, 1875-03-10

S1s7.76 TN Ffederiksted for support in mo-
ney to paupers $1693.2I Ordinary S1641.06,
extraordinary $50. 10y for Medicine for pau
psrs $128.14 and for burying paupers S97.6O.
Agreeable to reports from the respective
Poor Commissions, there will be required for
the remaining 2 months of the Financial Year:
In Christiansted for support in money to pau.
pers @. 1914, whereby the total outlay would
become $3l98, or somewhat below the amount
granted; for Medicine to paupers estimated @.
S7O. whereby the total outlay would become @.
$500 or C. $50 more than granted the amount
remaining for burying pauperS will be sufficient.
La Frederlksted, for support in money to pau
pers c. $345 whereby the total outlay would
become S203S, or $89 more than granted for
Medicine to paupers estimated c. S42, where
by the total outlay would become c. $40 or
$40 more than granted for burial expenses
for paupers estimated G. $50 whereby the to-
tai outlay would become @. S148 or S48 more
than granted. The Poor Commissions have
therefore recommended that the ahove-named
insufficient amounts be increased by additional
grant.
In accordance herewith the present Extra
Money Bill is now laid before the Colonial
Council. The Bill consists of the following
items
for support in money to paupers in Frederik-
$500.
" Medicine to paupers, Christiansted $50
Frederiksted 40 1870.
j." burial expenses for paupers,
Frederlksted q" so.
S27O.
The President offered some explanatory re-
marks on the items of the Money Bill.
2nd Member for Frederiksted FaIerl point
ed out, that the increase for medicine for FIRE.
derlksted is estimated to $40, but from calcula-
tons he had made it would not be more than
$40, or at the very highest $50, SO that the Add.
tional grant would be about $50 less.
After q few short remarks from 1st Member
for Frederiksteds [Sarauw and the President,
the discussions were closed.
The Draft passed to Pad discussion.
p Eventual y: Letter from the Presidency,
dated 25th February concerning certain facili-
ties and privileges for the Central American
Telegraph Company, Limited, London.
The Letter was read, as follows
Translation.
BY Letter of Gath December last wear No 2O8
the Ministry of Finances Informed the Gov
eminent Of the D ,uish West India Islands that
Instead of the Concession, mentioned in the
Presidenoy's letter to the Colonial Council of
1st October 1878, granted Counselor @. f.
Tietgen Of Copenhagen and H. G. Erickson of
London on the 18th Au~gust@l873 to establish
and carry on a Photographic communication be-
tween st. Thomas and st. Croix and between
st. Thomas and Para in South America, which
concession has by the grantees been trans
tered to "tho Central American telegraph
Co. limited, London" and after the said gran
tees on behalf of the Company had solicited to
obtain certain alterations in the concession,
His Majesty the King has been graciously
pleased by Royal Resolution of 2lst December
last year to grant them a new Concession
namely to establish and carry on telegraphio
communication between St. Thomas and St.
Croix and via st. Croix between Porto Rico and
Trinidad.
According to Article 2 of the Concession of
2lst December 1874 the grantees may expect
that the sites and ground 10 St. Thomas and
st. Croix required for the undertaking will be
coded to them, on conditions for the transfer
hereafter to be fixed; and according to Article
3 the Government of the Danish West India ISL
ands has to provide gratis locale for the stations in
st. Thomas and St. Croix. In compliance
herewith, the Presidency has, with the consent
Of the Government, granted the Company
Aforesaid permission to plant telegraph-posts etc.
and to establish the necessary telegraphic lines
along the Sea-Coast of this Island from a hut
built on a point East of the Beacon on the
form Battery "Louisa Augusta" to the
town of Cbristiansted and furthermore allowed
the Company the use, free Of charge, of apart
ments for teleoranh Offices in the Rnildinp