, 1884-02-20
P R @ s E Z D ! N & 5
OF THE
AO10A3
FOR ST. CROIX.

u RN ~ 49, thA " ~ ONNAAJ
putting an Interpolation by End Mem
Der for Christiansted (Lemmingl.
The Council consented unanimously with
il votes that the interpolation be further
ed it reads as follows:
Does the Government intend to take
any steps to remedy the bad state of
the Center Line Road,-as regards
firstly the road just before and also
between the two cutters at Estate
Adventure; secondly the two stone
drains westof Estate Mount Pleasant;
and thirdly the whole road from Dia-
mOnd SchOolhOuse to WeStend, parti-
cularly that part Of the road, which
from Estate ConcOrdia and passing
Estate Wheel Of Fortune leads to
Westend.-?
End Member for Ohristiansted LemmjngI
said, he felt almost convinced that every
Member OF the Council and almost every
inhahitant. who had passed 0yrrthe Roads
in question Wouid be of the same opinion
as that he had when he gave notice Of his
intention to Introduce this Interpolation,
namely that there was not only something,
but a great deal to be done, to improve
the state of the Roads or remedy the eX-
listing faults. and thai the defects existed
not only then, but had existed for a long
NuIlC' " tlCH Tx uttl dCittt OO - lllAtlO
and officially by previously notifying the
intention to bring in the Interpolation, he
had done SO in the expectation that it would
have caused the defects to be remedied be-
fore the meeting following his notification,
and he had entertained the fond hope that
he CORld, when Introducing tn" Interprlla-
ton, have been a0le 70 notify that the
repairs had bpendOup and then 10 Withdraw
the Interpretation with thanks. Bat on his
way last Thursday to West Sad he hal TX
amiped the roads alluded 10, and foundthat
only for a very small part OF them had this
his hope been realized. He would now state
the actual condition OF the roads. With re.
gard to the roadsj just before and also between
the tw0 cutters at Estate Adventure, no
thing whatever has been done he SuppOS-
ed every body would agree tina. this road
is really in a very bad state, ON which
lie went into details. The . stone
drains west Of Estate Mount Pleasant
had been rcfixed, wherefore he, as far
as that point is concerned, would with
draw the interpolation. Concerning
the third part Of the interpolation, only
that part OF the road, which from Harding
Gutter leads 10 West End has been pro
perly repaired, and is now in good order;
on that part Of the road which lies between
ConC0rdia Estate and Harding Gutter a
few cart loads of gravel have been put i'll
some places, but the only result has been
TO show how exceedingly bad the state Of
the road was and is. On the road from
C0nc0rdia to Diamond SchooIh0uSe no re.
pairs at all had been done. lie specified
the state Of this road, which was very bad,
although not SO bad as the r0ad between
Concordia and Harding Gutter. He be-
lieyed it would be generally admitted that
his statements We're correct, and he also be-
lieved that it was right to bring up the
whole matter here, SO that steps may be
taken to have The repairs property attend
ed to. He knew fall we'll that last year a
promise was given, that estate owners
would not be called on to do the usual
road work; still, it was maintained at the
same time by the Government that the
roads were to be kept iii proper order.
The G%0rerROr In answer to- the intero-
cation made 10y the honorable End Member
for ChriStianSted he would SAY, that there
can be no doubt that the Center Line Road
is defective in certain parts, as mentioned
by the honorable Member. The reason, he
believes, is that those parties on whom it
is incumbent to repair the roads have not
carried out the repairs to the requisite eX-
tent. He had been informed, that the par
ties have by the Chief Road Inspector been
frequently reminded of the necessity of
doing sthe repairs properly and he the
Governor believed that it is not so very
difficult to parties to perform the work, as
if he is rightly Informed, only gravplling is
required III most of the places, and he be-
lieVe0 that only q few DAYS constant UOik