
134
Virgin Islands Commission on Youth
136
Division of Personnel
138
Selective
Service
140
Office of the Supervisor of Elections
143
Conclusion
144
111
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GENERAL INFORMATION
History
Christopher Columbus,
sailing
to
the New World on
his second voy-
age in 1493, dropped anchor on the
north
side
of
St. Croix and
the
is-
land's
first "visitor" took in the un-
spoiled
tropical beauty and
rolling
hills
of a Caribbean
paradise. The
spot
is known
today
as
Salt
River
Bay, one
of
the many
picturesque
inlets in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The
Great Navigator named
his
"discovery"
Santa
Cruz,
meaning,
"Island of the Holy Cross" and sent
a
landing
party
asore
to
replenish
the
ship's dwindling water
supply.
Instead
of
the warm welcome
vis-
itors receive
today, Columbus' men
were
repulsed
by
the
fierce
Carib
Indians. No
further
attempts were
made to land and colonize until 1555
when the hostile Caribs were driven
from
St.
Croix
by
the
soldiers
of
King Charles V of Spain.
Columbus was
so impressed with
the beauty
of the
island
chain, he
christened them
"Las Virgenes"
in
honor of
St. Ursula and her
11,000
martyred virgins.
The value of these and the other
islands of the West Indies soon be-
came apparent to the crowned heads
of Europe and colonization was en-
couraged. England, France, Holland,
and Spain
vied
for
control during
the
17th century with sugar
as
the
principal
attraction.
So
important
was trade with the West Indies that
Great
Britain,
negotiating
with
France to end the Seven Years' War
in
1763,
seriously
considered
keep-
ing the Island of Guadeloupe instead
of Canada.
Denmark played the most impor-
tant role in the development of the
U.S.
Virgin
Islands.
Entering
the
picture
in
1671,
she
chartered
the
West
India
Company
and
began
serious
colonization
of
St. Thomas
and
St.
John.
St.
Croix
was
pur-
chased from France in
1733. Except
for a brief period of British occupa-
tion
during
the
Napoleonic
Wars,
the Danes ruled these
islands
until
1917.
Thus began a golden age of com-
merce and peaceful development for
the
Virgin
Islands,
blessed
by
the
Danish
policy
and
neutrality
and
liberal trading laws. Ships of all the
nations
of
Europe,
carried
to
the
fine harbor of Charlotte Amalie on
St. Thomas by the constant easterly
trade
winds,
gathered
there, and
a
booming trade with
the New Eng-
land
States
of
the new
American
nation
isupported
the
burgeoning
island economy.
Sugar was king and
its
influence
was
felt
everywhere.
Throughout
the Islands of St. Thomas, St. Croix,
and
St.
John,
massive
stone wind-
mills were erected for grinding cane.
Many
of
these
towers
remain
re-
minders
of
a
bygone
era and
evi-
dence
of
a once
flourishing
planta-
tion
life.
With
wealth
came
the
unfortu-
nate byproducts, greed and
avarice.
The Caribbean became the hunting
1
The ruins
of old sugar
mills, which dot
the
island
of
St.
Croix,
are reminders
of
the
days when sugar was king in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
ground of such notorious pirates
as
Captain Kidd and Edward Teach,
the notorious Blackbeard.
It
is said
the Virgin
Islands were spared
the
depredations of these buccaneers by
paying "protection"
in
the form
of
sanctuary and commercial privileges.
Sugar brought great prosperity to
the islands and the plantation own-
ers.
It also brought misery and
pri-
vation
to
the
thousands
of
slaves
who
were
introduced
from
Africa
in the 1860's to work the canefields.
Their suffering
finally erupted into
revolt. On
St. John,
after
a bloody
mutiny,
the
slaves held
the
islands
for 6 months until French forces ar-
rived from Martinique
to help the
Danish
masters
regain
their
land.
Legend
has
it
that
the
last
sur-
vivors of the ill-fated uprising com-
mitted mass suicide by plunging over
a
cliff or shooting themselves rather
than face a return to servitude.
Slavery was finally abolished by an
enlightened
Denmark
in
1848,
15
years prior to the publication of the
U.S.
Emancipation
Proclamation.
From
then
on,
sugar
decreased
in
commercial importance
in
the
Vir-
gin
Islands,
outdone
by
the more
favorable conditions
for cane
oper-
ations
in Cuba and
elsewhere.
The
United
States
took
its
first
look at the islands during the Amer-
ican
Civil
War.
However,
a
pur-
chase agreement
fell through when
the Senate refused
to
ratify the ne-
gotiations
in
1870.
Bargaining con-
tinued throughout
the
century but
it wasn't until World War I that the
United
States
moved
decisively.
Fearing a German seizure that would
give
U-boats
a
base
in
the
Carib-
Government House, Christiansted, St. Croix, an historic example of Danish architecture.
bean,
the United States bought the
Danish Virgins in 1917 for $25 mil-
hon. The U.S. Navy was delegated
to
administer
the
islands
and
as-
sumed
responsibility on March
31
of that year.
Geography
The U.S. Virgin Islands
lie some
1,434
nautical
miles
southeast
of
New York City, 991 miles from Mi-
ami, Fla.; and 40 miles east of Puerto
Rico, 75 air-miles from San Juan.
The islands are a part of the An-
tilles, which form the dividing
line
between the Caribbean Sea and the
Atlantic
Ocean. They
are
directly
in
the path
of
the
trade winds,
so
commercially important in the days
of
sail,
at
the
eastern end
of
the
Great Antilles and the northern end
of the Lesser Antilles.
The U.S. Virgins
consist of some
50 islands and
cays of volcanic
ori-
gin.
Their
neighbors,
the
British
Virgins, are made up of another 30
similar islands and cays.
Only
three
islands
in
the
U.S.
group are of any population or com-
mercial
significance. The
largest
of
these, St. Croix, with 84 square miles
is mostly flat, and suited for agricul-
tural use. Forty miles due north,
St.
Thomas, with 28 square miles, offers
dramatic rugged mountains that rise
sharply from
the
sea
to
heights
of
up to 1,500 feet. A few miles east of
St. Thomas,
the
Island
of
St. John
with 20 square miles,
offers
similar
land and seascapes. Both islands rise
from
the
same
submarine
plateau.
Between
these
two
islands and
St.
Croix,
the
Caribbean
Sea
deepens
to a
15, 000-foot
trench.
Because of the steep sloping moun-
tainsides,
little
land
on
St.
John
or
St. Thomas
is
tillable.
St. Croix,
however,
is
well
suited
to
agricul-
ture, and priority
is being given
to
the advancement and diversification
of this industry. Until recently, sugar
cane was
the only important
crop.
However, it had been a marginal one
and cost the local government large
sums
of
money
to
cover
milling
losses. Consequently, sugar has been
phased out and terminated as a com-
mercial
crop.
Instead,
industry
has
been
encouraged
to
develop
and
thousands of acres of prime land are
being
utilized under
a comprehen-
sive agricultural plan now being de-
veloped. This includes research into
feasible food crops, middle-range pro-
grams for agricultural development,
and
a
long-range
plan
to
preserve
the
agricultural
character
and
na-
tural beauty of the
island.
St.
Croix has two improved
har-
bors. The one at Christiansted, con-
sidered
to be one
of
the most
pic-
turesque
under
the
U.S.
flag,
at-
tracts pleasure yachts and medium-
size
commercial
craft
from
other
West
Indian
islands. A
deep-water
harbor
at
Frederiksted, on
the
east
end
of
St.
Croix,
accommodates
ocean
liners and
is
responsible
for
increased
cruise
ship
traffic
to
the
island.
In
addition,
a
full-size
air-
port
with
direct
jet
flights
to
the
mainland has further enhanced the
growing
tourist
trade.
St.
Thomas,
whose
agricultural
resources
are
limited by
its rugged
landscape, more than makes up
for
this deficiency with
its excellent na-
tural harbor.
It
is one of the rank-
ing ports of call for cruise ships, and
the expansion of its airport facilities
now
permits
jet
travel
from
the
mainland to the island.
St.
John's main
attraction
is
its
unspoiled beauty, guaranteed to en-
dure because much of the island
is
taken up by the Virgin Islands Na-
tional
Park.
The
incomparable
beaches,
breathtaking
mountain
views, and lush vegetation bring an
increasing number
of
visitors
each
year, who explore the island's charm
by jeep or boat.
The U.S. Virgins enjoy a near-per-
fect climate. Temperatures stay with-
in 70° to 90° range, with an average
of 78°. The balmy trade winds pro-
vide
natural
air
conditioning. Hu-
midity
is comfortably low with rain-
fall averaging about 45 inches a year.
There
is an abundant
variety of
tropical flora, ranging from the well-
known hibiscus, bougainvillea, olean-
der,
poinsettia, and wild orchid,
to
One of the many cruise ships that visit the Virgin Islands each year anchors in Charlotte
Amalie harbor, St. Thomas.
the less-common African tulip, fran-
gipani,
and
lignum
vitae.
Many
other flowering trees and shrubs add
to
the
island's
color and
fragrance.
Coconut and royal palms are every-
where while the quieter beaches are
lined
with
mangrove,
mahoe,
and
seagrape
trees.
Exotic
fruits
from
native trees grace the tables of Virgin
Islanders,
the more
popular
being
mango,
soursop,
lime,
guava,
sugar
apple, avocado, papaya, genep, and
mammee apple.
Though there
is no large commer-
cial
fishing
industry,
the
natives,
through
their
individual
efforts,
make fish an important part of their
daily diet. The Virgin Island waters,
particularly
in
the
game
fishing
sense, have become recognized
as
a
prime
fishing
area.
Blue
marlin,
wahoo,
tuna,
tarpon,
kingfish, and
bonefish
are
taken
the
year round
while white marlin and
sailfish
are
caught
during
most
months.
The
Virgin
Islands now hold
the world
record
for
the
largest
blue
marlin.
Smaller
fish
also abound. They
in-
clude
grouper,
"old
wife,"
yellow
tail, and angelfish.
The
islands
provide
stone,
sand
and gravel as building materials, but
there are no minerals of commercial
significance.
Government
The
Virgin
Islands
have
been
governed by many nations. The flags
of Spain, France, Holland, England,
Denmark,
and
the
United
States
have
flown
over
all
three
islands;
and
St. Croix,
for a brief time, was
administered
by
the
Knights
of
Malta.
Cruz Bay
harbor,
St. John,
a
quiet,
picturesque
setting
that
is
also
the
entry
to
the
Virgin Islands National Park.
When
the
United
States
pur-
chased
the Virgin
Islands
in
1917,
the
transition
was
accomplished
smoothly
by
retaining
the
Danish
legal code as the basic law. The Navy
was given
responsibility
for admin-
istering the islands until
1931. Mili-
tary,
civil, and judicial power were
vested in the Naval Governor, who
was appointed by
the
President
of
the United States.
On
February
27,
1931,
an
exec-
utive order from
the White House
transferred
jurisdiction
from
the
Navy
to the Department of the
In-
terior, and
the
first
civilian
Gover-
nor was appointed by the President.
A major change in the method of
governing the islands occurred with
the passage
of the Revised Organic
Act of 1954 by which
the Congress
authorized
distinct
executive,
legis-
lative,
and
judicial
branches
and
provided for a substantial degree of
self-government. Recent
changes
in
the act provide for an even greater
degree of home rule.
Presently,
the
Governor
is
ap-
pointed by the President, subject to
Senate
confirmation
and
exercises
the
executive power under
the
su-
pervision of the Secretary of the In-
terior. In November, 1970, by recent
congressional
act, he will be elected
by the people of the Virgin Islands
for
the
first time
in Virgin
Islands
history. The Governor
is responsible
for the execution
of local
laws,
ad-
ministration
of
all
activities
of
the
executive
branch, and
the
appoint-
ment of department heads and other
employees. He
reports
annually
to
the
Legislature on
the
state
of
the
territory and recommends new
leg-
Pleasure and fishing
craft
cluster around
the docks on
the waterfront
of
Christiansted,
St. Croix. The Virgin
Islands
are world-famous
for
their
excellent
sailing waters and
game fishing.
islation to carry out the various pro-
grams of local government.
The government
secretary
also
is
appointed by
the President and
in
1970 will also be elected by the peo-
ple
with
the
rank
of
Lieutenant
Governor.
In
the
absence
of
the
Governor,
the government secretary
serves
as
acting Governor. He
also
has administrative responsibility for
banking and insurance laws and the
licensing
and
assessment
of
real
property.
The unicameral one house Legis-
lature
is
elected
for
2-year
terms.
There are
15 senators—five from
St.
Croix,
five
from
St.
Thomas,
one
from
St. John, and four elected
at
large by Virgin Islands voters of all
the islands. Each bill passed must be
signed
by
the
Governor
before
it
becomes
law. A
two-thirds
vote
of
the Legislature
is necessary
to over-
ride
the
Governor's
veto.
In
this
event,
the
Governor must
approve
it
or
submit
to
the
President
for
final
action.
The judge of the district court of
the Virgin Islands and the U.S.
dis-
trict attorney are appointed by the
President of the United States. The
district
court
exercises
jurisdiction
over
felony
violations
of
the
local
criminal code as well as jurisdiction
On
the day of
his inauguration. Governor
Evans displays the document attesting
to
his appointment by President Nixon and
shares his pleasure with admiring friends.
over crime arising under Federal law.
The municipal court judges are ap-
pointed by
the Governor and
con-
firmed by the Legislature. The mu-
nicipal
court
exercises
jurisdiction
over
misdemeanor
violations
and
traffic
offenses under
the
local
law.
Civil
cases
involving
less
than
$500 are handled by the municipal
court;
cases involving from $600
to
$10,000
are handled
either by
the
municipal court or the Federal court;
all
cases
over
$10,000
are
in
the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal
court.
The
district
court
of
the Virgin
Islands
exercises
appellate
jurisdic-
tion
over
the
municipal
court
in
civil and
criminal
cases. The
U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Third Cir-
cuit,
Philadelphia,
and
the
U.S.
Supreme
Court
exercise
appellate
jurisdiction
over
the
district
court
of the Virgin
Islands.
Finances and Taxes
There are three principal sources
of revenue for the government of the
Virgin
Islands
from
which
funds
are derived for capital and operating
disbursement.
The largest source and one that is
growing every year,
is from local in-
come
taxes. An act of the Congress
of
the United
States
provides
that
Federal income tax schedules be ap-
plied
as
a
local
tax
in
the Virgin
Islands. Another major contributor
to
the
treasury
consists
of
Federal
excise
taxes collected in the United
States on imports of Virgin Islands
products and returned
to
the
local
government
as matching
funds. To
receive funds, the islands must raise,
through
local
taxes, money which
matches in
size the excises
to be re-
bated.
In
addition,
the Federal Govern-
ment
assists
the
islands
by
appro-
priations and grant-in-aid allotments
for many
activities
in employment
services,
public
assistance,
health
and
diseases
services,
wildlife,
and
libraries. There are over 60 such aid
programs and
appropriations.
Economic Development
Tourism
continues
as
the
most
important
industry
in
the
Virgin
Islands.
Income
from
visitors'
ex-
penditures during fiscal 1970 reached
$107,006,745,
the
third
consecutive
year
in
which
the
figure
topped
$100 million.
Efforts
continue
toward
creating
a broader industrial and agricultural
base
within
the
islands'
economy.
To establish and maintain
this eco-
nomic stability, small manufacturing
firms
are continually being encour-
aged
to
establish
operations
in
the
islands. On
St.
Croix, two large
in-
dustrial concerns are in production,
providing
employment
opportuni-
ties for a large number of citizens.
Such diversification provides year-
8
round
employment
at
good
wages
for many islanders, and has helped
bring
about
a
higher
standard
of
living than
ever
existed under
the
one-crop,
one-industry,
sugar
econ-
omy
of
old.
Virgin
Islanders'
per
capita income
is by
far the highest
in
the
entire Caribbean.
The sale of rum, the distilling of
which
is
a
major
industry
of
the
islands,
is
promoted
through
the
Virgin
Islands Rum
Council,
sup-
ported jointly by the rum
distillers
and the local government.
Tax exemptions and subsidy ben-
efits
have
long
been
used
by
the
local government
to
encourage
in-
dustrial development. Incentives for
private investment
in
hotels,
guest-
houses,
industrial
concerns,
and
housing projects include tax exemp-
tions of up
to
16 years and return
of 75 percent of income taxes in the
form of subsidy.
Virgin
Islands
manufacturers
of
goods
that
contain
not more
than
50 percent of foreign raw materials
are allowed duty-free entry into the
United
States of their products un-
der
section
301
of
the
U.S.
Tariff
Act. To guard against abuses of sec-
tion
301,
the
local government
sets
up
production
quotas
for
certain
classifications of textiles, and on the
manufacture
of watches, with high
taxes
provided
for
production
in
excess
of
the
quotas.
The
watch
production legislation was supplant-
ed
in January
1968
by
a
congres-
sional
act
designed
for
the
same
purpose
but
applicable
as
well
to
other territorial areas subject to the
same
section 301
treatment.
Population
The
Virgin
Islands
are
in
the
midst of a population explosion. Pre-
liminary and unofficial Federal cen-
sus
figures show the Island popula-
tion
at 62,296. Of these, 31,892
are
residents
of
St.
Croix,
29,661
from
St. Thomas and 1,743 from St. John.
In
1960
the
census recorded
the
resident
population
at
32,099. A
breakdown
of
the
1960 population
figures
records
15,930
males
and
16,169
females.
Resident
of urban
communities
numbered
18,017;
14,082
lived
in
rural
areas,
while
8,892 were enrolled in schools. The
total labor force was 11,336, of which
7,363 were male and
3,971
female.
Unemployment
was
listed
at
3.4
percent.
English is the traditional language
of the Virgin
Islands. Some French
is spoken by
citizens
of French
de-
scent
on
St.
Thomas,
and
many
Spanish-speaking families have come
from Puerto Rico, settling chiefly in
St. Croix.
The people
are devout and wor-
ship
in
many
churches
including
Roman Catholic, Anglican, Luther-
an,
Methodist,
Jewish,
Moravian,
Seventh-Day Adventist, Pilgrim Holi-
ness,
Christian
Mission, Dutch
Re-
formed, and
Baptist.
Health and Education
The
Virgin
Islands
have
set
an
example
for
the
entire
Caribbean
in
the
preservation
of
health,
the
development
of education, and
the
replacement
of slums with modern
housing.
Each
year
sees
further
advances
in hospital and public health
serv-
ices.
Diseases
once
associated
with
tropical
climates
have
long
since
been
eradicated,
and
the
climate
eliminates the need
for home heat-
ing or heavy
clothing,
further con-
tributing
to the good health of the
Virgin
Islanders.
Educational
standards
continue
to be upgraded. Public schools cover
kindergarten
through
high
school,
and
the
islands'
two
major
high
schools have
full accreditation. The
College of the Virgin Islands, estab-
lished
in
1963,
has reached an
en-
rollment
of
420
full-time
students
and nearly
1,000 part-time students
and
in
fiscal
1969 became
a
4-year
institution offering programs in
lib-
eral
arts and
teacher education.
In
addition,
the
college
continues
to
offer
a variety of 2-year programs.
Communication and Transportation
All three Virgin Islands enjoy the
facilities of a dial telephone system
that
is
being
constantly
expanded
to meet
the growing
needs
of
the
community. Marine cables have been
installed
that
have made
possible
direct
dialing
to
Puerto
Rico and
to
the mainland. Worldwide
radio
telegraph service
is also available.
The
islands
are
served by
three
radio
stations,
two
television
sta-
tions,
and
four
newspapers,
three
of them
dailies.
Most
visitors from
the mainland
come by
air,
flying in
jet planes
to
Puerto
Rico
and
then
by
smaller
planes
to
the
islands
or
by
daily
direct
jet
service
using
medium-
range jet aircraft. A regular seaplane
service operates between the
princi-
pal
islands.
Aside
from
short-stay
cruise ship passengers, there are very
few people who arrive by boat. Small
native sloops and charter boats carry
travelers between islands and to the
nearby
British Virgin
Islands.
Local
transportation
is
provided
by
bus,
taxis,
and
rented
vehicles.
Most roads
are paved, with contin-
ued
improvement
each
year,
and
driving is on the left side of the road.
10
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR
The
year ending June
30,
1970,
was marked by
substantial
achieve-
ments
in
improved
housing,
road-
building and
lighting,
greater
job
protection
for
government
em-
ployees, and better community rela-
tions. Business and industry contin-
ued
to
expand
and
tax
collection
methods were improved
to
increase
revenues
to the Government.
The Virgin
Islands
faced
all
the
social and economic problems which
confronted other sections of the na-
tion—a
booming
population,
dan-
gers
of pollution
of our
air, water
and
total
environment,
economic
uncertainties, rising crime rates, and
sweeping
narcotics
addiction.
But
despite
these new and
threatening
social,
ecological,
and
economic
problems,
the Virgin
Islands made
significant progress.
Conflict of Interest Legislation
In a move to insure that no pub-
lic employee uses his office or job for
direct or indirect personal
profit,
a
bill was introduced
in
the
Legisla-
ture to
this
effect. This
bill applied
the same standard of good conduct
in the Virgin Islands as embodied in
Federal law by acts of Congress and
by conflict of interest statutes in most
of the
States.
Housing Progress
During
the
year, more
low- and
middle-income housing was
started
than
ever
before
in Virgin
Islands
history.
Two
multimillion-dollar
middle-income housing projects were
planned in an arrangement between
the
Government and
the
Housing
Corporation of America. Financing
for
this housing
is
a
joint venture
between
the
Government
and
pri-
vate
enterprise
under
which
the
Government
establishes
an
escrow
account with a promise
to buy any
housing units which are not sold to
private individuals. This escrow
ac-
count
will amount
to only
a small
fraction
of
the
financing
the
Gov-
ernment would be required
to pro-
vide
under
conventional
methods.
Ground
breaking
ceremonies
have
been held for the
first project under
this program—the $4.5 million Para-
dise
Mill
development
at
Estate
Paradise in St. Croix. This will have
208 townhouse condominiums. The
second
project
is
scheduled
for
Estate Nazareth
in
St. Thomas.
More Miles of Road
During
the
winter
of
1970,
the
Governor
proclaimed
a
"state
of
emergency in the public road system
of
the
Virgin
Islands."
This move
permitted the Government to avoid
the
delays
of
advertising
for
bids
and
removed
restrictions
on
the
source of materials and equipment.
Road construction and maintenance
have been
top-priority items of the
year.
As
a
result, more
miles
of road
have been constructed in the Islands
during
this
fiscal
year
than
were
built in the past 10 years.
11
Prototype
of proposed apartment buildings on
St. Thomas,
containing
eight
individual
apartments.
New Sewage Systems
Plans
for
totally new sewage
sys-
tems
in
St.
Croix and
St. Thomas
were
launched
during
the
year
as
part
of
the
massive
antipollution
campaign initiated by the Governor.
The two systems are planned to have
sufficient capacity to meet the needs
of
the
Islands
until
the
year
2015,
and
total
cost
will
be |15
million.
A
total
of
$2,600,050
has been
re-
leased
from
the
conservation
fund
and the administration has obtained
a grant of $1,916,200 from the Fed-
eral Water
Quality Administration
for
initial construction.
Modern Reformatory
A new
security complex
will be
built on
St.
Croix
to
replace
the
antiquated,
overcrowded
and
in-
efficient Richmond
Penitentiary on
St. Croix which dates back
to
1836.
The new reformatory
will
include
detention quarters,
facilities for the
Public Safety Department, the local
courts and the law department.
Caribbean Conference on Youth
Young Virgin
Islanders, working
with the Virgin Islands Council on
Youth,
organized
a
3-day
meeting
for young people and adult leaders
from
17 Caribbean communities
to
study the problems of youth in the
changing world. The conference was
patterned after the President's White
House Conference On Youth, with
discussion
led by nationally known
experts in various
fields.
Expansion
of Potable Water
System
Improved operational capabilities
of the potable water system through
desalination made it possible to elim-
12
inate the barging of water from San
Juan—a costly and outmoded water
supply technique that had been used
for many years.
Improved Highway Lighting
High on the
list of improvement
projects was better lighting for busy
thoroughfares.
By
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year,
all
major
highways
in
both
St. Croix and
St. Thomas had
been
well-lighted,
thereby
helping
to
reduce
the
accident
and
crime
rates. Guardrails also were installed
on the major highways.
Consumer Protection Council
Establishment of a Consumer Pro-
tection Council was the first effort to
protect
consumer
interests
in
the
Virgin Islands. As a part of
this
ef-
fort, electrical rates on St. Croix were
lowered
to equal those paid by con-
sumers in
St. Thomas.
Tax Collection Improvem-ents
The
Department
of
Finance
worked
closely
with
the
Internal
Revenue Service to improve tax col-
lection
methods
in
the
Virgin
Is-
lands,
including
collection
of
long-
delinquent
taxes,
undeclared
taxes,
and
initiation
of
a
total withhold-
ing
system
for
Government
em-
ployees.
Governm.ent Employees
Classified
System
Hundreds of men and women who
worked
for
the
Government
as
hourly
employees
were
placed
in
classified jobs, insuring them the job
benefits
and
security
inherent
in
that system.
Community delations Council
Rapid
population
growth,
large
influx of newcomers
to
the
Islands,
and
the
tensions on
the mainland
created
frictions
in
the
Islands and
the Council was
established by
the
Governor
to
study
the
causes
of
community
stresses and propose
so-
lutions.
Narcotics Control
Law-enforcement work was made
more
difficult
by
the
drug-abuse
problem.
Working
with
the
Fed-
eral
Government,
Island
officers
made
a
mass
arrest
of
11
people
charged
with
narcotic
violations-
largest single arrest in the history of
the Virgin Islands. This roundup of
peddlers
resulted
from
months
of
work and cooperation from
citizens
with the "Operation Alert" program,
a system
for giving information
to
proper authorities.
$20 Million Bond Issue by the
Virgin Islands Water and
Power Authority
Revenue bonds
totaling |20 mil-
lion were sold by the Virgin Islands
Water
and
Power
Authority.
Pro-
ceeds were used to retire outstanding
indebtedness with the General Serv-
ices Administration incurred in 1965
for
the
cost
of
acquiring
facilities,
to
retire
interim bond
anticipation
notes, and to finance improvements.
Successful
bidder
for
the
20-year
electric
revenue
bonds
was
the
First
Boston
Corporation
at
a
net
interest bid cost of 6.7578 percent.
"Virgin Islands Year
of Ocean
Resource Development"
Tektite
II, the most ambition un-
derwater
exploration program
ever
attempted,
highlighted
1970 which
Governor
Evans
proclaimed
as
"Virgin
Islands Year
of Ocean Re-
source Development." Between April
13
1 and November
1,
1970,
62
scien-
tist-aquanauts from Federal agencies,
private
industry,
and
universities
will conduct research in the marine
sciences, human
behavior
and
hu-
man
biology.
Special
research
was
done in oceanography, ecology, lob-
ster
behavior,
fish
trap
evaluation,
effects
of
artificial
reefs and
other
subjects. New ocean equipment will
be
tested and
a
special
vessel
con-
ducted ocean survey
research.
The
Lameshur
Bay
area
in
St.
John is the base for Tektite II which
was sponsored by Department of the
Interior, Department of Health, Ed-
ucation and Welfare, General
Elec-
tric Company,
Government
of
the
Virgin
Islands, NASA National
Sci-
ence
Foundation,
Smithsonian
In-
stitution, U.S. Coast Guard, and the
U.S.
Navy.
Before
fiscal
1970
ended,
under
the leadership of the Government of
the Virgin Islands, plans and finan-
cing
were
already
underway
for
Tektite
III.
School Expansion
Several
major
school
and
play-
ground
expansion
projects
were
completed
and
careful
plans
were
made for the expansion of the school
population which would occur early
in
fiscal
1971. At
the beginning of
the new school term,
it was expected
that
3,000 new
enrollees,
including
approximately
1,500
children
of
alien families, would be admitted at
all grade levels to the public schools
of the Virgin Islands. This step was
taken
in
compliance
with
Federal
court
decisions and would
provide
equal educational opportunities
for
all
children
in
the
Islands
for
the
first time in history.
14
SELECTED LEGISLATION APPROVED BY
THE EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS,
JULY 1969-JUNE 1970
1. Act No. 2513-To Amend Chapter 51 of Title
14, Virgin Islands Code
Pertaining to Obscene Matter and Indecency.
2. Act No. 2514—To
Establish
the
Morris
F.
deCastro
Fellowship
and
for Other Purposes.
3. Act No. 2519-To Establish a Special Commission
to Study the Need
for Additional
Elective
Offices Within
the
Govern-
ment
of
the Virgin
Islands.
4. Act No. 2522-To Amend Chapters
7 and
81
of Title
33, Virgin
Is-
lands Code, Pertaining to Exemption from Taxation
of Property Held by Nonprofit Organizations for Pub-
lic Benefit, and
for Other Purposes.
5. Act No. 2525—To Authorize the Extension of Certain Tax Exemption
Benefits
to Virgin
Islands Spinning Corporation.
6. Act No. 2526—To Authorize the Extension of Certain Exemption Ben-
efits
to West Indies Textiles, Inc.
7. Act No. 2528—To
Approve
the
Workable
Program
Certification
in
Accordance
With
the
Provisions
of
the
Federal
Housing Act of
1949,
as Amended.
8. Act No. 2530-To Add
a New Chapter
to Title
11
of
the Virgin
Is-
lands Code; To Create a Small Business Development
Agency and for Other Purposes.
9. Act No. 2535—To Authorize the Department of Agriculture To Inves-
tigate the Possibility of Getting the Virgin Islands To
Participate in the Commercial Fishing Training Pro-
gram
Being Conducted
by
the
United
Nations
in
Barbados.
10. Act No. 2537-To Add
a New Chapter 30
to Title
17, Virgin Islands
Code, Pertaining to the Junior Reserve Officers' Train-
ing Corps and for Other Purposes.
11. Act No. 2539-To Further Amend Section 2305 of Chapter
81,
Title
33, Virgin Islands Code, Pertaining to Homestead Ex-
emptions and
for Other Purposes.
12. Act No. 2542-To Amend Chapter 2 of Title 29, Virgin Islands Code,
Pertaining to Emergency Housing and Priority Rights
Under Government Home Ownership Program.
15
13. Act No. 2546-To Add
a New Chapter
7
to Title
13, Virgin
Islands
Code, Authorizing and Providing
for
the Incorpora-
tion, Regulation, Management and Control of Coop-
erative Corporations and
for Other Purposes.
14. Act No. 2547—To Authorize a Comprehensive Study on Bilingual Ed-
ucation in the Virgin Islands and for Other Purposes.
15. Act No. 2555—To
Further Amend
the
Provisions
of
Section
493
of
Title 20 of the Virgin
Islands Code Relating
to
the
Operation of a Motor Vehicle while in an Intoxicated
Condition.
16. Act No. 2574—To Authorize
the Governor
to Execute an Agreement
with
the Chase Manhattan Bank
in which the Gov-
ernment of the Virgin Islands will be the Guarantor
of a Loan to the Virgin Islands Port Authority for the
Purpose of Purchasing Land for the Construction of
Jetport in
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
17. Act No. 2598-To Amend
Titles
3,
17 and
34
of the Virgin
Islands
Code To Provide for the Transfer of the Responsibil-
ity
for Vocational Rehabilitation
to
the Department
of Social Welfare.
18. Act No. 2611-To Amend Chapter 9 of Title 29 of the Virgin Islands
Code, Entitled Virgin Islands Port Authority.
19. Act No. 2632—To designate January
15th, the Birthday of Dr. Martin
Luther
King,
Jr.,
as
a Legal Holiday
in
the Virgin
Islands, and for Other Purposes.
20. Act No. 2633—To Authorize
the Abatement
of an Exemption From
Taxes
to a Housing Project Referred to in
this Act.
21. Act No. 2640—To Provide an Appropriation
for
the Employment
of
a Law Clerk to the Judge of the District Court of the
Virgin Islands.
22. Act No. 2642-To Amend Subsection
(f) of Section 236 of Title 31
of
the Virgin Islands Code Relating
to Purchases from
Suppliers in the Virgin
Islands.
23. Act No. 2644-To Amend Chapter 17 of Title 27, Virgin Islands Code,
Pertaining
to
the
Licensing
of
Barbers
and
Beau-
ticians.
24. Act No. 2661—To
Authorize
the
Virgin
Islands
Port
Authority
to
Purchase
Certain
Real
Property From
the
United
States, and for Other Purposes.
25. Act No. 2689-To Amend Title
18, Virgin
Islands Code,
to Require
the Publication of a Calendar of Election Year Events,
and
for Other Purposes.
26. Act No. 2700-To Amend Chapter 27 of Title
3 of the Virgin Islands
Code, Relating to the Government Retirement System.
27. Act No. 2706-To Amend
the Following Titles
of the Virgin
Islands
Code: Title 27
to Provide
for Professional Immunity
for
Practical
Nurses
in
Emergency
Cases;
Title
19
to Provide for Mandatory Reporting of Certain Phys-
ical Abuses of Children by Practical Nurses; and
for
Other Purposes.
16
28. Act No. 2708-To
Promote
the
Employment
of Youth
During
the
Summer
Months,
Authorizing
the
Commissioner
of
Labor and
the
Division
of Personnel To
Establish
and Maintain
a Youth Employment Service, and
for
Other Purposes.
29. Act No. 2710-To Provide
for the Civil Commitment and Rehabilita-
tion of Narcotic Addicts and
the
Civil Commitment
of Persons Not Charged With Any Criminal Offense.
17
VIRGIN ISLANDS WATER
AND POWER AUTHORITY
Personnel:
333
The
Authority
began
operating
water and electric power systems for
the people of the Virgin Islands on
June
1,
1965.
It
serves
domestic,
commercial, and
industrial
custom-
ers. During the 1970
fiscal year, the
Authority was
able
to meet greatly
increased demand for both water and
power,
reflecting
the
economic
growth
of
the
Islands and
its own
Operating Appropriation:
$7,560,000
growth in equipment and organiza-
tion.
The Authority owns and operates
separate
electric
power
generation
and distribution
facilities on the
is-
lands of
St. Thomas and
St. Croix.
The island of
St. John, 4 miles east
of
St.
Thomas,
is
supplied
with
power transmitted from
St. Thomas
by submarine
cables.
A part of the huge Virgin Islands Water and Po^ver Authority complex, where millions
of gallons of sea water are turned into distilled fresh water by desalination.
18
The Authority
also produces wa-
ter by distilling seawater in conjunc-
tion
with
its
steam
electric
power
generation.
All water produced by
the Authority
is distributed
to con-
sumers by the Public Works Depart-
ment.
During the
fiscal year,
594.2
mil-
lion
gallons
of water were
sold
to
Public
Works
Department
on
St.
Thomas, an
increase
of 63
percent
over 1969 and more than four times
the 129 million gallons sold in fiscal
1965-66.
St. Croix sold 144.2 million
gallons
to
the
Department
during
this
fiscal year.
Demand for electric power
is
still
on
the
increase. On
St.
Croix,
the
maximum
peak demand
of
18,600
kilowatts during the
fiscal year was
28 percent higher than the previous
year. On
St. Thomas, the maximum
peak
demand
of
24,650
kilowatts
during the fiscal year was an increase
of 11 percent over the previous year.
Production kept
pace,
increasing
28 percent on St. Croix, and 20 per-
cent on
St. Thomas. Total produc-
tion on
St.
Croix was
107
million
kilowatt hours, or 69 million greater
than for the 1965-66
fiscal year. On
St.
Thomas,
the
total
production
was
148.8 million kilowatt hours or
79.1
percent
higher
than
for
the
1965-66
fiscal year.
On
St. Croix, sales of energy were
$3,281,660,
compared
with
$2,751,-
342 in the prior year. This represents
an increase of 19 percent, reflecting
the
continued
growth
of
the
St.
Croix economy.
On
St. Thomas, preliminary data
for the
fiscal year showed gross
en-
ergy
sales
of
$4.32
million,
com-
pared with $3.67 million in the prior
year,
an
increase
of
17.7
percent.
Energy
sales
increased
from
99.6
million
to
106.3
million
kilowatt-
hours,
or
11
percent.
Most
of
the
H|H^K3
One
of many modern
centers
that
control
the electrical power of the Virgin Islands
Water and Power
Authority.
increased
sales
were
to
residential
and small commercial users.
Customers
totaled
10,845
at
St.
Croix and 12,088 at
St. Thomas for
a
total
of
22,933. This was an
in-
crease of 55 percent over the
15,014
customers served at the close of the
1965-66
fiscal year.
The
rates
for power provided by
the Authority
are
the same
for
all
the
islands,
with
the
exception
of
the
residential
rate
for
over
200
kilowatt
hours
per
month
on
St.
Croix. The
three
basic
rate
sched-
ules
(1)
residential,
(2)
small
com-
mercial and industrial, and (3) large
commercial
and
industrial,
were
placed
in
effect
January
1,
1967,
after
adoption
by
the
governing
board
of
the Virgin
Islands Water
and Power Authority.
The
governing
board
is
now
studying
the general rate
structure,
with a view to standardizing all res-
idential rates.
On St. Thomas, at the close of the
fiscal year,
the Authority had eight
diesel generating units, one gas
tur-
bine
generating
unit,
and
three
steam
turbo
generating
units,
the
latter including desalination equip-
ment. These generators have a total
nameplate rating of 54,550 kilowatts.
The
18,000-kilowatt
steam
turbo
generator
(unit
No.
11)
on
St.
Thomas
was
accepted
by
the
Au-
thority
as
satisfactory,
according
to
contract terms, in August 1969.
A 15,000-kilowatt gas turbine and
generator (unit No.
12) was received
on September
6,
1969,
for
installa-
tion
in
St. Thomas
plant.
It went
into
commercial
operation Novem-
ber
24,
1969, and has worked
satis-
factorily since.
On
St. Croix
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal year,
the Authority had seven
diesel
generating
units,
and
two
steam
turbo
generating
units,
the
latter including desalination equip-
ment. These generators have a total
nameplate rating of 41,092 kilowatt.
During November
1969, construc-
tion was completed and a 4,500-kilo-
watt diesel generator (unit No. 6A)
on
St. Croix was placed in commer-
cial operation as planned. This unit
has operated very well since installa-
tion.
The 18,000-kilowatt steam turbine
plant on
St.
Croix
(unit
No.
11—
contract SC-3) was started March
11,
1970,
under
the
direction
of
con-
tractor's
personnel and
a
series
of
operational
tests was made. All
sys-
tems
were
checked
during
on-line
run of the unit. This plant was
ac-
cepted by the Authority as of March
27,
1970,
after carrying the
island's
peak load. The final acceptance
test
was conducted April
2,
1970.
Major
expenditures
in
St.
Croix
included
construction
of
two
fuel
oil
tanks,
the
complete
rebuilding
of No. 10 boiler, the retubing of No.
10 condenser, and the rewinding of
No.
7 generator.
20
On
St.
Thomas
an
evaporator
brine heater was retubed, boiler No.
2 was rebuilt with new type burners
for smoke control, and boiler No.
11
was
acid-cleaned
twice
during
the
year.
During
the
fiscal
year,
approxi-
mately 30.7 miles of three-phase and
single-phase primary lines were con-
structed on
St. Croix, and
18 miles
on
St. Thomas.
There
were
1,028
new mercury vapor fixtures installed
during the year. The Authority has
embarked on an extensive program
of replacing
all old
fixtures on
the
three
islands.
Due
to
overcrowding
of
the
St.
Thomas warehouse at Sub Base, bids
were taken and
a
3,000 square-foot
addition
was
constructed
immedi-
ately south of the existing building.
At the end of the
fiscal year, move-
ment of the line materials into
this
section had begun.
A
significant step toward
increas-
ing the efficiency of operations and
maintenance was taken during
this
year. The
1,993 purchases orders
is-
sued
constituted
a
100
percent
in-
crease
over
the
1965-66
fiscal
year
when
the purchase department was
started.
With almost 15,000 separate items
being warehoused, it became difficult
and expensive to trace each item. In
August 1969, a contract was granted
to automate the warehouse inventory
and provide a bimonthly reading of
all stock on hand and on
order,
as
well as to maintain a usage rate for
accurate
accounting. A
format was
developed and the conversion began
in October 1969. All items have been
coded and
full
performance
is
ex-
pected to begin upon completion of
the current
inventory.
Fiscal 1970 saw gieat effort placed
on training personnel.
The Authority has constantly en-
couraged
its
employees
to
increase
their knowledge and
skills through
correspondence
courses,
seminars,
and conferences, enrollment in con-
tinuing education, classes at the Col-
lege of the Virgin Islands, and man-
ufacturers'
training
schools.
Many
have completed
courses,
or are
tak-
ing them through the University of
Wisconsin,
International
Corre-
spondence Schools, La Salle Univer-
sity, and
College
of
the Virgin
Is-
lands.
