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the meaning is, that the Council having
granted a sum of 81, 25O 20 pfocure a school
house in the Northwestern District, it be-
ing understood that the Government would
If possible see its way to purchase for that
purpose a certain private building; and after
having examined this building, he had
found that he could not entertain the sug'
gestiOn, because the way in which the
building is constructed is not sufficiently
solid to allow of the building being used as
a public school house; therefore he had
not yet taken any steps to use the amount
but now he begged to inform the Council
that he wished to have authority to build a
new school house.
End Member for Frederiksted (BrOonl
said he regretted having to disagree with
His Excellency; but he had quite a diff
ferent opinion of the building at jolly Hill;
he had been through it, and although not
a Building Inspector, still he believed that
he has had so much to do with buildings,
that he ought to have some knowledge in
the matter; he could not but say that he
found the building in a very SalubriOus
situation with a large play ground, with
shady trees and ~cistern, etc, ETC., in fact
all accommodations required, and the
building consisting of wall work in the
lower story and solid wood work IN the
upper story comparing this building with
the one which it is intended to erect on the
piece of land to be bought from Oxford, it
will be noticed, that this latter is to be con-
structed of wood, and a one story building,
and then on a spot near to the IabOurers'
village, between two cutters and quite
close to a lees pond, with very limited
area on the whole to admit of all the re-
quisite buildings and play ground hence,
he certainly believed that all the advan-
tages are III favour Of the building at jolly
Hill; really, he felt sure that III Commits
sion we're sent to examine and report, they
would recommend the building at jolly
Hill Tor the purpose in question. However,
it did not matter to him personally, but
there is one consideration more, best DIES
those mentioned already, that while we
would get a building of Il proper size and
in ample order ready for use at once, it
Jolly Hill house be bought, we would on
the other hand have to wait a long time
for a new building to be completed, and
then the expenses for that puTpOSe-what
might they not reach We commence
with 81, 900, but more will be required and
asked for.
The Governor in reply to the honorable
End Member for FrederikSted (BrOwn)
would beg to say, that, according to his
views as to how public buildings should be,
he could not choose the building at Jolly
Hill as a public school house, and as the
responsibility rests on the Government, he
did not wish to- Use the amount at disposal
for purchasing that house for the purpose
named. He had examined that building
together with the Building Inspector, and
he could not agree that it possesses so
many advantages over the building that
would have to be erected on the place to be
bought near Oxford !; this latter could not
at all be looked upon as ali unhealthy situa-
ton. He would say, that even # there
were not a great difference Of price and
cost between the two buildingS,-ven if
jolly Hill House could be had for some
thing like the expense of a new buildingy
he could not purchase it for pu bile use.
That was the result he had come to after
having examined the building and mature
ly considered the question. AS regards the
amount calculated for the new building, he
had had the Estimate revised, and the
Building Inspector has declared that he is
perfectly sure that the building can be-
completed for the $2,250.
End Member for Frederiksted's Country
District (HeoCitt) said he was personally &C.
quainted with both the localities under con-
sideration. 1t might be that jolly Hill
House is not of that very heavy material
which Government likes to nave or con-
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