, 1888-06-16

Il n ON%uk&CMk Au pursuance WILL y VA Va
the Cof6rffaf Law giving mortgage in
all what the Municipality Of st. Croix
8 nbw7owns, or might in future own, to
Tr the Statetreasury, 10th May 1887.
2. Revision of the Communal Accounts
for 1855 18th June 1887 and closed.
3. Most Submissive Memorial to His
Majesty concerning means to arrest
the entire abandonment OF the sugar
Industry 18th June to a Committee;
Discussion 18th July, adopted same
date, see 9Th August.
4. Additional Grant to the Budget for
1888 for support to Mrs. Lorentz;
18Th June; End Discussion 18th July;
adopted.
4. Petition to the Minister of Finances,
that in view of the financial position
of the Municipality, after having
mortgaged everything to the State
treasury, the financial burdens of the
Island may be relieved; 18th June
1887.
S. Interpolation from End Member for
C~hristiansted's Country District (Svit-
zer) concerning purchasing of horses
for military use-clOSed 10th October.
6. Additional Money Bill for $233.3l
under ID. 10. Department of Public
lLSlI UCl IOI = : AOOh WV
Der adopted 18th December 1887.
Z. Draft Ct Ordinance containing mOdii.
cation of the Ordinance of 18th FebTu.
AIRY 1873 for defrayment of expenses
attending certain intrOductiOns of
labourers 10y Leevy); 18th December
1887; referred to a Committee; End
Discussion goth February 1888.
8. Additional Money Bill under several
TAo,Ac RI kho puI,vA fOU 1897 "a 0ntI
February 1888; adopted 10th April
1888.
9. Budget for 1888-89 with Money Bills,
GOTH February 1888; to u Committee;
2nd Discussion 10th April 1888 closed
10Th April 1888.
10. Memorial from Merchants and Inhabi
tants in ChriStiansted concerning the
deepening of the Channel to the Har-
bOur to allow Steamers to enter)
(Stakemann) discussed and brought TO
a close Goth February 1888.
The following Drafts which were stand
ing over from 1S86,87 were closed, viz:
a. Draft of Ordinance concerning reports
of births in the Islard of st. CrOix,
3rd Discussion 18th june 1887 and
sanctioned by His Majesty (see No, 2
in Resume of 1886.8O.
u OEUIU III OlhIlIuitCO CbAIOOA IbllAS u" ICC~
ton of corpses; and Discussion 18th
june and 11th July 1887; Bird Discus
sion 9Th August, Goth February and
10th April 1888; withdrawn by the
Government (NO, 81.
o. Draft of Ordinance concerning Country
L~abourers in st. CrOix; End Discus
sion 9th August 1887; the Draft with
drawn by Government NO. 81.
d. Draft of By Law concerning Fencing
LIST Discussion Sth August 1887 10th
October 1887 adopted and sanctioned
by the Governor (NO. ~.
The Chairman further notified The re-
ceipt of the following communications: l,
from 4th Crown Member Richter) notify.
ing his intention to he absent from the Is
land for a term of year; this letter would
be found on the Order of Day; 2, from the
Government dated Goth May &C. No. 9O2 re.
questing the Council to appoint Q Members
of the School Commission instead of Messrs
Nelthropp & Richter; from the Govern.
ment dated 9Th May a. C. No. 1872, stating
that in virtue of S SO of Colonial Law the
ordinary meetings Of the Colonial COunciI
III the coming year are fixed for Monday
18th June, 9th August, 18th October, 10th
December 1888 and 18th February aud 18TH
April 1889, u o'clock moor each time; from
the Government dated 7th inst, No. 1913,
which was read as follows
In reference to the discussions which pre-.
coded the vote of the Colonial Council in
it's Meeting of 18th April last. by which