, 1892-04-30
P R 0 c E D G S
OF TTEE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST. O

the Colonial Council held an Extraordinary
Meeting, convened at the request of the
Governor.
The Meeting was opened by the last Chair.
man (Quin.)
The Members were present with exception
Of 3rd Member for Christianstsd (Moore) and
End Member for Frsderiksted'a Country Dis.
trict (Hewitt.)
The Governor of the Danish West India
Islands was present.
The acting CAairma" notified that by letter
of 10Th April a. o. No. 521 the Government
had convened this extraordinary Meeting and
had 1T the same time fixed the ordinary Meet
ings for the oomingye year FOR Monday 23rd May,
Monday 18th July, Monday 26th September,
Monday 21st November, 1892, Monday 10th
January and Monday 9th March 1893, IL
O'Clock noon.
Since the last Meeting he had received
several letters, viz. from the Government
/, dated 18th February a. c. No. 1877 according
to which His Majesty had by Royal Resolution
of 18th January sanctioned the Additional
Money Bill for 1891 80 for S854.25 sub. D. z.
Military Expenses as passed by the Council
on the End November 1891 2, 18th March q.
c. No. 308 according to which the Government
has good reason to believe, thatthe United States
of America, as far as Denmark is concerned
and at all events for the present, have found
the existing tariff regulations of a satisfactory
nature; 8, lat April No. 427 forwarding copies
of the School Inspectors Report for 1891, Of
which copies have been distributed to the
Members furthermore several other letters
from Government forwarding amendments to
the Money Bills, and which have been dlstri-
buted to the Members, including those of the
II H. I'D SurAbarD,ora -
oeived q letter from Members Lemming and
Ditlevsen concerning the revision of the Com.
munal Accounts for 1889-9O, which will come
on at a later period. Finally he notified the
receipt of two communication from His Ex-
cellcncy the Governor as Chairman of the
COMMITTEES concerning the celebration Of he
Golden Wedding Day of their Majesties the
matter was dealt with in a subsequent stage
of the meeting within closed doors the Coun-
Gil adopted to tender thanks to the Chairman,
Vicech irma and Members Of the Committee
The Councils Ordinary Meeting for 18th
March had not been held, as there was no bust
ness before the Council.
The Council then proceeded to the Order of
Day viz:
/. Election of the Councils Officials.
AS Ohairmaa was elected, with s of IA votes,
End Member for Christiansted (Stakemann).
The Chairman thanked the honorable Mem
bers fer the confidence shown him, he hoped
that Members will be forbearing with the
faults he might commit, as he is not accustom-
ed to this new business.
Creagh took his seat in the Council.
AS Vice Chairman: with 9 Of Is votes, 2nd
Member for Frederiksted's Country District
~(Blackwood).
As Secretary 4th Member for Frederik-
sted's Country District (MoDonald with of
Is votes, after a new free election.
2. Election of Members of the several
Communal Commissions.
Christiansted's Poor Commission: Hagemann
with IL of Is votes.
Frederiksted's " " Mcdonald with 10
Of Is votes after a
new free election.
Christiansted's Quarantine Commission
Hagemann with 8
of 16 votes.
Frederiksted's {" Brown with 8 of
Is votes.
The Prison Commission: Lunny with 10
of J5 votes, after a
new free election.
Tho Committee to examine the Colonial
Treasury's Cash Creagh with Is of Is votes,
Stakemann latter a new election with 10 of
Is votes.
lst Member for Christiansted (Creagh)
asked the Council not to ~re-elect him as Mem
ber of the Hospital Commission. OF the meet
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