, 1908-01-04

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be submitted to the Council. After these
remarks he has now to rec mmend the Draft
of Budget.
The Chairman said he took it for granted
that there would be no objections against his
making these remarks from the Chair First,
he would say, he could find no necessity for
sending this Draft of Budget to a Commit
tee, for, it has been before the Municipal
Committee already. Next, he would observe
that he is the individual Member to whom
His EAcellency had alluded IN connection
with the question OF repairs to the State
treasurv's Buildings here he had comment
ed on that matter because no rem lrk on that
head appeared in the Money Bill = Then
there are q few remarks, more of a formal
rature, for instance, the Money Bills are al
Numbered with Roman figures, while IN the
text Of the Budget, thy are quoted with
Italics. In the Budget under Item III, Jul
ditiary and Police Department there appears
an item "Policemeu" carried out with 3l,39O
snd reference made to Money Bill 2 GD,
but in this latter, we tud no such item. but
3 distinct items for Policemen III Christian
sted and Frederiksted and a Police Ser
geant at Kingshil : Furthermore under
Item VI of the Budget, and Money Bill Y
there is posted sub No. 4, conveyance Of the
mail between Christiansted and Frederlksted
5000 FIR, and under No. ) Of same BlA
allowance is made for extra turns paid at
the rate of 1888 now this is as Il rule done
by the Mail Contractor; under ordinary CIR
cumstances an extra lob is generally done at
d higher rate than a Job contracted Tor by q
wear at a time here for 3Ol ordinary Mail
DAYS the pay is 81 a turn, but toT the extra
turns it is 1888 or less, or less than the
ordinary rates per day.
The G00erHor: that is because the
ordinary mails are conveyed III a double seat
conveyance, while extra mails are mostly
conveyed by a single seat rhaeton on cart. =,
The Choirman: There is no necessity for
the sake of the ordinary mails themselves to
have a double seat conveyance but because
Of passengers conveyed by the contractor
and for which he receives the stipulated pay
ment and if the extra mails can he convey
in a single seat phaeton, then the ordinary
mails might SO the same Way to pay tof Il
double seat in consideration OF passengers
carried privately By the Mnn Coatractor
does not to him seem quite consistent
However, he had proposed 40 amendments
but desired simply TO call attehtlon 70 'hlS'--
Then anain under the Hospital EAp9ns-
8. be would merely point out, that
IN l901-02 the expense for maInten-
ance of sick ut the hospital, that Is,
for providing food and extra %ra'lons, salaries
to servants, washing, AMOUNTED III MI to
S7O67.6l; in 1906 OF the same expenses
but with addition Of salaries to Nh t!spec-
tor a head sicknulse and other assistance,
amounted in all to SO, l49.7l, or upwards
of $4,000 saved in one year here III |hr'a-
tianstea. He had Thought that these IL
pures might be Of some intere@tIo Mem,
bars. Another matter t. which h. would
beg TO call attention, is the hatchery mere
and the meat offered for sale the meats are
exceedingly poor il almost all respects; we
feel very much the want OF a slaughter
house. wherr animals slaughtered could De
brought and examined b7 q Veterinarian be-
fore being sold for consumption.
The Governor said, that expenses fr me
repairs of buildings have decreased consult
erably of late years; in 1904-05, when tue
buildings now belonging to the State were
included, they amounted TO s5,ooo; no" the{
onneared with $4,000; after the State mad
taken over certain public buildings; as al
ready stated, the 10000 Fr. proposed Oy
the Committee might prove sufficient Tor
the requirements, but Government mus IN
that case reserve to bring II Add'tioh@
Grants for what is needed more. AS re-
oaras the poor meat offered ~ butchers, IL
~ +o bo re0retted that we have