, 1888-06-20
The Council then proceeded to the Order

AS chairman was eleCCeu: IHO OrOWu-
member (Andersen) with s of 10 votes.
The Chairman thanked the Council for
the renewed honour conferred on him.
AS Vice. Chairman: 4th Crownmember
Petersen) with 9 of IL votes.
AS Secretary: End Member for Christian
sted iLemming) with 6 OIL votes.
2. Election OF Members OF the several
communal Commissions.
Hospital Commission: Christiansted,
Svitzer; with 8 of IL votes.
F~rederiksted, Iwersen, with IL votes.
School Commission ChriStiansted, in
stead of Messrs. Nelthropp and
Richter, as requested i'll Govern
ments Letter of Doth May a. C. No.
9O2 elected we're: S%takemann,
after a new free election; and O.C.
Knudsen, with respectively 10 and 8.
Quarantine Commission: Ohristiansted,
Jameson, with IL votes; Fredorik.
sted, Brown, with 10 votes.
Poor Commission: ChrIstiAnsted, Jamie.
son, with IL votes; Frederiksted,
Nc. Donald, with 8 of II votes.
Prison Commission: by a new election:
Svitzer, with 9 of ii votes.
Committee to examine the Colonial
Treasury's Cash: Jameson aud
S%takemann, each with 9 votes.
Members of the elective Boards for
Christiansted Town, instead Of Elliott,
Stakemann with 7 of IL votes, for Freder-
iksted Country District, instead of Faber,
0. o.. Knudsen with Z of IL votes.
2 Members to join in the administration
Of Prince Waldemar's nuptial fund: An
dersen with 8, Petersen with 10 votes.
3. Question of withdrawal of LIST Mem
Der for Christiansted (ElliOtt).
The Chairman notified the receipt of
the following letter:
In referring to 81 of the Colonial law,
l beg leave respectfully to announce to
your Honor, that us my affairs are under
administration Of the Dealing Court, [
resign my seat as Member of the Colonial
Council.
st. Croix, 4th June 1888.
Respectfully,
I. ELLIOTT.
The Chairman of the Colonial Council.
The Council consented tacitly TO the
withdrawal of the Member.
4. Question of Withdrawal of 4th Crown
member Richter).
The following letter had been received
from Mr.. Richter:
With reference to my position as Crown
member of the Colonial Council, st. CrOix,
l would not fail to state, that | intend ut
an early date and previous to the Councils
hOAO mcoOIDSP W leave UulS ASIdHV AOL d
year, on a trip to the Mother country.
Frederiksted, st. CrOix, 9th June 1883.
Respectfully,
l.. RICHTER.
The Council consented tacitly to the
withdrawal of 4th CrOwnmember.
The Chairman gave the word to End
Member for Christiansted Lemming), who
for himself and on behalf of the other
Member appointed to revise the C0mmu-
nal Accounts for 1869 would beg to state
to the Council that they had gone through
the said Accounts and had found them
correct, therefore the Committee recon.
mended that the Council will pass the &C.
counts.
The Council consented tacitly that the
Communal Accounts for 1867 be passed.
The abovenamed letter from the Govern
ment dated 9th inst. concerning the deep.
ening of Christiansted's Harbour reads as
follows
The Government
of the
Danish Westindia Islands.
st. CrOix, 9th June 1888.
No. 1923.
With reference to the Memorial from
Merchants, Burghers and other Inhabitants
ofSt. Oroix, which by the Resolution of the
Colonial Council in its meeting of 10th
A. A.. 0vxn