, 1880-05-15

Department. The Council rendered
its report on the 10th November 1879.
III. .T.n
4. The Draft of Budget for 1S79-SO with
Money Bills appertaining thereto,
10 which was brought to a close on the
18th November 1879.
a8tionI.9 Other Gases:
s.. The Communal Accounts for St. Croix
.pld for 1S77-7S; referred to a Committee
on the 18th August 1879.
6. Letter from the Presidency dated
22nd September 1879, concerning
o'1 means ofproviding support for INDECENT
fh labourers of the Rural Labourers,
9at which was read in the Council on the
10th November.
= The acting Chairman next stated that
according to communications from the Pre-
sidency of 18th and 22nd April, the ordi-
nary Meetings Of the Council III the pre-
sent year will take place, besides to-
day, 3rd May, on the 9TH July, 9th Septem
4. her. s November this year, and the 10th
January g. 7th March 1881, u o'clock noon.
.g The acting Chairman finally stated,
that he had not received the usual commu
n~ication from the Presidency of the new
election to fill the seat of LIST Member for
Frederiksted's Town but he had been
informed by the gentleman, Judge Peter
sen. himself of his election, and that he
had accepted the election. Judge IL. Peter-
rem was present and handed IN his patent
of election, which was examined ana 1ouno
in, due or ter /; whereupon the acting Chalr-
man declared Mr.. Il. Petersen entitled toa
seat and vote in theiCouncil, and the Member
signed the formular OF oath.
The Council then proceeded to the Oroer VI
Day viz: >. omo:o,a
and Members of the several
Commissions.
, Az Chairman was elected: 2nd member
for Christiansted's Country District DO
sepstand,j with II OF IL votes.
AS Vice Chairman was elected: 2nd Mem
Der for Christiansted (JurS) with II OF IL
votes.
AS Secretary was elected 3rd Grown
Member (Faber) with S of IA votes.
The following Member were elected to
sit in the several Communal Commissions
viz ::
Christiansted's Hospital Commission
II. /. Petersen with Ii of Ii votes.
Frederiksted's do: Faber with 8 of IA votes.
Christiansted's Quarantine Commission
II. /. Petersen with IA votes.
Fred eriksteds do: Faber with II of IL vO'es
C~hristiansted's Town School Commission
Ii. l. Petersen with 10 of IA
votes.
Frederiksteds do: Faber with IL of IA votes
Christiansted'S Country,School Commission:
Kalmer with 8 of IA votes
Frederiksted's do: HattenSen with IL OF II
* votes.
Prison Commission: Hvid with IL of IA
votes.
Before the election of members for thePoor
Commission was proceeded to, the Chair
man drew attention to the letter from the
Government of II September 1879 (read in
the Councils meeting the 10th November
same year, concerning support to the poor
and invalids from the country districts. 1t
was hereafter desirable, that q member
from the country should have q seat in
each Commission, and, as the last
members, which the Council had appoint
J, ed Tor the Commissions in accordance with
Ordinance of 23rd December 1875, were
3, both Town Residents, it became advisable
. that the two members, which the Council
4 had now to elect, should be country
members. Elected were for:
C~hriStianSted'S Poor Commission: Willard
ga p4Aff with s of IA votes,
,trederiksted do: HattenSen with 8 of IA
= MOO a3t be- votes.
The, Committee to examine the Colonial
s1reasnry's Cash: Boye with s and Kalmer
with IL of Ia votes. ~
aytIhel Chairman notified, that the honOra-
Dle 3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country