, 1875-07-24

mates from neutrality-suspicious. or Com
mittees. This arrangement certainly
would lead to saving of time and mo.
ney.
ad IT. MT. Victory SchoOMOase.
To erect a stable 80
A new stable having been erected a
few years ago we beg leave to observe
that there has been appointed an assis.
tant teacher for this school and that he
requires a stall for his horse.
0d t. TransgrsssiOns and Casual ED.
penses.
For covering this item has been FIX.
ed an amount $500
We propose that under this head an
amount of 5000 be granted. This amount
we consider to be fully sufficient,
and it is the same as granted last year.
st. Croix 18th June 1878.
F. COULTER. HANSON.
A. LATIMER. C. SARAUW.
The folio wing Amendments had been pro.
posed:
BY the Committee
add "TO procure and set up a
Lightning Rod at Christians
vGrnsf0rt" ............. $50.
q, ad f. By the COMMITTEE:
deduct: "T0 repair the
floor in the Weigh
Oaioe"..::...:.......h$82O
2, Ad I. BIZ the Committee : .
add "For repairing the
landing bridge at
the point battery"..... S20.A0t
4, I'D m, By the Coana'1ee -.
"Repairs to the Stable at
Kingshill during the year"
to De carried out with $50 :
inStead of $50 dedNck $40. 90
s, cd p. By the Committee
Eventual Repairs to the
Landing bridge in Free
deriksted" to be carried
out with 500 instead Of
$780, deduct......."..Sl0O. 90
6. al q. By tie Committee;
Hospital in Fraderik.
sted-to wash the apart
ments with lime colour"
$50, to be carried out with
$50 deduct ...........S2O. 90
Z. ad u. By the Committee:
"For transgressions and
casual expenses" $500, to
be carried out with
5000 deduct. .........$300 90
3rd Member for Christiansted (Ha1sOwl
AS the Council will see from the Committees
Report no special Spokesman has been APP
pointed this time, which is owing to the fact,
that no single Member OF tue committee cOuIQ
speak for the whole Committee, which had been
divided into two parts, the one for the build.
ings in Christiansted and on Kingshill, the
other for those in Frederiksted he bad been
requested by the other Member for Christian
sted to explain the part of the Report referring
to Christiansted and Kingshill. In the Report
he would beg to make this rectiication. THAI
the remark about the estimate being generally
too high ought to have been inserted before the
heading A, as that remark refers to the whole
estimate and not merely to tn at for Ohrlstiansted
and Kingshill. The Committee had received
notification from the Presidency that it intended
to propose an amount of $50 for a Lightning
Rod for the Fort at Christiansted. The Com.
mittee recommends the work, but it has at
the same time been under the impression that
the amount Is rather high if he had been COR
rectIy informed, a Lightning Rod could De had
for so Rixdollars from Denmark the balance
of the sum proposed appeared too much for
merely setting up the Rod.-1n connection
with the Committees Remarks on the Depot
buildings, he would add, that the Committee
ia examining the buildings in the barracks
here, observed that there was a good deal OF
unoccupied apartments there, which might
possibly be turned into good use for a small
Depot, and that the extensive buildings now
used for the purpose could be disposed Of, ss I.
they in a short time will require Extensive
repairs. Perhaps the Presidency has already