, 1889-07-06

out in many respects. And he would beg
TO mention a useful method, one which is
applied elsewhere with success, namely
Blind Alarms; this would bring out the
men it would shew how soon they
can muster, and who come out punish
ment should invariably be inflicted. AS
for other people, they might get a little
alarmed at first, but they would soon grow
accustomed to it.
End Member for Frederiksted's Country
District Heritt] said every estate has an
engine and the people are hound to appear,
but they get no pay. What more right
have those in town to get payment
Moreover 40 cts. an afternoon is out OF pro-
portion for work done only a part OF the
day by such people. The expense for such
hired men was not in the Ordinance, it is
a yearly grant. He was of the opinion
that everybody should serve, and be bound
to attend at fires, and be sided the honor
able End Member for Frederiksted Brown,
who has experience in the matter. At pre-
sent the $3.50 seem to be a mere useless
expense, and the amount might be struck
out.
The Governor would not recommend to
reduce or to dispense with that Amount.
AS regards the Blind Alarms, he must say,
that in large towns they might answer
very we'll and do some service where there
are regular and large Are corps, with
electric signals, bells and the like at dispos-
al; there an alarm could be made to the
fire brigade without spreading among the
public or to others than those connected
with the corps but here the whole public
must get alarmed and it might easily
become so, that when the reality comes,
it is not needed. He would not advocate
the measure it appears rather dangerous.
3rd Member for Christiansted (~StakemGnn)
Such alarms need not be given too fire.
QuentlV we have the case of the Military
force alarms are given, but people get
accustomed. AS regards the $3.50 he
would not recommend that the amount he
struck out now the people would not get
accustomed to the opposite system so
soon and after all to pay 1892 a year for
protection of Town properties is but small.
In the country the matter is quite differ
ent a fire there can not extend very tar
before it is mastered but it may take the
whole town. In st. Thomas proper ar
engagements exist, and it is a beautiful
thing to see the order and the discipline
prevailing.
4th Member for Frederiksted's Country
District (R0phdeD said he agreed with 2nd
A1CHIbtI lOI TItt0IlhSlcu DIONu tudO
every body should be compelled to do duty
i'll the Brandcompanies without pay. In
the country it is a law that in case of a fire
90 labourers from every,'neighbouring estate
are TO be sent to the spot instead of that
all come running willing to help he could
not see why those in the towns shall
be paid and those i'll the country not. AS
regards our Fire Engines they are old and
antlquated, even if we were to get some
that have lately gone out of style or use
in America or Europe, which might be
had cheaper than new ones, we would be
made better off than we are now and he
would join in asking the Government to
improve the style of the engines. He
would then next advise to do away with
these hired people; no one can deny that
it Is a regular farce to see a handful of
men, with a drum and a flute, marching
lrregularly, but with an immense swarm of
people following them, to make an exercise
which does not help when the reality
comes, because those people stay away at
the real fires. AS for blind alarms, they
won't do at all they would ouly cause that
true alarms he disregarded.
The Money Bill for 1892 was tacitly
adopted.
TO be ContinWed)