The
first concerted effort devoted
to
"on-the-job,"
in-plant
training
program
began
in
1969. The
ob-
jective is to meet the immediate need
for
trained
operators and
to
estab-
lish a pool of trained personnel. The
program
has
enjoyed
favorable
ac-
ceptance and has assisted in effective
staffing
of
the
operations
depart-
ment. A
similar program
is
under-
way in the distribution department.
The Authority has retained a
train-
ing officer for a 2-year period to in-
struct
line department personnel in
construction
methods,
"hot
line"
work,
safety,
basic
electricity,
and
other
skills.
Growth and
customers'
increased
requirements
for
service
made
it
necessary to increase personnel from
282
at the beginning of the year to
333
at
year's
end.
Payrolls jumped
from
$1,871,832
to
$2,328,857,
re-
flecting not only the increase in per-
sonnel,
but
also
negotiated
salary
increases. Approximately $20,000 of
the
total
payroll was paid
to some
50 high school and college students
who worked during the summer.
These students worked
as
typists,
file-clerks,
inventory
clerks,
painter
helpers, and brush cutters.
By resolution No.
72, the govern-
ing board authorized
the chairman
and
executive
director
to
take
im-
mediate
action
to provide
a
larger
block of back-up power for St. Croix.
By contract SC-7
the Authority
ac-
21
cepted
the
proposal
of
the Worth-
ington Corporation to build an
18,-
000-kilowatt jet gas turbine
electric
generating plant to be in operation
on or before December 1970.
As an addition to the
St. Thomas
plant, bid documents for a steam tur-
bine generator (unit No.
13), having
a net capacity of between 25 and 35
megawatts are being prepared. When
extracting 110,000 pounds per hour
of 26 pounds per square inch gage
steam
this
will
produce
3,000,000
gallons per day of desalinated water.
On
March
9 and
10,
1970,
the
governing
board
of
the
Authority
adopted a resolution authorizing
is-
suance of revenue bonds of the Au-
thority totaling $20,000,000 and des-
ignated
as
electric
system
revenue
bonds,
series
A
(the
"Series
A
Bonds"),
including
provision
for
sale of the series A bonds (the "Sup-
plemental Bond
Resolution"). The
supplemental
bond
resolution
was
adopted pursuant to the electric rev-
enue bond resolution adopted by the
Authority May
17,
1967 (the "Bond
Resolution").
The
chairman
received
three
sealed proposals on March 24,
1970,
offering
to
purchase
the
series A
bonds. The proposal evidencing the
lowest
net
interest
cost
to
the Au-
thority was that of the First Boston
Corporation. The
Authority
there-
fore awarded and sold the
series A
bonds
to
First
Boston.
22
VIRGIN ISLAND PORT AUTHORITY
Personnel:
217
Operating Appropriation:
$2,089,983
Fiscal Year 1970 was spent
estab-
lishing a sound organizational struc-
ture, sound accounting system, and
planning future
projects. The Port
Authority recognized
its function to
build new
facilities while maintain-
ing the old ones through the use of
revenues derived from the
users.
Rules
and
regulations,
relevant
staffing
patterns
and
job
descrip-
tions,
a
sound
accounting
system,
and
long-
and
short-range
project
plans were developed
to aid in
the
orderly development of
its
facilities.
Top priority was given
to construc-
tion of
a new
jet
port and
a new
marine terminal in St. Thomas, and
the
development
of
preliminary
plans for a third marine port for St.
Croix.
Meetings were held with the Fed-
eral
Aviation
Administration,
the
U.S. Department of Commerce, Eco-
nomic Development Administration,
Corps
of
Engineers,
and
U.S.
De-
partment
of
the
Interior regarding
the development of a new
jet port
and
a new marine
terminal
in
St.
Thomas.
Recently, court action was started
against
the Virgin Islands Port Au-
thority challenging
its
legality. The
Authority
reports
that
until
the
lawsuit
is resolved, the Port Author-
ity
will
be
unable
to
sell revenue
bonds,
which
represent
the
major
source
of
capital
for
building
the
new jet port and marine
facility.
Aeronautical Activities
Major emphasis during the
fiscal
year was on the long-range planning
for future facilities for either replac-
ing or upgrading Virgin Islands air-
ports.
Substantial
improvements
in
fa-
cilities were made
at the Hamilton
Airport on
St. Croix. A new 30,000-
square-foot
cargo
building,
with
parking
and
security
fencing,
was
constructed. All cargo operations for
Caribair, Pan American, Trans Car-
ibbean,
Eastern,
Air
Indies,
and
Padgett Transport will be operated
from this facility and from the cargo
ramp
constructed
during
the
pre-
vious
fiscal year.
Construction began on a new 25,-
000-square-foot
International
Arriv-
als and Pre-Clearance Building to be
ready for occupancy during the 1971
fiscal year. All Federal agencies,
ex-
cept the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration, will be provided with offices
in
this structure. Airlines using the
present
preclearance
facilities
will
operate from
this new
area.
An
aircraft ramp which will
pro-
vide added space for two jet aircraft
positions and a taxiway turnoff was
under construction.
A general aviation apron was con-
structed at the west end of the Harry
S. Truman Airport on
St. Thomas.
This apron
also provides
a mainte-
nance area
for
aircraft owners and
operators.
The
strengthening
and
extension
of
the
west
taxiway was
23
Harry
S. Truman Airport on
St. Thomas where
jets
arrive
daily with
visitors from
the
mainland. Lingberg Bay
is at the right.
completed
to permit
jet
aircraft
to
use the taxiway previously restricted
because of strength. The strengthen-
ing
of
the
apron
area
east
of
the
terminal building provided two
ad-
ditional jet aircraft
positions.
The most important project com-
pleted was the grooving of the run-
way. The equipment was purchased
and the work accomplished by Port
Authority
maintenance
personnel
at an
estimated
saving
of
approxi-
mately $32,000.
During the
fiscal year,
five sched-
uled
airlines,
four
scheduled
air
taxis, six nonscheduled air taxis and
charters, and two cargo
airlines op
erated in the Virgin Islands.
Marine
Activities
Two major marine
projects were
in
the
planning
stages
during
the
fiscal
year.
An
application
was made
for
a
$1 million grant from the Economic
Development Administration for ma-
rine
facilities
at Crown
Bay.
It
is
expected
that the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers will participate
in
de-
veloping the ship channel.
The
overcrowding
of
both
the
Christiansted and
Frederiksted ma-
rine terminals continues to be of ma-
jor concern
to
the shipping
agents,
local and Federal government, com-
munity
leaders,
and
the
Port
Au-
24
Members of the Port
Authority's
fire fighting team
at Harry
S. Truman
Airport on
St.
Thomas test dry chemical equipment.
thority. Two
sites
are being
exten-
sively studied for a third port for St.
Croix,
the
Port
Harvey
site,
and
a
site
east
of Port
Hess.
A new shed was buik at the Gal-
lows Bay Marine Terminal
to
pro-
tect cargo and to provide new
facil-
ities
for
U.S. Customs
personnel.
A new pilot boat designed to meet
the special demands
for
firefighting,
rescue, and
salvage
services was
or-
dered
for
delivery during
the com-
ing
fiscal
year.
The electrical system on the Fred-
eriksted pier was completely renewed
and
lights
for
docking
vessels
at
night were
installed.
The personnel of the Marine Di-
vision voted to be represented by the
Seafarers
International
Union.
The Crown Bay
fill was improved
to
accommodate
roll-on,
roll-off
trailers.
Fiscal Operations
The Virgin
Islands
Port Author-
ity during the fiscal year 1970 under-
took
to
convert
from
the
govern-
ment-type
accounting
system
to
a
commercial-type
system.
An
inde-
pendent auditor was retained to de-
velop
an
accounting
and
manage-
ment
information
system
and
to
recommend
a
possible
reorganiza-
tion
of
the
administrative and
op-
erations
activities
of
the
Port Au-
thority.
At
the end of
fiscal year
the
ac-
counting
system
was
designed
and
operating on an interim
basis. Full
implementation was effected July
1,
1970. The management information
system and the revision of the organ-
izational structure was scheduled
to
be completed by September
1970.
It
is expected that when the entire proj-
ect
is completed
the Authority
will
have the type of systems that will en-
25
hance
its
ability
to
operate
profit-
audited operating revenues and
ex-
ably.
penses of the Port Authority for
fis-
A
full
financial
report was
pre-
cal 1970 are reported,
pared and was
to have been
pub-
The deficiency for fiscal year 1970
lished by September
1970. Included
compares with deficiencies of $79,264
in this report are statements disclos-
for fiscal year 1969, and $242,786 for
ing
the
financial
condition
of
the
fiscal year 1968. A major immediate
Port Authority at June 30, 1970, and
objective of the Authority
is
to
as-
the
results of
its
financial
activities
sure revenues
in
excess of expenses
(surplus or deficit)
for the
fiscal
pe-
(including capital reserves) that will
riod then ended.
permit better programing of future
In the interim,
the following un-
projects.
VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY
SUMMARY OF OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES
JULY
1, 1969 TO JUNE 30, 1970
Revenue:
Aviation
division
$1,381,019
Marine division
862,424
Industrial
division
224,188
Total
Revenues
$2,467,631
Expenses:
Aviation division
795,106
Marine
division
.
587,747
Industrial
division
64,230
Maintenance and construction
371,199
Administrative
744,495
Total
expenses
2,562,777
Operating
deficit
95,146
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PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Personnel:
3
Operating Appropriation:
$52,620
Again
in
1970,
the
commission
placed
greatest
emphasis
on
im-
proved telephone
service for the
Is-
lands—their
major
communications
link with
the rest of the world. In
addition,
the
commission
main-
tained
mobile,
marine,
and
land-
based radio-telephone
service,
stud-
ied
dockage,
wharfage,
and
cargo
handling; and planned expansion of
bus
service.
Telephone Service
As of June 30, 1970, Virgin Islands
Telephone
Corporation
reported
20,121
stations where service which,
based on population, ranks the Vir-
gin Islands 15th among all the coun-
tries of the world in the number of
instruments per
100 population. In
this
hemisphere,
only
the
United
States,
Canada,
Bermuda, and
Ha-
waii have a higher concentration of
telephones.
During
fiscal
1970,
several major
tasks were accomplished by the Vir-
gin Islands Telephone Corporation.
Significant among
these were:
.
.
. The opening March 15 of the
775 exchange
at TuTu designed
to
serve the rapidly developing east end
of St. Thomas. This was the first new
exchange to be added since the con-
version
to
dial
service
in
1962-63.
This
office
ultimately
will
have
a
capacity of 20,000
lines.
... In
June,
the
776
exchange
was
added
to
serve
the
growing
needs of
St. John.
It has a capacity
of eight times present
service
level,
and three times the known demand.
.
.
.
Sixty
additional
channels
were added between St. Thomas and
St. Croix, bringing the
total of
this
toll-free inter-island service to 240.
.
.
. All calls to and from Europe
are now carried via
satellite.
.
.
. Fourteen
additional
trunks
connecting
the Virgin
Islands with
the
United
States
mainland
were
activated, making the
present
total
52.
.
.
. To serve the increasing
traf-
fic to and from Puerto Rico,
12 ad-
ditional
circuits
were
provided,
bringing
this
total
to
31 outbound
and 23 incoming.
.
.
. Monthly
charges
for
a
sub-
stantial number of subscribers were
reduced when the TuTu base area
was enlarged.
.
.
. Underground
feeder
cables
were completed
to serve the rapidly
developing
area
west
of
Christian-
sted.
.
.
.
Meaningful
improvements
were
achieved
in
the
areas
of
dial
tone
delay,
call
completion,
opera-
tor
speed
of
answer,
transmission
quality, and microwave cutoffs.
... A
total of 6,566 new station
installations was made,
resulting in
a net gain of 3,624 stations.
Total
depreciated
investment
in
plant and associated equipment was
$16,784,000.
The demand for telephone service
continues very heavy and the Com-
27
mission intends to continue to mon-
itor
all
aspects
o£ Vitelco
perform-
ance,
with
particular
emphasis
on
satisfying
the
deferred
service
ap-
pHcations.
Sufficient funds
are
pro-
gramed in the company's budget to
provide,
as a minimum,
the follow-
ing in fiscal 1971:
... A 3,000-Hne
addition
to
the
774 exchange in Charlotte Amalie, to
bring this office up to its full 10,000-
line capacity.
... A
2,000-line
addition
to
the
new 775 exchange at TuTu.
... A
1,000-line addition
to
the
773 exchange in Christiansted.
... A
550-line
addition
to
the
772 exchange in Fredericksted.
... A new underseas cable to
St.
John to provide more off-island serv-
ice to those subscribers.
... A new radio system for serv-
ice
between
St.
Thomas
and
St.
Cioix.
.
.
. Additional operator
toll
po-
sitions
for overseas
service which
is
currently
completing
as
many
as
30,000 calls per week.
... A
significant
increase
in
di-
rect
circuits
to
Tortola,
Barbados,
and Antiqua.
... A
32
percent
expansion
in
circuits
to
the
United
States
and
Puerto Rico.
.
.
.
Sufficient
facilities
to handle
a minimum
net
gain
of
4,400
sta-
tions.
Over
300
subscriber
complaints
have been handled by the Commis-
sion during the fiscal year. Addition-
ally,
the Commission
will continue
to
concern
itself
with
commercial
office practices, particularly disputed
toll
billing,
operator
speed
of
an-
swer, speed of station repairs, more
expeditious
handling
of
deferred
service
applications,
and
mainte-
nance of high-quality
levels of serv-
ice.
By order approved August 4, 1967,
the Commission has been
investiga-
ting rates, schedules,
services,
times,
and conditions of payment, and
all
related practices and services of the
Virgin
Islands Telephone Corpora-
tion.
During
fiscal
1970, hearings were
held
on
Vitelco.
Following
these
hearings,
an
order
of remedy was
issued by the Commission amending
general
regulations
regarding
prac-
tices
and
procedures
of
disconnec-
tion
of
service,
restoration
of
serv-
ice,
and
resolution
of
disputed
charges. Vitelco then filed a petition
for
reconsideration.
The
Commis-
sion then granted Vitelco's petition
to
the
extent
of providing
further
hearings.
Apart from
the continuing
inves-
tigation and requirement of reports
to be
filed by Vitelco,
certain
rates
and
tariffs
were
reviewed
by
the
Commission
upon
application
by
Vitelco regarding
circuit
rental
be-
tween
exchange
offices,
lost
tele-
phone
set replacement,
subscriber's
miscellaneous equipment, and rates
and charges for equipment and serv-
ices not presently covered by Public
Utilities Commission approved
tar-
iff schedule.
The Commission approved some
tariffs and required additional infor-
mation from Vitelco before acting on
certain other requested rates and tar-
iffs and suspended until November
22,
1970,
the proposed additions
to
certain nonrecurring charges.
Vicom
Vicom
is
a
company
licensed
by
the
Federal
Communications
Commission and
franchised by
the
Public Utilities Commission
to pro-
vide
certain
mobile,
marine,
and
land-based
radio-telephone
service.
It had 62 VHF and 300 marine
in-
struments. In January 1970,
it came
28
to the attention of the Public Utili-
ties
Commission
that
the
owner-
manager of Vicom had left the island
and
this
service was unavailable
to
its subscribers. This posed a serious
problem
to
the
vast
boating
com-
munity of these islands and a great
inconvenience
to
the
users
of
its
land-based mobile
services.
As an emergency measure,
a
for-
mer
employee
of
the
corporation
operated the
facilities to protect the
public interest. On March 3, all tele-
phone
service,
including
five
leased
lines, was
temporarily disconnected
for nonpayment of past due bills. At
the request of this Commission and
the
Federal Communications Com-
mission,
this
service
was
fully
re-
stored March 4,
1970. On March
10,
1970,
a meeting was held of certain
large creditors.
It was suggested the
Federal
Communications
Commis-
sion issue a temporary license to an-
other
company
until
the
problem
could
be
resolved.
Radio-Telecom-
munications
(RaTec)
is now
oper-
ating under
a temporary
license
to
continue
this valuable
service.
Cargo
Lighterage
and
cargo-handling,
dockage, wharfage,
or related cargo
services are subject to regulation by
this
Commission.
However,
other
than annual
reports
filed with
this
Commission by a few cargo handlers,
no action of any sort was instituted
to investigate rates or regulate cargo
handling and related
services. This
is
an
extremely
critical
service
af-
fecting
living
costs
in
the
Virgin
Islands
and
it
is
hoped
that
the
Commission
will
be
able
to
meet
more often in the coming fiscal year
to devote more
attention
to
cargo-
landing
tariffs.
Passenger Bus Service
With
the
rapidly
expanding
growth
of
the Virgin
Islands,
it
is
anticipated that passenger bus
serv-
ice will be expanded. The Commis-
sion has been concerned,
first, with
formulating revised rules governing
bus
utilities. These rules have been
submitted
to the bus companies
for
their comments
and
review
before
being adopted by
the Commission.
Further, there were several meetings
with
the
Department
of
Public
Safety to determine routes and stops
which are vital to the flow of
traffic
and general safety. The Commission
will direct its attention more fully in
the coming year
to
this subject and
the matter of cargo handling.
29
BOND ISSUE AND INTERIM FINANCING
During the past
fiscal year the
fi-
nancing
of pubhc
service
facihties
through the
sale
of bonds was
lim-
ited
to
the issuance of $20 million
electric system revenue bonds by the
Virgin
Islands
Water
and
Power
Authority,
and
$401,000
revenue
bonds by the College
of the Virgin
Islands to finance a library building.
No
new
general
obligation
issues
were authorized.
The
successful bidder
for the
20-
year
electric revenue bonds was the
First
Boston
Corporation
at
a
net
interest bid
cost
of
6.7578
percent.
The
proceeds
of
this
sale were
ap-
plied toward
the retirement
of
the
outstanding indebtedness with Gen-
eral Services Administration for the
acquisition
cost of
facilities
sold
to
the
Authority
in
1965;
the
retire-
ment
of
$11,200,000
interim
bond
anticipation notes; and the financing
of improvements
to the electric
sys-
tem.
In
confirmity with an agreement
executed in
1968, the $401,000 reve-
nue issue of the College of the Vir-
gin
Islands
was
purchased
by
the
Federal Government. These
30-year
bonds were sold
at an
interest rate
of 3 percent.
These
sales brought the
total rev-
enue bond
issues
to
$22,062,000
as
of June
30,
1970. The outstanding
general
obligation
bond
indebted-
ness
as
of
the same date was
$18,-
805,000
for
three
series
issued
in
1965,
1967, and
1968.
As
of July
16,
1970,
the
Virgin
Islands Government had
a
general
obligation
debt
margin
of
$18.3
million under the formula prescribed
by the Organic Act. No ceiling
is in
effect
for
revenue
financing.
Sum-
marized statements on the computa-
tion
of
the
debt
ceiling and
out-
standing
issues
follow:
GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
Summary Statement of Revenue Bond Issues and Issues
of Revenue Bond Anticipation Notice Outstanding.
Purpose
Amount
Housing and senice facilities, College of
the Virgin
Islands
$1,661,000
Library building, College of the
Virgin Islands
401,000
Electric power producing facilities. Virgin Islands
Water and Power Authority
20,000,000
Total
22,062,000
Term
GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
Computation of General Obligation Debt Incurring Power
Total assessed valuation of taxable real property as of July
16, 1970
$371,443,268
Total debt incurring authority per Public Law 88-180, 10 percent of
assessed valuation
37,144,327
Less
total outsanding bond
issues
18,805,000'
General obligation debt margin as of August
15, 1970
18,339,327
Note: By December 31, 1970, the debt margin will be increased by an
additional $555,000 following the retirement of the following issues:
1965
series
to be retired—November
1,
1970
210,000
1967
series
to be retired—December
1,
1970
170,000
1968
series
to be retired—December
1, 1970
175,000
Total principal payments
fiscal year 1971
555,000
GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
Summary Statement of General Obligation Bond Issues
Purpose
1965 series
1967 series
1968 series
Total
Hospital facilities: Preliminary planning and
acquisition of land
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
School purposes: New schools and improvements
to
existing
schools;
part
of
"crash"
school
construction program
authorized by Act No.
1255
4,200,000
500,000
$3,150,000
7.850,000
College of the Virgin Islands for nurse training
facilities
102.000
102.000
Water
distribution and storage system
2.815,000
1,308,000
4.123,000
Water
production
systems
(Virgin
Islands
Water
and
Power
Authority)
Sewers and sewerage
disposal
facilities
_ _
Total
issues
5,200,000
Payments
against
principal
to date
for
retire-
ment of bonds
Amount Outstanding
4,440,000
Payments
to be made against principal during
fiscal
year
1971
CONTROL OF MANUFACTURE OF
WATCHES IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
The
responsibility
of
preparing
watch permits for shipment of watch
movements and
parts into
the Cus-
toms Territory of the United States
has been delegated
to
the Division
of Trade and Industry.
Fifteen watch companies now op-
erate in the Virgin Islands;
four on
the
island
of
St. Thomas,
and
11
on
the
island
of
St.
Croix.
These
companies
employ
1,200
persons
and have a combined annual payroll
of $4 million. The quota for 1970
is
4,243,375
watch
movements
and
parts. During
fiscal
1970,
a
total of
4,275,131
watch
movements
and
parts was exported into the Customs
Territory
of
the United
States
for
an approximate value of $26,686,129.
All
quotas
granted
are
subject
to
possible
reduction.
The
annual
quota
for
1970 was
243,375
watch
movements
and
parts.
Of
this,
4,275,131 units were exported.
During
the
calendar
year
1969,
watch
movements
and
parts
were
imported
as follows: Japan, $5,997,-
628;
West
Germany,
$2,712,560;
Hong Kong, $701,473; France, $645,-
001;
Switzerland,
$554,333;
Soviet
Union,
$424,029;
Italy,
$2,820.
As
usual,
the watch
industry
of
the islands provides year-round em-
ployment
for a majority of natives.
A
training
program,
where
em-
ployees
are
sent
abroad,
is
also
in
effect.
It was brought to the attention of
the administration
that the Federal
Trade Commission was considering
a revision in guide 10 of the guides
for
the
watch
industry
regarding
disclosures
of
foreign watch move-
ments and
parts.
This proposed guide would
treat
watches made in the Virgin Islands
as being "of foreign origin" and, like
foreign-made watches, would be
re-
quired
to
be
labeled
as
a
product
of the Virgin Islands. Watches made
in
the
Customs
Territory
of
the
United
States would be
designated
as made in the United States.
The proposed guide, if adopted by
the
Federal
Trade
Commission,
would have
resulted
in
irreparable
damage to the watch industry in the
U.S. Virgin Islands and consequent
unemployment
of
a major segment
of
the
skilled
labor
force. The
ad-
ministration made
its
position
on
this
matter known
to
the
Federal
Trade Commission and
asked
that
the
provisions
of
guide
10
be
al-
lowed to remain
as now constituted
to
protect the Virgin Islands watch
industry.
33
CONTROL OF PROCESSING OF
WOOLEN YARD GOODS
Under Chapter 9, Title 33, Virgin
Islands Code, control over the proc-
essing of woolen yard goods
is
im-
plemented
by
imposing
quotas
to
limit
the
flow
of such
foreign ma-
terial
into
the customs
area
of
the
United
States.
Controls
are
main-
tained by imposition of a 1-cent-per-
yard
tax
within
established
quotas
and
a
65-cents-per-yard
tax on
ex-
cess
over
the
quotas.
The
administration
of
the
wool
quota
controls
is
carried by an ad
hoc
hearing board
appointed
each
year
by
the
Governor. The
board
convened in December 1969 to hear
testimony and to recommend
to the
Governor
quotas
to
be
established
for woolen yards goods
production
during calendar year
1970.
As of June
30,
1970, quota estab-
lishment and distribution in accord-
ance
with
board
recommendations
approved by the Governor were:
1970 Quota and Carryover
Showerproof Woolen Cloth
Linear yards
1970 quota
2,500,000
1969
carryover
1,500,000
Total
4,000,000
Apportionment of the 1970 quota
to qualifying processors
is made
in
proportion
to
payrolls
and
capital
investment within the Virgin Islands.
However,
as required by
law,
a
10
percent reserve
is deducted from the
annual quota. Apportionment to the
various
companies
including
carry-
overs
is:
Linear yards
Vitex Manufacturing Co., Ltd.:
1970
quota
1,407,844
1969
carryover
600,000
Total
2.007,844
Kent Company, Inc.:
1970 quota
633,820
1969 carryover
400,000
Total
1,033,820
Amity International Corp:
1970 quota
208,336
1969 carryover
500,000
Total
708,336
During
the
reporting
period
the
board has taken the initiative in an
attempt
to
establish
mutually
ac-
ceptable
operating
guidelines
with
the U.S. Department of Commerce.
These
efforts
are
continuing
with
the hope
of making woolen
textile
processing a more stable and viable
industry for the Virgin Islands.
34
OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
AND INFORMATION
Personnel:
14
The
Office
of
Public
Relations
and Information has two major com-
munications
functions.
It
serves
as
a
news
bureau
for
the
executive
branch
of
the Virgin
Islands
Gov-
ernment and
as
a source
for
infor-
mation,
photographs,
motion
pic-
tures, and articles for use in tourism
promotion in the United States and
throughout
the
free
world.
It has
staff and
offices in both
St.
Thomas and
St. Croix. Activities of
this Office are supervised by the di-
rector whose
staff
includes
writers,
photographers, and
clerical
special-
ists experienced
in dealing with
all
news media.
In
its role as the news bureau for
the
executive branch
of
the Virgin
Islands Government,
the
Office
cov-
ers
the
activities
of
the
Governor
and other officials of the administra-
tion and answers inquiries from the
media and
the
general
public. To
provide fast, accurate coverage of all
the activities of the executive branch
of
the Government,
the
Office
pre-
pared and distributed 549
press
re-
leases
and
401
captioned
news
photos during fiscal 1970. The major
portion of
this volume was for
dis-
semination
to
local news media,
al-
though
some
releases
and
photos
were planned for off-island distribu-
tion.
During
the
fiscal
year,
the
Office
also arranged
press
conferences,
ar-
Operating Appropriation:
$258,638
ranged interviews for the press with
various
executives,
prepared
press
kits for special events, and provided
public
relations
counsel on
special
Government
projects.
One
of
the
top
projects
of
the
Office
during
the
year
was
publi-
cizing
Virgin
Islands
participation
in the Tektite II program and other
activities
involved
in
the
"Year
of
Ocean Resource Development."
The Office retains a leading travel-
oriented public relations firm in the
United States to carry forward a con-
tinuing
tourism
promotion
cam-
paign. This effort includes intensive
promotion
in
the
States
and
some
activities
directed toward
the
Canadian
market. The agency
reg-
ularly
places
feature
articles
and
photographs with major magazines,
wire
services,
syndicates, and news-
papers and with television and radio
networks on behalf of the Islands.
The
public
relations
firm
also
lends promotional support to special
projects
such
as
"Virgin
Islands
Calling,"
Tektite
II,
and
special
travel shows and seminars.
Leading
writers
and
editors
are
interviewed
on
a
continuing
basis
and encouraged
to
visit the Islands.
Once
these
media
representatives
arrive in the Virgin Islands, the Of-
fice
provides
cars,
chauffeurs,
and
communications
specialists
to
give
tours,
provide
information,
and
35
Island
school
children
learn
the
secrets
of
of
underseas
experimentation
from
Sarah
Shapley as she uses models of TEKTITE
II equipment
to
tell her
story. TEKTITE
II
is the name of the program conducted
off the shores of Lameshur Bay
in
St. John by
teams
of men
and women
to
probe
various
phases
of
life
in
the
deep.
Sarah
is
Assistant Director, Office of Fishing & Water Sports.
Credit: Photo by Richard Divald
work with
the
visiting journaHsts.
The
agency maintains
an
exten-
sive library of both black-and-white
and
color
photographs
which
are
made available to all media. During
fiscal
1970, arrangements were com-
pleted
for a nationally known pho-
tographer to spend 2 weeks working
on the Islands. This project resulted
in
some
800
high-quality
photo-
graphs.
36
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT
SECRETARY
Personnel: 47
Under
the
Organic
Act
of
the
Virgin
Islands,
the
Government
Secretary
is required
to record and
preserve
the
laws
enacted
by
the
legislature and is the custodian of the
seal
of
the
Virgin
Islands.
In
the
absence
of
the Governor,
the Gov-
ernment
Secretary
is
the
Acting
Governor
of the Virgin
Islands.
Under
the
Virgin
Islands
Code,
the Government
Secretary,
in
addi-
tion
to the other powers and duties
conferred upon him, has supervision
over the assessment of real property
taxes,
jurisdiction
over
the
filing
and
recording
of
deeds and
other
records of real property transactions,
and
all
other instruments required
by law
to
be
filed
or
recorded,
as
well as responsibility for administra-
tion
of
the
Uniform
Commercial
Code.
The
Government
Secretary
is
chairman of the Banking Board, and
has administrative responsibility for
the functioning of
this board.
He
is the Commissioner of Insur-
ance and
as such must
license and
supervise
insurance
companies and
agents
operating
in
the
Virgin
Is-
lands. He is also charged with licens-
ing corporations and the processing
of corporate documents. He
is
the
Registrar of Trademarks and Trade
Names.
In
all
of
these
corporate
functions,
the
Government
Secre-
tary must assess and collect all filing
Operating Appropriation:
$473,773
fees,
franchise
taxes,
et
cetera,
pre-
scribed by the Virgin Islands Code.
As
of June
30,
1970,
there were
2,184 corporations authorized
to do
business
under
the
corporate
laws
of the Virgin
Islands,
a
substantial
increase over the previous year. Four
hundred and
three corporations
re-
ceived authorization to conduct bus-
iness
in
the
Virgin
Islands
during
fiscal
1970. Of these, there were 331
domestic,
41
foreign,
and
31
non-
profit
corporations.
During the year
127 corporations
were
dissolved
for
failure
to
pay
franchise
taxes
or
in
other
ways
comply with
the
corporate
laws
of
the
Virgin
Islands. The
provisions
of the code which regulate corporate
activities in the Virgin Islands con-
tinue
to be
rigidly enforced by the
Office of the Government Secretary.
There were 202 new registrations
for
trade names
issued during
the
fiscal
1970.
The
total
number
of
trade
names
registered
and
filed
since the enactment of act No.
923,
which
provides
for
governmental
control
of
the
use
of
trade name
registrations
of
businesses
in
the
Virgin
Islands,
as
of
the
close
of
the fiscal year covered by this report
was
1,791.
Insurance
The
insurance
industry
in
the
Virgin Islands continued
its upward
37
spiral. The Insurance Code
of
the
Virgin
Island, which became
effec-
tive on July
1,
1968, besides increas-
ing the premium
taxes from
1
per-
cent to 2 percent on gross premiums
written
in
the Virgin
Islands,
also
provided
several new
categories
of
insurance
licenses.
Premium
taxes
collected
during
the
fiscal
year
totaled
$170,134.00,
an
increase
of
$30,053.95
over
the
previous year. Gross premiums writ-
ten
during
the
fiscal
year
totaled
$9,493,841.87
as
compared
with
$7,620,026.38
the
previous
year,
an
increase of $1,873,815.49.
Passports
During the fiscal year, 1,086 origi-
nal passports were issued,
162 more
than were issued during
fiscal
1969.
The
highest
number
was
issued
during the month of May 1970—168,
the second highest— 151—was
issued
in
June,
both
peak
months
for
travel
during
summer
vacations.
The increase in the number of pass-
ports
is due, among other things,
to
the
fact that many of the neighbor-
ing
islands
in
the
Caribbean now
require
passports
for
entry.
Banking Board
of the Virgin
Islands
As
of June
30,
1970,
there were
six
banks
operating
a
total
of
29
main and branch
offices
in the Vir-
gin
Islands. During
the
fiscal
year
the
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
was
given authorization to conduct bank-
ing business in
the Virgin Islands.
In addition
to
these banks,
there
were
two
financial
institutions-
First
Federal
Savings and Loan
of
Puerto
Rico,
Virgin
Islands
Title
and Trust Company—operating three
offices in the Virgin Islands.
During
the
fiscal
year
an
appli-
cation was
submitted
by
the
First
Pennsylvania
Banking
and
Trust
Company
requesting
authorization
to conduct
a
trust business, and an
application
submitted
by
a
group
of businessmen from
the mainland
for authorization to conduct a bank-
ing business.
Office of the Tax Assessor
The achievements of the Office of
the Tax Assessor during
1970 were
highlighted
by
the
revision
of
the
10-year
old
Real
Property
Assess-
ment Manuals. This
reflects the
ef-
fort to update and upgrade the real
property taxing system and provide
the
staff and
the Government
as
a
whole
with
a modern
tool
for
as-
sessing real
property.
Since
the
property
tax
is an
in-
creasingly important source of reve-
nue for the Government of the Vir-
gin
Islands,
it
is imperative
that
it
be administered in accordance with
standards
and
practices
that
have
been developed by the assessing pro-
fession, an assurance that taxpayers
will be fairly and justly treated. The
new manual of procedures incorpo-
rates
the
standards and
techniques
and procedures
that have been
de-
vised
to provide
the Virgin
Islands
with an assessment system which ful-
fills
the
requirements
of
adequate
assessment administration.
As
a
result
of
the
effective
ad-
ministration and
technical
applica-
tion
of assessing
practices,
the Gov-
ernment
of
the
Virgin
Islands
is
realizing a constant increase in rev-
enues from real property taxes. This
is reflected in the 1969 real property
tax
bills which show an increase of
21,470
bills
issued
as compared
to
19,824
for
1968, with an assessment
of
$269,232,832
for
1969,
as
com-
pared
to
that
of
$22,253,753
for
1968.
Real
property
tax
collections
38
in the Virgin Islands have been
in-
creasing at a progressive rate for the
past 10 years.
The Board of Tax Review which
has been the main source of property
tax
reduction,
was
reconstituted
during 1970 and the results of
this
reflected
itself in the number of ap-
peals
which
were
denied.
Of
the
over 800 appeals
filed in
St.
Croix,
only six were reduced by the board.
On
St.
Thomas,
about
12
out
of
over
900
were
changed. The new
board applied the methods and pro-
cedures
of
determining
property
values
as outlined in the Virgin
Is-
lands Code.
See appendix A for tables on: As-
sessments and
taxes,
insurance
fees
collected,
alcoholic
beverages
pro-
duced and exported and denatured
alcohol produced.
39
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Personnel:
1,550
Operating Appropriation:
$12,282,422
Public school attendance reached
an all-time high of 15,101 as of June
12,
1970.
Classroom
facilities
were
strained
to
the utmost
to
take care
of
this
unprecedented
enrollment.
However,
enrollment
in
the
non-
public
schools
showed
no
increase
over the previous year, remaining at
approximately
6,000.
The
school
drop-out rate has been considerably
reduced,
especially
in
St.
Croix
where it
is approximately 50 percent
lower than in the previous year.
Curriculum and Instruction
Curriculum
revision
continued
during the school year 1969-70. Stu-
dents were more involved in curric-
ula reform, both in the schools and
in
the
central
administration
and
principals assumed greater decision-
making
roles.
To further the education of adults
who have not completed the eighth
grade, an adult basic education pro-
gram
provides
two
weekly
2-hour
School court crossing guards protect children on their way to and from school throughout
the Virgin Islands.
40
sessions
in
reading,
language
arts,
arithmetic, and
English.
Adults,
18
years of age or over, are eligible
to
participate. The program
is
a
fed-
erally supported
project.
Training for adults from the ninth
through
12th grade
is provided by
the adult education program, spon-
sored by the Department. The high
school
equivalency
test
is
given
at
the end of the session and a diploma
is awarded to those who achieve the
required score.
Two
educational
diagnostic
cen-
ters were established, one at the title
III
facility
in
Sub-base
on
St.
Thomas, and
the other
at
Princess
School in St. Croix. Plans to expand
the
special
education
program
to
secondary
schools
have
been made
for
the coming school
year. A new
VISTA program
for
diagnosis and
individual
treatment
of
special
ed-
ucation
cases, geared
for
St.
Croix,
has been approved by the Washing-
ton headquarters of VISTA. VISTA
personnel
will
undergo
a
4-week
training period in the Virgin Islands
before engaging
in
the
testing and
diagnostic
functions.
Increased
at-
tention has been given
to Spanish-
speaking students by expanding the
Charles
H.
Emanuel
School
bilin-
gual
projects in
St. Croix,
initiated
last year.
Two
additional
librarians
were
employed, one was
assigned
to
the
Grove
Place
School and
the
other
at
Christiansted Grammar
School.
Artistic
efforts
of Virgin
Islands
students received a great deal of at-
tention during the school
year. An
all-school
art exhibit was sponsored
by Project Introspection. An art ex-
hibit
of
1 -month duration showing
artistic efforts of high school students
took place at the First National City
Bank.
Six
art major
students from
Charlotte Amalie High School have
won
scholarships
to
Southampton
College
of Long
Island
University.
In
addition, an
exhibit
of
art and
crafts, woodworking and home eco-
nomics was held at the Wayne Aspi-
nall Junior High School. The works
of three students from Christiansted
Junior High were exhibited
at
the
third annual art exhibit in St. Croix.
Pupil Personnel Services
In
its
broadest
sense.
Pupil
Per-
sonnel Services helps pupils get the
greatest
possible
benefit from
their
education
and
provides
physical,
emotional
and
social
conditions
needed to facilitate maximum devel-
opment of each individual.
In order to achieve the objectives
of
the
program,
five
general
pupil
personnel
services
are made
availa-
ble to all pupils: Attendance, school
health,
guidance
and
testing,
psy-
chological,
and
school
social
work.
In addition, dental, medical, psycho-
logical
and
some
nursing
services
were provided by specialists assigned
by the Department of Health.
Pupil
personnel
workers
were
given an opportunity to review pro-
gram goals and
objectives, plan
ac-
tivities,
discuss
problems and
offer
solutions
by
participating
in
two
intraisland
pupil
personnel
confer-
ences.
Monthly
meetings were
also
scheduled
for
guidance
counselors
and
for nurses.
A seminar on
the drug and
nar-
cotic problem was held for all pupil
personnel workers, and a Pupil Per-
sonnel
Services Handbook was
pre-
pared.
It
is expected
to
be
in
the
hands of all workers for the coming
school year.
Special
functions
of
elementary
guidance
counselors included coun-
seling
with
individual
pupils
and
groups
of
pupils,
consultation with
teachers
and
parents,
coordinating
referrals
of children
for
specialized
41
Health education starts early in Virgin Islands classrooms.
services, orientation of children, and
testing.
The general
areas of concern
in-
volved
behavioral
problems, which
are
chiefly
cases
of
aggressive
be-
havior;
poor academic achievement
and poor relations with peer groups
and personal problems.
The guidance program on the sec-
ondary level was carried on in order
to help
the
students
to understand
their
abilities,
interests, and
special
aptitudes;
to help them acquire
in-
formation about educational and vo-
cational opportunities and
to make
appropriate
adjustments
and
wise
choices.
There
are
14
counselors
serving the secondary schools.
Special
effort was made
to work
with potential dropouts. They were
referred
to
learning-earning
pro-
grams
such
as
the
Neighborhood
Youth Corps.
The career program was extended
throughout the year instead of hav-
ing a single "Career Day."
Students were made aware
of
fi-
nancial aid programs through circu-
lar
letters,
brochures and
assembly
programs which
involved
represen-
tatives from the Office of Pupil Per-
sonnel, Department
of Health, and
the
College
of
the
Virgin
Islands.
Senior high school counselors worked
closely with the Upward Bound Pro-
gram conducted by
the
College
of
the Virgin Islands.
The number of students who par-
ticipated in the college entrance ex-
amination
increased
considerably.
For the first time all seniors were re-
quired to take tests and 325 students
took them.
As part of the testing program the
California
achievement
tests
were
administered
to
pupils
in grades
2
42
through
8; the general aptitude
test
battery to grade 9; the school college
ability
to grades 9 and
11; and the
scholastic aptitude to grade
12.
In
addition many
students
par-
ticipated in the national merit schol-
arships qualifying
test and
the
pre-
liminary
scholastic
aptitude
test.
Two students from Charlotte Ama-
lie High were national merit
semi-
finalists
and
one
was
a
national
merit scholar.
Three hundred
students
in
each
of the grades,
2,
5,
8, and
10,
par-
ticipated in a special assessment pro-
gram
conducted
by
Educational
Testing Service at the request of the
Commissioner.
A study in the elementary school
reading levels was made during this
school year, and a cooperative work
study program was implemented
at
Central High.
School health services were carried
out by
physicians,
nurses,
dentists,
teachers and others to appraise, pro-
tect, and promote the health of pu-
pils. Seven full-time nurses were
as-
signed to the public schools. Of this
number,
four
are in
the
district
of
St. Croix and
three
are
in
the
dis-
trict of St. Thomas and
St. John.
In keeping abreast with the times
and
to
provide
in-service
training,
the
nurses
attended
conferences on
narcotics,
alcoholism,
smoking,
sex
education,
nutrition,
tuberculosis,
and speech and hearing.
