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considered as retaining their seats in the Com
mittee, the members who had Withdrawn
(Christmas, Sarauw) were unanimously re-
elected.
4. 3rd discussion of draft of ordinance for a
pension for the widow Of the late Police AS
sistant Heitmann.
The End member for Christiansted's country
district (Ratclife) stated, that his motives for
bringing in the draft of ordinance for a pension
for the widow in question were exclusively in
consideration of the long and faithful services
of the late Police Assistant Heitmann and his
generally acknowledged jealous attendance to
the duties Of his office.
The Governor submitted the following
amendment to the title of the ordinance that
after the words "Police Assistant be added
the words Sin St. Croix'', which was adopted
without voting.
The ordinance with the amendment adopted
was then put to the vote and adopted unani-
mously with IL votes.
S. End discussion of Money Bill ad Budget
item D Z: Military expenses.
The End crown member (Bie) pointed out,
that no inconsiderable savings in the expense
for lighting would be gained by substituting
Petroleum for omm0n lamp-oil, calculating the
gain at about $500.
The Governor replied, that Petroleum had
been gradually introduced where lights are
used for account of the Public, however only
in the free air, with the exception of the st,
Croix Prison, where Petroleum had been intro
duced by the former Burgher Council. He had
however no objections to take under considera-
tiOn, if it would be advisable to extend the use
of Petroleum at more places, but could not
suppose that the gain would be so considerable
as that calculated.
The Money Bill was then put to the vote
and adopted unanimously with ~ votes.
6. End discussion Of Money Bill ad Budget-item
d IL Sanitary Department.
The Governor submitted the following
amendment:
"The salaries to Q public Physicians a $500
p. a. treated of in the remarks to the Mo-
ney Bill may be betrayed to the end Of
November 1867; but from the 1st Deem
Der same year there shall be betrayed 2
such salaries d $500 p. a the one to Doctor
P. Krebs and the other to a new Physician,
to be appointed. In accordance herewith
the total sum will be increased with $133 SO,
and will be altogether $2022."
The Governor observed, that since the 1st
discussion of the Money Bill he had had a con-
ference with the Landphysicus and Dr. Krebs,
the latter having declared his willingness to
attend to both the medical Offices treated of in
the ordinance End July 1866, at an annual
remuneration of 5000, however as a matter of
course, that the obligation to reside in the Cen
ter District was dropped, According to what
has been stated heretofore, His Excellency now
proposed, that a new medical Office be esta-
blished say for the poor in the town of Frede-
riksted. also with a salary of 5000 p. a. for 4
years, on the same conditions as those agreedupon
respecting the 2 first established medical offices.
Doctor Krebs will continue as hitherto to
retain the 2 salaries a $4O0 up to the LIST De-
cember. Should the amendment be adopted as
a part of the Bill, he would at the next meeting
introduce a draft of an ordinance relative to the
case, as the salaries are to be in force for
several financial years.
The End member for Christiansted's country
district (Ratclife) was of the opinion, that the
Council did not adopt the roper steps by
treating the Money Bills without a committee,
and that the Budget ought to be referred to
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