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Chairmen could of course remove the
Assistants Office if they chose.
No one requested the word further; LIST
Discussion was closed.
End Member for ChristianSted (Lemmingl
proposed that the Bill be referred t. the
Committee on the Draft of Budget.
9th Crownmember KdlmerI joined 3rd
Member for ChriStianSted WaSSardI in his
view that the re- is no necessity for a Com
mittee on this Draft of Money Bill for
expenses already incurred.
The proposal for d Committee was
rejected with s votes against 2 (Faber
& Lemming).
4. End Discussion on Draft of Ordinance
concerning Public Roads in the Island OF
st. Croix, with Committee Report and
amendments.
The Committees Report reads as follows:
The undersigned Committee, appointed
in the Colonial Councils Meeting of
Goth November 1888, has the honour TO
submit it's Report on the "Dratt Of Ordinance
concerning Public Roads in ST. CrOix" as
also on the Draft of Ordinance enactlng
certain notifications Of Ordinance of 22nd
February 1855 concerning several taxes
in the Island of st. CrOix to the Landtrea-
sury," which latter Draft was referred to
the same Committee.
/. Draft Of Ordinance concerning Public
Roads in st. Cr0iE.
ad l
In line 3, between the words "shalP and
"'not", We propose that there be added:
"as a rule"
In line Z, between the words " shall" and
"noi" we propose that there be added:
" as a rule,".
AS the Roads at present are not every
where Of the width prescribed in this
section. and in some places it would not be
feasible to obtain thai width, the Commit
tee has considered it advisable to make
the necessary reservation in that respect
by the proposed additions, and we think
that the decision in the individual instance
must rest with the Superior Authority.
As 3,
We propose as follows: The Superior
Authority is empowered to grant permits.
sion to lay Town TramWayS on the public
roads, subject to such stipulatiOnS as are
requisite to insure that the general traffic
be not hindered, and that the parties hay
ing to discharge the repairs of the roads
do not by such Tramways get increased
burthen of road-wOrk.
Although that power appears to be at
present vested in the SupeIio Authority,
where there is no question of granting an
exclusive privilege, still the Committee
considers it right that a special clause in
that respect should be embodied in the
new Ordinance.
ad s 3, altered to a.
It is proposed that this section be framed
as follows:
Quarter lines as we'll as private roads of
comm unicatiOn between estates shall gene
rally be "a feet in width and shall be kept
open and i'll good order.
The Committee has preferred that the
width of the private roads Of connection be
expressly fixed, and we have thought that
"a feet as a general rule would be suitable;
similar reservation as in s l is here taken
by addition of the term "generally." 1t is
proposed that the same rules be applicable
in reference to Quarter lines.
Instead offs $40, the tOloring neO
sections are proposed
5.
The public control with the roads is
exercised through a Road Commission, con-
sisting of a Chairman, appointed by the
Superior Authority, and s Members, half
of them elected by the Superior Authority,
the other half by the Colonial Council, i'll
such wise that for each of the 5 Quarters
Of the Island one member is chosen from
among the residents of the quarter, as a
rule from among the proprietors Of landed
estates. The election shall be for a term
of 5 years, but only the half Of the number
Of Members shall retire at a time. Five
members shall constitute a quorum. The
Superior Authority is empowered whenever
it be deemed necessary, to dissolve the