Other
activities
included—screen-
ing for physical examination of first,
sixth and 12th grade students, dental
exams.
X-rays
and
lab
work,
skin
testing.
Social Work
Services
Social work services in the schools
were provided by two school
social
workers—one for each school district.
The
social worker
to student ratio
was approximately
1
to 6,200 in the
district of
St. Croix and about
1
to
8,300
in
the
St.
Thomas-St.
John
district.
The social worker's main concern
is
to help students cope with
their
problems. They were very
active in
the readmission and follow-up
pro-
cedures for unwed mothers. For the
school
year
1969-70—14
unwed
mothers were admitted to secondary
schools on St. Thomas;
15 to schools
on
St. Croix. Of this group
13 were
members of the graduating
class of
1970.
A
pilot
breakfast
program
was
initiated at Lockhart Elementary in
St. Thomas and
at
the Charles H.
Emanuel School
in
St.
Croix.
It
is
expected
that
the program
will be
expanded in the coming school year
to embrace all public schools.
Attendance
services
were
con-
cerned
with
making
sure
that
all
school-age
children were
in
school.
Providing the
services were two
at-
tendance counselors assigned
to the
St.
Thomas-St.
John
district,
and
four to the district of St. Croix. The
counselor student ratio on St. Thom-
as-St. John was
1
to approximately
4,000, and on
St. Croix
1 to roughly
1,550.
The high school equivalency pro-
gram
is designed
to aid individuals
who
for one
reason
or
other, were
unable
to complete
their secondary
school program.
During
the
school
year
1969-70
the equivalency
tests were adminis-
tered
to
347
individuals.
Of
that
number, 67 were awarded the high
school equivalency certificate. In ad-
dition
certificates were awarded
to
six veterans based on scores obtained
on the
test while in the U.S. Armed
Forces
Institute.
Territorial Scholarship Program
The
territorial
scholarship
pro-
43
Everybody seems
to be happy
as
the Gov-
ernor mingles with young pupils during
an
inspection
of
one
of
the
Islands'
schools.
The
photographer
didn't
even
have to say "Smile."
gram
is administered by the office of
pupil personnel services. Fifteen
ter-
ritorial
grants and
252
loans were
approved. In addition 39 special leg-
islative grants were approved in the
areas
of accounting,
economics,
en-
gineering,
law,
medicine,
music,
police science, and special education.
Pupil Transportation
Due largely to the larger number
of children involved, pupil transpor-
tation
required
an
increase
in
ex-
penditures of approximately 26 per-
cent
over
the
preceding
year. The
number
of children transported
in-
creased 30 percent from a daily aver-
age of 4,788 in 1968-69, to 6,217 for
the school year 1969-70, necessitating
extension of routes served and an in-
crease in the number of
trips made
daily.
Contractors
in
St.
Croix and
St.
Thomas added
a
substantial num-
ber of new buses to fleets serving the
school program. In
St. Thomas, be-
tween the latter part of the preced-
ing school year and the early part of
1969-70, virtually the entire "school
bus"
fleet was replaced with new ve-
hicles.
In
addition
to
transportation
of
pupils to and from schools in regular
daily sessions, an extensive program
of
free
transportation of pupils
for
field
trips and for special events
in-
cluding athletic meets, concerts and
other cultural activities was in opera-
tion during the year, involving an ex-
penditure of more than $15,000.
School Lunch Program
Participation in the school lunch
program showed an
increase
of
20
percent over
last year
(1968-69). A
budget
of
$1,379,924 was
allocated
to serve
14,881
children daily in 35
schools—both public and nonpublic.
Though this budget was less than
needed,
with
patience
and
persist-
ence
it was possible
to comply with
all
Federal
regulations
and
served
the regular "type A" lunch
as
pre-
scribed by
the
U.S. Department
of
Agriculture and
Nutrition. A
total
of 6,308,844 meals and 651,671 break-
fasts were
served. The food
service
program
of
the Virgin
Islands
op-
erates
with
205
workers which
in-
clude kitchen managers,
cooks, and
food
service
workers.
There
is
an
administrative staff of 23.
Canned foods reaching 2,900 tons
were distributed to schools. This in-
cluded
frozen
meats
consisting
of
chicken, turkey, and ground beef.
During
the
school
year
1969-70,
the kitchen personnel, voted for rep-
resentation by the Government Em-
ployees Association,
a
subsidiary
of
the AFL-CIO,
a branch of the Vir-
gin Islands Labor Union.
44
Highlights
of School Plant
Facilities
During
fiscal
1970,
a number
of
projects were started, completed and
put into use. Some of these were per-
manent
installations
while
others
are
in temporary
locations and
are
referred to as "relocatables."
The
most
significant
projects
of
the year were the Tutu Elementary
School additions in
St. Thomas and
the Sion Farm Elementary School in
St.
Croix which was begun
in No-
vember and
is
scheduled
for
com-
pletion for the opening of the school
year in September
1970.
Facilities completed and occupied
during
fiscal year
1970 were
as
fol-
lows:
In
St. Thomas—permanent
facilities:
Charlotte
Five classrooms, two
Amalie High
toilet rooms, one
School:
vocational shop
building with bath-
room, two auto
shops, and two
classrooms.
Tutu Elemen-
19 classrooms, four
tary:
bathrooms, one
library, and addi-
tions to the cafeteria
and kitchen.
Wayne
Six classrooms with
Aspinall
t^vo large storage
Jr. High:
rooms.
Dober
Five classrooms and a
Elementary:
teacher lounge.
The
roads
at
Charlotte
Amalie
High
School
were
resurfaced
with
asphalt hot mix.
The entire front yard at Madison
Elementary School was surfaced with
asphalt
hot
mix.
An
1,800
seat
bleacher was
requisitioned and
re-
ceived for erection at Charlotte Ama-
lie High School.
In St. Thomas—relocatable classrooms:
Charlotte Amalie
Seven classrooms.
High School:
Washington Ele-
Two classrooms.
mentary School:
Wayne Aspinall Jr.
Six classrooms,
High School:
and two store-
rooms.
Thomas Jefferson
One classroom.
Elementary:
Julius Sprauve
Three classrooms.
School
(St. John)
:
In
St. Croix—permanent facilities:
St. Croix
Six classrooms and store-
Central
rooms, one building
High:
with vocational shops,
and three classrooms.
Department
of
Education
head-
quarters
property
and
one
school
lunch warehouse with offices.
Estate
Anna's
Hope—one
store-
room building for general education
supplies.
In St. Croix—relocatable classrooms:
La Grand Princess
Two classrooms.
School:
Charles Emanuel
Two classrooms.
Elementary:
Claude O. Markoe
Four classrooms.
School:
Christiansted Jr.
Six classrooms.
High School:
Sites
selected
for
future
school
construction
were
Julius
Sprauve
School
(St. John) 4 classrooms, toilet
rooms and teacher lounge.
Planned
for
development
and
construction
in
fiscal
1971
are
the
following:
St. Thomas
Elementary schools K thru 6th, 30
classrooms
to
accommodate
1,050
students complete with
library and
cafeteria. Gymnasium
at
a
cost
of
1100,000.
A
secondary
school,
grades
through 12th at Nazareth, Red Hook
area,
35
rooms
to
accommodate
about
1,000
students.
This
school
will cost |1 million.
St. Croix
A middle school was proposed for
45
the 60-acre
tract at Kingshill where
the
St.
Croix
Central High
School
is located. This school
is
still in the
planning stage but $900,000 has been
appropriated for construction.
Funds have been requested to pur-
chase
a
15-acre
tract
of
land
at
Estate
St. Peter for the construction
of an elementary school. Funds have
been
appropriated
for
the
second
stage of the Sion Farm School and
part
of
it
is scheduled
for comple-
tion for the fall term. Requests have
been processed
for major repairs
to
roofs of several schools and for ma-
jor repairs to other schools.
Federally Aided Programs
In order
to understand
the scope
and functions of the federally aided
programs in the Virgin Islands edu-
cational
system,
a
brief
description
of these programs follows:
ELEMENTARY AND SECOND-
ARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE
I
is designed to deal with education-
ally disadvantaged children. This in-
cludes
the
physically
as well
as
the
mentally handicapped. In the Virgin
Islands,
this program,
in some way.
Refurbishing
of
scfiools
each summer
in-
cludes
this exterior paint job on Central
Hi^h School in
St. Croix.
influences almost every aspect of the
educational
process.
Teacher
workshops,
development
and augmenting of school
libraries,
audio lingual beginning reading, the
hiring and training of teacher aides,
and
some
aspect
of
transportation
are
all part of title
I.
This program
has been
responsi-
ble for sending several deaf children
to
the mainland
for
special
educa-
tion
and
has
been
responsible
for
mobile
classrooms
providing
space
for
special education
classes.
It has
been
responsible
for many
cultural
enrichment
efforts
including
excur-
sions by school children to places of
historic,
industrial
or
cultural
in-
terest.
ESEA TITLE
II.
This
program
provides school library resources and
other instructional materials to chil-
dren and teachers of public, private
and
parochial
schools.
It
does
not
allow funds
for equipment
or em-
ployees
but
in
addition
to
books,
movies,
filmstrips,
records,
tape
re-
corders, and
transparencies may be
obtained.
ESEA TITLE
III. This program
is called "Project Introspection" and
is
designed
to
develop
materials,
textbooks and pamphlets
that deal
specifically with matters indigenous
to the Virgin Islands and to protect
aspects of Virgin Islands culture.
It is established in a center in Sub-
marine Base and
is available
to the
instructional personnel of all Virgin
Islands schools, public and nonpub-
lic. All
services rendered within
or
through
the center
are designed
to
enrich
the
learning
experience
of
Virgin
Islands
children.
Hence,
all
services are extended
to the instruc-
tional
personnel and
pupils
of
the
three islands,
St. Croix,
St. Thomas,
and
St. John.
Project introspection
is basically a
curriculum effort designed to stimu-
46
late
the
Virgin
Islands
child
to
achieve
self-actualization.
ESEA TITLE V. Projects and pro-
grams
to
strengthen
the Virgin
Is-
lands Department of Education were
approved under
this
grant,
includ-
ing school
plant
facilities,
office
of
the
chief
state
school
officer,
im-
provement
of
curriculum
and
in-
structional
services
and
public
in-
formation
services.
ESEA TITLE VI-A. Awards un-
der this grant involved programs for
the
handicapped.
Funds
are
used
primarily
for
employment
of
pro-
fessional
consultants
to
inventory
handicapped
children
and
to
rec-
ommend programs in special educa-
tion that could be conducted within
the resources
of
this department.
Institutes in special education are
conducted under
this program.
NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCA-
TION ACT, TITLE
III. (Matched
with local funds). This program
in-
volved
acquisition of materials and
equipment for science, mathematics,
foreign
language,
reading,
English,
and minor remodeling.
NDEA TITLE V. This program is
administered by the Division of Pu-
pil
Personnel
Services
and
is
in-
volved in guidance, counseling and
testing.
It
is
matched
with
local
funds.
ADULT
BASIC EDUCATION.
Designed to further the education of
adults who have not completed the
eighth
grade,
the
program
enrolls
U.S.
citizens and resident
aliens,
18
years or over.
VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION.
The
Division
of
Vocational
and
Technical
Education
implements
the vocational-technical programs of
the
educational
system
of
the
Vir-
gin Islands. In addition,
it operates
manpower programs under the Man-
power
Development
and
Training
Act.
In
an
attempt
to
meet
the
Students
in
cosmetology
class
at
Charlotte
Amalie High School, St. Thomas, try their
skill on each
other.
health needs
of
the Virgin
Islands,
this division embarked on an adult
practical
nursing
program
in
St.
Croix.
MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT
AND TRAINING ACT. Supervised
by
the
Division
of Vocational and
Technical
Education,
the
program
provides
training
in
general
office
clerical functions, cosmetology, food
and
restaurant
training
and
sales.
Federal funds for this program vary
according
to
the
projects
initiated.
The
local
government
provides
$25,000 yearly.
VOCATIONAL
REHABILITA-
TION. The Division of Rehabilita-
tion
is
a
state-Federal
agency
that
assists
physically and mentally han-
dicapped
persons
to
prepare
for
gainful
employment.
Seventy-five
percent
of
the
funds
comes
from
Federal
resources
and
25
percent
from the local government.
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM.
47
The school lunch program provides
lunches for 93 percent of the school
population
of
the
Virgin
Islands.
During
fiscal
1969,
it had
a
daily
participation
of
12,750.
Today,
it
serves
approximately
14,000
chil-
dren.
Present Federal contributions
are $165,314, and insular appropria-
tion
is $990,260.
NEIGHBORHOOD
YOUTH
CORPS.
This
program
has
two
phases,
an
in-school
project and
a
summer
project. The
program
at-
tempts
to
create
realistic work
sit-
uations
for the enrollees.
After extensive counseling services,
the
enrollees
are
sent
to
various
Government agencies where they re-
ceive orientation.
FEDERAL AID, FUNDS AND GRANTS-FISCAL YEAR 1970
ESEA Title I-Educationally Deprived
$453,635
ESEA Title I-Administration
25,000
ESEA Title II-Library Resources
30,000
ESEA Title Ill-General
State Programs
145,733
ESEA Title III—State Administration
50,000
ESEA Title IV-Planning & Evaluation
16,500
ESEA Title V—Strengthening State Administration
73,349
ESEA Title VI-A-Education
of Handicapped
55,774
NDEA Title III—Administration
4,000
NDEA
Title III—Acquisition
of Equipment
42,500
NDEA
Title V-A-Guidance & Counseling
17,000
EPDA Drug Education and Training Program
40,000
EPDA
Title V,
Part
B2,
Public Law 89-329-Attracting and
Qualifying
Teachers
40,000
Adult Basic Education
32,000
Preparation of Teachers for Handicapped Public Law 85-926
50,000
MDTA Act
of
1962
20,372
MDTA State Director and Supervision
14,026
Advisory Council on
Vocational
Education
31,068
Vocational Technical Education
Basic Grant
(Part
B)
107,338
Vocational Education Research
(Part C)
15,000
Vocational Education Exemplary Program Planning
(Part D)
1,525
Vocational Education Exemplary Program Operating
(Part D)
1,525
Vocational Education Consumer and Homemaking
(Part
F)
2,500
Vocational Education Consumer and Teachers Education
(Part
F)
2,500
Vocational
Education
Cooperation Program
(Part
G)
6,568
Vocational Education Work Study
(Part H)
2,107
Vocational Education Special Needs Section
(Part H)
10,000
Total
1,290,020
Public Information Services
An adequate public relations pro-
gram
is as important in the adminis-
tration of the school system
as
it
is
in the administration of private
in-
dustry.
School
systems
are
estab-
lished by the people and are financed
by
them.
In
a
sense,
they
are
the
stockholders
in
the
educational
en-
terprise. It is therefore incumbent on
school
officials
to
provide
informa-
tion
to
its
publics. The Bureau
of
Public Information Services, funded
under
title V of ESEA,
fulfills
this
task.
Its
function
is
to
detail
the
daily happenings
in
the
system,
its
innovations,
its accomplishments,
its
needs and
its goals.
In
the performance
of
its public
relations missions,
the public
infor-
mation
unit
has
issued
over
350
releases to the communication media
48
in
fiscal
1970. Of these
releases,
99
percent have been published in the
Virgin Islands and stories from them
have been taken up by newspapers
and magazines on the U.S. mainland.
Articles
detailing
some
aspects
of
Virgin Islands education have been
published
in
local newspapers and
in several newspapers and magazines
on the mainland and Puerto Rico.
Radio and TV scripts and speeches
for officials of the Department were
prepared
during
this
period.
Ar-
rangements
for TV and
radio
ap-
pearances
of
these
officials
were
made by
this
office. Recruiting bro-
chures and
the annual report were
also
compiled
by
Public
Informa-
tion
Services.
The Director
of Public Informa-
tion
Services has
also been charged
with the function of Chief of Indus-
trial Relations
for
the Department.
He has been involved with negotia-
tions with two
locals
of Federation
of Teachers
as well
as
locals
of the
Food
Service
Workers
in
both
St.
Thomas and
St.
Croix. In addition
to the negotiations of the contracts
he has been responsible for the pub-
licity
involved
in
presenting
these
activities.
Several
programs
have
been
planned
for greater involvement
of
the Community
in
the
educational
process.
The
public
information
unit has met with several community
groups
to
explain
the
policy
and
methods
to be used by
the Depart-
ment
of Education
in
its program
of social assimilation of the nonciti-
zen children now entering the pub-
lic
schools.
Among
these
groups
have been the Alien Interest Move-
ment, The Youth Council, and
in-
terested
church
organizations.
Vocational and Technical
Education
The two major public high schools
in
the Virgin
Islands have occupa-
tionally oriented programs, but they
have not yet made a significant im-
pact
upon
the
labor
force.
Their
outputs have been minimal this
far.
Efforts
are being made by
the
ad-
ministration
to
increase enrollment
in the various programs and arouse
public
interest and
support.
The continued growth in residen-
tial
construction,
hotels
and
con-
dominiums,
has
demonstrated
the
need to train and retrain skilled and
semiskilled workers other than high
school students, in the building con-
struction trades and hospitality serv-
ice
areas
to meet
the needs
of
the
labor
force.
Thus,
the expansion
of
facilities
and
services
in
vocational-technical
education is urgent, and must be car-
ried out
at
a
faster
rate
than
ever
before.
The total enrollment in vocation-
al-technical education classes during
the
fiscal year in grades
10 through
12
was
1,863.
The
extension
of
training
programs
beyond
the
sec-
Students in high school learn how
to repair
a kitchen stove as part of their industrial
arts course in
practical
electricity.
49
ondary level was not as extensive as
anticipated. The largest group to be
served was the high school students.
The
scope
of occupational
fields
for which training was provided was
only
slightly broader than
the
pre-
ceding
year
in
terms
of
total
pro-
grams. The
occupational
programs
were:
Trade and industrial and technical
education:
Autobody and fender (new addition)
Automotive mechanics
Building construction carpentry
Cosmetology
Electricity
Electronics
(radio and television
repair)
Hotel and restaurant operations
Masonry
Plumbing and pipefitting
Practical nurse education
(adult and
secondary)
Business and office education:
Stenographic and secretarial
Bookkeeping and accounting
General clerical
Homemaking and consumer education:
Clothing and textiles
Foods and nutrition
Child development
Home management
Agriculture—Horticulture:
Ornamental horticulture
Crop production
For the past 2 years, new vocation-
al-technical education programs have
been implemented in the two major
secondary high schools in the Virgin
Islands. Such programs
as cosmetol-
ogy,
bookkeeping
and
accounting,
and general
clerical are evident
to-
day. These programs gave
the
stu-
dents a broader base of occupational
programs from which
to choose and
also allow for flexibility in program
structure
to meet
the
needs
of
all
students regardless of their
abilities
and
potentials.
During
the
1969-70
school
year,
a
new
program
in
autobody
and
fender repair was added
to the
ex-
isting
occupational
programs.
This
progiam
created
a new avenue
for
1
Trees are planted throughout
the Virgin
Islands on Arbor Day. Here
a group
plants
a
flamboyant tree at the Wayne Aspinall Junior High School.
50
acquiring
skills
to
those youngsters
who had shown an interest and also
opened new opportunities
for gain-
ful
employment
in
an
occupation
that has suffered from a severe short-
age of skilled
artisans.
During
the
1969-70
school
year,
priority was given
to
the improve-
ment
and
expansion
of
the
work
experience program. Senior students
enrolled in the various occupational
programs were
released
from
their
respective institutions and were pro-
vided with jobs on a part-time basis
in both government and private
in-
dustry. This program was designed
to
provide
the
potential
graduates
and job seekers with an opportunity
to
become
actively
involved
on
a
practical
basis,
in
the
day-to-day
processes
of
the world
of work.
It
also gave the potential employer an
opportunity to evaluate the quantity
and quality
of work production
of
each
student and
the
contribution
the student can make
to his agency
or
business. The
work
experience
program has created a viable linkage
between
the Departments
of Labor
and Education.
It has opened chan-
nels with
the
private
business and
industry sector as an avenue for job
placement of the vocational-technical
education
students.
A new automotive trade building
was added
to
the
existing
facilities
at the Charlotte Amalie High School
in
St.
Thomas.
This
building
in-
cludes
two
new
laboratories
and
shops in autobody and fender repair
and automotive mechanics.
A new vocational-technical educa-
tion
building
was
also
completed
during the 1969-70 school year at the
St. Croix Central High
School.
In-
cluded
in
the
building
are
a new
automotive shop, an electrical shop,
and a building construction carpen-
try shop.
During
the
1969-70
school
year,
preservice and in-service teacher ed-
ucation programs were given top pri-
ority.
Trade and industrial education in-
structors
were
involved
in
several
teacher
education
programs
during
the year. Fourteen teachers received
between
six and
eight
professional
credits from the College of the Vir-
gin
Islands
for participating in
the
following professional courses:
Methods in vocational education
Shop organization and management
The business and office education
instructors from both major second-
ary
high
schools
were
participants
in
a
workshop
conducted
by
the
South-Western Publishing Company
in cooperation with the Division of
Vocational-Technical
Education on
new
approaches
and
methods
of
teaching business education subjects.
Sixteen
instructors
participated.
Vocational guidance and counsel-
ing
is an integral part of vocational-
technical
education. This has been
a
critical area in need of attention
for many years in the Virgin Islands
Public School System. For
the very
first
time,
the
vocational-technical
programs in the two major secondary
high
schools have been
able
to
ac-
quire
the
services
of competent
vo-
cational
guidance
counselors.
This
was accomplished during the
1969-
70 school year.
Immediate
results
were
seen
be-
cause they had a tremendous impact
upon the attitudinal behavior of the
students;
vocational
education
en-
rollment was increased, channels of
communication
were
opened
be-
tween
the
schools and
the
Depart-
ment
of
Labor;
work
experience
programs were implemented and
a
greater
percentage
of
private
busi-
ness were involved
in
the work ex-
perience program.
The
specific
activities engaged
in
51
by the youth clubs are an outgrowth
of
vocational
instruction. The
or-
ganization and
activities
pertaining
thereto
are
utilized
as
motivating
factors in aiding the teacher with the
program of instruction and the
stu-
dent
to reach
his vocational
objec-
tive. The
activities are
also used
to
enrich
the
program
of
instruction
for vocational students and
to
pro-
vide
training
in
leadership,
coop-
eration and
citizenship.
The
following
are vocational
or-
ganizations
that
are
affiliated
with
national chapters:
1.
Future Farmers of America—
1
chapter
2.
Future Homemakers of America—
2
chapters
3. Vocational
Industrial
Clubs
of
America—2 chapters
During
the
1969-70
school
year,
two advisory committees on vocation-
al-technical
education
were
organ-
ized and assigned
to the two major
high schools. These councils worked
closely with
the
school
administra-
tors and instructors in advising and
making recommendations relative to
total
program
planning,
develop-
ment,
and
implementation.
All
of
the
occupational
programs
in
the
schools were represented on the ad-
visory committees.
The
Division
of Vocational
and
Technical Education has been man-
dated by law
to administer and
su-
pervise
all manpower development
and training programs in the Virgin
Islands.
Prior
to the close of the 1969-70
fiscal
year, an
Office
of Manpower
Development and Training, within
the division, was staffed for the
first
time
with
a
full-time
supervisor.
During the
fiscal year the following
manpower
projects
were
approved
by the U.S. Office of Education and
the U.S. Department of Labor:
St. Thomas:
0001-Clerk typist
(entry)
0002-Stenographic and secretarial
0004-Bookkeeping and accounting
0009-Food service
(cluster)
OOOlO-Refrigeration mechanic
(cluster)
St. Croix:
0006C-Clerk typist
(entry)
0007C-Stenographic and secretarial
0008C-Bookkeeping and accounting
0009C-Food service
(cluster)
000 IOC-Refrigeration mechanic
(cluster)
The above projects were designed
to accommodate 250
students. The
cost of the projects was in excess of
.1500,000.
See
appendix
B
for
tables
on
school
enrollment
and
comparison
operating
budget.
52
COLLEGE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
Personnel:
Teaching
faculty:
52
Administrative
faculty:
14
Other
stafiF:
21
Operating Appropriation:
$1,900,000
On June
7,
1970,
the College
of
the Virgin
Islands awarded
its
first
baccalaureate degrees, symbols of its
status
as
a
4-year
college. Twenty-
nine students were awarded bachelor
of arts degrees, and 27
associates
in
arts degrees.
In keeping with
its steady growth,
the college added 15 members to
its
teaching
faculty
for
the year
1969-
70. A record number, 420 full-time
students were
enrolled. This
repre-
sented a 26 percent increase over the
332
students
enrolled
the
previous
fall.
In
addition,
approximately
1,000
part-time
students
attended
evening classes in St. Thomas and at
the
St.
Croix
center
in
Golden
Grove. The
full-time
total included
Jet lands
at Harry
S. Truman
airport on
St. Thomas. College of the Virgin Islands
is
in
the background.
16 students who spent
their junior
year at the University of Connecticut
in a cooperative program of teacher
education.
More than half of the 168 persons
who received associate in arts degrees
from the college since the
first com-
mencement
in
1965
through
1969
have continued their education and
have received or are working toward
higher
degrees,
a
recent
survey
of
alumni revealed.
Approximately 75
percent
of
the
full-time
students
for
the
1969-70
year were residents of the Virgin
Is-
lands—St. Thomas,
St. Croix and St.
John. About
15 percent came from
the other
islands
of
the Caribbean
and about
10 percent from the U.S.
mainland and other countries.
Caribbean
islands
and
countries
represented
included
Anguilla, An-
tiqua,
Aruba,
Grenada,
Nevis,
Puerto
Rico,
St.
Lucia,
St.
Kitts,
Tortola, and Trinidad. Canada, Mo-
rocco, Denmark,
and
Sierra Leone
were
each
represented.
Mainland
students came from California, Con-
necticut, Colorado, Florida,
Illinois,
Massachusetts,
New
Jersey,
New
York,
Ohio,
Michigan,
Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Hawaii,
Of the full-time students enrolled,
233 were women and
187 men.
In
the
part-time
enrollment,
580 were
women and 409 men.
Part-time
students
came
from
a
53
wide variety of backgrounds and in-
terests, according to registration rec-
ords. More than 300 were employed
with the Virgin Islands Government,
the
largest representation from
the
departments of public safety, educa-
tion,
and
health.
Bank
employees
numbered
about
35,
and
persons
working
in
hotels
and
restaurants
more
than
20. The
various
shops
and stores were represented by more
than
50
students.
Other groups
of
commerce and industry represented
included
utilities,
construction,
ag-
riculture,
insurance,
auto
sales and
rentals,
and
the
Federal
Govern-
ment.
Two new undergraduate programs
of specialization—one in the marine
sciences and another
in
social
wel-
fare services—were added to the bac-
calaureate
program
of
the
college
last
fall.
The new marine sciences program
can be completed in 4 years through
participation in an intensive summer
session between
the sophomore and
junior years and between the junior
and senior years. The curriculum in-
cludes
basic general
science
courses
as well as courses in marine botany,
oceanography, biogeography, marine
Student residence halls at the College of the
Virgin Islands.
Credit: Gil Amiaga
Caribbean
Research
Institute summer
stu-
dents,
assisted by
a
faculty member, op-
erate
a
refiectometer
used
to
measure
reflected
light.
ecology,
and
other
marine
science
subjects.
The program
is one of the few of-
fered
at an undergraduate
level
in
the United States. It is ideally suited
to the college because the climate in
the Virgin Islands makes
it possible
to
explore
marine
life
the
year-
round.
A
small
marine
sciences
building
near
Brewer's
Bay
offers
laboratory facilities for the program.
Development of the new curricu-
lum
in
social
welfare
services
was
made
possible
through
a
grant
to
the college from the Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare un-
der
title VII
of the
Social
Security
Act for social work manpower train-
ing.
It
is being offered in response
to
the
increasing
interest
in
social
work among students and the need
for
such
skills
in
the
community.
Students in this area will gain prac-
tical
experience
in
social
welfare
agencies in the community.
A research
associate with the
col-
lege's Caribbean Research
Institute
was one of the scientists selected by
the National Aeronautics and Space
54
Students at the College of the Virgin Islands look
at a model of the proposed Center for
Marine Environmental Studies to be constructed on Brewer's Bay at the College of the
Virgin
Islands
for
use
in
the newly
established
marine
science
program
and
for
the
Caribbean Research Institute.
Credit:
Gil Amiaga
Administration to study the samples
of
the moon's
surface.
Samples
to-
taling about
19 grams were brought
to
the CRI Environmental Labora-
tory in
St. Croix in October.
The
specific
project
involves
in-
vestigation
of
the
ways
in
which
moon reflects sunlight. One phase of
the work
is designed
to
further
de-
velop new methods of analyzing the
chemical
composition
of
distant
surfaces and
to
investigate
spectral
reflectivity
properties
of
lunar and
planetary surfaces.
The environmental laboratory on
St. Croix has recently been expanded
to include work with NASA on
life
detection instrumentation. This pro-
gram
is
aimed
at NASA
missions
from
1973
on, which
will land
in-
strumentation
packages on
the
sur-
face of Mars and other planets.
It
is
designed
to
sense
presence
of
life
forms
on
other
planets
associated
with those found on earth.
The
St.
Croix
laboratory,
estab-
lished in 1967,
is concerned with ad-
vancing
technology,
methodology
and application of remote systems of
measurement
and
analytical
sam-
pling
in
all
types
of environments.
The
sophisticated
techniques
used
in determining the chemical compo-
sition
of
the moon
are now being
applied
to environmental problems
directly
related
to
the
Caribbean.
One
project
involves
controlled
measurements
of
the
reflectivity
characteristics
of
the
various
soils,
vegetation, waters and bottom
sedi-
ments in
this
area.
Governor Melvin H. Evans desig-
nated
1970
as "Virgin
Islands Year
of
Ocean
Resource
Development,"
pointing to the need to diversify the
local economy by encouraging
pro-
55
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Students from
the
College
of the Virgin
Islands' Caribbean Research
Institute measure
ambient light presence under tropical canopy.
grams of undersea research and
de-
velopment. The college, through
its
program
in
marine
science
and
through the Caribbean Research In-
stitute,
took
full
advantage
of
the
opportunities
to
participate.
The Caribbean Research InstittUe
worked closely in support of Tektite
II,
the most
ambitious
underwater
research
program
ever
attempted.
Started
in April
1970,
the program
will extend over several months and
will involve some 62 scientists-aqua-
nauts,
engineers,
and
doctors who
will utilize the Tektite II habitat for
research.
56
Site
of the
Tektite
II
project
is
Great Lameshur Bay,
St. John, near
the
Virgin
Islands
Ecological
Re-
search Station. The institute partici-
pated
in
the
first Tektite program
under
which
an
8,000-square-foot
base camp, made up of 13 buildings,
was
constructed by
the
U.S.
Navy.
These facilities became a permanent
part
of
the
college
and
therefore
institute support of Tektite
II
will
be
primarily
logistical,
although
college and
institute
scientists
will
participate in the scientific program.
Arrangements
also
have
been
made
to, take
students,
faculty, and
staff
to
visit
the
site and
to
learn
more about the project and the
re-
search
station.
Several projects relating to waters
of
the Virgin
Islands have recently
been announced by
the Caribbean
Research Institute, a division of the
college, for 1970-71.
Two new
studies
of pollution
in
local
waters,
continuation
of work
begun
in the summer of
1969,
will
consist
of
water
quality
testing
at
Benner Bay and Redhook
Bay,
St.
Thomas, and periodic checks of
all
of the packaged sewage plants on St.
Thomas. The studies are being con-
ducted in cooperation with
the Di-
vision
of Environmental Health
of
the
Virgin
Islands
Department
of
Health.
The college
is a major participant
in an ocean survey program now be-
ing conducted in local waters under
the sponsorship of the National
Sci-
ence
Foundation,
which
is
related
to but independent
of
the
Tektite
II underwater program. During May,
CVI
biology,
geology,
and
marine
science students and instructors
uti-
lized the research vessel. Advance II,
to do plankton tows, flora and fauna
collecting, and general ocean survey
work. The Advance II also
is being
used
by
students
enrolled
in
the
special
undergraduate
marine
sci-
ence
courses
being
offered
in
the
summer
session.
Practical means
of managing
the
lobster population
to guarantee the
survival
of
this
valuable
species
of
marine life and to make lobster fish-
ing
a more
viable commercial
ven-
ture in the Virgin Islands
is the goal
of a new project in Lameshur Bay,
St.
John,
funded
by
the
National
Science
Foundation,
Office
of
Sea
Grant Programs.
Entitled "Ecological Study for the
Development
of
Lobster
Manage-
ment Techniques,"
the
1-year study
involves three intensive 20-day study
periods during Tektite II, including
50-foot dives, and will continue after
the completion of Tektite
II.
The
college
has
been
working
closely with the business community
to develop meaningful management
training
programs
which
will
pro-
vide
more
opportunity
for
Virgin
Islanders to participate in the growth
and prosperity of the Islands.
An
outgrowth
of
the
efforts
has
been
the establishment of
a Virgin
Islands resources development organ-
ization,
representing
all
sectors
of
the
community—business,
govern-
ment,
and
education.
Its
principal
aim
is
to develop human
resources
in business.
In
the
college
evening
program,
80 employees from
17 businesses in
St. Thomas, and 40 employees from
11
businesses
in
St.
Croix
are
en-
rolled in a title I management train-
ing program, made
available
at no
charge. Purpose of the course
is
to
create an awareness on
the
part
of
employees of some of the basic tools
needed to carry out management ac-
tivities.
Beginning in the
fall of
1970, the
College
of
the
Virgin
Islands
will
offer a 4-year baccalaureate program
in business administration.
57
Two-year programs, leading to an
Associate in Arts degree in business
administration,
accounting
secretar-
ial science, and hotel and restaurant
management,
will
be
continued
to
meet needs of students who wish
to
prepare
for employment
after
only
2 years of study beyond high school.
Areas of emphasis to be offered in
the 4-year program will include man-
agement, marketing, finance, and ac-
counting. Next fall the program will
start at the junior year level.
The
college
offers
a wide variety
of
courses
in
each
of
its
divisions
during
the
expanded summer
ses-
sion
being
conducted on
both
St.
Thomas and
St. Croix.
Of
special
interest
are
two
field
courses
in
marine
science
and
a
number of courses devoted to visual
and performing
arts, with emphasis
on
Caribbean
and
Virgin
Islands
culture.
Offering a unique opportunity for
undergraduate study
in
the marine
sciences are two 4-week field courses,
one in marine ecology and the other
in
marine
geology.
These
courses
combine
lectures,
laboratory,
and
field
investigations.
In the visual and performing arts,
courses
include
design,
drawing.
painting,
primitive
and
modern
dance,
folk
dancing,
steel
band,
chorus and
theatre. A drama work-
shop in St. Croix will lead to public
performance of a full-length play of
a number of one act plays.
Courses in the regular college cur-
riculum
include
accounting,
busi-
ness,
secretarial
studies,
English,
speech,
philosophy,
economics,
his-
tory,
political
science,
psychology,
anthropology,
mathematics,
and
teacher education.
Two special institutes are held for
Virgin
Islands'
teachers, one on the
teaching of reading and another de-
voted primarily
to innovative meth-
ods
of
teaching
the
history
of
the
Virgin
Islands. A course in elemen-
tary education
is also offered.
The summer program
is designed
to meet needs of four groups of stu-
dents:
regular
students
of
the
col-
lege, who
want
to make up
defi-
ciencies or enrich their background;
persons in the community who wish
to develop abilities; high school stu-
dents
or graduates who need
addi-
tional
preparation
in
basic
skills;
and transfer students from other in-
stitutions who may come to the Vir-
gin Islands for a summer of study.
58
The Ralph M. Paiewonsky Library, dedicated March
16,
1969,
is the
first of the academic
buildings to be completed under the master plan of the College of the Virgin
Islands.
With an
eventual
capacity
of
100,000
volumes,
the
library now
contains more
than
25,000 volumes and
is used not only by the students and faculty of the College but by
members of the community as well.
Credit:
Gil Amiaga
59
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Personnel:
1,377
Operating Appropriation: $10,800,932
Fiscal year
1970 was
a period
of
progress in planning reorganization
and restructuring
of personnel and
programs
and
of
general
improve-
ment in management operations of
the Department as well as in health-
care services.
Continued expansion of programs
and services has taken
place. Head-
way has been made in plans for ex-
pansion of present
facilities
to cope
with
the
additional demands made
by an ever-increasing population.
Office
of Comphensive Health
Planning
The Comprehensive Health Plan-
ning
Advisory
Council
held
three
meetings during
fiscal year
1969-70.
Reports from
five
task
forces were
presented to the Council.
One
hundred
and
twenty-eight
members
of
the community
served
on seven task forces during the year.
Twenty-four meetings of task forces
committees were held to report data,
hear
expert
speakers,
and
compile
reports and
recommendations.
A study of school nursing services
was undertaken in cooperation with
the Insular School Health Commit-
tee,
the Department
of
Education,
the
Division
of MCH &
CC,
the
Children and Youth Project, and the
Division of Public Health. The con-
sultant's
report
and
recommenda-
tions have been made
available
to
these
agencies and
plans
are being
Registered
physical
therapist
works
with
handicapped child in a St. Croix clinic.
fostered
to
implement
the
recom-
mendations.
Bureau
of Vital Records and
Statistical Services
The
past
decade marked
an
in-
creasing
interest
in
public health-
public awareness of health programs
reached a high peak; response of the
public
to
health
campaigns,
drives
and special
activities has been over-
whelming.
Public
expectations
for
improved
health
are now
directed
towards
the
preventive
services
rather than the curative services.
60
Patient
gets
a
checkup
at modern
dental
clinic
at
the former Submarine
Base
in
St. Thomas.
The indices of health care depict
a favorable course of action in health
services. The
infant
mortality
rate
has decreased to a level comparable
to
that
of
the
United
States. The
overall death rate
is even lower than
the
corresponding
rate
for
the
United
States.
There have been marked decreases
in death due
to
heart,
cancer, and
respiratory
illnesses.
Accidental
deaths, however, have increased. The
birth rate has
increased,
as well
as
the general population.
Several
fac-
tors inherent in the increasing pop-
ulation have dramatic effects on the
health
services. Alien unskilled and
domestic
workers
account
for
the
major
increase
in
the
population.
The immigrants are frequently from
the
low
economic
groups
of
the
neighboring West Indian islands
in
which medical and preventive health
services
are
inadequate.
Of
the
aliens
tested,
33
percent
suffered
from
veneral
diseases, and
cases
of
schistomiasis
have
been
detected
among
these workers.
The
mid-year
population
of
the
Virgin Islands was estimated by the
Bureau of Vital Records and
Statis-
tical
Services
to be
69,649. This
is
an
increase
of
6,847
over
the
1968
estimated population.
A new live birth record was again
established.
During
the
calendar
year 1969, there were 2,529 live births
recorded in the Virgin Islands, a rate
of 36.3 per
1,000 population.
There
were
477
deaths
in
1969,
a
rate
of
6.8 per
1,000 population.
Major
cardiovascular-renal
diseases
accounted
for
36.9
percent
of
all
deaths, a rate of 2.5 per 1,000 popu-
lation.
During 1969, there were 70 infant
deaths recorded, a rate
of
27.7
per
1,000
live births.
There were
1,030
marriages and
334
divorces
recorded
during
this
period with rates of 14.8 and 4.8 per
1,000,
respectively.
Division
of Public Health
Services
The Division shared in the devel-
opment of many new programs and
services in the community.
The Director of Nutrition served
on the panel of nutritionists
at the
White House Conference on Food,
Nutrition, and Health.
The
Commissioner
on
Aging
awarded
a
grant
of
|9,000
to
the
Public
Health
Services
to
perform
a study on
the health needs of the
aging.
The
Office
of Economic
Oppor-
tunity
renewed
the
funding
grant
to the Public Health Services to con-
tinue the Health Outreach Program.
The local chapter of the National
Tuberculosis
Program
awarded
$2,500 to Public Health for a tuber-
culosis screening campaign.
The Bureau of Chronic and Com-
municable Diseases conducted a spe-
cial screening program for early de-
tection
of
tuberculosis
in
the
low
economic
areas
in
St. Thomas and
St. Croix. Approximately 2,000
per-
61
sons responded by having
chest X-
rays
taken on
the
medical
mobile
unit of the Health Outreach Service.
A
rubella
campaign
was
carried
out in the schools by grades, kinder-
garten through
fourth;
4,259 or
88
percent
of the enrollment
of
those
grades
in
St. Thomas-St. John, and
3,375 or 79 percent of similar grades
in
St.
Croix were immunized with
the
rubella
vaccine.
The
primary
goal was
to
prevent
congenital
de-
fects which may arise
as a result of
pregnant women becoming infected
with rubella.
The Public Health Laboratory as-
sumed the responsibility for staining
the PAP smears for the cancer pro-
gram.
