, 1890-10-15

nominated and elected members took their
seats for the first tim, namely Judge
Maxen, DR.. Neumann, Captain Blackwood,
Mr.. p. Didricksen, aud Captain Waage.
An additional Money Bill to the Budget foe
l89O-91 was brought in by the Governments
proposing IL grant Of $1,000 for the erection
of a "sugar whaif" at FrederikSted III place
of the one which has been broken down. LIZ
apptals that the old wharf or GETTY WAS
broken down by the pillng uI0n II OF u
large quantity Ofsugar i'll bags. MT. Hewitt
asked who was to blame in the matter, amt
maintained that it WAS the Government
officials. and that the Government ought to
compensate the planter, whose sugar was
damaged W the fall Of the jntty, by whlca
he had suffered Il loss of about @3Uo. Ills
Excpllency the Governor malntalIedtfat the
accident arosefrOm the changed Circumstance
esin regard to the shipping of sugar that the
wharf, namely, was erected when sugar was
shipped in hogSheadS only, and that IL was
quite strong enough when used III this way,
but that the piling up OF a large quantity
of sugar i'll bags on the structure
was never contemplated, hence when
this was done it broke down. After q
rather long discussion, i'll which the
Chairman, Mr.. Hewitt, Captain BiackWOod,
Mr.. Brown, and Mr.. Richter took part, the
first discussion on the Draft was closed.
The wharf above mentioned is being
huilt of stone and concrete, and the Discus
sion turned partly ON the merits ami de-
merits of such a structure, as compared
with one of iron. Captain BlackwOod en-
livened the proceedings by giving his views
as to the advantages Of building a long
iron pier, which should allow OF sailing
vessels; or even steamers, coming alongside.
He had taken the depths at various aus
tances from the shore in order to ascertain
the length of pier required to accommodate
vessels of different draughts. Ii the Cap
tain'S ideas went ahead of the probable re-
ouirements OF Fredrriks,ed rs q port, they
were ut any rate interesting. his Excel
lency the Governor thought that a Struc-
ture such as that described 10y Captain
BIackwood would require a solid break
water TO pro Get it from heavy ground seas
and to enable the vessels to use it when IL
sea was running, and was, therefore, out or
the question.
OF the total grant Of $4,000, an amount
of 1880 is calculated for building the
wharf, and the remainder for erecting a 10
ton crane upon 1t. There was muc1 dis
cussiOn as to whether the crane should be
erected on the wharf or whether 1t would
not be better erected IN connection Will
the "lapding wharf" Captain B%lackwoO't
SQQ8GSltu IkAdU IL W AO " 4 - wa N'"hNp
as It would sometimes nave to lift heavy
weights in a sea-way and the Jerk caused
by the falling of the lighter might breai&
the crane If it were only calculated t0t.
lifting 10 tons from a lighter in still watot.
His Excellency the Governor SUI 1esied
that the Council might deal with the grant
for the wharf ($1,25O} separately and defer
the question of the crane. This perhaps in
the second discussion will be done.
There has been a disturbance in TortolA
arising, as will he seen from the kilograms
from the seizure Of a ves'e engaged IN
smuggling, and our Government has been
asked for military assistance, which has
been rendered by SEEMING a detachment
Gabout 20 in number) from ST. Thom"~
on Sunday morning. A similar d%etachment
went from here by the Vigiidnt on Monday
to ST. Thomas, to take the place OF the men
who had bee sent to TortoIa. We have
heard no particulars, but the p'palation OF
the island is too small for such IL dlstuF-
bance to assume any great proportions,