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the lots.
The proposal of exchange now before the
Council might, with the assistance of the
Chairman be brought in connection With a
recommendation from the Council 10 regard to
the purchase of the lot in accordance With the
suggestion from the Committee.
end Member for Fredsriksted BrO1Cn
would with His Exoellency recommend that the
lot in question be acquired by purchase, and
that the whole piece Of land should remain in
the hands of the public and be under public
control. IF this suggestion should not be foil
lowed, the lots ought not to be disposed Of to
others than the owners of the opposite lots,
either by rent or sale.
The Chairman /, stated that as the matter
now stands, the question of the future use Of
the sea-lots can not be decided to-day. The
question is now merely the consent of the
Council to the exchange of No. 3 for No. 4,
which consent the Council is in a way bound
to give, because the lot has been 50 many
years In the possession OF the exchanging party.
To that consent the Council might attach the
recommendation that the Presidency would
obtain the lot by purchase rather than by ex-
change.
No one else requested the word the Council
agreed unanimously with Is votes to give the
consent requested by the Presidency, but at
the same time to recommend to the Presidency
that the sea-lot opposite No. 3 Strand S rect
be 10 preference acquired hy purchasing it.
q Election of a new Chairman.
The Chairman (RoSenStand) said he would
ask the permission of the Council to resign his
seat as Chairman; this proceeded from no desire
on bis part to De rid of the duties az such, but
because he was about to leave the Island for
Europe, from which reason, as would be- noticed
later, he had also to resign his seat az Member.
If no remarks 10 the contrary were heard he
would take it for granted that the Council al
lowed him to withdraw, and he would then
only continue to OCCUPY the Chair while direct
ing the election of a new Chairman.
The Council consented taoitly to relieve
Judge Rosenstand as Chairman.
The result Of the election for a new Chair
man was that Is votes were banded in, and
elected was 2nG Member for Christiansted,
Jurs.
The retired Chairman (RoS0aStaRd) would
before leaving the chair beg leave to express
his thanks to the honourable Council for The
hearty ,co-operation he had met during the
tima he had been Chairman. 1t is now exact
ly Syears he had been Chairman, and Ii years
Member of this Council through this period
it could afford no satisfaction to look back on
the history of the Council, since it was one
marked with much that was uns tisfaot0ry,
because those years marked some OF the saddest
times of the Island. During that period q So
ries of unfortunate and sad occurrences had
brought the Isla nd to the brink Of ruin, if not
ruin itself. 1t had been the lot Of the Colonial
Co uuoil to bear a part of the blame for those
misfortunes and. TO use q common phrase,
the Council had been ''run down" where it
ought not to have been, especially outside, but
which to O great extent has been owing to
ignorance Of our local relations. This Council
had 10 fact been spoken Of. he would not say
with contempt, but in a manner surprising to
notice. But if no one can look back with
satisfaction on the past history of the Council,
he experienced great satisfaction i'll looking
over his own personal relations to the Council
He wo uld thank the President for The oOur.
tesy he had always evinoed In bis relation with
the Council ; he would also thank the Vice
chairman and the Secretary for their ready
a~ssistan ce accorded him, as also he individual
Members; indeed he felt that he could but in-
sufficiently OK press bis appreciation not only of
the courtesy, but also of the hearty good will
and ready cooperation. which had been shewn
throughout the whole period: he had had the
honor to he the Chairman of the Council.
The Chairman [Jursl took the chair.
Ths Chairman thanked the Council for the
compliment shewn him by electing him as
Chairman. lie would next in behalf of the
Council address a few words to Judge Rosen-
stand, before parting with him. Some Of the
Members had Known the honorable Judge dur
ing bis whole residence in the Island We have
all known him in the several official