Previously,
this was done by
the
Puerto
Rico
Department
of
Health.
The laboratory
also plans
to
ini-
tiate the detection
of Rubella
anti-
bodies in pregnant women and vac-
cinated
children by
the
use
of
the
duracyte rubella diagnostic
test
kit.
A concentrated program of inserv-
ice training of public health nurses
was conducted, utilizing the various
universities or medical centers in the
United States. Nurses received train-
ing in the prevention and control of
tuberculosis
at
the
National Com-
municable
Disease
Center.
Other
training
programs
included
home
care,
arthritis, heart and rehabilita-
tion.
A campaign on "Cigarette Smok-
ing and Cancer" was conducted with
seminars, group discussions, and
tel-
evision
and
radio
talks. A
"Quit
Clinic" was held for heavy smokers.
A
series of educational programs
concerning drug abuse and the prob-
lems of drugs and narcotic addiction
was scheduled in the schools and in
civic organizations.
The
Public
Health
Department
initiated
a
program
of methadone
therapy
of drug
addicts on
heroin.
This
service
is a part of a compre-
hensive program for prevention and
treatment of drug addiction. Other
components of the program included
psychiatric evaluation and treatment
and hospitalization.
Division
of Mental Health Services
To deliver adequate mental health
services
to the people of the Virgin
Islands,
it was necessary
to rethink
treatment
programs,
consultation
patterns,
and
the
overall
problems
of total staff utilization. Clinics were
reorganized and greater efforts were
made to take services out of the
of-
fice and into the neighborhood. Case
conferences were held regularly with
other agencies involved.
Planning
activities
were
intensi-
fied.
Division
staffs
participated
in
planning,
not
only
in
the
field
of
mental health but also in such areas
as:
crime
control,
comprehensive
health
planning,
educational
TV,
mental
retardation,
dyslexia,
alco-
holism,
narcotics and drug
control,
juvenile delinquency, new penal in-
stitutions, community relations and
public
education.
The
acquisition
of two
sites on
which to erect short-term residential
treatment centers brought
closer
to
realization and goal of providing for
emotionally disturbed youths. Work-
ing
closely
with MCH & CC and
C&Y, and
the Planning Board,
in-
itial drawings were completed and
land
in
St. Thomas was
provided
by the Virgin
Islands Port Author-
ity; in St. Croix, Health Department
land was already available for use.
The center for the diagnosis and
care of retarded children served
12
children
Monday
through
Friday
from
8
a.m.
to noon. The
publica-
tion in 1969 of "A Community That
Cares
for
the Retarded
Child,"
de-
scribes
the
activities
in
this
center
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A
physical
therapist
works
with
cerebal
palsied patient learning to tie shoes.
and provides guidelines that may be
useful
for
all
teachers who
work
with
the retarded and "slow
learn-
ers" in the Virgin Islands.
A roster of retardees is maintained
by
the
statistical
officer
and
is
a
source
of valuable
information
for
those interested in the problem of re-
tardation. A similar roster was begun
for alcoholics and drug addicts in the
territory.
The warm reception of the mental
health
film, "The
Following
Sea,"
was ample
proof
that
people want
educational materials developed
lo-
cally with a focus on local problems.
Other publications
this year includ-
ed the "Proceedings of the Seminar
on
Alcoholism"
and
reprints
of
"Childhood
Behavior
Problems
in
Social Climate."
Under the direction of an electro-
encephalographer-neurologist,
EEG
clinics were held weekly and
refer-
rals
to them came from
physicians
throughout the territory. There were
142 patients served in the EEG clinic
during the year.
The formation of a research and
statistical
services
unit
has
greatly
facilitated the work of the Division
of Mental
Health. More and more
people
are turning
to
its
statistical
files for information to help in plan-
ning special community
services.
Following
training
at
a
special
course for mental health statisticians
given
by
the
Applied
Statistics
Training
Institute
at
the National
Center for Health
Statistics, the sta-
tistical
officer
instituted revised
sys-
tems
for
collecting,
analyzing
and
reporting
data
regarding
the work
of
the
Division. These
innovations
make
possible
more
precise
and
meaningful
evaluation
of
current
programs,
provide
a
factual
basis
for the planning of new projects and
bring reporting of mental health ac-
tivities
(including
the
Division
of
Hospital
Psychiatry)
into
line with
standards and requirements
set by
NIMH and other Federal
agencies.
A
firm
policy
guide
relating
to
services
identifies
the
children and
youth project
as
the point of regis-
tration
of
all
children
under
age
six. Complete service will be under-
taken for them as long as they meet
family income limitations. After six,
C&Y
activity
is
restricted
to
aliens,
and services
to teenage pregnancies.
Maternal and child health
is respon-
sible
for
all
other
services
except
those to crippled children. MCH or
CC
is responsible for off-island medi-
cal care except for that falling to the
medical
assistance
program. When
MCH and CC
funds do not
exist,
C&Y funds are utilized for off-island
care.
The attractive complex which will
serve as the center of all mother and
child
health
services
on
St.
Croix
was opened and
is in operation. In
St. Thomas, two new
facilities were
placed in operation, one in the pop-
ulous
Savan
section
of
Charlotte
Amalie and the other in the eastern
rural area at Brookman.
A second project proposal in fam-
ily
planning was approved
by
the
Department
of
Health,
Education,
and Welfare, region
II, toward the
end of the fiscal year.
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Bureau
of Health Insurance and
Medical Assistance
The Department of Health
is the
designated
single
state
organization
with
legal authority
to make
rules
and
regulations
governing
the
ad-
ministration
of
title XVIII
(medi-
care) and
title XIX (medicaid).
The common
goal
of both
pro-
giams
is
to improve
the
provision
and
quality
of
medical
care
and
services offered
to
all needy people.
The
Bureau
of
Health
Insurance
and
Medical
Assistance was
organ-
ized within
the
Office
of
the Com-
missioner
of
Health
to
administer
and
implement
the
provisions
of
both Federal programs.
The highlights of activities under
medicare involved:
Recertification
of
five
Virgin
Is-
lands facilities approved as hospitals
and one Home
Health Agency,
to
determine
continued
compliance
with
conditions
of
participation
under
Federal
Health
Insurance
Program: strengthening implementa-
tion of the "buy-in" agreement with
concerned
agencies such
as Mutual
of Omaha,
Social
Security
district
office, Department of Social Welfare,
and providers.
At the end of fiscal year 1970, the
Bureau
was
paying
premiums
for
1,287 individuals 65 years and over
who meet the requirements of
eligi-
bility
under
both
programs.
This
represents an increase of 176 eligible
from
last
fiscal year figures of
1,111.
A total of 549 hospital bills and 654
Home Health Agency
bills
totaling
$183,305.52
claim
medicare
partici-
pation under hospital
insurance. A
total
of
830
claims
under
medical
insurance
were
processed
for
pay-
ments totaling $62,547.18. These
fig-
ures cover only
11
months. A
sub-
stantial
increase
will
probably
be
shown when
the complete informa-
tion
is received.
The highlights of activities under
title XIX,
medical
assistance,
cen-
tered on:
1. Implementation of 1967 amend-
ments
that became
effective during
fiscal
year
1970
and
follow-up
of
those already
initiated.
2. Completion and
final approval
by region III, DHEW, of the revised
Virgin Islands State Plan
for Medi-
cal Assistance.
3. Strengthening cooperation and
collaboration
of
the Virgin
Islands
Welfare
and
Health
agencies
through different means such
as,
re-
vision
of working agreements with
the Department
of
Social
Welfare,
the agency that certifies eligibility for
the
Medical
Assistance
Program;
sponsoring
workshops
for
the
ad-
ministrative and supervisory
staff of
that agency with the participation of
interrelated
agencies;
revision
and
discussion
of
working
agreement
with MCH & CC
and C&Y
pro-
grams;
consultations, et cetera.
4.
Strengthening
the
Bureau's
function with emphasis on manage-
ment and
controls, and administra-
tion
(recruitment,
adequate
office
space,
equipment,
clarification
of
separate
and
distinct
functions
of
the State agency and of the govern-
mental hospital providers, et cetera).
Statistical reporting was almost up to
date
at the end of the
fiscal year.
5. Close collaboration with the re-
gion III office at Charlottesville, Va.,
in the smooth implementation of the
new
Federal
reorganization
plan
whereby States under region III were
transferred
to
other
regions.
The
Virgin
Islands
were
transferred
to
region
II, with headquarters in New
York, by the end of
fi«^cal year 1970.
6. A
total
of
21,426
individuals
were accepted and
recertified
as
el-
igible
under
all
medical
assistance
categories.
These
figures
revealed
64
that around 36 percent of the Virgin
Islands' estimated population of 60,-
000
is
potentially eligible
for medi-
cal
assistance imder
the Title XIX
Medicaid program. Of that number,
actually
a
total of
19,788
recipients
(unduplicated count) from
all
cate-
gories
received
medical
care
and
services during calendar
year
1969.
This represents that 92 percent of all
eligibles requested and received med-
ical care and services under the pro-
gram.
7.
In
general,
total
estimated
money
value
for
such
services
amounts to $796,319.08. Federal par-
ticipation was $264,462.52; State par-
ticipation was $531,856.56.
Division of Environmental Health
The
Division
of
Environmental
Health
continued
program
opera-
tions in food protection, general san-
itation,
water
supply,
radiological
health, and
insect and rodent
con-
trol.
An
air
pollution
control
labora-
tory was established and a sampling
program
started
to
determine
par-
ticulates and
sulfur dioxide
in
the
air.
As
emission
inventory was
com-
pleted and
a
report,
"Analysis and
Proposal
for
the United
States Vir-
gin Islands Air Quality Control Re-
gion," prepared. This report formed
the
basis
for our consultation hear-
ing on the Virgin Islands air quality
control region held by the National
Air
Pollution
Control
Administra-
tion on March 20, 1970, and the Vir-
gin
Islands
were
declared
an
air
quality
control region on June
11,
1970.
Considerable success was achieved
in our water reclamation and reuse
program. Two hotels and one hotel-
condominium
installed
water
reuse
systems.
These
consist
of
extended
aeration
sewage
treatment
plants
followed by aerated tanks or polish-
ing ponds. The effluent is chlorinated
and used for flushing and irrigation.
There are now 30 packaged sewage
treatment
plants
in
the
Virgin
Is-
lands ranging from 1,500 gallons per
day
to 14,000 gallons per day.
Considerable
progress
was made
in
constructing
sewage
treatment
plants, water reclamation
plants,
in
the water pollution control program
and sanitary
facilities.
Division
of Hospitals and Medical
Services
During
the
fiscal
year,
the mush-
rooming patient workload at Charles
Harwood
Memorial
Hospital
and
Ingeborg
Nesbitt
Clinic,
St.
Croix,
placed
a
great
stress on
these
hos-
pitals.
One hundred
percent
occupancy
was often reached during
the
fiscal
year. Modernization plans were pre-
pared and have been submitted
to
the Department
of
Health,
Educa-
tion, and Welfare for approval. Ap-
proval
of
these
plans
will make
it
possible
to add 35 surgical beds;
17
obstetrical
beds;
10
pediatrics beds
Xe^v and very modern operating theatre at
Kniid
Hansen
Memorial
Hospital,
St.
Thomas.
65
and
cribs, and 28 nursery bassinets.
It
is hoped
that
this moderniza-
tion
will
also
result
in
releasing
a
number of beds in an older section
of
the
hospital
for
psychiatric and
long-term
care
services.
At the beginning of the fiscal year,
a nursing consultant was added
to
the
staff. She has had a large meas-
ure
of
success
in improving
condi-
tions
at
the
hospitals. One
project
which was successfully brought
to
a
favorable conclusion was that of ob-
taining
Government-sponsored
liv-
ing accommodations
at
Estate
Sion
Farm
and
to
furnish
these
apart-
ments
with
essentials.
Four homes
were secured which could accommo-
date up
to
12
single
nurses
or
a
lesser number
of
married
nursing
couples.
An in-service nursing educator was
hired
and
many
steps
have
been
taken to improve the quality of care
rendered by paramedical personnel.
An
examination
was
given
nurse
aides and orderlies, and those reach-
ing acceptable grades have been rec-
ommended
for
promotion
to
the
next higher level of work and pay.
On May
2,
1970, the
at-sea ditch-
ing of an ALM Airlines plane about
33
miles
northeast
of
St.
Croix
brought on disaster conditions in St.
Croix. All personnel at Charles Har-
wood
Memorial
Hospital
and
the
Nngeborg Nesbitt
Clinic,
following
prearranged disaster
plans, respond-
ed well. Both the disaster team at the
Alexander
Hamilton
Airport
and
the
back-up
personnel
at
the
hos-
pitals
gained
the
highest
apprecia-
tion
for
their
well-timed
and
smoothly operating modus operandi.
As
a
consequence
of
the
accident,
40 victims were brought
to Charles
Harwood
Memorial
Hospital
and
35 were admitted. Some patients in
serious condition remained for over
a week, and the care rendered by all
concerned was of the highest level.
At the time of the ditching,
it was
feared that the morgue accommoda-
tions would be inadequate
to meet
the
hospital's
needs.
Fortunately,
only
one
deceased
person
was
brought
in, but by June 1970 a new
and large morgue refrigerator which
could handle up
to
12 persons had
arrived and, as the fiscal year closed,
was beinsT installed.
Two other
fears which arose dur-
ing
the
plane
disaster
have
since
been laid to
rest. About 25 cots
for
disaster-like conditions and a mobile
radio
set-up were
placed on
order
in
fiscal year 1970 and should be on
hand early in
fiscal year
1971. Dur-
ing the disaster, good use was made
of the Civil Defense "walkie talkie"
network.
Highlights
of
activities
at Knud-
Hansen
Memorial
Hospital
and
other
clinic
facilities
on
St.
John
centered
around
the
hospital's
im-
plementation
of
accreditation
rec-
ommendations
for
expansion;
posi-
tive
steps taken
to
recruit key
staff
and revamp management systems in
conjunction
with
health,
finance,
and
procurement
agencies;
acquisi-
tion
of
major
equipment
for
the
hospital
plant;
review and
revision
of
personnel
needs
in
understaffed
areas,
that
is,
laboratory,
dietetics,
medical
records and
financial man-
agement;
stafT development through
more accent on
training.
The 10-bed extension on the med-
ical ward was opened
for
bids and
award
recommendations
indicated
construction would begin by the end
of the
fiscal year.
Hospital expansion
plans on
the
architect's
drawing
board
for
St.
Thomas
will
provide
a new neuro-
psychiatric
facility;
a new obstetrics
unit designed to meet the increasing
demands
for space and better work-
ing arrangements on those two units.
66
Modern therapy equipment in use at Knud
Hansen Hospital, St. Tliomas.
Also to be incorporated will be new
beds for extended care; new labora-
tory
and
pathology
department;
greatly expanded office space for the
business and
administrative
depart-
ments, and additional storage space.
The St. John clinic extension will
be ready early in fiscal 1971, and will
provide better working facilities
for
the
staff
at Cruz Bay and improve-
ments
at Calabash Boom.
St. John
managed
to
retain
its
professional
staff throughout
the
year, and
the
extension
of
nurse's
residence
at
Cruz Bay
will
further enhance
the
recruitment
for
staff nurses on that
island.
See appendix C
for summary
of
vital
statistics.
67
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE
Personnel: 4l4
Operating Appropriation:
$3,552,516
In fiscal 1970, the Department en-
tered
the
final phase
of reorganiza-
tion and now consists of three major
divisions—Child and family services,
assistance payments, and vocational
rehabilitation.
Supportive
services
are provided by the Bureau of Bus-
iness Management, the Office of Per-
sonnel, and
the
Staff Development
Unit.
In November
1969,
the
Division
of Vocational Rehabilitation was of-
ficially transferred from the Depart-
ment of Education and the
services
of this division have been integrated
into
the
overall
operations
of
the
Department.
The
Division
of
As-
sistance
Payments and Adult
Serv-
ices
has moved
to
further
simplify
application
procedures
for
persons
seeking
financial
and
medical
as-
sistance under
title XIX
of the
So-
cial
Security
Act. The
Division
of
Child
and
Family
Services
has
as-
sumed
responsibility
for
case work
services
to
individuals and
families
receiving
financial
assistance under
the Aid to Families with Dependent
Children category.
Division
of Assistance Payments
and Adult Services
The
division
continues
to
imple-
ment certification of individuals and
families
applying
for
financial
as-
sistance
in
all
categories;
the medi-
cally indigent under
title XIX and
distribution of surplus commodities.
Turkey
and
trimmings—Christmas
was
in
the
air
as
the
children
at
the
day-care
center
in
Frenchtown
were
treated
to
turkey and trimmings at a special holiday
season lunch by the Department of Social
Welfare. Here Macon M. Berryman, De-
partment
Commissioner,
provides
some
special assistance as one of the guests
at-
tacks a turkey iving.
It
is
also responsible
for
the opera-
tion of two institutions for the aged
providing
custodial
and
nursing
care;
two
shelter
care
homes;
and
services
to
the
aged,
disabled,
and
blind
adults
receiving
financial
as-
sistance.
During
the
fiscal
year,
the
total
number
of persons aided decreased
by
152
to
2,751.
Expenditures
in-
creased by $67,298,
to $926,605. Of
this amount, $633,145 was used
for
aid
to families with dependent
chil-
dren; $163,225 for old-age assistance.
For
the
year,
the
average payment
for persons being helped was $30.69
per month. The
division was
able
to
close
307
cases during
the
year,
and 308 were opened.
The division
is still evaluating the
effectiveness
of
a new
"declaration
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Story hour at day-care center.
method" being used in applications
for
financial
assistance. When
this
evaluation has been completed, mod-
ifications will be made necessary
to
insure
the
simplest and most expe-
ditious handling of all applications.
The home
delivered
meals
pro-
gram, which provides hot meals for
elderly persons in their own homes,
was expanded
to
St. Croix
in
July,
1969. This program
is
financed by
Federal funds under the Older Amer-
icans Act. A constant review
is made
of
institutional
programs
for
the
aged
to
provide
for
necessary
im-
provements and upgrading of stand-
ards
where
indicated. The
cancer
program continues to provide escort
services to Puerto Rico and medical
treatment at the Cancer League Hos-
pital
for Virgin Islands
patients
re-
ferred by the Department of Health.
Surplus commodities are distributed
from warehouses in
St. Thomas and
St.
Croix and
distribution
is made
on the Island of
St. John on a reg-
ular
basis. A second sewing project
has
been opened
at
Cruz
Bay,
St.
John. Both
projects
provide
school
uniforms and other garments for in-
stitutions and needy families known
to
the Department.
Division
of Vocational
Rehabilitation
The Division of Vocational Reha-
bilitation
provides
for
diagnostic
and medical
services, guidance and
counseling,
vocational
training,
placement
and
follow-up
services.
The
division
operates
sheltered
workshops on
St. Thomas
and
St.
Croix.
Referrals
of
persons
receiv-
ing services under
this program
are
made
for
further
training
on
the
mainland. Other
referrals are made
for medical treatment. Plans are un-
derway
to implement a homebound
workshop program in St. John. This
will provide vocational training and
counseling
for handicapped persons
in their own homes.
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Division of Child and Family
Services
The Division of Child and Family
Services administers
a variety of
so-
cial
services promoting growth and
development
of
children
in
their
own homes,
in
schools and
in
the
community.
Casework
services,
fos-
ter
family and
institutional
care,
a
training
school
program
and
day
care
services
are
also
provided
by
this
division.
At the end of the
fiscal year there
were 1,137 active cases on St. Thomas
and
1,470 active
cases on
St. Croix,
making a total of 2,607. This figure
includes
all AFDC cases which were
transferred from the Division of As-
sistance
Payments
during
the
last
fiscal year.
The
staff
of
the
division
has
worked actively throughout the year
with
other
agencies
and
organiza-
tions in the community
to improve
programs and
to
initiate new
activ-
ities
to deal with common
areas of
concern affecting the welfare of chil-
dren and youth. There
is a need to
expand
the
present
day-care
facili-
ties and the opening of at least one
new center in the coming months
is
anticipated.
Staff Development
The director of Staff Development
conducts orientation for
all new
so-
cial workers and other
staff coming
into the Department. In addition, a
monthly social welfare forum is con-
ducted, bringing together
staff from
the departments of health and wel-
fare
aimed
at
improving
working
relationships between the two agen-
cies. During
the
fiscal
year, weekly
seminars on
public
health
services
were
also
initiated under
the spon-
sorship of the health outreach
pro-
gram
with
the
staff
development
unit cooperating.
Staff development
personnel also assisted in a training
program on techniques of interview-
ing for personnel of the Department
of
Public
Safety. The
director
of
Staff Development
serves
as
chair-
man
of
the
Department's
scholar-
ship
committee.
Nine
applications
for
scholarship
aid
for
the coming
year received
favorable action from
this committee. The director
is also
engaged
in
joint
sessions with
staff
of the College of the Virgin Islands
in connection with
the
social work
programs now being offered by
the
college.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Personnel:
85
Operating Appropriation:
$1,262,511
The Department of Commerce has
two principal divisions:
Visitors Bu-
reau and Trade and Industry. Other
units under
the
office
of
the Com-
missioner and
public
relations,
the
Virgin Islands Rum Council, adver-
tising implemented through
a New
York
agency,
fishing
and
water
sports, and the Virgin Islands Indus-
trial
Incentive
Board.
Information
centers are maintained in New York
at Rockefeller Center; Washington,
D.C.,
in
the
National
Press
Build-
ing; and San Juan,
P.R.,
104
Fort-
aleza
Street.
The Commissioner
of Commerce
serves on
three Governor-appointed
boards: Woolen yard
goods, watch
quota,
water and power
authority.
C/^l
i\i
/
-.
He
acts as chairman of the V.I.
In-
dustrial
Incentive
Board
and
is
a
member of the executive committee
of the Puerto Rico Convention Bu-
reau. He
is
also
a member
of
the
Regional
Expansion
Council
of
Puerto
Rico
in
the
Virgin
Islands
and heads the committee on tourism.
Tourism continued
to be
the
Is-
lands'
chief
industry,
although
the
total number
of
visitors,
1,069,702
was
slightly
less
than
in
the
pre-
vious
fiscal
year. The
Department
intensified
all
its
promotion
activ-
ities
to
achieve
this
record
in
the
face
of
inflationary
costs
and
eco-
nomic downturn
on
the
mainland
and abroad. One of its most notable
efforts was a program called "Virgin
^.
This
is the view from Cancel Bay Plantation, world reno^vned
resort on
St. John where
the
password
is
"relaxation."
Sailing
is
one
of
the
favorite
pastimes
in
the
Virgin
Islands, which probably has more sailing races than any other area in the world.
71
Islands
Calling,"
a
tour
of major
stateside
cities
undertaken
in
co-
operation with leading hoteliers.
Visitors Bureau
On June
29,
1970,
this
division
completed
its
21st
consecutive
year
of operation.
Its most important function
con-
tinued
to
be
the
development
of
tourist
traffic
to
the Virgin
Islands
by
sea and by
air from
the North
American continent. These now
in-
clude
the European market.
The division contributes
its
serv-
ices to Government House and other
agencies of the Government in con-
nection
with
various
functions
for
dignitaries,
gi'oups
of
travel
agents,
writers,
et cetera.
A number of special groups, travel
agents,
writers,
photographers,
and
other tourism specialists received
as-
sistance from the division in making
their stay in the Virgin Islands pleas-
ant,
enjoyable, and
informative.
Cruise
ships making maiden voy-
ages
to
St. Thomas and
St.
Croix
during the
fiscal year were suitably
honored by
ceremonies
abroad.
In
addition, awards were
presented
to
a number of captains and other
of-
ficials of the steamship companies.
Frequent
staff meetings and
the
exchange
of personnel has brought
a
closer
relationship
between
per-
sonnel from St. Croix and St. Thom-
as,
as well
as an exchange of ideas
on
advertising,
promotion,
bro-
chures,
VIVA,
water
sports,
and
problems affecting the tourist indus-
try as a whole.
A specific example of this was the
"Virgin
Islands
Calling"
program.
For the past 2 years, the hoteliers of
St.
Croix
made
a
spring
visit
to
various
cities on the continent, uni-
laterally and
at
their own expense,
soliciting business from travel agents.
This
year,
with
all
three
islands
participating and
a
special
appro-
priation from the Government, some
24 hoteliers and the Assistant Com-
ifr^y-;^-^—^-[^'Igg
Picturesque
Christiansted
Harbor,
St.
Croix,
U.S.
Virgin
Islands
is
one
of
the
most
popular
anchorages
in
the
Caribbean
for
pleasure
yachts. The
town
itself
with
its
beautifully
preserved
old Danish
red-roofed
18th centmy
buildings
is
considered
by
many
to be one of the most charming in the West
Indies.
72
View
from
the
deck,
Yacht
Haven
(St.
Thomas)
.
missioner
from
St.
Croix made
a
highly successful
trip to
12
cities in
the United
States and Canada,
vis-
iting some 3,000 travel agents, trade
and members of the consumer press.
Press
luncheons,
agent
receptions,
and personal visits were undertaken
in the
cities.
Results included arrangements for
visits to the islands of more than 20
One of the many cruise ships that
visit the
Virgin Islands
eacli year drops anchor in
Charlotte Amalie harbor,
St. Thomas.
groups and companies, and hundreds
of articles about the Virgin Islands.
Virgin Islands Information
Center,
New York
The New York office
is the main-
land
representative
of
the
Govern-
ment
of
the
Virgin
Islands
under
the supervision of the Commissioner
of Commerce.
During
the
year,
the New York
office provided accurate and detailed
information
to
the
5,907
visitors
who
came
into
the
office;
to
the
26,054 who telephoned; and the 71,-
183 who wrote
for help with
their
vacation and business plans.
Staff members
have
surveyed
Is-
land
facilities, met with hotel
asso-
ciations, and contacted others in the
Island community
in order
to
pro-
vide
information
to
the
mainland
press
through
the
Government's
mainland public relations
firm, and
to travel agents by personal calls and
by letter.
The New York office assisted with
the arrangements for "Virgin Islands
Calling."
Personnel
at
the
office
call
on
agents,
hotel
representatives,
cruise
lines, and
airline
offices.
Efforts are
made
to expand group and conven-
tion
activities,
to
provide
industry
employment advice, water sports
in-
formation, and to improve coordina-
tion between the main office, the
St.
Croix
office,
and
the
Puerto
Rico
and Washington offices.
Virgin Islands Information
Center,
Washington
Because of
its position in the Na-
tion's Capital, the Washington office
cooperates with Federal Government
agencies,
such
as
the
U.S.
Travel
Service, Office of Territories, IDTAC
and
National
Park
Services
of
the
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Department
of
the
Interior,
the
Council
of
Leaders and
SpeciaHsts
of the Department of State, DATO,
et cetera.
One major
effort
this year was
a
continuous
program
of
selling
the
Virgin
Islands
to
the
travel
agents
so they, in turn, would
sell them to
their
clients. A
staff member made
approximately
50
calls each month
in
the
metropolitan
Washington
area. This work culminated in May
when
the
"Virgin
Islands
Calling"
group spent
2 days in Washington,
called on agents, invited travel writ-
ers
to
a
press luncheon and held
a
reception for travel agents and Gov-
ernment
officials.
Group tours and conferences, some
as large as 350 people, resulted from
the
efforts of the Washington
office.
In
addition,
the
office
assisted
in
planning
and
arranging
trips
by
Government working groups, such as
the President's Water Pollution Ad-
visory Control Board
in April and
the United Nations Seabed Commit-
tee in May,
to the Islands.
During
the
year,
in
addition
to
various promotions, the Washington
office
received
and
answered
mail,
telephone,
or
in-person
inquiries
from 10,547 prospective tourists and
distributed over 41,000 pieces of
lit-
erature.
Trade and Industry
The economy of the Islands con-
tinued
its upward
trend. Tourism
is by
far
the
largest
industry. Man-
ufacturing
accounts
for
about
10
percent of the
total employee labor
force, while tourism-related employ-
ment accounts for nearly 50 percent.
Most economic indicators were up.
Taxes,
which
directly
reflect
the
volume of business, excise, and gross
receipts
taxes,
rose 39 percent from
%Q.l million
to
,^9.4 million. As an-
other indicator
of business
activity,
revenue
from
licenses and
permits
issued increased by 30.5 percent from
$875,000
to
$1,149,154. The major
gain to the Government for the sup-
port
of
services
to
the community
came
from
income
tax
revenues
which rose
30.8 percent from $25.8
million
to $33.8 million.
Both
imports
and
exports
in-
creased over
the previous
year. Im-
ports rose 26 percent to $327,192,597,
and exports 28 percent to $199,940,-
910.
The watch industry
is of vital im-
portance to the Virgin Islands econ-
omy.
In
1969-70, watch
exports
to
the United
States amounted
to
ap-
proximately $25,475,285. More than
1,200 persons earning approximately
$4
million
per
annum
assemble
watches
from
foreign
watch
parts
and some
U.S. components such
as
watch
dials,
crystals,
cases,
et cetera.
Wages and working
conditions
are
considerably better than the average
for
all private industry in the
terri-
tory.
There
are
now
15
watch
com-
panies
operating
in
the
Virgin
Is-
lands—four
on
the
island
of
St.
Thomas and
11 on the island of
St.
Croix.
In
fiscal
1970
a
total of 3,876,828
watch
movements
and
parts
were
exported into the Customs Territory
of the United
States.
The Trade and Industry Division
participated in
several
activities de-
signed
to promote commerce in the
Virgin Islands. These included:
• Furnishing information on
in-
vestment
possibilities
by
mail
to
more
than
1,000
corporations
and
individuals.
• Conferring with 600 visitors con-
cerning business opportunities in the
Virgin Islands.
• Preparing statistical data for the
Caribbean
Economic
Development
74
Corporation.
• Holding the annual meeting of
the Puerto
Rico-Virgin
Islands Re-
gional
Export
Expansion
Council
for
the promotion
of
international
trade.
• Furnishing
statistical
and
eco-
nomic
data
to
other
governmental
departments and
agencies.
•
Preparing and distributing hun-
dreds of copies of the "Business Di-
rectory
of
the Virgin
Islands" and
"Facts about Doing Business in the
U.S. Virgin Islands."
• Functioning as a cooperative of-
fice of the U.S. Department of Com-
merce,
Office
of
Field
Services
for
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Industrial Incentive Board
At the end of
fiscal
1970,
81
per-
sons,
firms,
or
corporations
held
certificates
of
tax
exemption
and
subsidy
granted
by
the
Governor
upon
the
recommendation
of
the
Industrial
Incentive
Board.
Hotels
and
guest
houses
account
for
ap-
proximately half of
this
figure, and
assorted
small
businesses
for
the
other 50 percent. The
total employ-
ment
created
by
these
operations
approached
7,000
persons
with
a
payroll in excess of $20 million.
The
Industrial
Incentive
Board,
the
administrative body
of
the
in-
dustrial
incentive program,
is com-
posed of the Commissioner of Com-
merce,
the Budget
Director
(ex
of-
ficio chairman and secretary, respec-
tively), the Commissioner of Finance
(vice chairman and member
ex
of-
ficio), and
four other members
ap-
pointed by
the Governor with
the
advice and
consent
of
the
Legisla-
ture.
The
board
additionally
in-
cludes
as
nonvoting
advisors:
the
Governor's
economist,
an
assistant
attorney general, and the director of
the board.
The strength of the V.I. economy
is
not
solely
ascribable
to
tax-ex-
empted firms, but the economic im-
pact
of
tax-exempted
businesses
is
evident. The
tourist industry or
its
basis
(hotels)
enjoys
tax exemption
to
a
large
degree. Tax
incentives
also played an important role in the
location
of
manufacturers
in
the
Virgin Islands.
In
1965,
$21
million
of
business
was conducted in the Virgin Islands
by manufacturers;
in
1968, $99 mil-
lion. The relation of the industrial
incentive
program
to
manufactur-
ers' gross business
is obviously close.
During the year, 10 grants expired
and
10
beneficiary
firms ceased
op-
eration. Twenty-five percent of those
20 firms were hotels, and 75 percent
manufacturers.
All
hotels
with
ex-
pired grants continued
to operate.
Five
years
ago,
with
exemptions
of
about
$1
million,
the
program
was
either
directly or
indirectly
re-
sponsible
for a large portion of the
$109 million
of business conducted
in
the Virgin
Islands.
In
1970
the
program made exemption grants of
approximately $10 million, but the
economy
reflected
business
opera-
tions
of
approximately
$265
mil-
lion, an increase of $156 million.
Small Business Development
Agency
On March
2,
1970, the Small Bus-
iness
Development
Agency
of
the
Virgin
Islands came
into
legal
ex-
istence when
its
first meeting took
place
at
Government
House,
St.
Thomas.
Since
then,
staff,
equipment
fix-
tures,
organization,
and
premises
have been set up in both St. Thomas
and
St. Croix.
To
date,
27
loans have been
ap-
proved,
with
an
approximate
loan
total of $800,000. However, help has
75
been extended
to many more appli-
cants than
is reflected by
the num-
bers and dollar volume of the loans
made.
Active programs are currently un-
derway
for many
business
applica-
tions
in such
diverse
fields
as com-
mercial
fishing,
manufacturing,
re-
tailing, restaurants,
bars, and trades
such
as
carpentry,
cabinet making,
and plumbing.
Virgin Islands Kum Council
The expansion of the demand for
rum
as
a
beverage
in
the
United
States has been one of the most no-
table trends during the 1960's. There
are
several
reasons
to believe from
the
perspective
of
1970
that
gains
during the next decade will be just
as
impressive.
From
1965-68
the rum
market
showed
a
4
or
5
percent
gain
for
each succeeding year.
During
fiscal
1969,
however,
the
shipping strike resulted in unusually
large shipments to the United States
in anticipation
of
the
closed
ports.
Instead of the expected 4 or
5
per-
cent
gain
for
1969,
shipments
jumped
to 22 percent over the
pre-
ceding
fiscal year. As a
result, there
were 77,554 proof gallons more rum
shipped in 1969 than in
fiscal
1970.
Using up of the overstocked inven-
tory accumulated
in
1969 caused
4
percent
decline
in rum
shipment
during
fiscal
1970. The
total
ship-
ments for 1970 were 1,574,293 proof
gallons
as
compared
to
1,651,847
proof gallons in
1969.
The discrepancy between the orig-
inally recorded excise return of $11,-
517.62 for 1969, a loss of
11 percent
over
fiscal
1968,
as opposed
to a 22
percent gain
in shipments over
the
same
period
began
an
extensive
search
to
justify shipments and
re-
tiirns.
During fiscal 1970, the Rum Coun-
cil began
a
cooperative
advertising
campaign
with
the
world's
largest
manufacturers of cocktail mixes. Ed-
itors
of
the
"Liquor
Handbook"
claim that the handy dry mixes will
prove
revolutionary
in
the
diversi-
fication movement, the movement of
widening recipe choices by the con-
sumer.
Fiscal 1970 brought to fruition the
long sought
for opportunity
to
in-
troduce
the hundreds
of thousands
of annual
visitors
to
the
Islands
to
the
pleasures
and
adaptability
of
Virgin
Islands
rums. A
specified
amount in the Rum Council budget
was set aside for the purpose of local
promotion during
fiscal
1971.
The Rum
Council
continued
its
practice of participating in the pro-
motion of Virgin Islands rums dur-
ing
off-island
conferences
or
con-
ventions.
Public Relations
The Public Relations Division was
called upon
to
sharply expand
the
program for acting as host and guide
to
Asian
and
African
dignitaries.
Agencies
of
the
U.S.
State
Depart-
ment, Government Affairs Institute,
and African-American Institute have
been
regularly sending
participants
of the international visitor program
to
the
Virgin
Islands.
"Operation
Crossroads
Africa"
will
soon
dis-
patch a visiting group. Visitors from
Finland
and
Sweden
are
also
in-
creasing
in number.
Hosting of participants in the
in-
ternational
visitor
program
and
Council on Leaders and
Specialists
of the Experiment
in International
Living
has
become
an
important
contribution
to the overall program
of the State Department for the pro-
motion
of
America's
image among
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the emergent nations of Africa and
Asia.
Fishing and Water Sports
The most
important
accomplish-
ment
of
the year
for
the
Office
of
Fishing and Water
Sports was
the
preparation and printing of the
first
V.I. Department of Commerce water
sports
brochure,
"Virgin
Waters."
The design
is such
that
its
"faciH-
ties" information can be brought up
to date
twice
a year very economi-
cally.
It
is designed
as a
self-mailer
and
is of the correct
size
to
fit into
an
envelope
along
with
the
office
answer
to more
detailed
inquiries.
Broad
distribution
to
travel
agents
as
a
valuable
part
of
overall
V.I.
tourist promotion will
start shortly.
The Governor's office selected the
Office of Fishing and Water Sports
as
the
Tektite
II
visitors'
center.
The center opened May
1, with spe-
cial
Tektite
displays,
pictures,
and
other
material.
More
than
600
St.
Thomas
public and
private
school
students
attended
the
lectures
con-
ducted by
the
assistant director.
For
the
second
consecutive
year
the
office conducted an
individual-
by-individual survey of the gross dol-
lar value of the water sports indus-
try.
According
to
the survey,
the Vir-
gin Islands visitors who came to the
Islands
during
fiscal
1970
for
the
water
sports—sport
fishing,
charter
boating of all kinds, and snorkeling/
diving—spent
a
total
of about $22
million
on
hotel
accommodations,
restaurant
meals,
food
and
liquor
provisions
for
their
boats,
in
addi-
tion
to the
fees they paid for
their
water
sports accommodations. This
figure does not include money spent
on "Main Street" and on returning
liquor quotas.
The office sponsored many special
local
meetings;
presented
trophies;
counseled
visitors;
hosted
off-
islanders such as a visiting delegation
of
California SCUBA
divers, mem-
Contestants
jockey
for
position
in
the
International
Sunfish
Championships
held
in
St. Thomas.
77
bers of the U.N. Seabed Committee,
and foreign dignitaries;
assisted
edi-
tors,
writers, and
photographers
in
preparation of magazine, radio, and
TV features on V.I. water
sports.
The volume of work at the
office
reached
its
highest
level
this
year,
during
which
it
distributed
6,326
pieces of literature, handled 719 vis-
itors for Tektite and 202 others, and
answered
1,786 telephone
calls.
See
appendix D
for
tables
on:
Amount
of
tourist
expenditures,
comparison
of
tourist
visitors
and
means
of
arrival,
distribution
of
wages and employment, tax-exempt
business
subsidy
payments,
watch
movements and parts shipments.
Charter yachts anchor
off Cancel Bay,
St. John.
Virgin
Islands National
Park
is
in
the
background.
78
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Personnel:
145
Operating Appropriation:
$1,703,341
There
were many
improvements
in
the Department and many
posi-
tive gains
in agricukure during
fis-
cal
1970.
To
increase
the
effectiveness
of
personnel, supervisors and operators
were
reassigned and more
satisfied
farmers have resulted from
the
im-
proved
service.
The
Department
has
developed
sound
working
relationships
with
farm groups and coordinated other
related
agricultural
agencies. Farm
groups now
meet
regularly
at
St.
Croix
station
to
discuss
problems
and make recommendations
for the
betterment
of
the
industry.
Land Preparation Service
During
1970,
the
land-working
machines of the Department served
almost twice as many citizens as were
served
in
the
previous
fiscal
year.
The Department's heavy equipment
was used for land clearing, plowing
and seed bed preparation. In
fiscal
1969, the total number of all classes
of service was 156, and in fiscal 1970,
the
total number
of
all
classes
of
service
was
270.
These
figures
do
not
include
the farm
ponds, dams,
or
land
clearing
programs
of
the
Soil Conservation
Service.
Water and Soil Conservation
Due
to
heavy
rains which made
dam
construction
difficult
during
the year, water and soil conservation
equipment was used largely for land
clearing.
Since
July
1,
1969,
438
acres of land have been cleared, 300
yards
of
drainage
ditches
cut,
one
dam
renovated
and
enlarged,
and
one
spill-way
repaired. During
the
months when
it was
sufficiently dry
to construct dams, seven were built,
increasing the
total storage capacity
of the dams on
St. Croix by
5,922,-
000
gallons. With
the
assistance
of
the wildlife
biologist, 49 dams were
stocked
with
various
combinations
of
large-mouth
bass,
shellcrackers,
tilapia, mollies, and guppies. A base-
ball
field
at
Estate
Profit was
also
constructed
for
the Department
of
Recreation.
Division of Veterinary Services
Need for this service continues to
increase, and services to farmers have
been improved. During
this period,
the
artificial
insemination
of
cattle
has been added to this division's ac-
tivities.
The Department has concluded a
highly
successful bont
tick
eradica-
tion program with
the cooperation
of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture. The regu-
lar dipping of
all
livestock will be
continued on
a scheduled
basis.
