:
WAR DEPARTMENT
;
UNITED STATES
ENGINEER
OFFICE
;
Portn
Rico
District
}
Room
616,
Army Building, 39
Whitehall
‘
St.
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New York City.
?
To Whom It May Concern:
‘
HE River and Harbor Act approved
by
T the
President
of
the
United
States
June
B,
1920 directs
that
a
prelimin-
ary. examination
be made
of "‘Harbor of
|
Christiansted,
Saint
Croix
Virgin
Is-
'
lands’’,
.
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A public
hearing
will be given
in the
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Goverument
House,
Saint Croix, Virgin
|
Islands
at
10
A.
M., January
6th,
1921
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to
consider
the
improverment
desired.
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All interested
parties
are
invited to be
|
present
and
exvress
their
views,
while
|
for
accuracy
of record
important acts
|
and
arguments
should
be
submitted
in
|
writing,
oral
evidence
will
be
heard.
|
Information
is
particularly
invited
on
|
the
following points,
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1,
What
is
the -geographical
position
of
the
port
and
what
are
the
nearest
ports
each
side ofit ?
i
2.
What
are the facilities it
now
of-
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fers navigation i width of channel
and
|
depth
at mean
low
water,
tidal
range,
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terminals and transfer apparatus.
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3.
What
are the corresponding
facili-
ties of adjoining
or
competitive
ports
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4.
What
are
the populaticn,
banking
.
interests,
business
and
mapufacturing
|
q‘gtivities of the port under
consideration
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and
towns
contributory
thereto
and
of
|
its nearest
competitors
7
.
5
a
What
lines
of
communication
including
railroads,
highways,
rivers
and
oversea
or
coastwise
steamship
or
|
sailing
lin2s
terminate
at
or
connect
with this
port ?
b.
Describe
the
class
of vessels
on each
route,
the character
of the traf-
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sic including the point of origin,the Kind,
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the
quantity,
its
destinalion
and
use,
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value
per
unit.
and
the
freight
rates
|
affecting
its
transportation
as
now ex-
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isting.
Give
the
same
information
as
|
to rail and other
traffic
to and from
the
;
port.
@
6.
In
general,
what
is
the territory
now
tributary
to
the
port
and what
is
|
produced
and
consumed
there7
Where
does this tonnage originate and
by what
routes
does it move?
What
reasons
in-
|
cluding
the
freight
rates,
dictate
the
|
routes
along
which
movement
takes
!
place.
:
;
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7.
What improvement
is now desired?
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8.
What will be the probable
effect of
|
the
improvement?
Will it
reduce
the
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cost
or
render
more
convenient
the
handling
of existing
business?
If so
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wiy
and
to
what
extent?
Will
new
business
be
a:tractcd
or created.
Will
mk
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A Vvi]s
this
new business
be diverted from
some
|
other port and if so why ?
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9.
How
should
the improvement
be
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coordinated
with
the
development
of
|
port facilities
so
as
to
insure
maximum
|
profitable use of the
channels
ecreated
at
the expensewf
the
I7
eq
States
and
to
|
avoid
the creation
of licils neaded
facili-
ties.
10.
How
and
to
what
extent
would
public
or national
interests
be bepefitted
by the proposed
improvement,
11.
What
local cooperation
can
be
ex-
pected
?
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J.
C.
SANFORD,
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Colonel, Corps of Enginedrs.
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e
e
ee e e
e
tmeesneoa
.
Publication
FROM THE POLICE.
i
LL owners of dogs
are
enjoined
with-
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Ain
the
ending
of
January
monthto
procure
from
the
Police
Office
(for
|
Kingshill Distriet
from
Kingshill Police
|
St
tion) the signs
fcr dogs preseribed
by
the Police
Regulations,
which
ac~n~ding
to
same
must
always
be
worn
by the
!
dog,
and for whick Francs
10.00
must
be
|
paid for
dogs
in
town
and
Francs
2.00
for dogs
n the country.
i
After said time dogs
met
not wearing
|
the
sign
for
1921
will
be
caught
and
|
brought
to
the
Police
Office (Kingshiil
|
Police
Station) and
detained
for 8 times
|
24 hours,
when
it
will be killed, unless
the owner appears
(o claim the dogz, pays
a
fine
of
Francs
15.00
and
eventually
|
procures
the required sign.
|
Christiansted’s
Police Office,
St.
Croix,
{
the 29t December
1920.
,
F. COULTER.
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o
l
Publication
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FROM THE POLICE.
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“|
N
accordance
with
the
Ordinance
of
|
I 14th November
1908
£ 3
all
owners of
|
firearms
in Christiansted’s
Jurisdiction
[
are hereby
notified that
a
new sign
must
|
be taken
out for
1921
before
the
15th of
|
February
a.
c.
|
Christiansted
Police
Office,
St
Croix,
|
the 29th
December
1920.
|
F. COULTER.
,
5
{
EAST ASIATIC GOMPANY LTD.
Aerth
|
M/S “ANNAM?”
|
is expected
in St. Thomas
about
20-25th
|
January
accepting Freight
for
l.ondon,
|
Hamburg & “openhagen.
~ACEKEVNTS
-
.
HANS B@J &,
JEAN PDTERSEN,
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Christiansted.
Frederiksted.
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.
;
Publication.
T
is
hereby
made
known
that
t}h{e
l Horse,
Carriage
and
Bcat
Tax for
tie
first half vear
1921 will be received
by
the
Policemasters
in Christiansted
and
Frederiksted
from
the
20th
Januarv
to
the 10th of February
1921,
both days
in-
cluded,
after
which
the
list
of arrears
will be transmitted
to the
same
aughori-
ties for further
measures.
Each debtor
of tax will
be subject
to a
fine
Fres.
1.00 if the
tax
be under
Fres.
25.00
and Fres.
2.00 if the tax
be Fres.
25.00
or above,
beside
the ordinary levy
expenses.
:
Governm
nt
of the Virgin
Islands
of
the United States
of
America,
St.
Crc g
Decemter
30,
1920.
:
For the "overnor
C.
W. FOX,
Despatching
Secretary.
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filled,
and T
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lenses
promptly
duplicated
through
the mails.
Consult
our refractionist,
mod ¢-
ate charge foreonsultatiom——
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End
New
Grocery
et
End New
Grocery
OFFERS
.
BEST
MESS BEEF
pickled
%octs,
&
LARD compd.
:
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articles
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possible,