, 1890-04-19

ford to pay This additional salary, all the
more so as the Inspector has his salary as
Lieutenant and as Inspector, moreover
he uses the public horses at the a m time
as he has his own. He (Srjtser) though
that the Chief Road Inspector. who enjoys
a salary as such. besides his salary as com
mander Of the military forces, has the duty
OF experimenting this work, which is one
that has always been superiuteuded by
Road officers. Sui anyhow the Colonial
Treasury car't afford 60 pay this amount.
The Governor SAID The work required
in this Instance did not belong to the
business Of the Building Inspector; he
had been requested by the Government to
survey the road in question, to level and
i:lmc plan and estimate and furthermore
to inspect the work as it progressed and
When it is finished; for this, the Inspector
had a reasonable claim TO extra remunera-
ton besides his ordinary allowances for
ordinary duties.
3rd Member for ChriStianStpd'S Country
District (Hrit.er) said he was afraid he had
not expressed himself sufficiently clear so
as TO be understood, he thought that the
planning and experimenting Of this Road.
work was the duty of the Road COmmise
sion, but particularly the Chief of th
Commission, who receives a stipulated pay
vi NlllltldA tIICN gus OCttNlOllN liN " HiNA
been performed under the guidance of the
Road officers, and it had always been lone
at least as good as it will be done now.
But if the Road Department cannot do it
now, and it has to be done by some one
else. he did not think that the Building
Inspector when he has to do it, should have
additional pay, because he has already
salaries from the Public Chest as Building
Inspector and also emoIuments as Survey
or. Our financial affairs do not allow OF
such expenditure of money.
The Governor said lie too was afraid he
had not expressed himself distinctly enough
to be understood. The roads in queS-
ton Lad to be levelled he did not believe
the Road officers can do that work, which
requires technical knowledge.
3rd Member for ChriStiansted's Country
District (SUit2cr) said such work had al
ready been done satisfactorily on several
occasions.
2nd Member for ChrIstiansted's Country
District (LmlaeD said that at the meeting
held at KingshiII concerning the work on
these roads, it was expressly stated
that the Government would not undertake
to defray The half of the expenses OF the
work except the Building Inspector super.
intended the work the amount OF $50 49,
for framing the plans and estimate and for
experimenting the work on behalf of the
Public; it is so then, that the Government
would not have consented to defray the
half of the expenses Of this road work
unless the 500 for the Inspector were
allowed.
The GoUerR0r: The Building Inspector
will not get more than that amount.
The amount of 500 for the Road Work
was then put to the vote, and adopted
with Z votes ; / not voting, the whole
Money Bill for 1910 was then adopted
tacitly.
4. Continuation of LIST discussion and
eventually End Discussion on Draft OF
Budget for 1S90-91 with Money Bills
appertaining thereto and Committees
Report.
The Chairman said that at the Councils
last meeting the Draft of Budget was in
troduced by His Excellency and a Commit
tee was appointed; the Committee has now
rendered its Report; lst discussion on the
Draft was not closed and he had now to
open the 1st discussion on the Draft and
Money Bills.
3fdMembtr for Christiansted (6tdkenann
begged to ask the Governor If it were not
B possible that the Budge be laid before the
Council at an earlier time. AS it is now,
at the time the Draft is introduced, planters
are busily occupied With crop, and in the
present Instance we saw that only one of
the planters who are in the Committee
conld ATTEND i. oniUf2 Members mrE in tina