, 1889-10-23
Lmprickt.
The Colonial Council of St. Croix

has always been a private Road; he could
see no reason why it should be otherwise
now if that piece of road be made public
road, there would be others, which equally
as Justly should be made public too.
End Crown Member (AnderseR): 1t
might be we'll to subject the matter to 2
discussions, as some of the interested
parties nave not in the one instance cor
scented. and in the other instance Objec-
tiOns are being made against the proposal.
1t was decided to subject the abOvestat.
ed proposal to 2 discussions, and the LIST
discussion to take place to-day.
3rd Member for FrederikSted'S Country
District (Hewitt): 1t is provided in the
Road Ordinance that before any new road
can he mdde or any old one be diScOntinu-
ed, the question shall be laid before the
Colonial Council, and it is natural to sup
pose that that shall be done before the
5 yearly allotment. Now this allotment
this year has alrelly taken place, and the
changes here proposed could but cause
trouble and Inconvenience if the Council
object in fact what would be the result if
the Council should obiecti Nothing short
of an entire re allotment. 1t with the
Council rests any responsibility, then all
such matters should be discussed and de.
Ciled before the allotment ~ made, which
is to he in August. The consequences of
Ignoring tn It is, thar, aS already stated, an
entire re- allotment would have 10 DO made,
causing II great amount of labour and dis.
satisfaction, or else tho road be made by
public expense. 4 similar case occurred
5 years ago.
The Governor: OF course the honorable
Member Is theoretically right If The Coun,
Gil ~ to recommend or d|lsrecommend the
measure, then the Councils opinion should
he taken before the measure be carried out
and Governments letter is also sen under
18th of August to thu CDuncil. Bat in
point OF practice the Colonial Council has
never on road matters opposed what the
Road Commission and the Government
recommend. and as tho Law prescribes
that the re- -allOtmenU shall be mad at u
certain time, it was not possible to post.
pone this question on account OF u mare
formality. All the parties had been heard,
and with exception of "a few, had agreed to
the roads in Princes quarter being dlscOn.
tinued, and those few had had full OppOr.
tunity to state their views, but had not
lone so. and we could not wait on them. The
Commission andthe Government recommend
on the one hand that 1000 feet OF public
road be discontinued as such and on the other
hand that 5000 feet of private roads Oe
made public, this last measure is greatly
uCClttU y (lt CAkClItlcO SdHO CllICt RtIlull.
The parties interested in it had applied to
tao Road Commission after the work of
the re-allOtmcnt had been made and in ord
er to avoid a new re.aIlOtment the Govern.
meut has mentioned u proposal of the
Road Commission according to which one
of the State Estates for u time of 3 years
take over the repairs of a similar length Of
public road passing through the estates
land and only used by that estate, aud
hence other estates will have not one sin.
gle cent expense on that account. 1t
would not answer now to stop the work.
Ord Member for Frede iksted's Country
District (Hepitt) did not mean tina the
work should be stopped on the new road,
but he would say that the time is gone by
when the matter should have been laid
before the Council, il the Councils decision
is to have any influence. Five years ago
one of the greatest injustices was done III q
similar way in respect to these matters in
Westend Quarter and in the present case
the matter could and should have been SUBJ
mitted previously.
The Governor said that the letter to the
Council on this matter is dated lit b An.
gust hence the Government is not ct fault
if the Council had not been called to d.
eide the matter before.
4th Member for Christian sted'S Country
District (RGphae) said he did not think it
II. eh,t fha DiQca 0f road i'm princayS