, 1884-01-09
P 20 q { D I N & s
~ on THE
FOR ST. CROIX.
lDyyaft of Additional Grant to the Budget
for 1S83-840
tDrrGt Of
foa. 1883-84,)

The PreSIdent, AFTER introducing inc
Draft and referring to the Remarks at
tached to the proposal, added that the
amount Of $3.50 sub item 3 a. for repair
ing the ietties at Frederiksted was ncces-
sary in order to meet the expenses of re-
pairs to the said ~jeltieS, which had been
badly injured 10y the last heavy ground
sea in September last, and which are re
duired for the purposes OF trade from ana
to Frederiksted.-Sub Item b. is further
more proposed an additional grant OF $4OO
for repairs to the town clock. 1t Will DO
remembered that when under the Budget
for 18S3-84 an amount Of $500 was allowed
for repairing the said Clock, there was no
estimate OF the probable expenses, as none
could be obtained at the time. The clock
was however sent home to copenhagen,
but subsequently the Ministry had in
formed the Government that according to
the estimate from a lOWn-clOck maker In
Copenhagen, the repairs would cost 2230
Kr. and the Ministry had caused the re-
pairs to be commenced. After those re-
pairs the old town clock would be as good
as new, while a similar town clock new
would cost 500 Kr.; in accordance there
with the sum Of 500 is proposed III addl.
ton to the $500 already granted.
End Member for ChriStianStcd (Lemmtn9)
said, as regards the item 30. concerning
the town clock, he could not see any ne
cessity to propose a Committee, because
when the Council by its vote under the
Budget had adopted that the town clock
should be sent home for repairs, ana Tor
that purpose had granted $500, that vote
implies that whatever is requisite beyond
that sum for completing the repairs Will
also ee granted, provided it be within rea-
sonablc limits. AS regards the two other
items 3a. and &c it would only be in ac-
cordance with what has been observed on
almost all occasions Of the kind, to refer
the proposal to a Committee who could eX-
anime the estimates.
LIST Member for CbriStianSted (WdlGrd)
would like to see the matter about the
amount proposed for the town clock made
clearer; the Presidency proposes that
500 in all be granted for the repairs,
namely $500 already granted and now
$500 by this grant; but according to the
estimate of the clockmaker III Copenhagen
the total cost of repairs would be 223O hr.
or about $685.. But as the Bill was likely
to be sent to a Committee, be had no doubt
but that this point would be cleared up.
2nd Member for Frederiksteds Country
District (HewjtO said it is of course a we'll
known fact thai we must have a proper
landing place at Frederiksted, therefore
the ~ietties must be repaired, but the
amount Of $3.50 estimated now for that
purpose is Il very large item and where
public money is concerned, a proper sur
vey should first be made OF the work re-
quired to be done, and the work should be
put up to public liCitation, which IS the
only fair and right way to follow If we
want the work to be done reasonably and
properly for then the work can be given
to any good mechanic coming orwar
with proper security for the due perform
ance of the work according to the plan;
but the work should not, as frequently
happens now, be given to a single mechanic
or a particular individual for the sum put
down in the estimates. Regarding the
sum of 800 for the further repairs of the
town clock in ChristianSted, besides the
$500 already granted, he would SAY the
expense was rather high, particularly
when we consider That there are many
parties, a large portion of the community
who will not be benefited by that clock,
namely the people in the Country and III
Frederiksted. This town clock is, more
over. only an ornament to the town the
people of Christiansted, if they want such
nm ornament, should pay for it by sub
scription; it is much too costly an orna-
ment to be provided from public funds or
by the taxpayers money. A sum OF SO
would have been quite sufficient, and he
would propose tina the $500 now proposed
be voted ont.
3rd Member for Christiansted (WdSSdrd)
thought it was a simple consequence of
the grant previously given by the Council,