, 1867-07-23
The following amendments had been entered
AMENDMENTS
to the Money-Bill for lS67-6S for the Item E :
Buildings and other uncertain Expenses.

to the Money-Blll for lS67-6S for the Item e
Buildings and other uncertain Expenses.
1. The Committee The amount of S4,7s4 pro.
posed for ~"various building works and
repairs to buildings to be reduced with
$745 CT, as specified in the Committees
Report, or (%omitting the cents) to $4,000.
2. The Governor The amount of $516 proposed
"for rent of buildings for public use'' to be
increased with los, to be eventually used
for renting apartments, at the rate of $12
pr. m. for 9 months, for use as a Courthall at
Frederiksted and as Office for the Judge,
Sheriff and Recorder &c. there, after the
establishment of a special post as Police
master; the total sum to be therefore
carried out with 1924.
8. The Governor: In the amount of S4,5 0o
proposed for defraying "Uncertain Expen-
ses" is included a sum not exceeding $35
tor paying the taxes for a part of the year
1866 for such owners of houses DESTROYED
or demolished during the fire on the 5th of
February 1866 who may be in need of
such assistance.
4. The Governor AS No. S in the Grant to be
re-inserted the amount granted sub No.. 4
in the Grant for this Item of the Budget
Tor l866-67 as 'lndemniication to owners
of some buildings demolished during the
fro on the 18th of February 1856. SITS"
- AhO OId olLlUuhG y lII0 OIduU ~ US CdTTIcU
out with $10,438.H
The Governor observed, that the amendment
sub No. 2, was entered, because the present
court and police-office would not afford sufici-
ent room for the Judges and the Policies offices
When a separation Of the offices takes place.
The amendment No. 3 is intended for obtaining
the same authorization for the payment of the
taxes for January 1866 on some of the houses
burnt dOwn or pulled down at the fire on the
9th February 1866, as was granted in the last
years budget for the taxes of 1865. The
amendment No. a was only a re-introduction of
the amount granted in the Budget of last year.
which by accidental causes had not been paid
out within the 31st of March this year.
The LIST member for Frederiksted's town
(Sarauw) stated, that he did not think that a
separate locality for keeping the court and the
offices of the Town Judge could be had for S12
pr. month.
After some discussion about the probably
highest rent of q suitable place, the Governor
declared that he would enter a sub-amendment,
or, II no objection was raised, alter the amounts
in the amendment No. 2 to $50 pr. month, thus
$50 for 9 months and the augmentation in the
total sum to 1896. It was adopted without
voting, that the amounts altered be entered in
in the amendment itself.
Before proceeding to vote the Governor drew
atCeuIIOuI GudG Iuo duOpuO0 OF the MOnoy-blI
would include the Councils consent to the
settlement of the debt of the Lutheran Church
to the Statetreasury, as mentioned in the re.
marks to the amendment, which amount has
been transferred to the Colonialtreasury and
posted in the books with $7065 SIS, so that the
Lutheran Church will be relieved from this
debt by compromising it with $500, which sum
will be subsequently applied as a contribution
from the Colonialtreasury towards the rebuild
ing of the English Church in Christiansted.
The following was the result of the voting
on the amendments
No. 1, was adopted unanimously with IS
votes.
No. 9, the alteration in the amounts sos.
$12 and 1924 to respectively $50, $50 and
1896 was adopted unanimously with IL votes
(Sarauw not voting.)
No. 3, was adopted unanimously with Is
votes.
No. d. was adopted unanimously with 10
votes.