, 1881-08-17

CalCuIatlOn IN the remdKS.
d. The Item under 6 for medicine
81, 100000 to be altered thus:
/" Z, remuneration for medical atten.
Oance. 10000
for medicine ............ 10000
$3.50 90
Pursuant to Ordinance of 25th March
1872 5 4 two civil physicians have been
engaged to attend TO the Garrisons.
the remuneration Of which shall be
fixed by Grant. They are paid accor.
ing to agreement in Christiansted
with S4OO.O 90 and, in Frederiksted with
$4,000.
g. The amount under 8 " Purchase of
Horses, fodder etc. s4,55o,OO to be
altered to s4,6l6OO. The grass for
the IL horses in Federiksted q &C 30
p. m. per horse is calculated to 1892 90
instead of $S5S 100.
The remarks under 0 are to be correct
ed accordingly viz.
The amount s792.O0 to be altered to
$659.OO
The sum 3o32.Oo" -"
3,O95.00.
" 4,55oOO" "
4Gl9.o0.
!. The total amount of the Expenses not
fixed by ordinances" consequently to
be altered from S24511-O2 to 325, 0S0.4S
The Chairman observed that the amend
ment sub 3, a. concerns only the remarks
to the Money Bill, which are not voted on.
The acting President said that quite Il
strange error had crept in from the bill,
FIR last year; the amount 1928 in the text
itself is right, but in the remarks, which
have been copied unaltered from the last
years draft, The figure give quite a differ
mt VnSOIt from fhn cSiI CD 1OR in fln
Money Bill. The amendment and remarks
sub q are intended to explain thiS.-lhe
amount for equipment had been put down
a trife too high; the amendment b. will
rec(ity that. AS regards the amendment
d, it originates from the addition Of Sala.
ries to 2 medical men; already for several
years these amounts have been entered by
a mistake among the fixed military expen.
SEES but as the Ordinance OF 18th March
1872 preScriOeSt that the salaries of the 2 IN d.
ical men for attending the garriSons shall
be entered on the yearly grants, the amount
has been struck out from among the fixed
expenses and transferred to the Money Bill,
in connec ion with the item for medicine,
where it seems to belong most properly.
The Physicians are paid respectively $500
and 5000 for Oh iStiansted and for Frede-
rikSted, according to all agreement made
9 or 3 years ago. The item purchase of
horses has been increased, as by miScal.
culatiOn the amounts were put down too
low.
No one requested the word.
The amendment b. to item 3 was adOp.
ted unanimously with II votes.
The amendments C. to item S was al.
dopted unanimously with l3 votes.
The amendments d. to item Z was adj.
dopted unanimously with 10 votes.
The amendment e. to item 8 was adOp.
ted unanimously with Is votes.
The Money Bill so amended for
1925, O80.4S was adopted unanimously with
l3 votes.
The Chairman placed the MoHey Bill to
Item G S under discussion.
NONE BILL.
For defiaying expenses mder the Bud
get for the Municipality Of ST. Croir
for The Financial gear from 1a april
1881 to 3lst March 1882 the toNOwing
amounts are hereby granted
sab Item G. |. The Militia and
Brand Department.
l Compensation to the temporary act.
Ing Vice B~randslajor at Ch%ristiansted
SS p m. or p. a..............S 06.0O
2 For procuring new articles of
inventory 0ZU w
8 For attendance to the engines
and for other expenses -...... 2l6.00