, 1876-08-26

hO l. SE1SF "ONA@ 'N%SAS NAAlh sdO
amendment to this Bill, make an observation
in reference to the suggestion of using guinea
corn instead of oats for the horses it would
have been carried out, but it happened SO, that
just last year the guinea.cOrn crop here was
almost failure, owing to the absence of the
usual rainfall in September and October, so 1t
could not be done. There was als0 some un-
certainty as to the number Of horses to be kept,
as the deliberations on the military Ordinance
were still pending. The matter is not forgot
ten, and although it is in itself not of much
Importance, still the Administration is willing
to make use of the production Of the Island
wherever it can be done. With regard to the
amendment, be said it had several times been
spoken of that the expenses for lighting military
buildings are too high but the matter was
regulated by q contract according to which
the purveyor had to deliver a certain quantity
of oil, which had been Fixed on the supposition
of the existence of a certain system establish
ed long ego, and which up to now, it was not
known that there was any necessity to alter.
In the course Of this year the matter was quite
accidently brought into notice, it was inyesti-
gated and the result is the present saving. It
has been impossible TO find out, how it could
20 so long unnOticed, that the quantity deliver
ed was not used it refers to q period long
past, and most Of the persons concerned are
clIUBT Qedn1 OF nave lclls Inc CudDBb III tn6
use of the Fort at Frederikstcd has, of course,
had some influence tooj The lamp on the Fort,
which was found rather dangerous than bencf.
oiaI to vessels, has also been done away with.
Besides The lighting materials, there is another
item where a saving has been made, VIZ: the
amount for servants hire at the Forts and
Barrack it was found that the sums allowed
were no longer required for the original pur-
poses, and they have been curtailed to what is
absolutely requisite, as will be seen from the
rcctifcation under this item of the Budget.
AS no one requested the word further, the
discussions were closed.
The result Of the voting was as follows:
The amendment TO the Money Bill D. was
adopted unanimously with l9 votes aud the
Money Bill itself, so altered, for S15,3l3 like.
wise adopted unanimously with II votes.
The Vice Chairman then placed the Money
Bills to Items d 8, d 9, d 10, D II, D -,
D 10, L Items 81 and L, under discussion.
i. Money! Bill. For defraqing expenses under the
Budge8Jor the Municipality of st. Cro,n for The
financial gear from the 1t Of April 1876 to the
3I% 9fMarch 1877 The follow,ng amounts are
hereby granted:
sub Item D 8. Tie M7jfio and Brand
Department
/, Compensation to the temporarily
acting Vice Brandmajor at Chris,
tiansted S. p. m. or P, a...--.... 500
2, For procuring new articles Of iDVen-
800
3, For attendance 10 the engines and
for other expenses. .,,......... 254
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sos
No amendments were proposed.
/ No,on. R;U For 6ofro1g;Do sros,o., ,,odor Il.
Budget for the M~unicipalay Of st. Cro'r for
the financial gear from the lat Of ApraL 1875 to
he 31st Of March 1877, the toH00ing auounts
ays.hereby granted
sEb Item D 8. The Road Department,
Streets &c,
/, For Stationary fox the Quarter.
officers $64
2, Expenses for repairing Streets,
Wells & Bridges in both towns. 42O
3, For Lighting Streets and other
Public Places. 200
1854