Screwworm
infestation
has
been
brought under control and cases are
now
rare
and
isolated. The work
load data for the Division of Veteri-
nary Medicine was:
79
Left: Farmers
from
the
cities
make
good
use of the one-half acre
plots loaned
to them
for producing vegetables
for
home use. There are 35
plots on
the
campus
of
the College
of the Virgin
Islands
at
Estate Golden
Grove.
Dog bites
105
Animals destroyed
252
Clinic
cases
250
Animals
entering
14
Imported by
St. Thomas Dairy
104
Health
certificates
7
Laboratory
analysis
93"
Abattoirs
The St. Croix Abattoir
is now op-
erating under
the
standards
of
the
U.S. Wholesome Meat Act of
1967,
12144,
title
III,
Federal
and
State
Left: The
Department
of
Agriculture
as-
sists
livestock
farmers
in
producing
sorghum for roughage and grain. This
scene was
taken on one
of
St.
Croix
dairy
farms.
cooperation, section 301 which states,
"It
is
the policy of the Congress to
protect
the consuming public from
meat and meat food
products
that
are
adulterated or misbranded and
to assist in efforts by State and other
Government agencies
to accomplish
this objective." Some problems were
created
by
the new
standards
but
they
are
being
solved
and
an
in-
crease
in
the
number
of
animals
slaughtered
has been recorded.
The Department has been work-
ing with
the
compliance and
eval-
Right: When
the
parasite
vine known
as
dodder attempted
to
take
over
the
trees
and
shrubbery
of
St.
Croix
late
in
1969,
the
rotomist
pictured
here was
acquired
to
assist
in
the
eradication. This machine
is
capa-
ble
of
shooting an
insecticide mist
over
100
feet
into
the
air.
nation
staff, USDA,
to
implement
title
II
in
the
Virgin
Islands. A
State-Federal
agreement
will
be
worked out
soon, whereby
the
Vir-
gin
Islands
staff
will be
trained
to
assume some
responsibility
for
the
regional compliance and evaluation
staff.
The
building
which
houses
the
abattoir division
is being renovated
in compliance with regulations from
the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
This
should
be
completed
during
the
month
of
July
1970,
so
the
80
building
will
graded
to
tions.
be
adequately
up-
meet
Federal
specifica-
Community Gardens
A program o£ community gardens
was launched on February 27,
1970.
Its goal was to give nonfarm citizens
an opportunity to gain experience in
crop production. A total of 17 acres
were distributed among 35 individ-
uals. There
is now a waiting
list of
158 persons who want to participate
in
this program.
Additional Activities
The
forestry
program
continued
to provide
seedlings,
forestry incen-
tive and technical assistance to land-
owners. This fiscal year, more people
received trees for reforestration than
the year
before.
^*s
i5«aJ^«il*-Ji'>
Tractor plow breaks ground for an experi-
mental
truck
farm
project
run
by
the
Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture.
A
forestry
service
technician performs
a bud
graft during
the Virgin
Islands'
first
agri-
cultural trade fair in St. Croix.
The Department
assisted in mak-
ing it possible for the Farmers Home
Administration
of the USDA
to
re-
turn, full-time, to the Virgin Islands.
This
service makes operating
loans
to
farmers and
plays
a
significant
role in
the development of individ-
ual and multiple housing.
Fifty-nine
farmers
applied
for
farmland tax exemption. These
ap-
plications were certified by the Com-
missioner of Agriculture
in
accord-
ance with
act No. 2142. Exemption
was granted on
13,179.91
acres.
One hundred and twenty acres of
sorghum was planted this
fiscal year
in the continuation of the program
to
provide
feed
for
livestock. The
Department
has
requests
for
the
planting of more than 300
acres.
It
is hoped
that
these requests can be
filled within the near
future.
The
wildlife
program,
consisting
of daily trapping of mongooses, deer,
and birds
to check for the presence
of
ticks,
continued.
Studies
are
be-
ing conducted on diseases carried by
animals.
Technical
advice
and
as-
sistance
are
being provided
in
bee
and
fish culture.
The new marketing building was
completed and will soon start nego-
tiation with farmers
for
the
sale
of
their produce. A new, modern
pig-
gery was also completed.
The Department played an active
role
in
the
St. Croix Progress
Fair,
held in Christiansted, St. Croix, dur-
ing Christmas Festival.
The Department provided, at low
cost,
pigs,
goats, and poultry
to en-
able about 75 citizens to start small
livestock
breeding
as
part
of
an
Islands-wide program.
82
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Personnel:
75
Operating Appropriation:
$668,338.00
Major activities of the Department
during
fiscal 1970 involved relation-
ships
with
other
West
Indian
Is-
lands, the development of rules and
regulations for formal hearings, steps
toward the development of a
statis-
tics program
and
advances
in
col-
lective bargaining in the public sec-
tor.
The
second
and
final
Pre-Clear-
ance
of Labor
Ministers
from
the
other West Indian Islands was held
at Government House,
St. Thomas,
on May 21-22,
1970. Although
the
conference was called for the express
purpose of establishing preclearance
procedures and
a
certification
pro-
gram for aliens applying for work in
the Virgin
Islands,
broader
aspects
of economic conditions in the West
Indian
area
were
discussed.
The
opinions of the ministers were trans-
mitted
to
the Governor.
Under
the new preclearance
pro-
gram,
health and
police
records
of
aliens wishing
to work
will be
re-
quired. An application form will be
prepared
by
this
Department,
em-
bodying
essential
information,
in-
cluding health and police records of
aliens applying for work. States from
which
applicants
apply
will
defray
expenses
of
processing
the
applica-
tions.
After
months
of
planning
and
preparation,
the Department of La-
bor has developed rules for the con-
duct
of formal
hearings. These
be-
came formalized when published in
the Virgin Islands Register in Octo-
ber
1969.
Rather
than
assign
the
task
of
preparing
these
rules
to
a
firm
of
experts
on
contract,
which
would
have
cost
a
considerable
sum,
the
Department appointed
a committee
comprised
of
attorney members
of
the
Association
of Labor Relations
Practitioners of Puerto Rico and the
Virgin
Islands along with represen-
tatives
of
labor
and
management.
After many months of concentrated
effort
and
numerous
meetings,
at-
tended
by
members
at
their own
expense,
the
rules were completed.
As an expression of
its apprecia-
tion for this
effort, the Government
presented
awards
for
meritorious
service
to
the
committee members
on June
11,
1970.
In
order
to
furnish
the
Govern-
ment with statistics vital to
its plan-
ning for economic development, the
Department
has
launched
a
statis-
tical program. The Department con-
tacted
the Bureau
of Labor
Statis-
tics
of
the New York
region,
the
U.S. Department of Labor, and the
Puerto Rico Department
of Labor.
These
organizations
provided
valu-
able
assistance
in
the Department's
efforts to initiate a program of labor
statistics.
Collective bargaining by Govern-
ment employees became a more
sig-
nificant
factor
in
the Department's
operations. Until the close of 1968-
69,
only
the
teachers,
under
locals
83
affiliated with the American Federa-
tion of Teachers, had moved toward
organization and
collective bargain-
ing with the Government. This year,
units
of the Departments of Public
Works,
Education,
Health,
Social
Welfare,
Public
Safety,
and
Labor
were recognized. It seems likely that
nearly 6,000 of the more than 7,600
Government
employees
will
be
af-
filiated with bargaining units.
On April
10,
1970, Executive Or-
der No. 140-1970 was issued by the
Governor.
It
is
intended
to
bring
order to the entire area of collective
bargaining
in
the
public
sector.
While
patterned
in
considerable
measure
after Federal Order
11491,
the
local order
is
tailored
to meet
local
conditions and
circumstances.
One such condition
is the responsi-
bility placed upon the Commissioner
of Labor
for the implementation of
the program, whereas in the national
government,
the
entire program
is
under
the
direction
of an
assistant
secretary with
the Division
of Pub-
lic
Contracts.
On June
12,
1970,
the
first
elec-
tion
in
the
public
sector was
held
among
employees
in
the
school
lunch program. Department of Edu-
cation,
St,
Croix. Under
the
order,
the Commissioner
of Labor merely
"certifies the results" of the election
to the head
of
the Department. In
this case,
it was the duty of the Com-
missioner
of
Education
to
certify
the labor organization
as the exclu-
sive representative of the employees
in the unit. This action
is subject to
there
being no
prohibition
in
the
order
which
disqualifies
such
a
union.
Recognizing
the need
to develop
public awareness, understanding and
appreciation
of the complexity and
magnitude of the collective bargain-
ing in the public sector, the Depart-
ment petitioned for, and was award-
ed,
a
grant
of some
1 14,000
for
a
program
of
education
in
this
area
under
title
I.
In order
to gain
ap-
proval, the Department had
to
pre-
sent
a
full,
detailed,
and
compre-
hensive program
utilizing the news
media and, in addition, provide for
credit and noncredit courses offered
by the Division of Continuing Edu-
cation
of the College of the Virgin
Islands, which
administers
the
pro-
gram.
It
is the responsibility of the
Department
to
further
present
de-
tails for the implementation of each
of the areas
set forth. This will
in-
clude
proposals
for
the
invitations
of
leaders
in
the
field
to
conduct
seminars and workshops on both the
St. Thomas campus and
at
the
St.
Croix
center.
In
this
connection,
credit
as
well
as
noncredit
courses
in
the economics of labor relations
may be
taught
in
St. Croix by
the
Commissioner
himself,
and
in
St.
Thomas
by
an
assistant
attorney
general, both of whom have served
with
the National Labor
Relations
Board.
Division of Veterans Affairs
The 23d annual convention of the
State
directors
of
Veterans
Affairs
was held
in
St.
Croix
the week
of
September
19. The
legislature had
appropriated
$13,000
for
the
con-
vention.
This
year,
the
Division was
offi-
cially recognized and
accredited by
the Veterans' Administration, Wash-
ington,
D.C.
Accreditation
permit-
ted
it
to
prepare,
present, and
ex-
ecute
claims
arising under
statutes
administered by
the
Veterans'
Ad-
ministration.
Directors
came
from
as
far
as
Alaska. They praised the hospitality
extended
them
by
the
Virgin
Is-
lands,
so
this
conference
served
to
further promote
the Virgin
Islands
84
as
a
tourish
attraction and
to
en-
hance
our
image
as
a
hospitable
place to
visit as well as work.
Cooperative Area Manpower
Planning Agency
In the early part of fiscal 1969-70,
the U.S. Department of Labor
pro-
vided
a budget
of
$20,000
for
the
establishment of a secretariat which
would become the central
office
co-
ordinating the efforts of all agencies
involved in manpower development.
A number of
factors hampered
the
early
establishment
of
the CAMPS
secretariat.
However,
there
is every
hope
that
this
program
will
pro-
gress
and
that
the
Virgin
Islands
can become a model of what planned
manpower training and development
can accomplish.
Student Summer Program
At the end of June
1970,
a sum-
mer
program
designed
to
provide
assistance to high school and college
students
through
meaningful
em-
ployment was
in
its
final planning
stages. Responsibility for implement-
ing the program
in the
private
sec-
tor was
placed
in
the Department
of
Labor.
Following
authorization
by
a
Student
Employment
Board,
the Department channeled students
through
programs designed
to
pro-
vide
the greatest
value.
85
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Personnel:
231
The Department of Conservation
and
Cultural
Affairs completed
its
first
full
fiscal year of operation on
June
30,
1970.
Its
responsibilities
and
areas
of
activity
include:
parks,
beaches,
li-
braries, museums,
fish and
wildlife,
trees and vegetation, water resources,
air
and
water
pollution,
flood
control,
mineral and
other
natural
resources,
recreation
and
sports
promotion, and
the
preservation
of
historical and architectural heritages
of the Virgin
Islands.
The Department
administers
the
Virgin
Islands
conservation
fund
into which
oil
royalties amounting
to $2.7 million annually are deposit-
ed
pursuant
to
an
agreement
be-
tween the Government and Hess Oil
Corporation.
Appropriations
were
made
for the construction of
recre-
ation
centers;
lighting
of
the
ball-
parks;
gym
for
the
Central
High
School,
St. Croix; renovation of the
field
house
at
the
College
of
the
Virgin Islands
for use
as a commu-
nity
recreation and
sports and
cul-
tural center; Caribbean Research In-
stitute and
its
Ecological
Research
Station;
for
the
initial construction
costs of a new library in
St. Croix;
and
projects
of
the
Virgin
Islands
Arts
Council
including
the
Virgin
Islands Institute of the Arts.
Operating Appropriation:
$1,878,861
Land and Water Conservation
Fund Act Program
The
Department
serves
as
the
State
liaison
agency
for
the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act
program
administered
by
the
Bu-
reau
of
Outdoor
Recreation,
U.S.
Department
of
the
Interior.
This
program provides funds for and au-
thorizes
Federal
assistance
to
the
States
territories
for
planning,
ac-
quisition, and development
of
out-
door
recreation
facilities.
Planning
grants
were
received
for
phase
II
of the comprehensive islandwide out-
door recreation plan
for the Virgin
Islands.
Development
grants
were
received for the Fort Frederik Beach
Recreation Center
in
St.
Croix.
Bureau
of Community Recreation
and Sports Promotion—St.
Thomas
Recreation activities included sum-
mer day camps;
Little League, Pony
League
and
Intermediate
League
baseball tournaments; track and field
meets;
and
softball and
basketball
tournaments.
Several adult track and field meets
were sponsored in cooperation with
the
Track
and
Field
Federation.
Men
and women
softball
tourna-
86
merits
were
cosponsored
with
the
Softball
Federation.
Another
sport
activity also cosponsored with a fed-
eration was amateur boxing.
The
Harlem
Globe
Trotters
played
in
the
Lionel
Roberts
Ball
Park to an overflowing crowd. Ten-
nis
exhibitions
and
clinics
were
given
by Arthur
Ashe,
U.S.
Davis
Cup player, and baseball games were
played
at
the
Lionel
Roberts
Sta-
dium by teams of the Puerto Rican
Winter League as part of their reg-
ular
schedule.
The following improvements and
additions to facilities were made:
1.
The entire play area of the
Smith
Bay
Ball
Park
was
fenced
and
a
basketball
court constructed.
2. Two
tiny
tots
parks
were
constructed, one in the Del-
ano
Roosevelt
Park
in
St.
Thomas
and
the
other
at
Pine
Piece,
Cruz
Bay,
St.
John.
Both
of
these
areas
were
properly
fenced.
3. Two
tennis
courts
at
the
Sub-base were resurfaced and
enlarged.
Boys
from
Frederiksted
in
St.
Croix
play
basketball at one of the many public rec-
reation
facilities.
Division
of Recreation, Parks and
Beaches—St. Croix
The
kitchen
area
of
the
conces-
sion building
at Cramers Park was
enclosed
and
a
general
beautifica-
tion of the grounds was completed.
Temporary facilities were installed
at
the
eastern
end
of
the
Altona
Lagoon
leading
to
Fort
Louis
Agusta. This area and
facilities has
been
constantly
in
use
since
its
opening
and
has
served many
or-
ganizations and clubs.
Phase
I
of
the
Altona
Lagoon
recreation project which will include
construction
of permanent
facilities
such
as bathroom, concession build-
ing, and parking lots will be started
shortly.
Throughout the year, the facilities
at
D.
C.
Canegata
Park
provided
recreation
participation
and
enter-
tainment
for
thousands,
with
organized leagues in men and women
Softball, baseball,
at different
levels.
Boxing
exhibitions have
also been
conducted.
Maintenance
and
upkeep
con-
tinues
at
the
small
Princess
play-
ground, and
a combination
basket-
ball-volleyball
court
(lighted)
is
planned.
At
Profit,
a
site has been cleared
and
graded
for
a
lighted
softball
field, plus a combination basketball-
volleyball
court, an enclosed
build-
ing for indoor games and community
meeting
place and
the
installation
of a tiny tot play area.
Construction
has
started
on
a
building
at
Grove
Place
to
house
indoor
activities
coupled
with
the
already located basketball-volleyball
courts, baseball field (Little League),
also used for cricket and soccer, plus
a tiny tot play area and park which
includes a bandstand and benches.
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Two
acres
of
land
have
been
cleared and cleaned for a community
center
and
recreation
complex
at
Whim-Campo
Rico
in
accordance
with plans submitted by the Whim
Homeowners
Association
and
ap-
proved by this Department.
The complete filtering and updat-
ing of the Stoney Ground swimming
pool
near
Frederiksted
was
accom-
plished.
The Paul E. Joseph Stadium and
Recreation
Complex
continues
to
provide
the
Frederiksted
area with
the
facilities for a well-rounded rec-
reational
program.
Last
year
the
baseball
field
served
as
the
site
of
a game with the world famous and
fabulous
Harlem
Globe
Trotters
sponsored by
the Department. The
attendance
at
this
game
was
the
highest
for
a
single
event
in
the
history of
this park which was con-
structed in
1958.
During the
fiscal year the Depart-
ment
sponsored
and
cosponsored
many
sports and
cultural
activities
whose
intent and purpose was
pri-
marily
in
the
best
interest
of
the
total community.
One
of
a
number
of
public
recreational
facilities
recently
constructed,
this
pool
serves the people of
St. Croix, near Fred-
eriksted.
Virgin Islands Libraries and
Museums
Copenhagen— Virgin
Islands
Rela-
tions-
Miss Eva
Lawaetz,
translator
III
at the Christiansted Public Library,
was selected to travel to Copenhagen,
Denmark for
a period
of 4 months
to concentrate, under tutelage in the
Royal
Archives, on
the
translitera-
tion
of
ancient
Gothic
script
in
which archival material
is recorded
and
to
familiarize
herself with
the
nature
of
archival
materials
pre-
served in that depository.
In September/October,
the
direc-
tor
also
traveled
to Denmark
and
Holland
for
a 2-week period
of
fa-
miliarization
with
personnel
and
materials
in
this
category. The
re-
sult was:
a) The
immediate
and
unre-
served
collaboration
of
all
Royal Danish archive and
li-
brary
personnel and
mater-
ials.
b) The
gift
of
photocopies
of
requested documents.
c) Future collaboration and ex-
change ensured,
c) Arrangements completed
for
the
translating,
editing and
publication, in 1970-71 fiscal
year,
of "Vore Gamle Tro-
pekolonier" with
its authors
and publishers.
These
events
have
initiated
a
continuing
series
of
historical
pub-
lications
which
will
be
based
on
translations
from
archival
records,
and presented to the reading public
in
separate
monographic
studies,
illustrated
and
published
by
the
public
library
in
its
photographic
laboratory. The publications will be
reproductions of the authentic Dan-
ish document with
English
transla-
tion
augmented
by
commentaries
and subsequent developments of re-
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search.
These monographs
will
be
distributed
to
all
libraries
outside
of the Virgin
Islands.
The
library improved
its
micro-
photographic
laboratory
with
the
addition of equipment
for
the
pro-
duction of both printed and photo-
graphic material.
It
is believed that
the photographic laboratory
is now
the best equipped in the Caribbean
with
capability
in
multigraphing,
from computer print-out forms, mi-
crofilming,
photostating,
and
por-
trait photography.
U.S. Government Documents
Center—
A new
section
of library
services
was
established.
Selected
U.S.
Gov-
ernment
documents
are
received
regularly and
these are housed
sep-
arately in a portion of the Property
and
Procurement
Building on
the
street
floor
at
Sub-Base. A
first
re-
port
was
submitted
to
the
Super-
intendent
of Documents and
listed
approximately
300
titles
available
for use by the
public. A catalog of
these
titles
is
in
preparation
for
free distribution
to
all Government
agencies,
schools,
and
libraries
on
the
islands.
Museum—
On April 29, the keys of the Vir-
gin
Islands
Museum,
Inc.,
were
turned over to the director signaling
the
transfer
of
this
activity
to
the
Department under
the
Division
of
Cultural Affairs. Inventory was com-
pleted as of May 30. All items were
cleaned,
wrapped
in
tissue,
and
stored in cartons.
Beautification Division—5"/.
Thomas,
St. John,
St. Croix
The Beautification Division's pro-
gram is intended to landscape public
areas and
to stimulate environmen-
tal awareness on
all
levels through-
out
the island communities.
A rose garden and large flowering
bed were added
along
the western
side
of Roosevelt Park.
The landscaping of the new Post
Office
annex
was
completed.
Through
these
plantings
the
De-
partment attempted to increase local
knowledge and recognition of plant
material
valuable
for
Island
usage,
by using small
flowering
trees and
shrubs, not common in
the
islands.
The
triangle
at Wayne
Aspinall
School,
Roosevelt
Park, Long
Bay,
the
Fort
Gardens,
front and
rear.
Government
Hill
and
the
Legisla-
ture,
were
maintained.
Numerous
tree
giveaways were
held, and
ap-
proximately 3,000 trees were eagerly
received by residents of the islands.
The
nursery
was
improved,
its
misting system expanded, additional
concrete bins
built, and a
lily pond
built. The nursery stock
is well over
7,000
plants and
trees.
In
St.
John,
the
administrator's
garden was expanded and improved.
Plans were approved and initiated to
create a fruit tree park in Cruz Bay.
In
St. Croix, work was begun on
the Christiansted Fort park area and
the Government House in Christian-
sted.
In
Frederiksted,
the
library
garden was completed, and
the
Al-
dersville
(Strand
Street)
Park
brought toward completion.
The
continuing educational
pro-
gram included the usual poster con-
tests,
distribution
of
beautification
calendars and buttons
to
all
island
classrooms, and continuous showing
of loaned and rented films, from the
Department
of
Agriculture
of
the
United
States.
Our programs have been expand-
ed
to
include
a
television
slide
se-
ries
narrated
by
local
high
school
students showing examples of prob-
lem areas in our environment. Once
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Tree planting—Evan Francois, Acting Commissioner of Conservation and Cultural
Affairs,
wields
the
spade
as
a new
tree
is
added
to
the
landscape
at
Lockhart
Elementary
School, with an
assist from one of the pupils. The occasion was Arbor Day. The ladies
in
the
rear
looking
on
(1.
to
r.)
are
Eugenia
Brown
and
Julia
Jackson
of
the
Beautification
Office, and Bianca Andre,
Lockhart
principal.
a week
a conservation
close-up was
shown
on
television
focusing
on
problem
areas,
using
slides,
draw-
ings,
professionals
in
the
field, and
members of the beautification
staff.
A
junked
car
removal
program
was
successfully
organized and
car-
ried out
in
St. Thomas. A
similar
program
is planned
for
St.
Croix.
Virgin Islands Council on the Arts
There
has been
a
renaissance
of
the
arts
since
the beginning of the
Virgin
Islands Council on
the Arts
in
1966.
The Council applied
for Federal
matching
fimds
from
the National
Endowment
for
the
Arts
for
fiscal
year
1967-70
and
was
granted
536,363, the maximum amount avail-
able
to any
State or
territory. The
sum
of
1160,000 was
approved by
the
Virgin
Islands
Legislature,
the
Governor, and the
Secretary
of the
Interior.
A
total
of
65
projects
were
ap-
proved
during
the
last
fiscal
year,
compared with 36
projects in
1967;
43
in
1968;
and 45
in
1969. Some
of the outstanding projects over this
period have
included:
1.
Financial
aid
to
strengthen
institutions—local communi-
ty
arts
coimcils, community
chorale
of
St.
. Thomas and
St.
Croix,
visual
arts organ-
izations,
dance
schools.
2.
Scholarships
for
artists and
students
to
travel
off-island
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Local
artist
in
his
studio with
a
selection
of his paintings and sculpture.
for
additional
training and
experience—some
for
full-
year study, some for summer
study.
3. An
extensive
touring
pro-
gram enabling many Virgin
Islanders
for
the
first
time
to see professional ballet and
modern dance of the highest
quality, hear live symphonic
concerts, and
see
off-Broad-
way
theatre. Semiprofession-
al performances of children's
theatre
productions
have
been
taken
through
all
of
the
schools
as
have
jazz
groups,
ethnic
dancers, and
drummers.
4. A
growing amount
of
cul-
tural
exchange
between
is-
lands in the Caribbean.
5.
The Richmond Penitentiary
rehabilitation
program
in
the
arts, including provision
of art materials and
salaries
of
teachers
in music, wood-
working and
visual
arts.
6. An attempt to revive interest
in native and imported crafts
such
as
basketweaving,
bat-
A
local
artist
in
shell
craft
selecting raw
materials for new shell craft creation.
iking,
ceramics,
crocheting,
et cetera. In the area of the
dance, there
is a virtual ren-
aissance
in
Quadrille
danc-
ing by young and
old, and
there
is one
troupe
practic-
ing Careso singing.
7.
The
Fritz
Henle
Photo-
graphic Essay of the Virgin
Islands
which
has
brought
some
of
the
work
of
the
A
local
islander
creates
and
prints
silk
screen fabrics for viewing and wearing.
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Council
to an international
possible base
of
talent and
to
also
audience.
give
unusual
opportunity
to
those
The
Council's
planning
is
de-
who
are endowed with exceptional
signed to both develop the broadest
ability.
IVv''**
Lii^^>i!:,^>4vri:.:^
Virgin Islands high school students listen to the visting Puerto Rican symphony orchestra
at the Island Center on St. Croix.
92
Local
creative jewelry
artist
at work
creat-
ing new jewels design.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Personnel:
1,665
Operating Appropriation:
$18,041,929
The Department made
a
special
effort during the
fiscal year
to im-
prove
its
organizational
structure
and resources
to provide more
effi-
cient
services
to
the
Islands.
Inno-
vative
approaches
to highway
con-
struction and maintenance, garbage
disposal, improvements to the water
supply and sewer
systems,
construc-
tion
and
maintenance
of
Govern-
ment
buildings
and
facilities,
and
better
technical
assistance
to
other
governmental departments were the
objectives.
Highlighting
this
new
approach were the establishment of
complaints
offices on both
St. Croix
and
St. Thomas
to
expedite
han-
dling of grievances from citizens; the
addition of a
safety
officer and
the
development of
a
safety manual
to
reduce shop and
construction
acci-
dents;
the
assignment
of an
archi-
tect-engineer advisor as technical
as-
sistant for planning and construction
to
the
Department
of
Education,
Health and Housing; and the estab-
lishment of a group of inspectors to
maintain close surveillance over
all
force account work within
the De-
partment
as well
as
that performed
by contract.
Road and Street Improvements
A total of 6.5 miles of roads and
streets were constructed and paved
on
St.
Thomas-St.
John,
and
18.8
miles
on
St.
Croix.
Highlights
of
this road work were
the
initiation
A
new
cement
road
at
Gold
Hill,
con-
structed
by
the
Department
of
Public
Works,
stands ready
for
traffic.
and
substantial
completion
of
the
overlay
to
Centerline Road
in
St.
Croix; and the West Indies, Donoe,
Hull Bay, and Fortuna Bay roads on
St. Thomas.
Other important road
work
initiated
included
improve-
ments to streets in the Anna's Hope
community on
St.
Croix;
and
the
Tutu, Crown
Mountain,
and
Sub-
Base
roads
on
St.
Thomas.
Road
construction on
St. John
included
improvements
to
the
John's
Folly,
Centerline and East End roads. All
road work initiated during the year
was planned and constructed
to
ac-
commodate maximum
wheel
loads
expected on
the
Islands,
adequate
drainage facilities and improved site
distances for driving safety.
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Public
works
equipment
is
used
in
the
widening and
grading
of
Lindberg Bay
road near the airport on
St. Thomas.
Water Supply
The
Department
acquired
and
distributed some 325 million gallons
of potable water and 109,500,000 gal-
lons of
salt water
to
citizens on
St.
Croix
during
the
fiscal
year. The
potable
water
was
received
from
three
sources:
well
fields— 158
mil-
lion
gallons;
desalination
plant—
153 million gallons; barging— 14 mil-
lion
gallons. The average
daily
de-
mand on the
St. Croix distribution
systems
for potable water was
890,-
000
gallons
a
day,
and
salt
water
300,000 gallons a day.
Improved water
service was
sup-
plied
to
a number
of
areas on
St.
Croix during the
fiscal year. Among
these were
the
line
extension
con-
necting
the
million-gallon
tank
at
Recovery
Hill, Christiansted,
to the
existing system
in Frederiksted;
the
Kingshill storage tank line extension
from
Kingshill
along
Centerline
Road providing improved service to
homes along its route and also boost-
ing
the
pressure
toward
Frederik-
sted; and line extensions
at Campo
Rico, Golden Rock, Whim, and Two
Williams. A
total
of
some
10,000
linear feet of 4 inch, 6 inch, 10 inch,
and
12 inch water lines were added
to the
St. Croix systems during the
year,
along
with
two
additional
wells.
Six
major
water
projects
were
completed
on
St.
Thomas
during
the
fiscal
year. These
included
the
construction
of water-storage
facili-
ties and
the
installation
of
several
thousand feet of water mains. Work
was
initiated on
the
installation
of
two new large-capacity pumps at the
main potable water pumping station
which will increase the systems' total
pumping capacity
to
3 million
gal-
lons per day.
Citizens in the Agnes
Fancy,
Hospital
Ground,
French
Town,
Lindberg
Bay,
and
Estate
Thomas
areas were
provided
with
better
service
as
a
result
of
these
improvements.
Salt
water
extensions
were
com-
pleted
from
Chinaman
Hill
to
Bourne
Field,
Lindberg
Bay,
and
Estate
Thomas.
Other
salt
water
system improvements provided new
pumps
at two of the new pumping
stations and the replacement of leak-
ing valves throughout the
city.
St. Thomas
uses an average of 2
million gallons of potable water per
day or a total of 730 million gallons
during the fiscal year. Approximately
one-fifth
of
this
total
or some
135
million gallons of water was barged
from
the
Navy's
installation
at
Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.
Water was barged
to
St. John on
an
average
of two barge
loads
per
week.
Engineering
plans
are
being
drawn
to
provide
a
500,000
gallon
storage
tank
for
St. John which
is
being partly financed with a Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment grant.
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Engineering, Design and
Construction
A total og
1,952 building permits
valued
at
$66,534,235
were
issued
during the year ended June 30, 1970,
as compared with 1,913 permits at a
value
of
148,068,900
during
fiscal
1969. Of the total, 985 permits were
issued in St. Croix at a value of $42,-
012,000
and
967
permits
in
St.
Thomas-St. John at a value of $24,-
522,235.
The Department provided the de-
sign and construction work for many
of the capital improvement projects
during the year. The design and en-
gineering
sections,
in
cooperation
with other Government agencies and
private
consultants,
provided
plan-
ning
for
an
estimated
$8
million
worth of work.
General
A substantial increase in the num-
ber of street lights was achieved dur-
ing
the
year.
This
program
was
coupled,
to
a
large
extent,
with
street and road improvements both
on
St. Thomas and
St. Croix.
New fiberglas sewer line is being laid in St. Croix.
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Increased
efforts
were
expended
toward obtaining Federal funds dur-
ing the year. A grant of $98,500 was
received
for
water
improvements,
and
a
grant
of
$405,000
for
two
neighborhood
facilities
centers
on
St. Croix and
St. Thomas.
A part of a new sewage treatment plant
at
Estate Nadir
is operated by
the Depart-
ment of Public Works.
Another
road
near
Magen's
Bay
on
St.
Thomas
is constructed
in
concrete. Most
of
the
Islands'
roads
are now paved
in
asphalt or concrete.
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VIRGIN ISLANDS EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY AGENCY
Personnel :
79
The
Agency
is
responsible
for
placement,
training,
assisting
the
disadvantaged
and
providing
serv-
ices
to
employers,
applicants,
and
claimants. During fiscal
1970,
it was
able
to
concentrate on
these
tasks
because
it was relieved o£ the addi-
tional
responsibility
of
certifying
foreign nationals. This responsibility
was transferred to a certifying office
of Manpower
Administration,
U.S.
Department of Labor, in May
1970.
The Agency instituted an
in-serv-
ice
training
program
for
its own
employees
to increase
efficiency and
effectiveness.
Plans were
also
devel-
oped
for
in-depth
training
for
the
total
staff.
On-site
training
for
su-
pervisors was conducted
as the
first
phase
of
a new management
and
analysis system. In connection with
the
installation of an improved
ac-
counting system, especially designed
to meet the Agency's needs,
the
fis-
cal officer attended a special training
session in Denver. Various members
of the Agency staff attended sessions
on
service
to
the
aged,
aspects
of
unemployment
insurance,
manage-
ment,
counseling,
communication
and
special
Federal
programs
in
Vermont, Tennessee, Michigan, and
Puerto Rico.
Unemployment Insurance Service
The
Unemployment
Insurance
Operating Appropriation:
$888,307.00
program
in
the
Virgin
Islands
re-
flected
the same
pattern
as
the
50
States;
increasing
claim
loads,
and
higher benefit payments. Through its
monetary payment
unit,
the
insur-
ance
service
made
payments
to
trainees and enrollees in three Fed-
eral
programs
of
current
national
interest. The Work
Incentive
pro-
gram
enrollees
were
paid
for
up-
grading
training
taken
at
selected
duty
stations.
Virgin
Islands
Job
Corps men whose camps were phased
out
received
"stipend"
payments
upon
their
return
to
the
island.
Manpower Development and Train-
ing
Act
payments
were
made
to
trainees in the Virgin Islands, Puerto
Rico, and New York.
There was a slight decrease in the
active employer
file,
which
totaled
2,010. This was
offset by an
8
per-
cent increase in the number of new
small
employers who
came
to
the
attention of the agency because their
workers applied for benefits. Benefit
payments
under
the
local
law
in-
creased 110 percent. Payments to vet-
erans and
ex-Federal employees
fil-
ing under the
District of Columbia
law went up 231 percent. This sharp
increase
is
attributable
to two
fac-
tors. First, the increasing number of
Virgin Islands veterans returning to
the Islands, and second, the prompt-
ness of payments made to those elig-
ible.
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At the beginning of the fiscal year,
the
Commissioner
of
Finance
au-
thorized
the
director
of
the Virgin
Islands Employment Security Agency
to prepare and issue Federal benefit
checks,
the same
as
for local claim-
ants. This reduced
the
time
a
vet-
eran
waited
between
certification
and receipt of a check from an aver-
age
of
12
to
16
days
to
a
fixed
7-day period. The returning veteran
who qualifies receives
his checks on
a timely basis and
is thus able to re-
main
in
the
Virgin
Islands
labor
area available
for suitable work.
Of the
1,875 new claims
filed, 42
percent were from workers
in
con-
struction. This
is
in
line with
the
national trend.
The new emphasis for the unem-
ployed
is
total
service.
In
keeping
with
this, the Virgin Islands Unem-
ployment Insurance Service
is begin-
ning a program of outreach which
is
designed to serve the claimant wher-
ever he
is found and not only pay
benefit checks but make him aware
of
areas
of
training and retraining
which
is
the
new
horizon
of
the
Employment
Security Program.
Employment Service
The Agency operated
the
follow-
ing federally funded programs: Job
Corps;
Work
Incentive
Program;
Manpower Development and Train-
ing;
Institutional
Training
(in
co-
operation
with Department
of
Ed-
ucation);
Manpower
Development
and
On-Job
Training
(in
coopera-
tion
with
the
Division
of Appren-
ticeship & Training, Department of
Labor).
The Work Incentive Program en-
rolled
77
people;
227
youths
were
referred
to
the Job
Corps; and
six
projects were approved for the Man-
power
Development
and
Training
Program.
With the assistance of technicians
from
the national and
regional
of-
fices,
the
first Job Bank Book was
developed in June,
1970, to provide
another new
addition
to
the Man-
power Program of the Agency.
The
construction
of
two
Man-
power Training Centers
in
the
Is-
lands was funded, sponsored jointly
by the Department of Education and
this
Agency.
Included
in
this
pro-
posal
were
funds
for
training and
program development.
The sum
of
$248,000
was made
available
for
temporary
operation
of an expanded
training
program.
The
proposals
for
the
use
of
the
funds were approved in June
1970,
together with another training pro-
ject
costing
another
quarter
of
a
million
dollars.
Employment
activ-
ities during fiscal year 1970 included:
7,005 new
applications
for employ-
ment;
769
applicants
given
initial
counseling;
1,326
proficiency
tests
and GATB's administered; 7,244 job
openings
received and
3,213
appli-
cants placed in employment.
98
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Personnel:
327
Operating Appropriation:
$2,799,831
The Department of Finance exer-
cises
general
control
over
the
enforcement
of
laws
pertaining
to
finance.
Its
other
responsibilities
include supervision and regulation of
the collection of revenues including
Federal Income Tax;
the
disburse-
ment
of public
funds;
the conduct
of
internal
audits;
the
administra-
tion of various activities such as the
Virgin
Islands
lottery. Government
insurance, licensing, alcohol control,
and
the investment
of Government
funds.
In
carrying out
these
duties,
the
Department coped with an increased
volume of transactions, such
as pay-
rolls,
vendors'
checks,
outstanding
encumbrance
listings,
subsidiary
ledgers of appropriations and funds,
warrant
and
deposit
registers,
ac-
counts
receivable
registers,
revenue
ledgers, general ledgers, and special-
ized reports for specific departments
and
for Government
as a whole,
as
well
as
licenses,
and
real
property
tax
rolls.
The increased volume of transac-
tions reflected the increased activities
of
the
various
government
depart-
ments and agencies and
the record
amount of revenue being collected.
Operating revenues totaled $105,-
902,865 in fiscal 1970 compared with
§96,511,513 in
fiscal
1969, while op-
erating
expenditures
totaled
$94,-
757,103 compared with
$96,331,560
in
fiscal
1969. The decrease
in
op-
erating expenditures
is explained by
the
fact
that no expenditures were
made
in
fiscal
1970
for
the Virgin
Islands Port Authority, even though
the
department
performed
other
services
for
that
agency.
An examination
of
the revenues
collected
in
fiscal
year
1970 shows
that
the
collections
were
recorded
in
three major
fund
groupings
as
follows:
Source
Amount
Percent
General
fund
$66,225,848
62.54
Matching fund and essential projects fund
14,376,228
13.57
Special and other funds
25,300,789
23.89
Total
105,902,865
100.00
The general fund
is the principal
Taxes
$60,625,857
operating fund
of the Government,
Government operating income
1,153,512
/
r
^1
•
n
•
Other income
4,446,479
therefore the maior collections were
A
A
.u
.
r
J
Total
66,225,848
recorded m
that fund.
The
three major
categories com-
The matching fund
is
the
recip-
prising
general
fund
collections
lent
fund
of
the
Federal
internal
were:
revenue taxes returned to the island
99
in accordance with the provision of
the Revised Organic Act of the Vir-
gin
Islands
as amended. These
col-
lections
together
with
any
refunds
from
previous
years'
expenditures
were
used
primarily
for
financing
the
Capital
budget.
Collections
re-
corded in
fiscal 1970 were:
Internal Revenue returns
$14,111,028
Refunds
265,128
Total
14,376,156
The essential public projects fund
recorded
little
activity
during
the
year, as essential public projects con-
tinued
to be administered from the
matching fund,
thereby eliminating
the
duplication
of
accounting
for
one project in two funds. However,
there
were
refunds
amounting
to
$72.
The third major source of collec-
tions
is the special and other funds
group.
This group
of
accounts
in-
cluded the special funds,
the
enter-
prise and revolving
funds, and
the
agency
trust
and
deposit
funds.
Since many of these funds—the trust
and deposit funds,
the Government
insurance
fund,
the
Virgin
Islands
lottery
fund,
and
other
revolving
funds—did not relate directly to the
operation of the Government,
their
activities are excluded from
this
re-
port. Those
funds
essential
to
gov-
ernmental operations showed
collec-
tions in the following categories:
Taxes
$6,118,149
Government operating income
_
1,507,887
Federal
giants-in-aid
4,953,082
Other revenues
12,721,671
Total
25,300,789
Expenditures
for
all fund groups
and
individual
funds
essential
to
governmental
operations
amounted
to $94,757,103 distributed among the
various
departments
and
agencies,
as
follows:
Legislature, electoral boards
and municipal courts of the
Virgin Islands
$1,580,399
Administration departments
and agencies
30,830,875
Health
14,494,228
Education
15,729,131
Social welfare
4,483,379
Public safety
4,447,704
Public works
14,827,941
Agriculture
1,342,423
Labor
457,568
Housing and community
renewal
2,513,168
Commerce
1,651,506
Conservation and cultural
affairs
2,368,781
Total
94,757,103
These
expenditures
were
made
from the following sources:
General fund
$59,801,735
Matching
fund
5,300,133
Essential
projects fund
9,858
Special and other funds
29,645,377
Total
94,757,103
Note.—See appendix E for tables on:
Government operating revenues.
Government operating expenditures.
Comparative statement of revenues and
receipts.
Comparative statement of expenses.
Operating revenues and loans.
Comparative statement of net
expenditures.
100
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE
Personnel:
16
BUDGET
Operating Appropriation:
$191,396
Like most State and local govern-
ments,
the
Virgin
Islands
Govern-
ment
is confronted with
a growing
public demand
for more and better
services in all areas of governmental
responsibility. These demands often
go beyond
the
Government's
fiscal
ability within
the
present
limits
of
financial resources. The Government
is
hardpressed
to
find
the
dollars
needed to build,
staff, and maintain
school
facilities
to
cope
with
an
ever-growing
school
population;
to
expand and update medical and so-
cial
services;
to
provide
the
safety
services
required
by
an
increas-
ing
population
rapidly
spreading
throughout
suburban
and
rural
areas;
and
to keep up
the normal
public improvements.
