, 1876-08-26

supports of hard wood, instead Of brick.work.
This suggestion is still said 20 be not practical.
1t will be difficult to dig holes for the posts under
the already laid pipesj then again the hard
wood posts on band are crooked, difficult to
handle, and how is the pipe to rest on such q
narrow support p He would beg to point at the
practice followed Of late years by the Building
Committees, not to call the Inspector when the
Committee is about examining the proposed
repairs if that were done a good deal of discus
sion and delay would be saved. ..... Hanson:
The Inspector was told of the Committees
visit to the public buildings, but he did not
Gomez .....As regards the work to the floor
of some cells in the Prison, the Committee says
if the work be left to the Prison Inspector, it
could be done fer S. but he could not consider
this way of leaving the execution of public work
to parties unofieialiy connected with the matter
to be the right course he could not see why
the authority of The Prison Inspector should
Iuperoede that Of the competent person. 1t is
possible, but merely possible, although be did
not believe it could be the case in such a small
community, where everything is so to say known
to every one, that in works of large dimensions
abuses may occur Intentionally but he did not
think It right, to create distrust to the state.
ments of the official directing the worka.-As
for the repairs to the Stables at Kingshill, the
Committee is mistaken, they are not only to
Q stables, but general repairs to all the STALLS
however, he agreed in the view of d~eferring
thoso repairs until the military Ordinance is
decided. He also agreed to the proposal fog
Frederiksted's Hospital, The repairs to the
Prison at Frederiksted the Committee suggests
should be left to the Policemaster to that he
would not object although as already stated,
he did not approve the principle, and we don't
know if he is willing to do it, Under Mount
Victory Sohoolhouse, to rebuild an oven $3.50
are put down in the Estimate; the
saws this work can be done for $3.50, or 5 lesss
This seems to be going too far; 1t really
does not seem worth while TO discuss, whether q
piece of work to be done at such 8 distance from
town, can be done for 81 less snd there Is
nothing to Judge by, but the mere statements
that so il is. 1t might be superHuous to repalS
the walls in and outside buG when it is said
that the teacher can have all that is requisite
TO the schoolroom do1r done for ST., whereas
S433 were put down, it is quite correct in SO
far as regards the teachers dwellings but not so
for the schoolroom some "a years ago the
same w0Ik 10 tho schoolroom floor was done at
a less cost than estimated, against the opinion
of the Building Inspector by using white pine
board instead of pitch pine, and now it has to be
done over again All these were matters of
littlo consequence; the principal objection he
had to the Report is the curtailing OF the amount
for excess Of estimates ard unforeseen repairs 8
it has become the practice for the last 3 or q
years to propose the amount under this head
reduced from $500 to 5000. This is a very
iuiudicious plan even from the Councils
standpoint, and the honorable Chairman also
come years ago djsadvised it strongly. He, the
President, could not see what was gained
The money was not saved, although less was
granted public buildings can not be allowed
to stand unrepaired and to go to destruction
the repairs must be carried out, and it has
never been possible to keep the expense for
unforeseen repairs below $500 then comes the
question, has the Administration done right
in using those amounts and exceeding the
grants He would mention some efthe items
last year, when there was granted 5000, but
expended in all a548 and it would be seen
whether the OUTLAWS wore wantonly made
or absolutely requisite only such items as are
above $40 would he name, viz: for repairs to
spouts 10 Petersfarm's hospital $24.25; repairs
TO the floors of Frederiksfort which was
10 a very dangerous state, $1,000; repairs
tothe Gunsmith's dwelling, of which the
Committee last year said. i~frepairs we're TO be
made, they should be made properly, $41 .e5;
the Cistern at Easthil $l6,23; repairs to
shutters and doors Of the Prison S29.1S the
Hospital, Frcderiksted, at the request Of the
Commission, $l0.45 repairs to the whafves
Frsderiksted $165.19. There is one item,
which requires some explanation a lot Of
timber was bought to have in readiness for