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DEPARTMENT,
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UNITED STATES
ENGINEER OFFICE
Porto
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Rootn 616,- Army Building, 39
Whitehall
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~ Notice 0f Public Hearing
.- To Whom1t May Concern:
*HE River and
Harbor Act appreved
by
.the 'President
of
the
United
States
June 5, 1920 directs
that
a, pre{)in‘iin-
ary examination
be made.of
‘‘Harbor. of
Christiansted,
Saint
Croix
Virgin As-
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_A public
hearing
will be given in the
Goverument
House,
Saint Croix, Virgin
Islands at
10
A.
M., January 6th,
1921
to
, consider
the improvement
desired.
Allinterested
parties
are
invited to be
present
and
express
their
views, while
for
accuracy
of record
important
acts
and arguments
should
be submitted
in
writing;.
, oral
evidence
will be
heard.
Informationis _particularly
invited
on
the
following points...
1,
What is the geographical
position
of
the port
and
whatare ;the
nearest
ports each
side of it?
.
2. Y{b‘;:
are the facilities it
now
of-
fers navigation:in width.of chapnel
and
depth at meanlow
water,
tidal range,
terminals and transfer apparatus.
3.
. What are the corresponding
facili-
ties of adjoining or competitive
ports
?
4.
What
are the populaticn,
banking
interests,
business
and
manufacturing
activities of the port under
consideration
and
towns
contributory
thereto
and
of
its nearest
competitors
;
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a
What
lines
of communication
including
railroads,
highways,
rivers
and
oversea
or coastwise
steamship
or
sailing
lines
terminate
at
or
coonect
with this port?
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c
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b.
Describe
the
class-
of vessels
on each
route,
the character
of the traf-
fic including the point of origin,the kind,
the ‘quantity,
its
destination
and
use,
value
per upit.
and
the freight
rates
affecting
its
transportation
as
DOw ex-
isting.
Give
the
same
information
as
to rail and other
traffic
to and from the
port.
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6.
In general,
what
is
the territory
now
tributary
to
the
port
and what is
produced
and
consumed
there
?
~ Where
does
this tonnage
originate and
by what
routes
does it move 7
What
reasons
io-
cluding
the freight
rates,
dictate
the
routes
along
which
movement
takes
place.
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What improvement
1S nowdesired?
8.
What will be the probable effect of
the
improvement?
Will it reduce
the
cost
or
render
more
convenient
the
handling
of existing
business?
If
so
why
and
to what ee()‘:ten,tf'?
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‘be
attracted
or,
created. . Will
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this new business
be <iverted. from some
other port and if so
why?
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9.
.How
should
the improvementbe
coor linated
with
the .development,of
port
faecilities
so as
to insure maximam
profitable
use of the channels created at
the expense
of the United
States and
to
avoid the creation
of little needed
facili-
ties.
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10.
How “and
ro
what
extent
would
public or national
interests
be benefitted
by the proposed
- improvement,
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What
Jocal enoperation
ean
be
ex-
pected
?
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C.
SANFORD,
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Colonel, Corps of Engineers.
Publicati
-FROM THE POLICE.
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$
Fib
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Avig
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'LiL owners-of dogs are
enjoined
with-
in the
ending of January.
month
to
proeure
from
the
Police
Office (for
Kingshill
District
from Kingshill Police
Station)
the signs for- dogs prescribed
by
the. Police jßegulations,
which
acro ding
to
same
must.alwayscbe
worn
by
the
dog; and for which Franes
10.00 must be
paid-for -dogs in
town
and
Francs
2.00
for dogs in the country.
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Aftersaid
time dogs
met not wearing
the sign
for 1921 'will .be caught
and
brought-
to
the
Police
Office (Kingshill
Police
Station) and
detained
for 3 times
24 hours,
when it will jbe killed; unless
the owner appears
to claim
the dog. pays
a
fine of
Franes
15.00
and
eventually
procures
the required
sign.
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Christiansted’s
Police Office, St. Croix,
the 29th DPecember
1920.
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E. COULTER.
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Publicati
rupication
FROM THE POLICE.
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N
accordarce
with: ithe
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.
£k
Christiansted
Police Office,
St
€Croix,
the 29th December
1920.
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F. COULTER.
Bk
EAST ASIATIC GOMPANY LTD.
M/S “ANNAM”
i
is expected
in St. Thomas
about
20-25th
January
accepting Freight
for London,
Hamburg & “openhagen.
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—AGENTS
HANS B@JE,
JEAN PDTERSEN,
Christiansted.
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q‘rederik&ted.
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PROGRAM '
Os Variety %Pom,toibe
Held
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on the OvalFrederiksted
New
Years Day, January Ist. 1921
- IN AID OF THE CENTURY BRASS
BAND.
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1.
Parade
in
the morning
at 5 o’clock.
2.
Parade
thro the"entire town
leading
to and finishing 4t the
Oval $.30.
S SPERGL
S
Uoaon. .00 20.80.
a) High Jumping.
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b) Long Jumping.
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3
¢) Two leg Races.
d) Threé iegs Races.”
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e) Bag Races.
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f) Egg Races’
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¢) Ea ing Races,
and races»f other
kinds. ©
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4.
There
shall be’ gOXIN‘G:
WREST
LINGand BICYCLE RACES‘if en-
tries are made
on ‘thegtoiind.
5.
Parade throu
the townIH: evéning
ieading
to the Oval. ...
.70.
m,
6.
Dances
on the Qval beginning Bp.m.
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and lasting until
12 o’clock (midnight.’
There
will be KEFRESHMENTS
of all
kinds
on
the
ground for, sale,
persons
from the country need nos fear for break-
fast
cr
dipner, there will be things
of
that nature for sale on the ground
also;
-for several
of the
best
cake and
cream
makers,
cooks
and others
are busy
pre-
paring these
various
articles.
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Now bear
in mind the profits made are
.
for the. Band.
and
as
the
Band is
your
Band;
we are expecting
you to turn
out
in l2rge numbers, for if you do, there will:
be
large profits- made “and
all
will be:
coming back-to yea.
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ENTRIES
tnglar
‘GROUBND
ARE
AS
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T emLLOWS:
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by
Edel" Perdtili ;.
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10'¢eiits.
Carts,
Carriages,
Cars ete.
10 cents.
Badges
will be
given you
ou
enteringv‘\
the
ground and
oblige
and
keep
same*
so it capbe, geen all the time
so as
to
save
misunderstanding.
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