In
the
fiscal year just ended,
ap-
propriations from
the general fund
for
governmental
operations
and
special
projects
totaled
§78,843,467,
and appropriations totaling $13,248,-
969
were made
from
the
Internal
Revenue matching fund
for capital
improvements.
This
is
a combined
total of $92,092,436 and exceeds ap-
propriations
for
the same
purposes
in the previous year by |18 million.
While
general
fund
revenues
in
fiscal
year
1970 amounted
to
$66,-
225,848 and showed an
increase
of
31.42
percent over
fiscal year
1969,
they
fell
short
of approved
appro-
priations by
$9.9 million. Expendi-
tures
were
therefore
curtailed
to
balance with available funds.
Following
is
a summary
of
esti-
mated revenues, appropriations and
allotments
for the
fiscal year ended
June
30,
1970:
Revenues and carried over surplus:
Surplus cash balance-
July
1,
1969
$1,931,159.00
Revenues collected
66,225,849.00
Total
68,157,008.00
Appropriations:
Operating and special
appropriations
68,594,440.84
Appropriations available
until expended
(in-
cluding prior years
appropriations)
9,507,200.00
Reappropriation of
certain
projects
14,637.56
Total
78,116,278.40
Allotments:
Allotments made to
June 30, 1970
66.957,329.84
Unallotted appropria-
tions
11,158,948.56
Total
78,116,278.40
Matching Funds
Direct appropriations
of $13,248,-
969.43
were
made
from
Internal
Revenue matching fund
for
capital
improvement.
Following
is
a
sum-
mary
of
the
projects
authorized
to
June
30,
1970.
101
^Vi-^H^,
Construction
of a new section
of
the Department
of Finance Building
is under way
to
house new computers
that
will streamline
financial procedures
for
the Government of
the Virgin Islands.
Payment interest and
principal and interim
financing
$1,412,095.00
Road construction and
improvements
4,383,000.00
Potable water extension
and improvements
362,000.00
Salt water and sewage
installation improvement
and
extension
565,000.00
Housing developments
1,000,000.00
Health
facihties
39,942.67
School
facilities
325,000.00
Acquisition of land and/or
buildings
629,131.76
Acquisition
of equipment
561,400.00
Repairs to Government
buildings
361,400.00
Miscellaneous
730,000.00
Total
13,248,969.43
Conservation Fund
The
special
conservation
fund
which was established in
fiscal year
1969
for
conservation,
recreation,
and culturally oriented projects has
provided
a source
of support
for
a
major sewage system throughout the
Virgin Islands. As of June 30,
1970,
15,482,500 had been deposited
into
the conservation fund, and deposits
totaling $2.7 million were projected
Key
punch
operator
provides
programing
for ne^v computer
in
the Department
of
Finance.
102
for
fiscal year
1971. Appropriations
totaling
$7,373,900
have
been
ap-
proved from
this fund
for
the
fol-
lowing purposes, and
releases
total-
ing $5,453,900 of
this amount have
been made by
the
Secretary
of
the
Interior.
Sewage system
$3,100,050
Outdoor recreation, including
acquisition of land and
beaches
2,230,600
Development of historical sites _
100,000
Beautification projects
150,000
Culturally oriented pro-
grams
676,810
Comprehensive design and
planning of evironmental
resources
863,250
Miscellaneous
projects
253,190
Total
7,373,900
Looking ahead to fiscal year 1971,
the
forecast
is
for
higher
expendi-
ture
levels
to meet
costs
of
opera-
tions
and
capital
improvements.
Conversely, however, there are indi-
cations
of
a slowing down
of
busi-
ness
activity which would have an
adverse
effect on revenue
intake. A
revenue increase of 12 or 13 percent
over
fiscal
year
1970
was
initially
projected,
but
uncertainty
remains
as
to whether
this
increase can be
realized without some expansion of
local
resources.
Appropriations
initially approved
in
the new
fiscal
year
for
general
costs
and
capital
improvements
amounted to $77.9 million and $13.9
million
respectively.
See appendix F for operating and
special
appropriations,
appropria-
tions available until expended, and
reappropriation
of
certain
projects.
103
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY RENEWAL
Personnel:
63
This
Department
administers
seven
important
progiams:
home-
stead, home loan, Akona community
development,
veterans
loan
and
land,
cistern
loan, moderate-income
housing,
and
sale
of
single
family
units in emergency housing.
Fiscal year 1970 was a year of ex-
panded activity for the Department
of Housing and Community Renew-
al
as
well
as
the
Virgin
Islands
Housing Authority and
the Urban
Renewal Board. Despite the produc-
tion
and
assignment
of
increased
housing
units
for
low-income
fam-
ilies and those in the moderate and
middle-income brackets, the housing
shortage
still remains acute with ap-
proximately
50
percent
of
all
fam-
ilies living in substandard dwellings.
In the Virgin Islands
as
in other
areas
there
is
a high
concentration
of population and limited land.
In-
dividuals are gradually being denied
the
full freedom
of choice
in
loca-
tion as well as type of housing. The
days when
a
family,
rich
or
poor,
could build
its house on an acre of
land
are disappearing rapidly. Due
to the high cost of land and the lim-
ited supply, the trend the world over
is to build high rise units. This will
have
to
be
taken
into
account
in
future housing programs in the Vir-
gin
Islands.
Both
the Virgin
Islands Housing
Authority which
is
responsible
for
Operating Appropriation:
$919,509
furnishing
housing
for
low-income
families utilizing Federal funds, and
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Community Renewal, responsible for
providing
emergency
housing
and
homes for moderate- and middle-in-
come families, are found with
infla-
tionary building costs.
Here,
as
on
the
mainland,
the
cost of owning a home
is going up
faster than
the average
family's
in-
come.
Overall,
there
has
been
an
increase of 40 percent in the cost of
housing
during
the
5-year
period
1965 to
1970. Major reasons for this
sharp
rise
are
a
higher
price
of
building materials, increase in land
costs, substantial hikes in wages, and
higher mortgage interest rates.
In
order
to combat higher
costs
in the construction field, most build-
ers of Government-owned homes are
recommending the town house type
of construction.
Emergency Housing Program
During the fiscal year, the Depart-
ment
of
Housing and Community
Renewal
received
803
applications
for housing from
St. Thomas. Forty
families
representing
126
persons
were
placed
in emergency housing.
There were 209 emergency units oc-
cupied at the close of the fiscal year.
As of June 30 there were 4,012 ap-
plications on
file.
104
Twenty
trailers
have
been
re-
ceived
for emergency occupancy
in
St. Thomas. These
trailers are
fully
furnished
and mark
the
first
time
that
trailers have been used
in
the
Virgin
Islands
for emergency
hous-
ing.
Sixteen trailers have been ordered
for the Profit Self-Help Program. A
total of
11 families will be relocated
in these
trailers until their self-help
housing
has
been
completed. The
remaining five will be used for emer-
gency
purposes.
Groundbreaking
for
two
3-story
apartment buildings consisting of 12
two- and three-bedroom apartments
and four efficiencies in the Hospital
Ground
area
was
undertaken
dur-
ing the year. Two more such build-
ings are scheduled to be constructed
in the Old Queen Louise
site. The
first
eight
of
100
emergency
units
have been completed by West Indies
Enterprises.
These
apartments
are
located
at
Estate Tutu
and,
while
the Government
is not yet commit-
ted for these buildings, a lease- pur-
chase agreement appears favorable.
The Department
is
still managing
and
maintaining
two
buildings
at
Peter's Farm. Appliances and
furni-
ture are continuously being replaced.
The construction
of
single-family
units
is
still under way
at Campo
Rico. A
total
of
26
single-family
units
are
completed,
but
awaiting
sewer connections.
Nineteen
units
consisting
of two
and
three bed rooms
are
presently
under
construction.
Of
these
nine
are
90
percent
completed and
the
remaining
10
are
in
various
stages
of construction.
Homestead and Home Loan
Programs
Under this program, a total of 34
persons
completed
payment
of
the
Play area at the new Kirwan Terrace apartments on
St. Thomas.
105
purchase
price
of homestead
plots
and received
title
thereto. The
sell-
ing
price
of
these
parcels
totaled
§23,296.87. During this same period,
10 scattered
plots were allocated
to
persons
found
eligible
to
purchase
homestead land. There are approx-
imately 40 vacant
plots throughout
the
various homestead
areas
to
be
allocated. These plots became vacant
as
a
result
of cancellations because
of failure on the part of purchasers
to make
the necessary payments on
the
purchase
price
as
stipulated
in
the purchase contract.
Twelve waivers were granted dur-
ing
the
year
which
enabled
the
owners
of homestead
land
to
offer
their properties as security for loans
to construct
their homes.
At the close of the fiscal year there
were
a
total of 877 applications on
file
for homestead land:
357 on
St.
Croix,
488 on
St. Thomas, and
32
on
St. John.
The
homestead
and home
loan
fund was increased by an appropria-
tion of $100,000. With this sum and
repayments
on
outstanding
loans,
sale of land and
interest payments,
the Department was able
to process
a
total
of
14
applications
for
con-
struction loans amounting
to $136,-
000. At
the
close
of
this
reporting
period
there were an additional
11
applications being processed amount-
ing to $110,000. The actual amount
released on installments for loans ap-
proved prior to the beginning of the
year and during this period amount-
ed to $144,500.
There are 28 applications on
file
for property improvement and con-
struction loans amounting to $240,-
000.
Under the Veteran Loan Program
a total of 20 veterans received loans
from the veterans housing loan fund
to
assist them to construct homes or
to improve
their homes,
if
already
constructed. Each loan was
for
the
maximum
of
$5,000
permissable
under
this
program.
Of
these,
19
were filed during this reporting per-
iod. With
the
present
balances
in
this
fund,
the Department
is
in
a
position
to
process
applications
as
they are
filed.
The Department of Housing and
Community Renewal has
construct-
ed
427
individual
housing
units
under
the
Moderate-Income
Hous-
ing Program. These were construct-
ed at three locations in
St. Thomas
and
St.
Croix:
Estate
Contant,
St.
Thomas—57;
Estate
Sion Farm,
St.
Croix— 316; and Estate Bordeaux, St.
Thomas- 100.
At
Estate
Sion Farm
there were
46
homes
completed
and
financed
prior
to
the beginning of the
fiscal
year.
The
remaining
270
homes
were completed during
this
report-
ing
period,
of which
266
were
fi-
nanced by First National City Bank.
These 312 homes were sold
at $12,-
500 each. Four were turned over to
the
Department
of
Health
to
be
used
for
housing
personnel
em-
ployed by
that Department.
Estate
Contant,
St. Thomas
con-
sists of 57 three-bedroom homes con-
structed
on
approximately
one-
eighth
to
one-fourth
acre
of
land
each
and
are
priced
at
$18,000.
Thirty-seven
of
these
homes
have
been
sold
to
date.
There
are
six
homes
still under construction, and
are expected to be completed within
the
first quarter of the coming fiscal
year. Four
are
unoccupied
because
they
lack necessary
access from
the
main
road.
Designs
for
entrances
and
steps
are
presently
being
planned. When completed,
the De-
partment
of
Public Works
will be
responsible
for
the
construction.
The remaining
10 homes
are
occu-
pied on
a
rental
basis and
are
ex-
pected to be sold when the necessary
106
steps
to
the
properties
are
con-
structed.
The
first phase
of
the Bordeaux
community development
consists
of
100 three-bedroom homes, each con-
structed on approximately
one-half
acre of land at Estate Bordeaux, No.
6 West End
Quarter,
St. Thomas.
Contracts were executed for
all
100
homes prior to the beginning of this
reporting period.
It
is expected that
these homes will be financed by two
Federal agencies, the Farmers Home
Administration and Federal Housing
Administration. The Farmers Home
Administration
will
finance
homes
for persons whose combined income
is low
to moderate or under $8,000
per annum. Purchasers who cannot
meet
the down
payment
required
by Federal Housing will be permit-
ted
to occupy the premises under a
lease-purchase agreement
for a
per-
iod of
1 year after which time
it
is
expected
that
they
will
file an
ap-
plication
for FHA insurance.
At the close of this reporting per-
iod, the Farmers Home Administra-
tion had accepted the
first 26 homes
located
along
the
northern
and
southern sides of the main highway.
Applications
for
these
purchasers
under
this program were in process
and
are
expected
to
be
finalized
within 60 days. Other houses will be
accepted as the roads are completed
and erosion problems are corrected.
The Altona community Develop-
ment
consists
of
56
three-bedroom
homes constructed
at
Estate Altona
and Welgunst,
St. Thomas and
five
individual
homes
constructed
on
privately owned
land.
All but one
of these homes were completed prior
to
the beginning of
this
fiscal year
and
that
one home
was
allocated
during
the
year.
Purchasers
under
this program agree to make monthly
payments towards the purchase price
of
their homes
for
a
period
of 20
years
at
the
rate
of
5
percent
per
annum on the unpaid balance of the
purchase price. Title to the premises
passes
to
the
purchaser upon com-
pletion of
the payment of the
pur-
chase price.
Under
the
provisions
of
act
986
(bill
1920),
this Department
is
au-
thorized
to issue deeds
to occupants
in emergency housing single family
units and
to
accept
a mortgage on
said property as security for the pay-
ment
of
the
purchase
price.
Pre-
viously a
total of 35 deeds were
is-
sued
and
mortgages
executed.
In
addition, one occupant
at
Hospital
Ground
became
eligible
and
was
deeded
the
property which
she
oc-
cupies. Plans are underway to trans-
fer
title
to
additional
units
under
this program
to qualified occupants
at
L.
B.
J.
Gardens
and
Estate
Campo Rico
in
St. Croix. The De-
partment
has
continued
to
collect
payments
on
the
prices
of
these
units.
As of June
30,
1970, accounts
re-
ceivable amounted
to $1,619,728.74.
This
figure
is broken down
as
fol-
lows:
Homestead
and
home
loan
fund,
$550,284.32;
Altona
commu-
nity development fund $518,209.66;
moderate-income
housing
fund,
$378,618.19;
veterans housing fund
$153,802.15;
emergency
housing
fund, $16,647.31; and fund
for pub-
lic purposes (cistern loans) $2,167.11.
Community Development Programs
During
the
present
Administra-
tion a new technique was developed
for speeding up the construction and
financing of houses for moderate and
low
middle-income
families.
This
new approach became necessary be-
cause
the
$2
million
seed money
which was provided for the program
was found to be insufficient to meet
the
need
for
present
and
future
housing. For example the Sion Farm
107
project
consisting
of
316
houses
cost the local government over $3.6
million,
not
including
roads
and
sidewalks
which
amounted
to
an-
other
$850,000.
In
addition
to
the
foregoing,
the
100
houses
at
Bor-
deaux
cost the government approx-
imately $1.3 million, exclusive of the
roads
which
amounts
to
another
$500,000.
The
new
technique
consists
of
getting
developers
to
build homes
on a turnkey basis providing paved
roads,
sidewalks
and
curbs
using
their own
interim
financing.
The
Virgin Islands Government then pro-
motes the sales of these houses based
on the
list of applications
for mod-
erate-income housing and
investiga-
tion of the family income.
Estate
Paradise
Mill
is
the
first
project
built under
this method
of
financing.
The
local
government
agreed
to deposit
the sum of $250,-
000 as a guarantee for the construc-
tion of 208 two- and three-bedroom
town houses valued at approximate-
ly $5
million. The
escrow
account
of $250,000
is
a guarantee
that the
Government would purchase unsold
units
after
90
days.
Ground
was
broken
for
this
project on
March
14,
1970. The
first eight units
to be
used
as models
will
be
completed
early
in September.
Another
method
of
financing
housing
for
moderate-income
fam-
ilies
during
the
fiscal
year
was
to
seek
the
assistance
of
the
Federal
Housing Administration
in
provid-
ing
interim
financing
as
well
as
long-term financing for Government-
sponsored housing.
Actually, FHA has given assurance
that
it will approve over 620
units
of moderate-income
housing
to
be
constructed
in
St.
Croix
and
St.
Thomas.
Subdivision and preliminary plans
have
been
approved
for
the
con-
108
struction
of
300
three-bedroom
houses at Estate Concordia, in Fred-
eriksted.
Upon
completion
of
de-
tailed
drawings
and minor
adjust-
ments
this project will be approved
by FHA.
A project
to be constructed on a
portion of the
161
acre
tract Estate
Nazareth has already received plan-
ning board approval
as well
as
ap-
proval
by FHA
of
the
subdivision
plan.
It
will
consist
of
320
town
houses
with
all
streets,
sidewalks,
curbs,
recreational
areas
and
com-
munity center. The 320 town houses
and a public school are being built
in
accordance with
phase
I
of
the
master plan
for
the
area. Other
fa-
cilities included
in
the master plan
plan for Bordeaux. Work has begun
340
additional
homes,
a
shopping
center, church, and athletic stadium.
With
the completion
of
the
100
houses
at
Estate
Bordeaux,
a
499-
acre
tract
of
land
located
in
the
western
section
of
St. Thomas,
the
Department
of Housing and Com-
munity Renewal requested that the
planning
board
prepare
a
master
plan for bordeaux. Work has begun
already on
the
preparation
of
this
plan. No
further
development
of
this
area
will
be undertaken
until
the requested master plan has been
completed
and
approved
by
the
Legislature.
The Department also participated
in the planning and preliminary
fi-
nancing of an additional
144 apart-
ment units at the Warren E. Brown
Apartments, formerly the Bluebeards
Apartments.
This
project
was
ap-
proved by FHA and ground-breaking
will take place around September 15.
These
units
will
be
garden-type
apartments which have proved very
successful.
Kent Control Agency
During the fiscal year July
1, 1969,
I
to June 30,
1970, 137 petitions were
filed with the Rent Control Agency.
Six of the petitions were
filed by
landlords
asking
that
maximum
monthly rental ceilings be fixed for
their
properties rented
for
residen-
tial purposes.
Aside
from
the
137
petitions
which
came
on
for
adjudication,
three of which were held over for ad-
ditional
pertinent
information,
the
Rent
Control
Agency
informally
settled
60
cases. Those
cases
arose
out
of
disputes
between
landlords
and tenants for various reasons such
as violations of the lease agreements,
misunderstanding
of
the
correct
rental and
scores
of
other
circum-
stances which,
if not
settled, within
the framework of the machinery
of
the Rent Control Law, would have
given
rise
to
litigation.
Virgin Islands Housing Authority
The Virgin
Islands Housing Au-
thority
is
a
public
corporation
op-
erating under
the provisions of the
U.S. Housing Act
as amended. The
Authority manages
low-rent
public
housing
projects on
St.
Croix and
St. Thomas. The Authority also has
projects
in
varying
stages
of
plan-
ning and construction on
St. Croix
and
St. Thomas.
Funds
for the planning and con-
struction of low-rent public housing
projects
are made
available by
the
U.S.
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development.
During
the
year Federal funds in the amount of
$21,796,574 were approved
for four
projects totaling
1,056
units.
Funds
for
the management
and
maintenance
of
projects which
are
completed
and
occupied
are
ob-
tained from rentals paid by the ten-
ants and by an annual contributions
grant from the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development.
Michael
J. Kirwan
project which
Construction
of low-income housing on
St.
Croix uses precast slab walls that can be
easily
lowered
into
place.
This
project
will provide 300 housing
units.
consists of
138 units was completed
in December and occupied. Another
project
consisting
of
100
units
lo-
cated
at
Kingshill,
St.
Croix,
was
completed
in March
1970 and
has
been
occupied.
Modernization
Program.—The
modernization programs
at Paul M.
Pearson Gardens in St. Thomas and
D. Hamilton Jackson Terrace, Lud-
vig
E.
Harrigan
Court, and
Bassin
Triangle
are near completion.
It
is
the Authority's hope to expand this
program
to
other
projects.
Funds
were requested from MUD
to mod-
ernize Ralph
de
Chabert
Place
in
St.
Croix
and
Oswald
E.
Harris
Court
in
St. Thomas.
As
of June
30,
1970,
12
projects
totahng
2,847
units
are
under
de-
velopment.
It
is expected
that the homeown-
ership program which has been sub-
mitted
to
the
Housing
Assistance
Administration
will
be
approved
109
A new housing project in St. Thomas—Kirwan Terrace.
within the very near
future. When
this program
is
approved,
the
ten-
ants who
reside
in
project VII-13,
Estate
Tutu,
project
VII-14,
and
Estate Mon
Bijou
will
be
able
to
own
their own homes. As the other
projects are constructed,
efforts will
be
made
to
include
them
in
the
homeownership program.
Training
sessions
will
soon
get
underway for tenants in the projects
to be included under the homeown-
ership
program
at
this
time. The
main purpose of
these
sessions
will
be
to
educate
the
tenants
of
their
responsibilities
as home
buyers.
Virgin Islands Urban Renewal
Board
The
Virgin
Islands
Urban
Re-
newal Board
continues
to
adminis-
ter
six urban
renewal
projects.
In
addition
to
its
role
in slum
clear-
ance and
rehabilitation,
the Board
for the
first time
is engaged in pro-
viding
housing.
Two
structures
were
demolished
and
cleared
from Water Gut
and
four
properties
were
acquired. A
114-unit apartment
project
will be
constructed under the 221(d)(3) pro-
gram of FHA. The
project
will be
A new housing project nears completion near Frederiksted. St. Croix.
110
.-.tf«i»*^^
H
Exterior of new home for the elderly at Long Bay on St. Thomas.
financed by
the Virgin
Islands Na-
tional Bank
in
the amount
of
$2,-
972,700.
Developers
expanded
and
im-
proved nonresidential property No.
143, VIR-2
at
No.
1
King
Cross
Street,
Christiansted, which
is
part
of
the
rehabilitation
workload,
by
completing
the
construction
of
the
44-room Holgar Dansk
Hotel.
Sixty
middle-income
apartments
are planned for Lagoon Street, Fred-
eriksted.
In
addition
to
the
221
apartments,
there
will be
a
private
supplementary
shopping
and
office
center.
This
project
is
being
fi-
nanced
by
the
Chase
Manhattan
Bank
in
the amount
of $1,956,600.
Ground breaking for
this project
is
scheduled for late July. The
last re-
maining structure to be acquired in
the area was acquired through con-
demnation
and
the
structure
has
been demolished.
The
Hill
Street
project
in Fred-
eriksted consists of 5.66 acres of land.
This
is
a new
project
and
conse-
quently
is
still
in
the
survey
and
planning stage. The application
for
loan and
grant was
filed with
the
Federal Government
in
September
1969.
Letters
were
sent
to
displaced
small
businesses
in
Barracks
Yard,
informing them
of
the
availability
of
"Small
Business
Displacement
Payments" and of the conditions de-
termining
eligibility.
After
investi-
gations the required documents were
prepared
and
seven
businesses
re-
ceived
small
business
displacement
payments.
At
Taarneberg
Ross
project,
a
111
total of 32
families and
three
indi-
drawings
prepared
for
each.
Seven
viduals were
relocated
from
Polly-
final
property
surveys
have
been
berg. Fifteen claims
for moving ex-
completed and
notices
of improve-
penses were paid in the amount of
ments required to meet property re-
|865.70.
Nineteen
structures
were
habilitation
standards,
sent
to
the
inspected
and
complete
floor
plan
owners.
112
DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY AND
PROCUREMENT
Personnel:
119
The Office of the Commissioner
is
charged with the administration and
general
supervision
of
the
Depart-
ment's
activities. The
functions
of
administration,
personnel,
budget,
finance, and tax appeals are also di-
rected from this office.
During
the
fiscal
year
the
print-
ing and graphic
sections were
relo-
cated to building No.
1
(1st floor) in
the Submarine
Base. With
the
ex-
ception of the central warehouse and
Division
of Transportation,
all
ac-
tivities
are now
located under one
roof.
The
Virgin
Islands Tax Review
Board heard and completed decision
on 98 pending tax appeal
cases. In
addition
it
received
and
handled
398 of the 431
tax appeals
filed
for
the
1968 tax year.
The St. Croix office has been given
greater
responsibilities
in
the
con-
duct of business pertaining
to
that
island. The
Deputy
Commissioner
on
St. Croix
is now
authorized
to
execute
documents
where
the
amount does not exceed
$100,000.
Division
of Accounting
The
division
administered
the
operating accounts
for the Division
of the Department of Property and
Procurement,
as well
as
the
rental,
equipment,
advertising and promo-
tion,
and
transportation
accounts
Operating Appropriation:
$1,032,506
for
the
various
departments
and
agencies
of the Government of the
Virgin
Islands.
Appropriations
for
the
activities of the Department
to-
taled $1,002,306.
In addition
to 2,756
requisitions,
927
miscellaneous
disbursement
vouchers were processed during the
fiscal year.
Division
of Procurement and
Supply
The bulk of purchases made dur-
ing
fiscal year 1969-70 amounted to
10,395 with
a
dollar value
of
$10,-
761,833.63. Supply contracts
totaled
989,
amounting
to
$3,874,124.83.
There were 46 construction contracts
amounting
to
$2,652,340.17,
nine
professional contracts amounting
to
$23,734.16,
and
355
miscellaneous
contracts totaling $889,661.55. There
also were 436 purchases made under
existing
contracts
of
the
General
Services
Administration
totaling
$615,928.78. The number
of
direct
purchases totaled 7,560 and amount-
ed
to $2,706,044.14.
The number
of
purchase
orders
issued does not cover requisition for
over-the-counter
purchases
under
$100,
nor do
they
include
requisi-
tions
issued
against
term
contracts
starting
July
1,
1969,
and
ending
June
30," 1970.
The largest contract awarded dur-
113
ing
this
fiscal year was to Pizzagalli
Corporation in the amount of $776,-
535,
for
the
Bethlehem
Gut
and
Southwest Interceptor on the island
of St. Croix.
Greater emphasis has been placed
on the "earmarking" of funds prior
to
the execution
of
contracts. This
is
to insure that money
is available
for payments of the contracts when
due.
A purchase order check system
is
under consideration and
is expected
to expedite payment
of small
local
accounts.
Division of Property, Weights and
Measures
Among
the
land
that
was
ac-
quired during
this
fiscal year were
parcels Nos.
1 and
lA, Estate Gold-
en
Grove,
St.
Croix,
comprising
97.87
acres and
parcel No.
20,
Fry-
densborg-Slob
and
Upper
Bethle-
hem,
St.
Croix,
comprising
98.8369
acres. The
acquisition
cost
of
the
parcels of Golden Grove, on which
a new penitentiary will be construct-
ed, was $616,000. Parcel No. 20 Fry-
densborg-Slob and Upper Bethlehem
was
received
as
surplus
property,
through
the
General
Services
Ad-
ministration,
to
be
used
solely
for
health purposes.
The Government
is
endeavoring
to acquire
a portion
of Coki Point
and
200
acres
of
land
at
Estate
Lovenlund in St. Thomas, for beach
and
recreational
purposes.
Negotia-
tions are underway to acquire build-
ings on the three islands to be used
for
additional
office
space
and
a
school.
Large
tracts
of land on
St.
Croix
are
being
appraised. When
obtained they will be used for hous-
ing and other public purposes.
Weights
and
measures
activities
have been accelerated. Daily inspec-
tions are made of weighing and meas-
uring devices.
Assistance was given to the Census
Bureau and
Tektite
program.
Sev-
eral items of equipment were made
available
to
enable
them
to
carry
out
their programs.
Division of Transportation
Demands for services from the di-
vision have been steadily increasing.
At present 160 vehicles are being re-
paired
and
maintained.
Four new
cars
to
replace
older models
have
been ordered from the General Serv-
ices
Administration.
In addition to the cars maintained
by the divisions in
St. Thomas, gas-
oline
is now being dispensed
to ve-
hicles of
the Department of Public
Safety. In
St.
Croix, where
there
is
no motor pool, a gasoline pump has
been
installed
by
the
Division
to
supply Government vehicles.
114
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
Personnel: 40
Operating Appropriation:
$630,379
While
the bulk
of
the
litigation
in
which
the
Department
of Law
was involved during fiscal year 1970
was centered around interpretations
of the Internal Revenue Code,
the
most significant of
its
activities was
in the area of Civil Rights.
In the case of the Government
of
the Virgin Islands vs. Puerto Rican-
cars, Inc., the Government instituted
an
action
to
enjoin
the defendant
from operating a car rental business
in
the Virgin
Islands by reason
of
allegedly discriminatory practices on
the
part
of
the defendant with
re-
spect to Virgin Islanders. The action
was brought under both the Federal
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964
and
the
Civil Rights Law of
the Virgin
Is-
lands.
In a second action, on the theory
that
they
were
denied
the
equal
protection of the laws, the plaintiffs,
nonresident children
of school
age,
in the case of Hosier vs. Evans, et al,
prayed for declaratory and injunctive
relief
for
themselves and on behalf
of
all other
noncitizen
children
re-
questing that the court adjudge that
they are entitled
to attend the pub-
lic
schools
of
the
Virgin
Islands.
Judge
Almeric
Christian,
judge
of
the District Court of the Virgin
Is-
lands,
directed
that
neither
the
de-
fendants, nor any persons, or agency
acting on behalf of the Government
shall
in
any
way
set
up
United
States
citizenship
as
a
criterion
for
admission
to
any
of
the
public
schools
of
the
Virgin
Islands
and
further
ordered
that
the
plaintiffs
and members of their class be admit-
ted into the public schools as of the
school
term
commencing
in
the
month
of
September
1970,
with
their admission
to be on
the same
and equal basis as children who are
U.S.
citizens.
As
a
result
of
this
decision,
the
Department of Education
at the
di-
rection of the Governor has acceler-
ated
a
program,
initiated
prior
to
the institution of the lawsuit
to
ac-
commodate
noncitizen
children
of
school
age,
lawfully resident
in
the
Virgin
Islands.
In the case of Chapman,
et al
vs.
Gerard,
et al the
plaintiff instituted
a
declaratory judgment
action,
de-
claring
17
V.I.C.
S173
unconstitu-
tional insofar as
it bars him by rea-
son
of
his
noncitizen
status
from
participation
in
the Virgin
Islands
territorial
scholarship
fund. Unlike
the
plaintiffs in the Hosier case, the
plaintiff
in
this
case was
an
alien
admitted
to permanent residence in
the
United
States
who
graduated
from St. Croix Central High in June
1969.
His
application
for
a
loan
was
denied
because
of
the
citizen-
ship
requirement
of
section
173.
The
court
held
that
insofar
as
17
V.I.C.
S173
sets up
as
a
condition
for participation in
the progiam of
grants under the
territorial
scholar-
ship
fund
that
an
applicant
be
a
citizen
of
the
United
States,
"it
115
constitutes
a
clear
violation
of
the
equal
protection
clause
of the
14th
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the United
States, and
is,
therefore,
invalid ....
If
this
plaintiff's
ap-
plication be rejected, such rejection
must be based on any or
all of the
other factors that are taken into con-
sideration
when
a
citizen
applies,
but in no event may he be debarred
solely by reason of his alienage."
The Honorable Walter
J. Hickel,
Secretary of the Interior, joined with
the
Honorable
Melvin
H.
Evans,
Governor
of
the Virgin
Islands,
in
an
action
to declare null and void
and of no
legal
effect
act No. 2375
which established the Virgin Islands
Port Authority.
The
complaint
alleged
that
the
Legislature,
acting
in
excess
of
its
authority,
enacted
act
No.
2375
which purported to alter the funda-
mental structure of the Government
so
as
to
infringe
deeply upon
the
powers vested by law in the Gover-
nor and upon the supervisory power
of
the
Secretary
of
Interior. The
provisions of act No. 2375 were
fur-
ther challenged by reason of the fact
that the Port Authority was granted
the power to incur indebtedness and
to
issue
general
obligation
bonds
therefore in contravention
of section
8
of
the
Revised
Organic
Act,
48
U.S.C.
1574,
as
amended,
by
77
Stat.
335,
which
authorized
gen-
eral
obligation
bonds
only
for
the construction and repair of hos-
pitals,
schools,
libraries,
gymnasia,
athletic
fields, sewers, sewage dispos-
al plants, and water systems. A mo-
tion to join the Virgin Islands Port
Authority
as
a party defendant was
granted by the judge of the District
Court who, at the same time, denied
a motion
to have
the Governor
of
the
Virgin
Islands
dropped
as
a
party plaintiff and joinecl as a party
defendant. The
case
is
not
yet
at
issue since not
all of the defendants
have answered.
The
Office
of
the Attorney Gen-
eral instituted an action against two
newspapers
in the Virgin Islands to
recover
money
in
the
amount
of
321,030 and
$4,329 under
the
pro-
visions
of
31
V.I.C.
S249,
on
the
theory
that
contracts
for
the
pub-
lishing
of
extracts
from
reports
of
the
activities of the Departments of
the
Virgin
Islands
were
illegally
awarded
without
competitive
bid-
ding.
The Department of Law was host
to the 63d annual conference of the
National
Association
of
Attorneys
General. Consumer and investor pro-
tection,
organized
crime,
Federal-
State relationships, and the study of
the
offices
of
the
attorneys
general
throughout
the United
States were
the
principal themes
of
the
confer-
ence.
As
the
chief law enforcement
of-
ficer of the Government of the Vir-
gin
Islands,
the
Attorney
General
attended
a
conference
in
Athens,
Ga.,
on
the
subject
of
organized
crime. Concrete results from attend-
ance
at
this
conference
as
well
as
conferences
in
Florida, have
led
to
the
development
of
a communica-
tions network joining the Virgin
Is-
lands
to
Puerto
Rico
and
the
United
States
mainland
through
Florida. Criminal records and other
information
in
the
files of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation and the
intelligence
bureaus
of
State
and
city
police
can now
be
relayed
al-
most
instantaneously
to
the Virgin
Islands. In
addition,
legislation
has
been
developed,
patterned
after
Rhode
Island
and
Florida,
to
au-
thorize
the
Attorney'
General
to
move
for the
dissolution of
a
corp-
oration which
is financed by money
obtained from illegal activities, such
116
as gambling, prostitution, and book-
making.
The
Department
of Law
again
played a significant role in the area
of
legislation,
preparing
or
review-
ing approximately
500
bills.
The
continuing
increase
in
gov-
ernmental
activities
was
again
re-
flected in the corresponding increase
in
the number and
types
of
legal
documents which
the
Office
of
the
Attorney General was called upon to
prepare. To
the
customary
deeds,
leases,
releases,
waivers,
contracts,
opinions and regulations, were add-
ed
the
promissory
notes,
chattel
mortgages,
security
agreements,
ap-
plications and other forms
used
in
the recently established Small Busi-
ness Agency. In addition, the Attor-
ney
General
participated
in
the
preparation
of
the
necessary
docu-
ments
in
connection with
the
issu-
ance
of $20
million
electric power
bonds by
the Virgin
Islands Water
and Power Authority.
Strikes, or threats of strikes on the
part of Government employees, also
keynoted
fiscal
year
1970,
entering
for
the
first time
into
the
relation-
ship
between
employees
and
the
Government
of
the Virgin
Islands.
The Department of Law participated
in
proceeding
for
the
recognition
of
collective
bargaining
representa-
tives
as
well
as
the
negotiations
leading
up
to
the
execution
of
contracts between the union and the
departments
of
the
Government.
The
provisions
of
the
contracts
re-
lating to the
salaries and pay scales
affecting
Government
employment
caused numerous changes in the sta-
tutory pay plan. This raised a ques-
tion
as
to
whether wage
increases
should be omitted from labor nego-
tiations
and
permitted
to
remain
only in the area of legislative action
uninfluenced by labor
negotiations,
leaving
working
conditions
and
fringe
benefits
to
negotiation
and
bargaining.
Such departments and agencies as
the Department
of Finance, Labor,
Property
and
Procurement,
Social
Welfare, Public Safety, and the Vir-
gin
Islands Water and Power Au-
thority
asked
for
the
full-time
assignment
of
staff
attorneys.
A
full-time attorney was assigned dur-
ing fiscal 1970
to the Virgin Islands
Urban Renewal
Board. The
Attor-
ney General's
staff also assumed the
duty
of
preparing
and
filing
all
criminal
misdemeanor
complaints,
including traffic offenses.
117
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Personnel: 609
Operating Appropriation:
$4,852,248
The Department of Public Safety
is responsible for
all areas of police
operations,
preventing and
fighting
fires,
corrections,
parole
and
the
office of the marshal.
During the fiscal year, the Depart-
ment
added
more
staff,
expanded
physical
facilities and appointed an
acting
departmental
business man-
ager,
all
steps designed
to improve
efficiency.
At the end of the year, there were
234 police officers, a ratio of one of-
ficer
for
every 315
residents
of
the
Islands.
Because
of
a more
aggres-
sive
recruiting
program,
70
vacan-
cies were
filled.
The
firefighters responded
to 760
fire
calls during
fiscal
1970
as com-
pared with 298 calls the year before.
Grants were awarded
to
the De-
partment by the Virgin Islands Law
Enforcement Commission which per-
mitted
improvement
of
the
opera-
tions of the Department in the fields
of
communications,
criminal
inves-
tigation, juvenile affairs, corrections,
and staff development.
There
were
numerous
improve-
ments
in
the
area
of
police
opera-
tions. With
the
institution
of "Op-
eration
Accident
Prevention,"
the
number
of vehicular
accidents and
fatalities
decreased.
The
Patrol
Bureau
received
al-
most
15,000
calls
during
the
year.
Of
this
number,
4,599
required
action
by
the
Patrol
Bureau,
the
others were handled by the investiga-
tion
or
traffic
bureaus.
In
this
period, 912 people were arrested and
court
charges
were
filed
against
1,139
persons. The
Bureau
of
In-
vestigation handled 12 percent more
cases during
fiscal
1970 than in the
preceding year.
In
the
area
of
communications,
12 new, improved radio
units were
purchased and
installed
in
vehicles
of
the Department;
a
repeater was
placed on Recovery Hill in St. Croix.
These
acquisitions
afford
a
more
extensive
and
better
quality
radio
communications
coverage.
Radio
communication was established also
with the Office of Civil Defense. In
the near
future,
several walkie-talk-
ies will be purchased for use by per-
sonnel on special details away from
other modes
of
communication. A
new
police
teletype system was put
into
effect
connecting
St. Thomas
and
St. Croix. In addition,
teletype
operations were established between
the Virgin Island, Puerto Rico, and
United
States
mainland
offices
of
law enforcement
agencies.
A
sector
patrol
system
was
put
into
effect
to provide complete cov-
erage
of
St. Thomas and
St. Croix
via mobile
police
vehicles. Twelve
cars and nine motorcycles were
ac-
quired—replacing some
older mod-
els and augmenting the number of
vehicles
available
for
police
opera-
tion.
A
Bureau
of
Juvenile
Affairs,
funded by
the
Virgin
Islands Law
118
Enforcement Commission, was estab-
lished and began formal operations
December
1,1969. The emphasis
of
its
activities
is on
prevention
and
the Bureau
has adopted
as
its
phi-
losophy
"Help
Through
Service."
The Bureau was staffed after an
in-
tensive
13-week
training
program
and
juvenile
delinquency
contact
cards
were
introduced
so
that
sta-
tistics on
this area can be compiled
on
a
sound
basis.
Whereas
there
were 248 cases handled by the police
in
fiscal
1969,
fiscal
1970
recorded
465
cases,
307 on
St. Thomas and
158 on
St.
Croix. Of the
total, 413
were male and 52
female.
In
conjunction
with
other
agen-
cies,
the
Department
formulated
plans for two major operations. The
first,
in cooperation with
the
Office
of Civil Defense,
is designed
to
set
up procedures
in
the event of hur-
ricane,
flood,
airplane
crash,
or
similar
disasters.
The
second,
de-
veloped with
the
assistance
of
rep-
resentatives
of
the
North
Atlantic
Fleet, deals with procedures
in case
of riot or
civil commotion. Depart-
ment personnel are being given spe-
cialized
training
in
dealing
with
such
emergencies.
Highway
Safety
A
total
of
23,172
vehicles
of
all
types were registered as operating in
the
Islands
during
the
fiscal
year.
There were a total of 4,578 accidents
during
the
period;
1,792
on
St.
Croix, and 2,786 on St. Thomas and
St. John. In
all,
1,428 persons were
injured;
642 on
St.
Croix and
786
on the other two islands. There were
19
fatalities
as a result of
traffic
ac-
cidents.
A new vehicle inspection lane was
constructed
at
Estate Anna's Hope
in
St. Croix and a new building
to
house
the
Traffic and
License
Bu-
reau
in
Christiansted was
complet-
ed. More
traffic signs and lines were
installed.
During
fiscal
1970-71,
the
licens-
ing operation
will be placed under
the
Bureau
of
Business
Manage-
ment. There were about
16
officers
engaged
in
nonpolice
or
clerical
tasks in this Bureau. This group will
be restored
to the Patrol Bureau
as
soon as possible to reassume regular
police
duties.
