, 1890-12-17

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But it does seem very strange that the Go
vernmen would say they are SO poor in pocket
rs to be unable to provide for a paltry sum,
not even of $4,000 for a purpose of o nature
Like this, so very recctsaly fer q community.
II possible, private parties would. build the
wharf, if they would be allowed to collect the
wharfage dues to pay themselves. 1t is all
very we'll to have steamers calling at the
Island, but to attract them, they must be
offered facilities and accommodations; otherwise
they will leave and go elsewhere. Formerly
when we had only sailing vessels, we had not
as many lighters as now the demands to meet
the despatch of the steamers have called forth
enterprise, and to-day there are lighters
enough in West End to discharge q steamer
pretty quickly but we have no real wharves;
the sole object is to provide q place for land
ing suitable for the daily and increasing re-
quirements OF commerce; and for this tits propos-
ed to rebuild the present so-called landing
Wharf and widen it q feet. Now, it must
not be forgotten that only very recently the
inadequate and weak state Of one of the
wha1ves cost a private party a loss of $500
which was due to carelessness; on another oc-
casion a boiler was damaged. If there was
talk of Is to 10000 dollars for q large elabo-
rate concern, then it could be better under
stood; but barely $4,000; and then the Co.
eminent is not able, does not attempt to
shew that the measure is not wanted by the
people; no, it is simply said, Government
will not recomend the amendment, and if
adopted it will not be sanctioned. AS regards
the statement Of no money being available, he
would Just say, that if some young official
were discharged, money would be found for
his pension there would be no talk about
that, it would be found. He must say
he felt inclined to believe that the Go
commemorate cko,l - &h;o r,o44o- ia; ~ooIo
for the sake of being at log-a-heads with the
Colonial Council for we see in reason, no
explanation given, no just excuse for not
being willing to recommend the proposal for
sanction. Or else it must be. because the
matter has now been brought forward by a
Member Of the Council but the Governor
himself had declared that he would not be
unwilling to have the landing wharf repaired
and a crane placed on it. Still he refuses now
to countenarce this proposal. His (Hewitts)
opinion is, that whether the Governor will
recommend or not, the Council should adopt
the proposal as it is now before the Council
and thus fulfil their duty towards the people
of.West End let the Government then take
the responsibility for what might come the
Governm ent has now the responsibility of
building a useless wharf without the Councils
consent the money for this wharf it behoves
the Council to refuse, when and as long as
Government refuses to give what is really
needed.
9Th Crownmember (Richter) said it is not
right of any Member to single out one or two
or more Members of the Colonial Council and
say they represent the Government there is
but one here representing the Government,
and that one is not a Member.
3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country Dis
trict tHecitt) Had a ways understood that
the honorable Member was nominated 9Th
Crownmember and not a Member elected by
the people he was sorry if he were mistaken.
5th Crownmember (Hichter) Crownmem-
bers of the Council are the same as other
Members crownmembers are just as little as
other Members bound in doing their duty
here to follow any thing but their conviction.
But of course he can have one view, and other
Members have theirs; and his view is as ex-
pressed to-day bat no Member has the right
to say he (Richter) has no other view than
tha4 of Government because he is a Crown
member of the Council.
3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country
District (Hewitt) was unable to judgeahow far
the honorable 9Th Crown Members own opin-
ion went, but as far back as he could remember
it is so, that as often as the honorable 9th
Crown Member has taken the word in this
Council, it has always and ever been in sup
port of, Government views; in fact Govern
ment has no stronger advocate in this Council
than the 5th Crown Member.