, 1889-10-23
P R 0 G E Ed N GS
OF TEG
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST. CROIX

noon, the Colonial COUNCIL nelu us oru
Ordinary Meeting for the present elective
period:
Iwersen).
The Governor of the Danish West India
Islands was present.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and adopted.
The Chairman notified that by letter of
29th August a. c., No. 1915, the Government
Informed the Council that by Royal ResO-
luton of 3rd August, His Majesty has APP
Dointe6 Chief Justice P. NJ. Andersen,
KD.D.M, and Councillor L.. Faber, X. D.,
as respectively End s. 4th Crown Members
for the remaining part of the elective peri.
oil from 18th April 1887. The said gentle
men as we'll as Mr.. Russell, who at the
last general election had been elected lst
Member for Fredcrlk sted's Country DIS
trict. were present and had handed in their
patents of nomination and election.
The Council then proceeded to the Order
of Day viz:
/. Examination of patents of NOmina.
ton and Election for End and 4th
Crownmembers (Andersen and Faber)
and LIST Member for FrederikSted's
Country District Russell).
The patents were examined and found in
order, whereupOn the Chairman declared
them entitled to seats and votes ia the
Council they were not required TO sign
the prescribed tOrmular of Oath, as they
had previously been Members OF the Coon-
oil.
2. Election of 2 Members INSTEAD of
Messrs. w. +. Moore and r.. L.. Merwin)
to meet in a Commission with the
collectors of Customs II Brokers for
the purpose of furnishing the Govern
ment with information concerning the
prices ofthe Islands produce, for guild
ance in fixing the tariff agreeable to
request from Government in letter Of
23rd August a. c. No. 1878.
Is voting tickets were handed in and
elected we're, A. j.. BlackwOOd aud Il.
Perkins with respectively 10 & II votes.
3. Election of 2 Members to assist in
the distribution of the Interest of the
Capital belonging to Prince Waldo
mars Nuptial Fund.
Is voting tickets were handed in; and
elected were, P. NJ. Andersen and II.
Petersen, with respectively IL and Is
votes.
4. was a proposal that Mr.. Friis be
charged to act as Member of the Road
Commission in lieu of Captain
BlackwOOd and was omitted.
g. Proposal from Government in Letter
of 18th August a. C. No, 1850, that
certain portions of Roads in Princes
Quarter be discontinued as public roads,
and that the so.called "~Bugbyhole
Road" from No. IL Oompany's Quarter
be entered among the public Roads.
The Letter was read as follows
The Government
of the Danish West India Islands.
st. CrOix 18th Aug 1889.
No. 1850
The Road Commission has recommended,
that of the Road No 7 in Princes Quarter,
from the southern line of Hard Labour, to
No II on the northern part, 5O05 feet up
to No. 6 be discontinued as public Road
and that of Road No. 16 same Quarter
from Paradise through Diamond TO No. ii
the eastern part, 1868 feet be discontinued
as public Road and as the private parties
interested therein have on enquiry stated
that they nave no objections to the roads
in question being discontinued, while some
of the parties have failed to reply TO the
enuuiry,-the Government would not fail,
pursuant to So of the Ordinance OF 8 June
1884 on Roads in st. Croix, hereby official.
" to lay the matter before the Colonial
Council.
In compliance with tho same enactment
the Government furthermore submits to