Bureau
of Criminal Investigation
A total of 2,922 cases were handled
by the Bureau, an increase over the
2,616 handled the year before.
The Department of Public Safety
has a unit
specifically charged with
criminal intelligence functions. The
prime
objective
of
the criminal
in-
telligence unit
is
to gather,
analyze,
and
disseminate
information about
organized crime and
vice.
The
unit
became
a
full
voting
member
of law enforcement
intelli-
gence units in the United States and
Canada, and received tribute for
as-
sistance given—for example, the unit
was responsible for the apprehension
of
four
fugitives
from
the
United
States mainland in our jurisdiction.
The
unit has been linked
via
tele-
type
to
the
Florida Department
of
Law
Enforcement
and
the
Puerto
Rico
Police
Department,
and
through relays to the F.B.I. National
Crime Information Center in Wash-
ington,
D.C., and
other
individual
States and Canada.
Since
the open-
ing of the
circuits,
the criminal
in-
telligence
unit
has
sent and/or
re-
ceived
215
messages
at
no
cost
to
the Virgin
Islands Government.
Home Guards
Increasing
demands
for
police
services make
the Home Guard
a
vital
part of
the Department. Dur-
119
ing the fiscal year, the Home Guards
continued
to
assist
in
providing
coverage at numerous functions. On
St.
Croix
they
were
especially
val-
uable
in
directing
traffic. Some
of
the Home
Guards
functioned,
for
the
first
time,
as imdercover
agents
for the police operations of the De-
partment.
School Guards
Once again
this group of women
performed
their
task
of
protecting
school
children
in
such
fashion
as
to bring
credit
to
the Department.
There
were
53
members
of
this
force
during
the
year,
serving
90
percent of the schools in the Virgin
Islands.
Fire Division
The
firefighters responded
to 760
fire
calls during
the
year,
of which
53
were
false
alarms.
The
dollar
value
of
fire damages amounted
to
5837,705. The
greater
damage
oc-
curred on
St. Croix which recorded
a
loss of 3677,904.90. Two-thirds of
this
loss resulted from two
fires.
Several
fires were of the grass and
brush type and plagued
the Islands
during January and May. An
inves-
tigative
unit
was
organized
during
the latter portion of the
fiscal year,
because many
of
the
January
and
May
fires appeared
to be
of
suspi-
cious origin. Several cases were pend-
ing in court at the close of the fiscal
year
as a result of the work of
this
unit.
Many
firefighters
were
added
to
the
force bringing the
total
to
109.
Funds
were
appropriated
for
the
construction of fire stations at Estate
Tutu
in
St. Thomas, Coral Bay
in
St. John, and Frederiksted and Cot-
ton Valley in
St. Croix.
During Fire Prevention Week,
all
schools,
hospitals,
and
some
busi-
nesses
were
visited,
pamphlets
on
fire prevention were distributed, and
lectures
and
demonstrations
were
given on the use of fire safety equip-
ment. During the year, 57 buildings
were condemned
as
fire hazards— 11
of which were demolished. Training
also
received
attention
during
the
year—lieutenants to corporals attend-
ed the management and supervision
seminar at the College of the Virgin
Islands;
one
fireman
was
sent
to
Hendersonville,
N.C.,
for
a
first-aid
instructor's course, and a captain at-
tended the 22d annual seminar and
meeting
of
the
International
Asso-
ciation
of Arson
Investigators.
Correction
At the close of the year there were
25
inmates
at
Fort
Christian,
925
having
been
admitted
during
the
year and 913
released. At the Rich-
mond Penitentiary there were 22 in-
mates in the detention center at the
year end and
51
long-term inmates.
At
the
Richmond
Penitentiary
a
recreation
program
was
continued
including
cricket and
basketball. A
work-release program allows inmates
to work in Government agencies
as
a means
of
retaining
contact
with
normal
society. A determined
effort
was made during the year
to
enlist
the
help
of
citizens
in
volunteer
programs
in
various
aspects
of
the
penitentiary.
Physical rehabilitation of facilities
progressed.
Richmond
Penitentiary
was
improved
by
a new
messhall,
detention
quarters,
and
a
visiting
room.
The
work
program
was
expanded to include shoe repair and
tailor
shops. The
fishing
program
was l^roadened by the acquisition of
a larger boat and more fish pots. The
site
has
been
acquired
for
a new
penitentiary on
St.
Croix.
120
Parole Board
The
Parole Board met
twice,
as
usual,
during
fiscal
year
1969-70.
In
December,
seven
inmates
were
recommended for parole; six paroles
were granted. In June,
five inmates
were recommended for parole; three
were granted. Efforts are being made
to give the inmates a clearer under-
standing
of
the
parole
system and
the work-release program.
Office of the Marshal
The
large workload
of
this
office
continued
to present problems, not-
ably the amount of time required by
deputies'
appearances
in
court and
the lack of motor vehicles. A total of
29,846
documents
were
processed
during the year.
It was recommend-
ed
that
this department be
placed
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the Mu-
nicipal Court.
Training
Two
officers
were
permitted
to
further
their
education
in
police
science
and
administration
at
the
John Jay
College
of Criminal
Jus-
tice
in New York
City. One
is ma-
joring
in
penology;
the
other
in
criminology.
In
addition,
the study
leave
for
a
detective
has
been
ex-
tended
to
permit him
to complete
a bachelor of science degree
in
po-
lice
science
and
administration
at
Howard
University
in Washington,
D.C. The enrollment of Department
personnel at the College of the Vir-
gin Islands continues to increase.
Several
in-service
training
pro-
grams were
conducted
in
order
to
update
police
methods
and
proce-
dures of the older personnel. Accen-
tuated
was
supervisory
and
com-
mand
training
for
all
captains
to
corporals;
these seminars were
con-
ducted
by
the
Federal
Bureau
of
Investigation.
In
addition, seminars
were held dealing with
police
pro-
cedures,
traffic
control,
accident
in-
vestigation,
narcotics, and
police
le-
gal decisions. During the
fiscal year,
the police
officers were able
to con-
tinue in an on-going firearms
train-
ing program.
The
police
recruit
training
pro-
gram was extended from 6 weeks
to
6 months with consequent time
for
more complete
training.
Several
in-
service
training programs were con-
ducted in conjunction with the Fed-
eral
Bureau
of
Investigation
and
other
agencies: Command
supervis-
ory
training,
police
legal
decisions,
police
procedures,
narcotics
and
dangerous drugs,
firearms, arson
in-
vestigation,
supervision
and
group
performance, and labor-management
relations. The
training
curriculum
of
the Department
will
be
further
expanded during
the coming
fiscal
year.
The training section
is staffed by
a director who
is based in St. Croix;
he
is assisted by a police lieutenant
who
is in charge of the
St. Thomas
operations,
two
patrolmen
who
function
as
training
supervisors-
one
for
each
island—and
a
prison
guard who conducts the physical ed-
ucation
program
on
both
islands.
The
training
staff
is aided by
visit-
ing part-time
instructors both from
inside and outside
the Department.
During
fiscal year
1969-70,
the em-
phasis was mainly on
police opera-
tions;
eventually,
its
program
will
extend
to cover
all areas of the De-
partment.
However,
in
addition
to
the
training
function,
the
staff
as-
sisted
in
recruitment
and
selection
of
police and
correction
personnel,
and
is charged with the administra-
tion and
supervision
of
the
Police
Cadet Corps. The staff also has been
mainly
responsible
for
its own
re-
search and development.
121
Community Relations
The Bureau of Community Rela-
tions
completed
another
fruitful
year of carrying out
its aim of
fos-
tering a good
relationship between
the
Department
and
the
public.
Through this Bureau, the public has
been kept informed of the activities
of
the
Department,
and
feedback
from the public has been channeled
to the appropriate offices in the De-
partment. The Bureau averages two
releases each day with such vital in-
formation as traffic changes, location
of
fires, crimes committed, new laws
affecting the public and old laws
to
be observed.
Many interagency programs were
conducted during
fiscal
year
1969-
70. Two such programs were: The
Lions' Club purchased and donated
100
decals
for
the Department
ve-
hicles reminding
the
public
of
the
police emergency telephone number
—915.
Ninety-five
press
cards
were
issued to the news media of the Vir-
gin
Islands
in order
to make them
more
readily
identifiable
to
the
member of this Department
as they
conduct
their
operations.
See appendix F for report of crim-
inal
cases handled.
122
THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Personnel :
46
The two divisions of the munici-
pal court— the division of St. Thomas
and
St. John
and
the
division
of
St. Croix-handled a total of
18,323
cases
in
fiscal
1970. They
operate
with a total expenditure of $400,192.
Division
of
St. Thomas and
St.
John
This
division
disposed
of
9,873
cases during the
year. The division
received
546
applications
for
mar-
riage
licenses and 492 marriages
re-
ported.
The
St. Thomas and
St. John
di-
vision collected a total of 377,901.50
from court
fines,
notary
fees,
court
costs and
fees and other charges, an
increase
of 4
percent over
the
pre-
vious
year.
In
addition,
a
total
of
$136,458.76 was deposited with
the
court for disbursement in reciprocal
and
domestic
support
cases,
repre-
senting an increase of 4 percent over
fiscal
1969.
Cash
bonds,
executions
and judgments
deposited
with
the
court
decreased
almost
16
percent
from a total of $135,624.03 for
fiscal
1969
to
$113,705.94.
Division
of
St. Croix
This
division handled
a
total
of
Operating Appropriation:
$19,400
8,450
cases during
fiscal
1970. The
division
processed
673
applications
for marriage
licenses, and 587 mar-
riages
were
reported.
Collections
for
the
division
de-
creased
approximately
7
percent,
amounting to $71,931 collected from
court
fines,
notary
fees,
court
costs
and fees and other charges compared
to
$77,076
for
the
previous
fiscal
year.
In
addition,
the
division
col-
lected a
total of $185,818.41
for dis-
bursements in reciprocal and domes-
tic support
cases,
as compared with
the $171,635.15 collected in the pre-
vious
year. Cash
bonds,
executions,
and judgments handled by the divi-
sion amounted
to $232,783.07 com-
pared
to
$248,876.69
for
the
pre-
vious fiscal year.
The court was given increased in-
dependence
as a separate branch of
the Government by
the
passage by
the Legislature and the approval of
the Governor of a lump sum budget
for the
fiscal year
1970-71.
Another
legislative
act, approved
June 26,
1970, provided for a course
in
stenotype
in
lieu
of
shorthand
given
by
the
Department
of
Edu-
cation.
This
step was
taken
to
in-
crease the potential number of court
reporters.
123
OFFICE OF PROBATION AND PAROLE
Personnel:
11
Operating Appropriation:
$111,223
Since
its
establishment
in
1958,
the
courts
have
relied
increasingly
upon
assistance from
the
Office
of
Probation
and
Parole.
The
office
submits presentence reports on indi-
viduals
awaiting
sentence,
prepares
reports on contempt matters pertain-
ing to child support, supervises per-
sons placed on probation and parole
and, in general,
assists the courts in
whatever manner
the
judges deem
necessary.
The
Office
of Probation and
Pa-
role
handled
a
total
of
417
cases
during the year ended June 30, 1970.
Of
this
load, 256 were
for
the mu-
nicipal
court,
125
for
the
district
court, 24 reports for other states, and
12 preparaloe
applications.
At
the
beginning
of
fiscal
1970,
a
total
of 419
persons were under
supervision.
During
the
year,
225
cases were referred
to
the
office
for
supervision and
at
the end
of
the
year, the number was
381.
Along with
increasing
prosperity
and
population
there
has been
an
increase
in
the crime
rate, and
the
Office
of
Probation
and
Parole
is
presently heavily burdened with
re-
quests from
the
five judges
for
in-
formation
on
individuals who
ap-
pear before them.
Also contributing to this increased
work load
is the
fact that the Office
of Probation and
Parole
is becom-
ing better known to mainland agen-
cies through
its
affiliation with
the
Interstate Compact
Administration.
It
is handling increased requests for
information
on
persons who,
once
having
lived
in
the Virgin
Islands,
are now involved with the courts on
the mainland
or who,
for
rehabili-
tation purposes,
are requesting
per-
mission
to relocate
in
the
Islands.
To alleviate the problem of heav-
ier workload, the office during fiscal
1970
hired more
probation
officers.
In
St. Thomas
the
addition
of
a
woman
probation
officer
greatly
increased
the
efficiency
of
the
de-
partment
in
dealing
with
female
probationers.
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OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE
Personnel :
5
Operating Appropriation:
$66,570
The primary responsibility of the
Office
of
Civil
Defense
is
the
sur-
vival of the population in the
face
of disaster, either natural or nuclear.
By reason
of
a
Federal
grant
to
the Territory,
a plan
for
the emer-
gency management of resources was
prepared,
submitted
for
review
to
the
Office
of Emergency
Prepared-
ness,
Executive
Offices
of
the
Pres-
ident, Washington, D.C., and accept-
ed
as workable and
operational
to
meet the requirements of the Terri-
tory in the event of disaster whether
man-made or natural.
Major
program
emphasis
was
given
to
the planning and develop-
ment of a system of communication
embracing the islands of St. Thomas,
St. Croix, and
St. John
in times of
emergency and for day-to-day usage.
This was accomplished by two
ap-
propriations totaling $70,000, which
permitted the office to move from re-
stricted telephonic service to a more
sophisticated VHF-FM radio emer-
gency network involving the
use of
portable
transistorized
transceivers
in conjunction with a system of base
and
repeater
stations
strategically
placed to insure immediate response
in
the
handling
of
operations
be-
tween
this
office and the
field. Base
stations were placed in Government
House, in St. Thomas and St. Croix,
and in the Office of the Administra-
tor of
St. John
in addition
to
that
at Civil Defense headquarters in
St.
Thomas. Repeater
stations were
lo-
cated at Mountain Top, St. Thomas;
at Recovery
Hill,
St. Croix; and
at
Mammie
Hill in
St. John. The
re-
sult
is
blanket
radio
coverage and
control
of
all
three
islands.
Chris-
tiansted
and
Frederiksted
towns
have
been
successfully
linked
to-
gether, and Coral Bay
in
St. John
which could only be reached by spas-
modic telephone communication,
is
now within touch of Cruz Bay and
the
sister
islands by
the
flick
of
a
finger.
In 1969, the office became involved
in a
series of incidents which tested
and proved
its
effectiveness
in
rela-
tion
to
the communities
it
serves.
During
the
earlier
part
of
the
year, a series of bush
fires broke out
throughout the islands of St. Thomas
and St. Croix. Because of dry weath-
er,
our
field
personnel were
called
upon
to
assist
the
Insular Fire De-
partment
in
providing manpower,
water,
and
relaying
dispatches
to
police
headquarters,
public
works,
and
private
industry
for
help and
services needed
in
the
fire
areas.
In April
of
1970
torrential
rains
descended upon
the
island causing
mudslides,
damage
to
roads
and
highways,
clogging
sewers
as
well
as damaging watermains. The
staff
and
field
operations
personnel
co-
ordinated assistance and participated
in
traffic
control,
sandbagged
the
Queen
Louise Home,
assisted
flood
victims
in
relocating and
provided
125
emergency
transportation
for
chil-
dren from schools to home.
When a DC-9 bound from Puerto
Rico
to another Caribbean
destina-
tion crashed off the northeastern tip
of
St.
Croix
with
63
passengers
aboard,
our
radio
communication
system again played a part in rescue
operations
by
relaying
instructions
to and from
the
Charles Harwood
Hospital in Christiansted where the
injured were being taken.
Just
prior
to
the
close
of
April
1970, we were
alerted
to
the need
for
additional
portable
transceivers
to
assist
the Department
of Public
Safety
in
its enforcement
activities,
both in St. Thomas and in St. Croix.
To meet
the
need,
some
10
units
formerly
operating on
the
fire
de-
partment
frequency
were
recrystal-
lized and placed on the civil defense
frequency. With
this increased com-
municating
capability,
the
Depart-
ment
of
Public
Safety was
able
to
solve
several major crimes and
dis-
turbances
on
the
islands
of
St.
Thomas and
St. Croix.
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VIRGIN ISLANDS PLANNING BOARD
Personnel:
26
Operating Appropriation:
$298,821
The
Virgin
Islands
Planning
Board,
in
the
office
of
the
Gover-
nor,
is charged with the preparation
of comprehensive and general plans
for
adoption,
after
public
hearing,
by
the
Legislature
as
the
basis
for
the development
of
the
Virgin
Is-
lands.
In
addition,
the
Planning
Board is responsible for the adoption
and the administration of approved
zoning
regulations
establishing
the
construction
use,
and development
of
lands,
buildings, and
structures;
heigh
of
buildings;
population
density;
business
and
advertis-
ing
signs;
lot
sizes
and
coverage;
subdivision of land; orderly develop-
ment
of
prospective
street
systems
in
the Virgin
Islands.
Further,
the
Planning
Board
is
authorized
to
provide planning
assistance
to any
public agency or body of the Virgin
Islands.
The Board functions as an advis-
ory body
to
the
Governor,
and
is
composed
of
13
territorial
citizens
appointed by the Governor and con-
firmed by
the
Legislature
for
stag-
gered
terms of
office.
New Assignments During the
Fiscal Year
The
Governor
appointed
the
planning
director
as
representative
of
the
Virgin
Islands
to
the
Eco-
nomic Development Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, mak-
ing him responsible for updating of
the
overall
economic
development
plan
for
the Virgin
Islands
as well
as
reviewing
and
endorsing
appli-
cations
for financial assistance from
EDA.
The Board was
also assigned the
responsibility for developing a water
resources development plan.
Public Hearings
No
significant
changes
occurred
in
the
pattern
of
public
hearings
held during the
fiscal
year. At
the
30 public hearings held during the
year, a
total of 297 items were han-
dled. This represents an increase of
35
items
or
13
percent
over
the
previous
year.
From
seven
to
19
items
were
heard
at each of the monthly pub-
lic
hearings
held
at
Government
House, Christiansted,
St. Croix. On
St. Thomas
from
five
to
21
items
were heard
at each of the monthly
public
hearings
held
in
the
Plan-
ning Board Office at the Submarine
Base. At each public hearing, a wide
variety of special exceptions was dis-
cussed.
At the six public hearings held at
the Julius Sprauve School, Cruz Bay,
St. John,
14 requests
for special ex-
ception
and
one
request
for
vari-
ance to lot size were heard.
Zoning Administration
During the
fiscal
year,
a
total of
310
applications
for
special
excep-
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tions
or
variances
were
received;
231
were
processed by
the
staff
of
which
186
were
granted
by
the
Board, and 33 were denied.
The
most
significant
combined
variance and special exception grant-
ed was
the Ha'Penny Bay complex
on
St. Croix consisting of three 21-
story
apartment
towers
with
232
units each, and a 25-story hotel with
560
units.
Other significant hotel special ex-
ceptions granted included: 500 hotel
rooms
at Enfield Green, 400
at
Lit-
tle
Princess,
343
at La
Vallee, and
200 each at Cane Bay, Judith Fancy,
St. John,
Salt
River, and Welcome
Estates,
St.
Croix;
400
hotel rooms
and 316 hotel rooms
at Smith Bay,
300
at
Bolongo
Bay,
178
at
Hull
Bay,
150
at Bakkeroe,
St. Thomas;
197 hotel rooms at Chocolate Hole,
St. John.
A
23-acre regional shopping
cen-
ter at Concordia,
St. Croix, was also
granted a special exception.
A marine sciences teaching facility
of Fairleigh Dickinson University at
Estate
North
Slob,
St.
Croix,
was
granted a special exception. A dor-
mitory, dining hall, classrooms, and
laboratory are to be included in the
campus development.
On
St.
Thomas,
the
Antilles
School
was
permitted
to
be
relo-
cated
to Frenchman's Bay;
a school
for
the
Apostolic
Faith Church
to
be built
at Smith Bay.
Development of
St. John
Among the
special exceptions
re-
quested for activities on St. John was
the
Chocolate
Hole
condominium
hotel complex with
a potential 310
sleeping areas (hotel rooms) on
12.5-
acre
site. In
its approval of the
site
for
hotel and apartment
use,
plus
275
seat
capacity
to
197 bedrooms,
the Board required the provision of
adequate employee housing.
Subdivisions
By action of
the
Legislature
(act
No.
2439)
it
is no longer necessary
for a developer to petition the Plan-
ning Board
to approve
subdivision
plans; instead the Planning Director
is authorized to approve such plans.
The Planning Director approved
a
total of 61 preliminary plats or gen-
eral
subdivision
plans with
a
total
of 897
lots on 554 acres during the
fiscal
year.
He
also
approved
62
final
plats, with a total of 1,340 lots
on 858 acres.
Proposed Zoning Ordinance
A new zoning ordinance,
the
re-
sult of a 2-year study of existing land
uses,
zoning
laws
and
practices
in
the
Virgin
Islands,
was
completed
by
Walter
H.
Blucher,
planning
consultant of Arlington, Vt., through
cooperation of both
staff and mem-
bers of the Planning Board and of
local officials and businessmen. This
project,
number
V.I. P. -4,
was
fi-
nanced in part with
a planning
as-
sistance grant from the Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Develop-
ment under the provisions of section
701
of the housing act
as amended.
The proposed ordinance takes into
consideration
among
other
things
the
laws
applicable
to
the
Virgin
Islands;
the
topography,
traditions,
and customs
of building;
the econ-
omy of the Territory and the need
for land
suitable
for
light industry
and
for
low-cost
housing. The
re-
sulting proposal
is clear and specific
in
the
legulations
and
conditions
which
it
establishes
governing
the
erection
of
buildings,
and
use
of
land and water
for
trade,
industry,
residence,
and
other
specified
pur-
poses.
The islands would be divided into
zoning
districts
within
which
cer-
tain
uses
would
be
permitted
by
128
right and
others by
condition.
All
necessary
terms
would
be
clearly
defined.
The
kind
and
classes
of
each
use would
be
designated
for
which
buildings
and
other
struc-
tures
could
be
permitted
to
be
erected,
constructed,
reconstructed,
altered,
repaired,
or
used
in
each
district. Lot occupancy and popula-
tion density would be regulated and
limited.
Minimum-size
yards
and
other open spaces would be provid-
ed.
Off-street
parking and
loading
requirements would be
established.
Finally, a penalty would be provided
for the violation of the ordinance.
The
proposed
zoning
ordinance
was approved
in
principle on May
21, 1970, by the Virgin Islands Plan-
ning Board.
Prior
to
the
presenta-
tion
to
the
Legislature,
a
series
of
discussions and
public
hearings
of
the ordinance will be held with
lo-
cal
civic
and
professional
associa-
tions, and the community.
Hotel Development
Tourism
has
been
the
major
source of income
for the Territory.
It has been thought
that the more
hotel
rooms
available,
the
greater
the
typical individual income. The
total cost of such development, how-
ever, has not been
fully considered.
The Legislature of the Virgin
Is-
lands
sought
statistical
material
from
the
Planning Board
concern-
ing
hotel
rooms
available,
under
construction, and
others
for which
special exception had been granted
but construction had not yet begun.
At
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year,
the
updated hotel room figures
(includ-
ing
privately,
corporately, and
con-
dominium-owned
hotels)
were
the
following:
St. Croix
St. Thomas
St. John
Total
Available
(estimate)
1,667
2,529
257
4,453
Under construction (PWD)
237
237
Granted
fiscal year 1969
2,478
2,351
20
4,849
Granted
fiscal
year
1970
3,457
1,689
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5,271
The
Planning Board
established
a
policy
requiring
any
hotel
for
which a special exception would be
granted to have as accessory to their
principal
facilities, housing
for em-
ployees to the hotel. A study under-
taken by the
staff of employment in
35 hotels found that the number of
employees was
related
to
the num-
ber of rooms, efficiency of layout and
design,
management
policies,
va-
cancy
rates, and
facilities.
Preservation of Historic Assets
For
2
years,
since
the
passage
of
enabling legislation "To Provide for
the
Conservation
and
Preservation
of
Historic and
Cultural
Assets
of
the
Virgin
Islands,
and
for
Other
Purposes"
(act
2258),
the Planning
Board has been concerned with
its
implementation
and
enforcement.
Twenty-two
applications
for
the
approval of changes to architectural
features within the Charlotte Amalie
historic
and
architectural
control
district were granted during the
fis-
cal year, and
five within
the Chris-
tiansted
district.
General
standards
to
guide
the
approval of the erection and display
of signs, certain appurtenant fixtures,
and change of color have been
pre-
pared by the
staff for submission
to
the Planning Board.
The cooperation of interested shop
and/or property owners
is being en-
listed
to enforce the
legislation and
to
strengthen
the unique
character
of
the
shopping
areas.
129
School Site Plans
At
the
request
of
the Virgin
Is-
lands Department of Education, the
Planning Board
staff prepared sche-
matic plans and reviewed bid
pro-
posals
for an elementary
school
to
be
located
at
Estate Lindberg Bay
and a secondary school to be located
at
Estate
Nazareth,
both
on
St.
Thomas. The Lindberg Bay
site
is
confirmed in space and
flat. Vehicu-
lar and pedestrian circulation would
be
separated.
Each
of
three
age
groups
(kindergarten,
grades
1-3,
and grades 4-6) would have
its own
play
areas.
These
areas
would
be
shared
with
neighboring
residents
after school hours and on weekends.
The Nazareth site
is rugged, steep,
and wooded. Small classroom build-
ings would be sited on steeper slopes
to
give
the
effect
of
a
residential
village.
Recreation
facilities would
be on
flatter
land
and
would
be
shared with the community.
Day Care Center For The
Handicapped
At the request of the Division of
Child Health and Crippled Children
Services
of
the
Virgin
Islands
De-
partment
of
Health,
a
schematic
architectural plan was designed
for
a
handicapped
children's
day-care
center. A central
sky-lit area would
be
provided
for
indoor
play.
Sur-
rounding
this area would be spaces
for other purposes. A further recom-
mendation was made
to surface the
facade
with
exposed
stone
similar
to that of the new buildings
at the
College of the Virgin Islands, which
is adjacent
to
the proposed
site
of
the
center.
Long Bay Recreation
At the request of the Office of the
Governor
and
the
Department
of
Conservation
and
Cultural
Affairs,
the
1967
plans
of
the
Planning
Board staff for the utilization of the
Long Bay
fill
area on
St. Thomas
were
revised.
Schematics
and
final
working
drawings
were
prepared
with
specifications.
Facilities would
include two tennis courts with spec-
tator
seating,
a
half-sized Olympic
swimming
pool,
wading
pool,
tot
park, general-purpose pavillion, con-
crete boardwalk, shaded sitting areas,
and depressed parking
lot.
Gramhokola Hill Site Analysis
The former naval magazine
stor-
age
area on Grambokola
Hill
be-
tween Krum and Lindberg Bays,
St.
Thomas
was
recently
acquired
by
the
local
government.
As
the
site
has development
potential of
inter-
est
to
the
Office
of
the
Governor
and the Department of Housing and
Community Renewal, a
site analysis
and feasibility study were conducted.
Conference Center
At the request of the Office of the
Governor,
five
sites on
St. Thomas
were evaluated each with regard
to
its
feasibility
as
a
location for con-
vention
facilities. Such a conference
center would serve 300 conferees and
permit expansion. Primary location-
al
features
considered
were
views,
freedom from interfering noise, and
Government ownership of the land.
Estate Nazareth
Three competitive proposals for a
Turnkey housing project on Govern-
ment land at Estate Nazareth, No.
1
Red Hook
Quarter
were
reviewed
by the Planning Board prior to the
approval of one leading to
final ne-
gotiations
between
the
developer
and the Department of Housing and
Community Renewal.
130
The Virgin Islands Planning
Office
A
broader framework was
given
territorial
planning,
shortly
before
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year, by
the
passage
of
bill
No.
4272,
act
No.
2774,
by
the
Legislature
and
the
Governor of the Virgin Islands.
A new chapter 2 was added to title
3
(executive)
of
the
Virgin
Islands
Code
creating
the
Virgin
Islands
Planning Office as an administrative
unit
within
the
executive
office
of
the Governor and providing for the
"Preparation
of
a
Comprehensive
Plan
for
the
Physical,
Social,
and
Economic Development of
the
Vir-
gin Islands and for their Purposes."
The act provides the basis
for truly
comprehensive
planning through
a
centralized
territorial
agency. The
act incorporates many of the recom-
mendations,
pertaining
to
unifying
the
planning
efforts,
of
the
Select
Commission
on
Reorganization
of
the
Government
of
the
Virgin
Is-
lands. Similar legislation was devel-
oped by
the Council
of State Gov-
ernments and has been adopted by
several
States.
131
BUREAU OF STATISTICS AND
ECONOMIC STUDIES
Personnel: 9
The Bureau of Statistics and Eco-
nomic
Studies
was
established
in
1967 and charged with three major
responsibilities:
1.
Make
available
data,
statis-
tics and analyses as requested
by
the
Governor.
2.
Recommend
improvements
in collecting, processing, and
disseminating
statistical
in-
formation
on
Government
departments and agencies.
3.
Take surveys and census of
labor force, housing, income,
food
prices, consumer
(cost-
of-living)
prices,
et
cetera,
and
conduct
studies
neces-
sary for an understanding of
economic
and
social
condi-
tions in the Virgin Islands.
The
major,
continuing
statistical
projects of the Bureau are to develop
information
on
food
prices,
labor
force, employment, and domestic net
income and gross product accounts.
In addition the Bureau has a va-
riety
of
other
duties,
during
fiscal
1970 the Bureau was involved in the
following
specific
activities:
The
U.S.
Bureau
of
the
Census
was assisted in
its work through the
Bureau's
formulating
the
question-
naire for the Virgin Islands; selecting
maps
for determining enumeration
districts; and estimating
a required
budget
to
fix
local
contribution
to
total
costs.
Operating Appropriation:
$84,095
An apparent discrepancy between
rum shipments and excise
tax reve-
nue,
was
investigated and
a
study
instituted
which
caused
the
Inter-
nal
Revenue
Service
to
add
$1.5
million
to
the
Island's
excise
tax
revenue.
Estimates
of
revenues
were
pre-
pared
for determining monthly
al-
lotments by the budget director and
projections undertaken for inclusion
in budget documents for
fiscal 1970
and
1971.
These
estimates
have
proved to be close to actual receipts.
Estimates
of
the
labor
force and
population
were
prepared
to meet
the requests of various departments.
In order
to
estimate
business
ac-
tivity
in
the
Islands,
imports from
foreign countries were compiled and
analyzed.
A survey was made to estimate the
needs
of small businesses for
loans.
Various statements were prepared
on
aspects
of
economic
planning,
program budgeting, and information
systems
for
the
use
of
the
budget
director
and
the
Commissioner
of
Finance for several purposes includ-
ing evaluation of bills to be submit-
ted
to
the
Legislature.
The
Industrial
Incentive
Board
and the Wool Board were provided
with
statements
on
tax
incentives
and
quota
determination
for
their
consideration and guidance.
132
Food Prices
National Accounts Estimates
A survey
of food
prices
is
taken
quarterly.
First
quarter,
1969
find-
ings will be reported shortly,
collec-
tion
of
data
has
been
continued
quarterly.
The procedure
used
is
the same
as
that used by the U.S. Bureau of
Labor
Statistics
as
part
of
its
con-
sumer
price index program on
the
mainland. In the Virgin Islands, 79
food
items
in
five
supermarkets-
three in
St. Thomas and two in
St.
Croix—are
priced:
The
79
items
priced
are
identical
with
those
priced on
the mainland,
thus
per-
mitting
comparison
of
food
prices
in the Virgin Islands with those on
the mainland.
Because
various
food
items
have
a
different importance
in
the
con-
sumption pattern of one community
compared
with
another,
differences
in prices are more meaningfully
re-
vealed when the comparison
is of a
"food
basket"
consisting
of
items
that
typically
meet
consumption
needs everywhere.
This project, initiated 3 years ago,
is
being
pursued
under
the
guid-
ance of an outside consultant whose
fee
is included
in
the Bureau's
ap-
propriations
by
the
Islands'
Legis-
lature.
The
preparation
of
a
system
of
national accounts
for the Virgin
Is-
lands
first
resulted
in
an
estimate
of net and gross domestic income for
1964 and
1965. Estimates of the na-
tional accounts will be extended to
1969 by
a
shortcut method. These
estimates must be considered
tenta-
tive.
A start has been made in develop-
ing a product estimate for 1964 and
1965
to match the income estimates
for those years. That
is, the estimat-
ing
procedure
has
been
outlined,
and
the information required from
the
income
tax
returns
has
been
transcribed
along with
the income
data. This additional work
is
to go
forward
in
fiscal
1971.
It
is
antici-
pated
that
tabulations
of
gross
na-
tional product
will be forthcoming
by December
1971.
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OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Personnel:
23
Operating Appropriation:
$334,924
Total
budget
for
the
Virgin
Is-
lands
Office
of Economic Opportu-
nity
for
fiscal
1970 was
$2,103,672
with $1,768,748 of this amount com-
ing from Federal funds and the bal-
ance,
$334,924,
coming
from
local
funds
appropriated
by
the
Virgin
Islands
Legislature. Major
projects,
amounts budgeted, and the name of
the
local
administering agency
are
shown in the following table:
Funding
Program
level
Local administering agency
Head
start
631,000
Department of Education.
Alien emphasis
63,678
Congress of Alien
Organizations.
Legal
services
117,000
V.
I. Community Legal
Services.
Health
outreach
30,580
Department of Health.
School-age
education
42,570
United Alien Association.
Family
education
331,852
Catholic Social Center.
VISTA
164,346
Office of the Governor.
Administration
171,196
Office of the Governor.
Economic development (fund as part of
Administration)
Neighborhood Youth Corps, out-of-school
461,900
Department of Health.
Neighborhood Youth Corps,
in-school
89,550
Office of the Governor.
Total
2,103,672
Federal Share
1,768,748
Local Share
334,924
The
executive
director
of
the
Virgin
Islands
Office
of Economic
Opportunity
is
a
staff member
of
the
Office
of the Governor. During
this
fiscal year he also served as the
community action program director.
In
this
capacity he was responsible
to the Community Action Agency.
This
office had
responsibility
for
some
11
programs
this
past
year.
They
are:
(1)
Head
Start,
which
provides
educational,
nutritional,
and medical
services
to
540 Virgin
Island
preschool
children
through
the operation
of
35
centers
(20 on
St. Thomas and
15 on
St.
Croix).
(2) Alien emphasis, which serves the
alien population
in a liaison capac-
ity,
offering
representation
and
guidance with problems, most often
related
to
Government
agencies,
work
situations, and
education
for
alien
children.
(3)
Legal
services,
Avhich provided
free legal assistance
to
financially disadvantaged
Virgin
Islanders
in some 795
legal
actions
(448
on
St.
Thomas/St. John
and
247 on
St.
Croix).
(4)
Health
out-
reach, which
provides
free medical
assistance
to Virgin Island residents
134
in
the
areas
of
on-site
diagnosis,
treatment,
referral,
screening
and
immunization
programs,
health
ed-
ucation.
X-rays,
and
consultation
concerning
nutrition
and
environ-
mental
sanitation. The two mobile
health
units served some
1,878
per-
sons
this
past
year.
(5)
School-age
education, which operates the Carib-
bean
Community
School
on
St.
Croix,
providing
basic
educational
services
to some
275
children who
would
otherwise
be
deprived
of
schooling.
(6)
Family
education,
which operates and coordinates com-
munity
development
programs
through
community
organizations
which
involve
themselves
in
such
projects
as
self-help
housing,
rat
control, clean-up programs, and
ac-
tivities
designed
to
secure
better
housing
and
roads,
more
efficient
garbage collection, more street lights,
et cetera. Last year the program mo-
tivated more than 8,000 members of
the poor community
to
participate
in over
14,000 recipient
actions.
(7)
VISTA, which
in
addition
to
pro-
viding some of
its 45 volunteers
for
work
in
related
agencies
(Legal
Services,
Health
Outreach,
Family
Services),
operates
preschool
and
remedial and
tutorial programs
for
550 Virgin Islands children
(250 in
St. Thomas,
250
in
St.
Croix, and
50
in
St.
John).
(8)
Economic
de-
velopment, which
seeks
to
aid
Vir-
gin
Islanders
in
obtaining
Small
Business
Administration
loans and
has
also applied
for funding
for
a
comprehensive
credit union
project
which
it
hopes
to
begin
this
next
year. (9) Neighborhood Youth Corps,
in-school
project,
which
provides
work experience
for youngsters
be-
tween the ages of 14 and 21 who are
still in school. This year 279 young
people
were
served,
145
of
these
during
the summer.
(10) Neighbor-
hood
Youth
Corps,
out-of-school
project, which provides work exper-
ience
for
teenagers
either
16
or
17
years old who have
left school, and
attempts
to
secure
permanent
em-
ployment
for
them,
increase
their
skills and
thus
their
employability,
or
encourage
them
to
return
to
school. Last year it served almost 300
youths.
(11)
Administration,
which
includes
coordinating
all
of
the
above
projects
with
one
another
and with related programs of other
agencies.
It
also provides
planning,
technical
assistance,
fiscal
services,
and evaluation
to each
project.
135
VIRGIN ISLANDS COMMISSION
ON YOUTH
Personnel :
5
The core membership of the Com-
mission
is
comprised
of
the
youth
delegates of the Virgin Islands 1970
White House
Conference
Plannina:
Commission. The
Commission was
successfully involved with youth
in
a wide
variety
of
activities during
the year.
One
of
the most
successful
pro-
grams of the Commission, called the
"Community Conscious Program" by
the
young
graduate
students who
conceived, wrote and desisfned
it, in-
volved over 150 young teenagers on
St. Thomas and St. Croix in a study
of community problems and commu-
nity needs. They were led by college
students and implemented some
so-
lutions to some of the problems they
studied.
The Commission has long recom-
mended driver education in the high
schools
and
expended
money
for
films,
slides,
pamphlets,
instruction
books,
et
cetera. This material was
turned
over
to
the Department
of
Education.
A committee
of
the Commission
worked with the Legislative Council
on
legislation which was approved
and went into effect for the summer
of
1970,
providing
for
a
greater
range
of employment
for youth by
providing
subsidization
for
private
and
nonprofit
agencies
to
establish
summer
projects
involving
youth
employment.
Operating Appropriation:
$58,687
The Commission devoted much of
its time and energy to planning for
the Virgin
Islands
participation
in
the
1970 White House
Conference
on Children and Youth. A working
committee was established involving-
members
of the Commission and
a
large number of the youth from
all
three
islands.
Youth
were
in
the
majority and were given
a primary
role
in
the
planning and
carrying
out
of
all
activities.
In February
1970,
after 6 months
and many
planning
meetings,
the
Virgin Islands held
its Little White
House Conference on Children and
Youth.
Three
nationally
known
speakers
addressed
the
group.
Al-
most
100 delegates attended includ-
ing youths and
adults from Puerto
Rico,
Grenada,
Antigua,
Tortola,
Barbados,
and
Dominica.
While
most of the topics covered were pri-
marily
of
interest
to Virgin Islands
youth, some time was spent discuss-
ing Caribbean problems and the re-
lationships
between
youth
of
the
Islands. A number of recommenda-
tions came out of the conference and
the young people, working through
the Youth Council have been active-
ly working to achieve fulfillment of
their recommendations.
The Commission strongly support-
ed the admittance of
all youth into
the
public
schools
system and
also
136
the alien self-help school at Barren-
spot in St. Croix.
A
number
of
significant
recom-
mendations were made by the Com-
mission
during
the
year:
among
them was one
to lower
the voting
age
to
18 years;
a
bill granting au-
thorization
for
the
Virgin
Islands
to do
this
is
presently before Con-
gress; another was
to extend absen-
tee ballots to college students, and a
bill authorizing
this
is presently in
a
subcommittee
of
the
Virgin
Is-
lands Legislature.
Several
recommendations
of
the
Commission
regarding
recreation
were
fulfilled, notably
the addition
of
facilities
to
the Pine Peace
area
in
St. John, and Roosevelt Park
in
St. Thomas.
In
addition,
the Youth Commis-
sion was represented on the follow-
ing governmental
commissions and
committees:
1.
Law
Enforcement
Commis-
sion and
its task forces on
juvenile
delinquency and
alcohol and drug
abuse.
2. Human
Resources Commis-
sion.
3.
Comprehensive health
plan-
ning.
4.
Vocational
Rehabilitation
Planning Commission.
5.
Citizens for Drug Education.
The Youth Councils on
all three
islands,
which
supply
the
young
people who serve as youth represen-
tatives to the Commission and have
helped
the
Commission
keep
in
touch with the needs, problems and
thinking of youth, were very active
during
fiscal
1970.
Representatives
of
the
councils
served on the following agencies:
The
Virgin
Islands
White
House
Conference
Planning
Committee
The District Youth Committees
The Law Enforcement Commis-
sion
The
Comprehensive
Health
Planning Commission
The
District
School
Health
Planning Committees
Vocational Rehabilitation Plan-
ning Committee
Social Welfare Board
The
District
Nutrition
Com-
mittees
The
Citizens
for Drug
Educa-
tion Inc.
