, 1892-06-22

d IetleC 1fOn1 Mr. 4. Frlls or estate Mount
Victory regarding the carrying out without
much delay of the repairs of the road in North
side and praying for reduction Of taxes in con
sequence of the heavy loss ho has sustained
by the long and laborious road along which he
has had to cart his produce on account of
the bad roads and by his being cut off from a
part of the estate. which yielded grass for
sale in town.
II was adopted with Q votes, that the letter
be read.
The Chairmdn: The matter could perhaps
be best furthered by the Council resolving
to send the Memorial to Government for con-
sideration it is Of suck a nature that the
Council can pass no vote on it.
3rd Member for Fredcriksted's Country Dis
trct (Hepit0 said, i|nlaying this petition from
MIR. G. Friis before the Council, he would
beg to explain that the petitioner had
brought the paper to him and asked him to
bring it in and submit it to the Council and
the Government. The chief point seems to
be that by the heavy rainfall he has been cut
from a part of the land Of the Estate Mt.
Victory, about 100 acres and it does seem
hard that he shall be made to pay taxes OH
that land it used to give grass for sale, but
now the owner has no access to it, owing to
the ruined and impossible state of the road,
and from this reason also Mr.. Friis asks that
the roads be repaired as speedily as possible.
The case merits some consideration, but how
1t Is to be shown, it was not for him to show,
whether by altering tax laws, or by allowing
an exception, as the 100 acres are on the
t~xlist, and we'll assessed for taxes or by the
Government extending their ~clemency to Mr..
Friis and refund him the amount of tax on
the land. We may well understand the loss
at which he is by the occurrence, and we
know that he can not remedy it there are
many sufferers from the rainfall on that occa-
sion, but none have suffered as badly as Mr..
Friis. With these remarks he would leave
to the Government and tho Council what
support is to be given to the memorial.
The Chairman Az already stated, the
Council can take no initiative, but the Coun-
ell may forward the memorial with its re-
commentator.
No one requested the word further.
1t was adopted unanimously with 9 votes
to forward to the Government Mr.. c.. Friis's
abovenamed memorial
The Council t en- proooe led to the Order
of the Day viz:
Continuation Of 2nd Discussion on the
Draft Of Budget for 1928 with Money Bill
to Item d. ,. Road Department with Com
mittce Report and Amendment.
The Committee had rendered its Report as
follows
VRPE the undersigned Committee appointed
by the Colonial Council in its ordinary
meeting held on 23rd May, net on the Pond
bridge North Of the town Of Frederiksted on
Saturday the 2Sth inst, at II O'Clock i. m,
Member Russell was not present The appar-
ent duty devolving on the referred t. commits
sion is to investigate the fetsibilityo of rendering
communication between the Estates of the
Northside of Frederiksted and the town in
The cheapest and most p aotical " Y possible.
The Committee is Of opinion that the newly
constructed bridge, is inadequate to the re-
q~uirements; ii being entirely too narrow lift.
Gin in to in and that for practical use it
should be removed and placed over the now
existing road, and widened to suit require
ments.
In the money-bill sub item ~ it is remarked
that the Government proposes expanding
S426 s4hoo towards making a new road over the
pond, and your Committee is further of opinion
that the idea is entertained Of either entirely
or partially filling the pond. This plan ap-
pears entirely unnecessary as well as exceed
ingly extravagant, especially as the old road
meets all the requirements, having stood a
fifty years test, as well as two heavy washes OF