, 1885-06-27

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Frederiksted'S do. after a
new free election Birch with s Of 10 votes.
Observation-Disclosures Commission,
Willard with l3 of 10 votes.
Frederiksted's do. Brown
with 8 of Is votes.
Christiansted's Poor Commission, Mel
thropp with IA of Is votes.
Frederiksted's do. j. Wilson
with IA of 10 votes.
Prison Commission, Wassard with IA
of Is votes.
Committee to examine the Colonial
Treasury's Cash, Wassard and Willard
each with IA OF ID votes.
School Commission for the three re-
naming years of the term, NySSum with
IA of Is votes.
The Chairman notified, that in the
Councils last Meeting Members Willard
and Brown had been elected Members of
the Committee on the Drafts of Ordinance
concerning Trades and Professions and the
Sale of Rum etc.; those Members had re,
tired from the Council at the expiration Of
the elective period but have been re elect
ed in accordance with former custom he
would consider the said 3 Members as
reelected Members of the said Committee !;
which was tacitly adopted.
Liz OJCN UttIt LNI tliNA - w lllbU AkIltt
physician DR.. Med. Kalmer, who had been
elected Member of the Budget Committee,
had retired sfrom the Council, but as the
said Committee had rendered its Report
which would now soon be laid before the
Council, there would be no necessity to
elect another Member instead Of DR..
Kalmer.
The Chairman finally notified the receipt
of the following communications, viz. from
the Government, q. dated 10Th April 1855,
No. 492 communicating that His EXccllen-
cy Governor Arendrup had returned from
Europe and had resumed the Govern
ment of the Danish West India Islands !;
b. dated 18Th May, No. TIC, fl ing the Or
binary Meetings of the Council in the pre-
sent elective year for to-day 22nd June,
and the first Monday in the Months of
August, October and December this year,
February and April next year, II o'clock
noon. C. dated IS h May, No. S1S, request.
ing the Council to elect a Member of the
School Commission, instead of Mr.. Han
schell, who has been appointed Govern
ment Secretary in connection herewith a
letter of 9th June a.c. from Secretary
HanSchell, resigning his seat as 2nd Crown
member; which election had been made;
d. dated 2Sth May, No. S25, requesting the
Council to elect 2 persons to join in a
Commission with the collectors of Gus
toms and Brokers for the purpose Of fur
nishing the Government with information
concerning the prices of the Islands pro-
duce; which is on the Order of Day;
6 dated 3Oth April from 4th Member for
ChristianSted's Country District Raphael
and Bird Member for FrpdcrikSted's C0uu-
try District j. Wilson forwarding a Draft
OF Ordinance to prevent trespaSSing on the
fields and roads in st. Croix, which Draft
will be printed and distributed to Mem
bers /; !. dated Ord June 1855, No. from
the Government. forwarding Copy of Report
from the Committee of ST. Thomas Colonial
Council on the Draft of Ordinance concern
ing Court Witnesses.
The Chairman next stated that the usual
Resume of the Councils business in the
past year had been drawn up, and would
be embodied in the printed Report.
The Resume reads as follows:
The last session, 1984-SJ, Of the Colonial
Council was opened on the 23rd June 1884;
this the first ordinary Meeting was to
have taken place on the 9th June, but was
postponed to the f~irst-named date, the
other ordinary meetings were fixed for the
4th August, the 9th October, LIST Deem
Der, End February and 18th April the
meeting in October was postponed to the
18th, that in December was postponed to
the. 18th. Besides those Ordinary Meet