, 1898-04-06

matter investigated, but tearil & tie expense,
has hitherto retrained from making any pro-
posnl for an alteration Of q more thorough
going character.
After having received, in March 1897, q
representation from the most prominent bust
ness men in Frederiketed the Government
requested the Building Inspector to make a
proposal and furnish an estimate for a salts
factory solution of the pier question, and this
proposal will he found in "A communication
from the said o%ticinI, dated 18th October 1897
No. ~, which has been laid on the Councils
table, and which is accompanied with an
estimate and two drawings.
While on the one hand the Government
would not take on itself the responsibility of
proposing so considerable an outlay as S. 400,
yet, on the other hand, considering that a
thorough repair Of the molnSsrs wharf would
cost $500, and such reI ai's OF the stone wharf
us me ut CeSsaly tor it's preservation would
cost about 5000, expenses which partly
would be saved and parlly would be lncIud-
ed in the greater expense, the moment seem
ed Opportune for bringing the question for
wand, and it was laid before the Ministry Of
Finances, with u request for authorization TO
propose 10y means Of an amendment to the
Draft Of Budget, III which Draft, as the
Council is aware, the repairs to the Molasses
Wharf are entered with $500 and the re-
pains to the stone wharf with 81 $50, that
there would be grmted the amount necessary
for a radical Improvement, namely $500; and
this authorization the Ministry Of Finances
has given.
AS will be seen, the proposal is to the ef-
feet that the stone wharf is to be ex-
tended eawalds y the addition Of a pier
on piles, 36 it. wide and 48 fit. long; that the
wharf is to be repaved, and that its front
-ll .l L. a. -. e. .l L. -oLn;lt .o 80 -,
give u slope for receiving the blows Of tho
waves. The conditions in front of the crane
will remain unchanged, but The crane is not
more frequently used than will allow Of the
sand being removed, if ntcees.ry. on each
occasion, 10y HE Iubour Of the prison
gang.
Referring for details TO the documents
produced the Government would recon-
mend the proposal, which seems TO satisfy
reasonable requirements, to adoption by tho
Council.
No one requested the word the amount
was adopted with 10 votes; the Money Bill
so amended for $3.50 was adopted with
u votes against |.
The Governor said lie could only express
his thanks to the Council for voting the
Money Bills. 1t has, Of course, been very
disagreeable to him to have the Budgets
rejected year after year, and he hoped, that
even if no very grcat reductions have been
made in public expenditure up to date, he
would find the assistance Of Tire whole
Council in tffecting retrenchments in the
future.
2nd. Member for Christiansted's Country
District (StakemGnn) would beg to be allow
ell to make a few remarks on an item in
Money Bill V. lie would call attention to
"A trial which is being made by uniting
the post as Clerk i'll the Judges Office.
Christiansted, with that Of Police assistant.
lie knew from experience that this occasions
a great deal Of inconvenience to the public.
The Police Assistant has his hands always
full, from the early morning to late at
evening, and which calls for bis continual
attention. 1t is true that the duties as
Clerk do not equally as much engage his
time, aud therefore he has at times but a
hand ia the Police Office; but any how, it
is MS il Is now, q great Inconvenience. Many
cases have to be thrown out from want Of
time to attend to them; small accounts, whioh
certainly consume a great deal of time, but
then even if the all cunts be small, they in
many cases have u great Importance for the
parties who need even those small sums: at
times in cases of $l.50a levy has to be made,
recurring the Police Assistant and 2
Policemen, but with his best will, it can't