The
St. Croix Drug Education
Associations,
Inc.
For
the
coming
fiscal
year
the
Commission on Youth recommended
to
the Governor
that he appoint
a
person with Cabinet status to advise
him on matters of youth needs and
to help him
establish
a youth
pol-
icy. The Governor at the close of the
year met with the Commission and
accepted
this recommendation.
137
DIVISION OF PERSONNEL
Personnel:
35
Operating Appropriation:
$318,659
Several programs provided
for in
legislation passed
last year were im-
plemented
in
fiscal
1970. A
large
number of programs to improve per-
sonnel management were carried for-
ward or initiated and the retirement
program was improved. Gradual de-
centralization lead to increasing par-
ticipation by the
St. Croix
office in
areas of recruitment,
testing,
certifi-
cation
and
position
reallocation.
The
Division
processed
2,820 new
applications, administered 4,181
ex-
aminations, and processed
1,996 ap-
pointments.
Revision
of
examinations
to
re-
late them more closely to local labor
market conditions was begun. New
examinations have been established
for
accountants,
auditors,
internal
revenue agents, and clerk typists. In
the
case
of policemen and
firemen
three
series
of
examinations
were
prepared.
In
the
area
of
classification and
compensation,
244
positions
were
audited and reallocated, and 75 new
classes were
established.
Recommendation
was made,
Oc-
tober 27,
1969,
for a comprehensive
revision to the pay schedule to avoid
any
possible
eroding
effects
to
the
merit system as a result of salary ne-
gotiations then being carried on by
some agencies with employee organi-
zations. On June
26,
1970,
act No.
2779
was
approved,
providing
for
the revision of the pay plan.
A
special
effort was made
to up-
date
the
class
specifications manual
over
the
past year because
the ma-
jority
of
the
specifications was
last
revised in 1958 and there were many
classes
for
which
no
specifications
existed. This
project
is expected
to
be completed by December
1970.
Employee development was given
new
impetus
during
the
year.
For
effective and
efficient
civil service, a
cadre of highly trained, skilled, pro-
fessional employees must be created.
The
Division
of Personnel
secured
the cooperation of the General Man-
agement
Institute
of the
U.S.
Civil
Service
Commission
for
training
employees
of
the
Virgin
Islands
Government under the Intergovern-
mental
Cooperation
Act
of
1968.
Fifty-nine employees were trained in
supervision and group performance,
27 in basic management techniques,
and 24 in employee-management re-
lations.
Under
the
provisions
of
act No.
2272, study leave was granted to 35
employees, many
of whom
are
at-
tending
the
College
of
the
Virgin
Islands. Meanwhile the Department
of
Finance
continued
its
in-service
training
by
sending
10
Internal
Revenue agents to the Internal Rev-
enue Service Academy for basic and
advanced training. The Government
service
will
benefit from
employee
development
programs
through
ef-
ficiency,
productivity,
and
general
morale.
138
Employees Retirement System,
Active
membership
records
and
contribution
accounts
were
main-
tained during
the year
for approx-
imately 7,300 members of the retire-
ment system
in
the regular
depart-
ments
of
the Government,
plus an
additional
780
in
five independent
agencies,
including
the
College
of
the Virgin
Islands, Urban Renewal
Board, V.I. Housing Authority, Port
Authority and Water
&: Power Au-
thority. In
addition
to
these
active
accounts,
the
system maintains
ap-
proximately
1,500
inactive accounts
of members who
have
been
sepa-
rated from service but have not with-
drawn their contribution to the
sys-
tem. Total accounts of the system at
the end of the year were,
therefore,
close
to
10,000.
During
the
year,
951
personal
loans to members were processed for
a total of $361,875, and 39 mortgage
loans to members were processed
to-
taling $884,591.66.
Refunds
of
contributions
were
processed to 507 separated members,
in
a
total
amount
of
$189,380.51.
Twenty-eight lump sum death bene-
fits totaling $86,958.68 were paid
to
beneficiaries of members. There were
26 retirements on account of age and
service and one non-duty
disability
retirement.
Numerous
interviews
and
counseling
sessions
were
held
with
persons
contemplating
retire-
ment in the future.
For
the
year
the
regular
retire-
ment
roll
totaled
250 and
benefits
paid were $392,262.48. A total of 161
persons were
receiving
special
pen-
sions granted by
the
Legislature
at
the end
of
the
year, and
the
total
paid in such pensions was $207,804
for the year.
At
the
close
of
the year
the
sys-
tem's investments, exclusive of loans
to
its member
as per above, were:
U.S. Treasury bonds
$3,880,000
Other Government bonds
and notes
1,612,000
Corporate Bonds
2,130,000
Total
11,622,000
Loan to Virgin Island
Housing Authority
1,800,000
Total
13,422,000
The board
of
trustees
of the
sys-
tem held
six regular meetings
dur-
ing the year. During the
latter half
of
1969, the board spent a consider-
able amount of time working on the
finalization of proposed amendments
to
the
retirement
law.
The
final
draft of these amendments was sub-
mitted
to the Governor on Novem-
ber
17,
1969. They were
passed by
the
Legislature with some
changes,
and signed into law by
the Gover-
nor on April
23,
1970.
In
addition
to
its work on
the
above-mentioned
legislation,
the
board kept a
close watch on the
fi-
nancial conditions of the system and
directed
the
investment
of
surplus
funds
in
accordance
with
advice
from the consulting actuary for the
system, as well as with consideration
of the overall financial well-being of
the members of the system.
All
applications
for
mortgage
loans were reviewed by
the
board;
32
were
approved,
and
five
disap-
proved.
Twenty-seven
annuities
granted
by
the administrator were reviewed
and approved by the board.
139
SELECTIVE SERVICE
Personnel
:
6 Compensated
25 Uncompensated
Operating Appropriation:
$50,930
Protests against the Selective Serv-
ice
System
generated
in
the
conti-
nental
United
States
affected
the
Virgin Islands early in the fiscal year
1970.
Students
returning home
for
the summer, local student and teach-
er groups, and various youth groups
began
an
active
campaign
against
Selective Service. Some were opposed
to the application of the law
itseli
to
residents
of
the
Virgin
Islands.
Other organizations became more in-
quisitive
into
the
Selective
Service
organization and how
it functioned.
From
the College of the Virgin
Is-
lands,
a group established
a "Draft
Counseling"
office in the downtown
area.
Considerable
publicity
was
given
these groups by
public news
media.
The
basic
responsibilities
of
the
System were maintained. Young men
continued
to
be
registered
as
they
attained
18 years
of
age. The
local
boards continued
to gather current
information on
registrants;
to
clas-
sify them
as
available
for
military
service or defer them for education,
essential
employment,
hardship,
or
any other
activity
if found
eligible
under
the
law;
to
select
for
prein-
duction physical examination or
in-
duction,
those
previously
found
qualified, in such numbers as to sat-
isfy
the
Virgin
Islands
induction
quota.
The monthly induction quota
fell
from
a high
of
16
to
a low of
five
per month.
A new method of selection for in-
duction
was
inaugurated.
Regis-
trants
classified available for service
were
assigned
"random
sequence
numbers"
based on
a
national
lot-
tery which fixed the order in which
they might be
called. This replaced
the
old
system
whereby
the
regis-
trant was selected in the order of his
date
of
birth—the
oldest
selected
first. The 1970 calendar year lottery
applied
to
all
available
registrants
born in the years 1944-50 inclusive.
Those not reached for induction by
the end of the year and not
other-
wise
deferred, would not expect
to
be exposed
to
the
draft short
of
a
national emergency.
As
a
follow-up, and
to make
the
lottery
more
meaningful,
occupa-
tional
and
paternity
deferments
were
discontinued,
except
to
those
already holding or being considered
for
such
deferment. A
presidential
request was made
for
legislation
to
discontinue
student
deferments.
These changes, plus low induction
quotas,
tended
to
allay
dissent
among
the many
Virgin
Islanders
subject
to
the
draft.
The
total registration in
the two
local
boards reached
11,597,
cover-
ing
registrations
from
1948.
This
represents
an
annual
increase
of
1,116 above
the
10,481
recorded
at
the close of the previous
fiscal year.
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Over
the
last
5
years
an
increase
has been
generally
observed:
1,172
in
1969;
1,094 in 1968; 771
in 1967;
and 629 in 1966.
The
heavy
registration
experi-
enced in the
last 3 years
is a direct
reflection
of
the
unusually
large
number of
aliens admitted
for
per-
manent residence falling within the
required
registration
ages.
How-
ever, many are above the age of cur-
rent
liability
for
military
service,
and the large number processed
for
induction has shown
a low
rate
of
acceptability for military service. To
a
large
extent,
they
have
already
been
removed
from
the
available
pool and placed
in other
classifica-
tions.
Classification actions are made by
local
boards;
two
of
which
(com-
prised of
five uncompensated mem-
bers each)
serve the Virgin
Islands.
Over 2,451
classifications or reclassi-
fications were made
based on
cur-
rent information gathered on
regis-
trants
by
classification
question-
naires, supplemental questionnaires,
and voluntary information supplied
by
registrants.
Class
I-A,
available
for military
service, was by
far
the
most active class as most young men
are initially placed in
this class and
subsequently removed and
reclassi-
fied
as
they were
physically exam-
ined,
their
employment
or
family
status changed, or their educational
programs were
altered. The
active
I-A pool on June 30 was
163, down
from 213 the previous year end.
Other
classifications were:
I-Y,
those
rejected
on
examina-
tion under current standards (which
would be waived during a national
emergency)
increased
from
567
to
667.
I-C inducted decreased from 296
to
183,
representing
fewer
induc-
tions.
I-C
enlisted
increased
from
557
to
604.
Many
registrants
enlist
through
the
Army
recruiter
after
being found
acceptable
for
service
by
Selective
Service.
I-S high school actually decreased
from 252
to
166.
Reclassification of
high school giaduates was expedited
in the month of June instead of de-
layed
as
probably
occurred
in
the
last year.
II-A increased from 32 to 54; the
increase due largely to deferments of
teachers and police cadets.
II-S
college
reflected
the
increas-
ing college enrollment from
166
to
198.
III-A
dependency
and
hardship
increased from 611
to 647.
Classes IV-A, IV-F, and V-A
re-
flected
marked
increases
as
more
registrants
completed
active
service
were found unacceptable or reached
over-age
for
current
liability,
re-
spectively.
The appeal board
for the Virgin
Islands, which may sustain or change
classifications rendered by
the
local
board, met
three
times
during
the
year
to consider four appeals made
by
four
Virgin
Islands
registrants
and
seven
appeals
by
seven
regis-
trants
registered outside
the Virgin
Islands, but requesting local consid-
eration of their current employment
within
the
Islands. Decisions in
all
cases
were
unanimous,
precluding
further
presidential
appeal
by any
of
the
registrants whose
cases were
so adjudicated.
Based
on
estimated
quota
and
calls,
registrants
holding
Class I-A
are
selected,
transportation
fur-
nished, and examinations effected to
build
the
necessary
examined
and
acceptable
pool from which
induc-
tees may be called. Over the past 5
years,
the
acceptability
rate
has
ranged between
35
percent and
59
percent. Reductions in mental stand-
ards implemented in fiscal year 1967
141
and
further reduced
in
fiscal
year
1968
served
to
maintain
a
barely
satisfactory rate of production from
438
registrants examined. Of
these,
209
(or 48
percent) were found
ac-
ceptable.
This
represents
an
im-
provement over
the 42
percent
ex-
perienced
last
year. A comparative
table
follows:
Years
OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISOR
OF ELECTIONS
Personnel: 14
During
fiscal
1970
no
elections
were
held
in
the
Territory
of
the
Virgin
Islands.
The Boards of Elections met regu-
larly
(once each month during
the
period July
1969,
to May
1970; and
once each week during the month of
June 1970) for the purpose of regis-
tering new
voters and/or
enrolling
electors
in
the
political
parties
of
their choice. Three
political parties
are recognized in the Virgin Islands:
the Democratic Party of the Virgin
Islands;
the Progressive Republican
Party of the Virgin Islands, and the
Independent Citizens Movement.
The
records show
that
as
of the
close
of the
last
registration before
the Primary
Election
of September
8,
1970, there were 17,974 registered
voters throughout
the
Territory
of
the
Virgin
Islands,
or
1,134
more
voters
than
were
eligible
for
the
general
election
of
November
5,
1968.
The
voters
are
registered
as
fol-
lows:
Operating Appropriation:
$120,420
St. Thomas—St. John
Democratic Party of the
Virgin
Islands
7,412
Progressive Republican Party of
the Virgin Islands
448
Independent
Citizens Movement
452
No party
affiliation
983
Total
9,295
St. Croix
Democratic Party of the
Virgin
Islands
6,405
Progressive Republican Party of
the Virgin Islands
868
Independent Citizens Movement —
471
No party
affiliation
935
Total
8,679
A
special committee was
formed
within the Board of Elections of
St.
Thomas-St.
John
to
prepare,
sug-
gest
and/or
formulate
necessary
amendments
to
the law
for submis-
sion
to
the
entire
membership
of
the boards, the Attorney General of
the Virgin Islands and/or the Legis-
lature of the Virgin Islands. Sugges-
tions were submitted and
action
is
awaited.
143
CONCLUSION
At
the
close
of
fiscal
year
1970,
the Government
of
the
Virgin
Is-
lands, prepared
for
its
first general
election of a Governor and Lieuten-
ant Governor, marking the end of an
historic era of growth and maturity
and
increasing
independence
that
has
culminated
in
the
granting
of
the
right
of
the
people
to
choose
their own chief territorial executive.
The
political,
economic,
and
so-
cial progress that has been achieved
has come rapidly in the past decade,
spurred by a Congress of the United
States
interested
in
giving
the
is-
lands greater autonomy, the increas-
ing number
of
visitors who
have
come
as a result of tourism promo-
tion by plane and by cruise ship and
by the people of the Virgin Islands'
strong desire for social gain.
Economic
prosperity
and
im-
proved
educational,
health and
so-
cial standards have become a reality,
but huge population growth within
limited
space
and
progress
itself
has
created problems
that must be
met.
The
elected
Governor
and
the
Legislature
as well
as the people of
the Virgin Islands will be challenged
to
consolidate
the
gains
that
have
been made and
to continue
to seek
social and cultural advancement for
all
residents
and
citizens
while
at
the same time preserving the natural
beauty of the islands and protecting
and
conserving
their
natural
re-
sources.
144
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COiMPARATlVE ANALYSIS OF FEES COLLECTED FOR LNSURANCE ACTIVITIES
FISCAL YEARS 1966 TO 1970
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
Certificates
of
authority
$3,375.00
$3,750.00
$4,050.00
$4,462.50
$4,687 50
Agents
licenses
4,943.68
4,805.00
5,246.17
^ 1,765.00
^ 2,165.00
Brokers
licenses
200.00
400.00
800.00
1 200.00
i 200 00
Solicitors
licenses
1,050.00
1,779.96
2,212.50
i 921.87
^ 820.00
Nonresident
agents and
brokers
4,000.00
4 750.00
Adjusters
licenses
'l20.00
'l8o'.00
Surplus
line
brokers
100.00
100.00
Gross premium
taxes
32,929.54
40,612.24
50,616.20
140,080.05
170,134.00
Filing
annual
statements
212.50
225.00
240.00
257.50
290.00
Filing
powers
of
attorney
90.00
55.00
85.00
60.00
80.00
Sale
of
insurance
booklets
53.00
34.00
35.00
83.00
139.00
Examination
fees
60.00
153.00
Totals
'
42,903.72
51,661.20
63,284.87
152,109.92
183,698.50
^ These figures reflect the reduced renewal fees resulting from the enactment of the new insurance
code.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PRODUCED AND EXPORTED AND DENATURED
ALCOHOL PRODUCED
Alcoholic beverages produced in the Virgin Islands during
fiscal year 1969-70:
Total number
of proof gallons produced
2,155,443.30
Number
of
inspections
re
bottling and/or
barrelling procedures
348
Number of
distillation or other analyses
of samples
416
Alcoholic beverages approved for exportation to the United States in proof gallons
during fiscal year 1969-70:
Rum
(proof
gallons)
1,567,115.76
Whiskey
None
Cordials,
liquors,
et
cetera
7,185.38
Number
of gallons
of denatured
alcohol produced
1,865.00
Number of proof gallons of denatured alcohol used in the manufacture of
perfume, bay rum and
toilet water,
et
cetera
5,926.31
146
APPENDIX B
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
1965-66
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APPENDIX D
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Total
tourist
expenditures
$107,006,745
TOURIST VISITORS 1968-70, By Means of Arrival
St. Thomas
St. Croix
1968-69
1969-70
1968-69
1969-70
Caribair
266,275
125,181
101,153
76,085
Pan American
71,969
78,187
50,153
52,947
Eastern
^ 3,945
11,379
^ 2,398
9,532
Trans Caribbean
=2,943
4,268
i 1,917
1,541
Air
Indies
19,454
19,805
n.a.
= 1,323
Antilles
33,030
35,541
29,763
34,668
BWIA/LIAT
12,023
17,459
7,139
9,186
Prinair
79.888
84,069
30,204
43,041
Other
air-taxis,
private,
military
53,182
57,702
7,065
9,560
Cruise
ships
195,153
230,300
18,388
20,784
Other
sea-steamers,
yachts,
and
armed
services
133.975
149,111
23.000
30.000
Totals
871,837
781,035
250,480
288.667
Total
traffic
1968-69
1,122.317
Total
traffic 1969-70
1.069.702
Decrease
52,615
^ Service from March to June.
- Service from February to June.
^ Service from February to June 1970.
COMPARATIVE CHART ON
SUBSIDIES RECEIVED
BY TAX EXEMPT FIRMS
Fiscal year Fiscal year
Fiscal year
Fiscal year
Fiscal year
Fiscal year
Item
1965=
1966
^ =
1967=
1968=
1969=
1970
Custom
duties
$482,359.35 $605,874.57
$1,332,632.53
$2,447,716.79
$6,127,812.66
>
^ $5,574,071.63
Excise
tax
696,173.04
380,536.04
342,088.78
1 = 114,860.26
Income
tax
930,018.36
946,681.02
1,181,626.06
3,281,594.18
3,486,848.68
^ 12,438,282.49
Dividend
claims
3,462.80
9,870.37
14.477.87
49,951.39
152,172.85
1303,546.62
1 These figures consist of certifications made by the Board to the end of the fiscal year in question.
= These figures represent actual payments made by the Department of Finance during
fiscal
year.
^ One
million two hundred
forty thousand seventy-nine
dollars and
five
cents
($1,240,079.05)
was
administratively
disallowed
on
claims
from
one
firm
in
accord
with
Comptroller's
Exception
No.
141-68-70.
Fourteen
thousand
five
hundred
forty-eight
dollars
sixty-four
cents
($14,548.64)
_ was
likewise
administratively
disallowed
on
claims
from
two
other
firms
in
accord
with
similarly
laid exception.
'' One
hundred
eighty-seven
thousand
eight
hundred
twenty-seven
dollars,
eighty-one
cents
($187,827.81)
in
excise
tax
claims
is
presently
being
"frozen"
pending
administrative
study
on
the validity and propriety.
^A
difference
of
$11,175.52
between
that
reported
herein
and
by
the
Department
of
Finance
represents moneys held
in escrow for a tax exempt firm on a nonsubsidy
issue.
149
A\'ERAGE WAGE AND EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTION FOR DIFFERENT TYPES
OF TAX EXEMPT INDUSTRIES, FISCAL YEAR
1970
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OPERATING AND SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
Act No.
Departments of agencies
Appropriated
The legislature:
2423/2591
Operating
appropriation
$951,901.06
2501/2649
Office of the Washington represent-
125,000.00
ative.
Office of the Governor:
2485
Operating
appropriation
346,183.00
Special appropriations:
2510
All
expenses
for
inauguration
30,000.00
of Governor.
2492
Compensation to Magdalene
3,000.00
Lynch.
2503
Virgin
Islands Public Television
200,00.00
Commission.
2485
Teacher's
development
and
310,000.00
training program.
2591/2671/T --
Salary increases
($2,330,000) and
1,440,261.00
reorganization of
filing system
($7,500).
2709
Salary increases collective
1,100,000.00
bargaining and reclassiffica-
tion of nurses.
2485/T
Governer's contingent fund: Operating
72,340.00
appropriation.
2485/2503
Office of Public Relations and Informa-
233,299.00
tion: Operating appropriation:
2485/T
Office of Economic Opportunity:
79,322.00
Operating appropriation
Special appropriations:
2454
IMatching
fund
for
the
1969
21,984.00
summer head start program.
Office of
Civil Defense:
2485
Operating
appropriation
62,365.00
Special appropriations:
2511/2588
Purchase
and
rental
of
emer-
70,000.00
gency
equipment.
2485/2591
Office of Statistics and Economic Studies:
81,593.00
Operating appropriation.
2485/2591
Vista program: Operating appropria-
104,337.00
tion.
2485/T
Division of special projects: Operating
74,619.00
appropriation.
2485/2503/T
_ -
Office of the Director of the Budget:
181,626.00
Operating appropriation.
2485
Division of Personnel: Operating
321,380.00
appropriation.
Retirement Administration:
2485
Operating
appropriation
46,168.00
2485/2523/
Special appropriations: Grants and
484,695.00
2524/2566/
contributions.
2567/2568/
2571/2637/
2667/2788
2485/T
Office of the Probation
Officer:
88,873.00
Operating appropriation.
2485/T
Virgin
Islands Planning Board:
275,877.00
Operating appropriation.
2485/2560/T
_ _
151,704.00
2485/2503/
Office of the Administrative Assistant
97,150.00
2507
for St. John: Operating appropriation.
Office of the Government Secretary:
2485/2713
Operating appropriation
__
418,943.00
Special
appropriations:
2664
Payment
of
judgment
(Daniels
250.00
vs. Government of the Virgin
Islands)
.
Department
of
Education:
2485/2518/
Operating
appropriation
11,359,931.00
2536/2556/
2591/2729
Allotted
Unallotted
$951,901.06
125,000.00
346,183.00
30,000.00
3,000.00
200,000.00
310,000.00
$1,440,261.00
1,100,000.00
72,340.00
233,299.00
78,906.00
416.00
21,984.00
61,201.00
1,164.00
69,665.00
335.00
80,174.00
1,419.00
101,861.00
2,476.00
74,309.00
310.00
180,374.00
1,252.00
318,658.00
2,722.00
44,677.00
484,495.00
Act No.
Departments of agencies
Appropriated
Allotted
Unallotted
2464
2468
..-
2485
2485
2485
2485
2485/2507
2455/2485
2485
2485
2485
2485
2485
2485
2485
2485
2485
2485
2485
2485
2485
2485
2547
2549
2552
2560
2570
2645
2602
2603
2658
2662
2742
2485/2503/
2518/2573/
2591/2751/T
2591
2591
2485/2536/
2591/2503
2557
2558
2485/2507/
2560/2591 /T
2485
2499
2485
2485
2485/2751
164
Special
appropriations:
Educational
and
cultural
trips
abroad
by
selected
high
school students.
Demonstration
projects
on
dyslexia.
Boy
Scouts
Sea
Scouts
Girl
Scouts
Compact for education
Board
of
Education
(all
ex-
penses).
Territorial
scholarship
fund
Wilmot Blyden scholarship fund-
St. John
scholarships
Training
programs
(depart-
ment)
.
Teacher's
training,
College of
the Virgin Islands.
Teacher's award fund
Scholarships
for
medicine,
law,
economics and accountancy,
engineering and
police
train-
ing.
Sheltered workshop,
St.
Croix
_ _
Vocational
education
program
(industrial
arts).
Manpower Development Training
Act.
Vocational
Rehabilitation
pro-
grams.
National
Defense
Education
Act programs.
Adult basic education program
_
In-School Neighborhood Youth
Training
Program.
Vocational
Education
Program
(occupationally
oriented)
.
Comprehensive study of bi-
lingual education.
Scholarship
loan
to Wilbur K.
Callendar.
Establishment of annual music
scholarships.
Construction
of
vocational
technical
school,
St.
Croix.
Employment
of
project
coordi-
nator
for Boy
Scouts.
St. Croix Drug Education,
Inc.
_
Compromise settlement with
contractor
for Wayne Aspin-
all and Central High Schools.
Grant
to
Island
Center,
St.
Croix
Ltd.
Joseph
A. Gomez
School
Citizens
for Drug
Education,
Inc.
Awards
for
school lunch em-
ployees.
Department of Public Works—St. Thomas
and
St. John:
Operating
appropriation
St. John road fund
St. John matching fund
Department of Public Works—St. Croix:
Operating
appropriation
Special
appropriations:
Improvement
of
race track
facilities.
Construction of ramp
for
fish-
ing boats
($20,000)
and pier
($10,000).
Department
of
Finance:
Operating
appropriation
Special
appropriations:
Income
tax,
other
tax and
license
refunds.
Establishment
of storm
claims
fund.
Internal
revenue stamp
tax
Bonding
of Government
officials
and
employees.
Claim fund
contributions
20,000.00
77,000.00
50,000.00
800.00
30,000.00
7,500.00
45,000.00
201,200.00
4,000.00
12,000.00
5,000.00
6,000.00
1,000.00
138,000.00
22,000.00
199,047.00
25,000.00
60,000.00
70,000.00
6,500.00
12,500.00
597,190.00
20,000.00
8,000.00
4,000.00
25,000.00
2,000.00
1,500.00
36,888.84
25,000.00
300.00
1,500.00
500.00
20,000.00
77,000.00
50,000.00
800.00
30,000.00
7,500.00
43,500.00
201,200.00
4,000.00
10,800.00
5,000.00
6,000.00
1,000.00
138,000.00
22,000.00
199,047.00
25,000.00
60,000.00
70,000.00
6,500.00
12,500.00
597,190.00
20,000.00
8,000.00
4,000.00
1,500.00
36,888.84
25,000.00
' "i.soo'.oo
63,839.00
9,732.00
4,000,881.00
20,000.00
30,000.00
63,839.00
9,732.00
3,862,046.00
20,000.00
2,799,831.00
2,767,960.00
75,000.00
50,000.00
450.00
8,000.00
25,000.00
75,000.00
50,000.00
450.00
8,000.00
25,000.00
1,500.00
1,200.00
25,000.00
2,000.00
300.00
500.00
6,961,941.00
6,818,198.00
143,743.00
138,835.00
30,000.00
31,871.00
Act No.
Act No.
Departments of agencies
Appropriated
Allotted
Unallotted
Department
of
Social Welfare:
Operating
appropriation
3,906,986.00
3,877,637.00
29,349.00
Special
appropriations:
Sewing
project—St.
John
20,000.00
20,000.00
Purchase
of
vehicles
10,000.00
10,000.00
Department
of
Health:
Operating
appropriation
11,096,310.00
10,800,932.00
295,378.00
Special
appropriations:
Control and eradication
of rats.
50,000.00
50,000.00
Department of Law:
Operating appropriation
572,297.00
529,407.00
42,890.00
Special
appropriations:
Payment
1,008.00
1,008.00
of attorney
fees.
Department of Housing and Community
Renewal:
Operating
appropriation
501,795.00
462,239.00
39,556.00
2485/2556/T
2448
2556
2485/2518/
2573/2603/T
2485/2640
2517/2586
2485/2530/
2516/2556/
2560
Special
appropriations:
2485
Peter's farm
revolving fund
,
2485
Revolving fund
2485/2691
Grant to Virgin Islands Housing
Authority.
2485
Contribution
to home loan fund
_
2485
Warren E. Brown apartments
--
2485
Virgin
Islands
Urban
Renewal
Board.
2591
Home loan
construction fund
_.
Department
of
Conservation
and
Cul-
tural Affairs:
2485/2503/
Operating
appropriation
2507/2512/
2516/2518/
2591/2556/T
10,000.00
10,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
58,000.00
58,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
1,824,261.00
1,743,062.00
Special
appropriations:
St. Thomas Golf Association
St.
Croix museums
St.
Croix Landmarks,
Inc.
Virgin Islands museums
Community bands
Municipal Court of the Virgin
Islands:
Operating
appropriation.
2485
2485
2485
2485
2485
2485/2503/
541/2573/
2723/T
Office
of
the
Supervisor
of
Elections:
2485/2692/T
.
Operating
appropriation
___
2485
Board
of
elections,
St. Thomas
and
St.
John.
2485
Board
of
elections,
St.
Croix
..
Miscellaneous:
2485
Summer
employment
2519
Committee to study elective officers
_
Totals
6,000.00
3,200.00
10,000.00
2,400.00
25,000.00
416,925.00
41,860.00
27,130.00
31,298.00
150,000.00
5,000.00
407,291.00
39,640.00
26,900.00
30,988.00
81,199.0(1
6,000.00
3,200.00
10,000.00
2,400.00
25,000.00
9,634.00
2,220.00
230.00
310.00
150,000.00
5,000.00
,594,440.84
64,468,353.84
4,126,087.00
Act No.
Departments of agencies
The
legislature:
1698
Special committee to study pay plan
.
1938
Virgin
Islands Day
in
Continential
United
States.
2026
Virgin
Islands
Citizenship Day
Committee.
Office
of
the
Governor:
1503
Fiftieth anniversary
of the transfer
of
the
Virgin
Islands.
1733
Caribbean
Economic
Development
Corp.
1587
Flood and
soil erosion control study
_
1910
Virgin Islands planning board study
of
Christiansted
entrance.
1920
Development of
Coral Bay harbor
__
2238/2429
Reorganization
of
the
Government
of the Virgin
Islands.
2478
Deficiency
appropriation
2685
1970 census
_-
--.
2751/T
Deficiency appropriation
2735
Tourism
development
council
2759
Financing
plan
for
construction
of
Government
office
centers.
Appropriated
Allotted
UnaUotted
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
5,000.00
1,000.00
10,000.00
40,000.00
40,000.00
451,988.00
451,988.00
65,000.00
65,000.00
193.905.00
20,000.00
50,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
3.000.00
2,000.00
5,000.00
1,000.00
10,000.00
193,905.00
20,000.00
50,000.00
166
Act No.
Departments of agencies
Division
of Personnel:
2475
Summer
employment
program
2708
Summer
employment
program
2267
Office
of
Civil
Defense:
Purchase and
installation
of
sirens.
Department
of
Public Works:
977
Potable water at Grove Place
1172
Construction
of
wing
at
Carenage
Clinic.
1727
Construction
of
bus
shelters
1377
Public improvements,
St. John
1379
Purchase
of land
for
Public Works
Department.
St. John Post Office.
1718
Naming
of
all unnamed
streets
1722
Extension of street lights and power
lines.
1914
Study
of
modern
lighting
for
the
Virgin
Islands.
2369
Improvements
to water systems,
St.
Croix.
1926
Construction
of
sewage
treatment
unit
2162
Construction
of
public
comfort
stations.
2204
Extension
of
potable
water
system
to Golden Rock
area.
2476
All
expenses
for
road
repair,
St.
Croix
and
St.
Thomas.
2563
Street
lighting
fund
for
St.
Croix
and
St. Thomas.
2603
Emergency road and
street
repairs,
cleaning
of
gutters
and
ditches
and
purchase
of two
(2)
mobile
toilets.
2614
Street, gutters, sidewalks, water dis-
tribution,
Sion farm.
2615
Preparation
and
completion
of
studies of a new highway between
Christiansted
and
Frederiksted
($25,000);
acquisition
of
land
($50,000).
2617
Water
sewage,
and
drainage
sys-
tems
and
street
improvements,
estate
profit.
2620
Extension
of
potable
water
lines,
estate Catherine's
Rest.
2629
Extension
of sewage
collection and
disposal
system.
Estate
Bovoni.
2638
Paving
of
streets,
Marley
housing
project.
2647
Construction
of
curbs,
gutters,
and
sidewalks.
Golden
Rock
housing
development.
2656
Extension
of
Prince
Street,
Fred-
eriksted.
2659
Weymonth Rymer Highway
2663
Extension
of
potable
water
lines.
Estate
Contant.
2669
Extension
of
potable
water
lines,
Solberg and Anna's Fancy.
2674
Public
road
leading
to
Edith
Con-
suela
Girl Scout Camp,
St.
Croix.
2675
Construction
of
sidewalk
along
Hospital
Street,
Christiansted.
2687
Construction
of
walkway,
hospital
ground,
St.
Thomas.
2694
Paving public road at Lindberg Bay
.
2720
Installation of fire hydrants on Cen-
terline
Road.
2772
Reclassification of employees
Department
of
Property
and
Procure-
ment:
858
Acquisition
of
land
for
public
scenic
highway.
912/1170/
Funds
for
property
acquisition
2826/2665
(Ross
Estate
$5,000;
Lagoon
Street
$125,000).
2017
Purchase
of land
at
Estate La
Grange.
1924
15
percent
differential
in purchases
or
contracts.
Department
of
Health:
1073
Temporary health insurance
1575/1953/
Educational
program
for
mentally
2333
retarded
children.
2267
Insular
contribution
to
formula
grants.
2269
Practical nursing training program
_
Appropriated
Allotted
Unallotted
515,000.00
515,000.00
700,000.00
350,000.00
14,000.00
50,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
25,000.00
40,000.00
1,000.00
15,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00
40,000.00
21,000.00
10,000.00
200,000.00
200,000.00
50,000.00
166,000.00
100,000.00
516,948.00
75,000.00
260,880.00
60,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
50,000.00
45,000.00
60,000.00
500.00
10,000.00
40,000.00
50,000.00
20,000.00
5,600.00
15,000.00
35,000.00
110,000.00
100,000.00
130,000.00
9,000.00
15,000.00
1.000.00
1
3,667.00
143,000.00
143,000.00
4,639.00
350,000.00
14,000.00
50,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
25,000.00
40,000.00
1,000.00
15,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00
40,000.00
21,000.00
10,000.00
50,000.00
66,000.00
516.948.00
75,000.00
260,880.00
60,000.00
50,000.00
45,000.00
60,000.00
500.00
10,000.00
40,000.00
50,000.00
20,000.00
5,600.00
15.000.00
35,000.00
110,000.00
100,000.00
130,000.00
9,000.00
15,000.00
1,000.00
3,667.00
4,639.00
167
Act No.
Departments of agencies
Appropriated
Allotted
Unallotted
2504
2580
2584
2601
2682
1467
2236 /2459/
2760
2486
2589
2530
2644
2652
2762/2267
.
2697
955
2538
2548
2491
2613
2122
2275
2239
2065
2535
2592
2595
2770
2672
2696
2461
2461
2635
2643
2461
2660
2680
2634
Special
Commission
on
the
status
and
Problems
of
Nno-Citizens
in
the Virgin
Islands.
Matching funds year "D" community
action
program—OEO.
Matching Funds Manpower Admin-
istration
Labor.
Establishment
of
comprehensive
cost
accounting
system
and
ac-
counts
receivable.
Furniture,
furnishings
for
nurses
quarters,
St.
Croix.
Department
of
Finance:
Unliquidated
encumbrances
Emergency molasses fund
College
of
the Virgin
Islands
Emergency drought
relief fund
Small business development and loan
fund.
Licensing
of
barbers,
beauticians
and
manicurists.
Paving of road leading to College of
the Virgin
Islands.
Repairs
and
renovation
of
No.
75
Kromp.
Gade.
Federal
Revenue
agents
reimburse-
ment.
Department of Housing and Community
Renewal:
Transfer
of land at Estate
Profit
_
^
Loans
of
assist
veterans
in
con-
structing
homes.
Construction
of
water
tower
at
Marley housing project.
Construction
of housing
project
Construction
of
dwelling
units.
Estate
Profit.
Department of Agriculture:
Cost
study
for
development
of
the
spring and water
hole at Banana
Gut,
St.
John.
Improvement
of
beach
area,
Frederiksted.
Construction
of
tables
for
market
vendors.
Renovation of fish houses, Christian-
sted and
Frederiksted.
Commercial
fishing
training
pro-
gram.
Eradication of dodder
Agricultural
revolving fund
Contribution to Humane Society
Department
of Labor:
Study and survey on unemployment
in the Virgin
Islands.
Virgin Islands Commission on Status
of Women.
Department
of
Public
Safety:
Improvement
of
recreational
facili-
ties including paving of basketball
court
at
Richmond
Penitentiary,
St.
Croix.
Restoration
and
improvement
of
King's
Hill
Police
Station,
St.
Croix.
Purchase
of equipment
Food
freezer
for
Richmond
Peni-
tentiary.
Narcotics
laboratory
Communications equipment
Repairs,
supplies,
improvement
to
Richmond
Penitentiary.
Department of Social Welfare: Sewing
project.
Department of Conservation and Cultural
Affairs:
2149/2395
Construction
of
race
track and
ac-
quisition of related equipment and
for
the purchase
of
all
necessary
and adjoining land.
2636
Improvements
to
recreation
area.
Estate
Profit.
20,000.00
20,000.00
94,211.00
53,171.00
50,000.00
21,900.00
50,000.00
25,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
5,000.00
114,000.00
1,900,000.00
20,000.00
-500,000.00
2,500.00
7,500.00
45,000.00
35,000.00
15,000.00
200,000.00
25,000.00
540,000.00
100,000.00
500.00
50,000.00
3,000.00
20,000.00
1,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
20,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
35,000.00
18,735.00
3,000.00
20,000.00
10,260.00
60,000.00
15,000.00
33,700.00
15,000.00
14,000.00
1,900,000.00
20,000.00
200,000.00
7,500.00
200,000.00
540,000.00
100,000.00
500.00
1,000.00
50,000.00
25,000.00
5,000.00
35,000.00
18,735.00
3,000.00
20,000.00
10,260.00
15,000.00
41,040.00
28,100.00
25,000.00
5,000.00
100,000.00
300,000.00
2,500.00
35,000.00
15,000.00
25,000.00
50,000.00
3,000.00
20,000.00
25,000.00
20,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
60,000.00
33,700.00
15,000.00
168
Act No.
Departments of agencies
Appropriated
Allotted
UnaUotted
2654
Interisland
tour
1969
champions
of
the
Virgin
Islands
Girls
Softball
League.
2657
Acquisition
of land
for
recreational
purposes.
Department
of Law:
2702
Control
of
narcotics
and
other
dangerous
drugs.
2743
Purchase
of
automobile
and
em-
ployment
of
chauffeur.
Department
of
Education:
2683
Cleaning
and
repairing
cistern
Lincoln
School.
2686
Playground improvements and equip-
ment
atChristiansted junior high
and grammar
school.
2688
Purchase of fresh milk
2705
Division
of
school,
St. Thomas and
St.
Croix.
2716
Construction of two vocational train-
ing
centers.
2732
Summer employment
2763
Air-conditioning
of
auditorium,
Christiansted
Junior
High and
Julius
Sprauve
School.
2771
Payment
for
personal
injury
to
Betty Ann Drummund.
2783
Course
in stenotyping
Totals
10,000.00
7,000.00
40,000.00
100,000.00
5,000.00
2,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
68,000.00
250,667.00
160,000.00
160,000.00
64,000.00
5,000.00
50,000.00
9,507,200.00
5,412,054.00
3,000.00
40,000.00
100,000.00
5,000.00
2,000.00
68,000.00
250,667.00
64,"000.00
5,000.00
50,000.00
4,095,146.00
Allotted
Unallotted
Act No.
Departments of agencies
Appropriated
2350
Department
of
Public Works:
Improve-
14,637.56
ments
at Flamboyant Park
including
sanitary
facilities and
rental
of para-
mutual machines, radio advertisements
and purchase of construction materials.
Totals
14,637.56
Adjustments made
to
allotments
78,116,278.40
Grand totals
78,116,278.40
66,957,329.84
11,158,946.56
T—Transfer of funds.
^ $2,550 appropriated in fiscal year 1969; became law in fiscal year 1970.
^ $25,000 appropriated in fiscal year 1969; became law in fiscal year 1970.
^ $10,000 appropriated in fiscal year 1969; became law in fiscal year 1970.
• $57,000 appropriated in fiscal year 1969; became law in fiscal year 1970.
° $1,975 appropriated in fiscal year 1969; became law in fiscal year 1970.
69,880,407.84
-2,923,078.00
8,235,870.56
2,923,078.00
169
CASES HANDLED BY INVESTIGATION BUREAU
1969-70
St. Thomas
1.504
1,813
1,712
St.
Croix
562
803
1,210
Totals
2,066
2,616
2,922
BREAK-DOWN OF CASES HANDLED BY INVESTIGATION BUREAU
St. Thomas
St. Croix
Homicide ^
5
11
Rape
20
13
Robbery
69
30
Burglary
645
427
Larceny:
Grand
485
456
Petit
100
157
Forgery
42
56
Narcotics
45
16
Other
Offenses
301
44
Total
1.712
1,210
1 These
figures
include
10
cases
listed
as
"negligent
homicide.'
170
i U.
S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
: 1971 O
- 411-240