, 1869-04-20

"Money-Bill For d~efraying expenses under
the Budget for the Municipality of St. Croix
for the financial year from the 1st of April
1869 to the 31st of March 1870, the following
amounts are hereby granted:
sub Item E: Expenses for Binding and
other uncertain expenses:
l. For various ~building-works and repairs to
buildings $o'9oO'
2. For rent of buildings for public use $40.
3. For uncertain expenses ......... 4,5O0.
ST., O06."
The Governor stated, that the detailed esti-
mates of the works mentioned in the remarks
to the Money-Bill are compiled by the Building
Inspector and are laid on the Councils table to
be used by the Committee, which will probably
be appointed for its revision. OF the works
specified in the Inspectors estimate, the tho
rough repairs of the wharf at ChriStianSted has
not been posted in the, money-bill, the Govern
ment having found that the matter required
further deEiberation, and that the repairs, after
the reconstruction of the landing wharf this
year, may be postponed. Deducting the $4,000,
the amount for the items contained In the eStI-
mate would be S4,S43. 95 cts, but to this'muSt
be added 3 other items, say S214. "A cts, for
erecting a wall at the lunatic asylum, $500 for
CUulpl6GHS llC ldIIuluS pIluSSH q"
sted commenced this year, and finally $500 for
unforeseen expenses and possible excuses OF
the estimates. The total amount for building
works is thus S5956. 81 cts, or in a round sum
$500. AS regards the lunatic asylum, a
very considerable alteration of the building was
contemplated in 1S6S-69, but as it was admit
ted, that the asylum's present situation and Its
connection with the Prison is on the whole I'M
satisfactory, it has been considered best, after
a conference with the physician, for the present
not to make any costly alteration of the build
inc, which from the situation would not lead TO
any satisfactory result, and therefore only limit
the work to a wall ~inclosing the Building from
the rest of the Prison-yard, aud postpone further
expenses until it may be possible to obtain a
building at Peterfarm's hospital, The cree
ton Of such a wall viii, however render it ne
cessary to have a special person TO attend and
care the lunatic patients, for which purpose an
amendment will be entered to the mOney-blll
ad Item IL. For the so-called uncertain eX-
penses $4,000 are posted, but, as pointed out
in the remarks, an amount of 5000 Will be de-
Quoted should the Customs dues on public arti-
Giles imported be done away with.
The 2nd member for Frederiksted (Faber)
drew attention to the necessity of repairing the
steps of the landing bridge at Frederiksted
which for a long time had been IN a very pad
state he was of the opinion that such minor
repairs ought to be attended to by the Inspec-
tor of the Customs without the the direct inter-
ference of the Government.
The Governor replied, that the plan is, that
a landing step is to be placed on the new land
ing bridge, for which an estimate is now before
the Council. The iron steps on the present
bridge are, as far as he knows, the same ar
rargement which has previously for many years
been found satisfactory
The Chairman put to the vote, if a Commit
tee should be appointed, and several members
hninn in e. uor of Il IL was nnanimnnslv raSnlv-