, 1898-04-02
0 G E D | N S
OF TIE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST.. CROIX.

Meetinp winch at the request Of the Govern
ment had been postponed from the Hh INST.
to to-day.
The Members came in and took their seats
III lie course ct the meeting, with exception
Of 3rd Member tor Christlansted's Country
District (Jeuren), 2nd and 4th Members for
I,ederiksred's Country District CBFhckwood
and Roberts,, Of whom BlackWo"d had
notified his inability to attend.
The Governor WAS present.
The Chairman: Before proceeding to
lusiness would beg to state, that, rs wi. le
k, Town to Members, His Mnjesty the King
.uI within q few days ill hle SUth birthday,
MT he had therefore, and rs lime would not
h ,e permitted to wait for the touncil's
ordinary Meeting, begged His Excellency
the Governor TO request the Minister IF
tlnnnces to present to His Majesty The King
fine congratulations and best wishes Of the
Colonial Council Of st. Croix on the Occasion
az His Maipsty'A 80th birthday. Tie felt
sure that honorable Members will all ngree
IN what he had thus done; and he would now
merely ask the Members to signify their
consent.
The Members rose from Their seats.
The GovermOr said he had received the
letter from the Chairman conveying the
CONGRATULATIONS to his Majesty some few days
before the mails left, and by the last mail
he had forwarded it to the Minister.
The Chairman notified that siro" the last
Meeting he Ind received the following c'm.
munications from Government, viz ] dated
19rd February. No. l67, Ivy which the Coun-
clip. ordinary Meeting for the 7th inst. was
POSTPONED 10 TO day 2, dated 3lst January,
No. i12, requesting 10 Council to elect Mem
b,1s 10 sit in the respective Elective Bounds;
which item is on the Oder of Day; 3, 18th
february, No. l46, forwarding copies OF the
,enort from the School Board ON schools for
the mast yenl; which copies are at the dis,
rosal Of Members; 4, 25th February, No. l78,
forwarding Draft Of Ordinance c"ncerning
nm allowance to Mr.. G. Gyllich, Police
assistant in FrederiKsted; the Draft is ON
Order of Day; s., End March, No. 1873, forward.
ing Amendment to Items D. 7 and +. If the
Budget for 1897 90, winch will he taken in
hand along with the others.
The minutes Of last meeting were read
and adopted.
The Council proceeded to the Order Of
Day.
l. Election of Members Of the respective
Elective Boards for the 4 Elective Dis
tricts Of the Island, az requested ly Gov
eminent in letter Of 3lSt January 1898,
No. 1l2.
ii voting tickets we're received, elected
were:
For Christiansted's Town and Suburbs,
StakemAnn with s votes.
. Frederiketed's Town, w. II. Brown with
10 votes.
" d.. Country District, Golden
with 10 votes
" Christiansted's Country Distinct, Creagh
had 4 votes; and Il new free election was
therefore held.
9nd Member for Chrihtianst,d (CroogA)
bspQed to be relieved IF The election; he had
baem many times on the Board and he is
MopLer also Of several Commissions.
At the 70 election for Chlistiansted'S Coun-
trv District. Or,ogh was elected with 8 votes.
THE Chairman made an alteration in the
Order Of Day. pIaci,g No. 2, Draft of Ordi-
nance ror nj Allowance TO G. GyIlich, os No. 4,
and proceeded then to the new:
. End Discussion on Draft Of Budget for
1898 80, with Reotlicatious. aud on the
Money Bills with Amendments.
The Gorernor Snid, that already last Meet
ING he had introduced some amendments
md notifications. He now introduced 2 new
amendments to the Money Fills that will
cause some increase; IS they are explained
~ the Remarks attached to the amendments,
= was not necessary to make many more re-