, 1909-09-29
REMARKS

MEM AlhC.
The Frederiksted Street Commission has
represented to Government that the existing
n4mber OF street lamps, p, is not sufficient
for the proper lighting Of the town and has
proposed that an amount Of FIR. $50 be
granted for procuring u now lamps, Of
which s would be put up AMI 1 kept in re-
serve, and an amount OF Fl. $50 for oil &c,
in all Fl. 500.
The proposal seems reasonable to the Gov
eminent and is recommended by the Mul.-
cipal Committee.
The Governor introduced the Additional
Money Bin to Item VIII, Streets AMI public
places for SOC Fr. for more Street lights III
Fredoriksted in referring to the remarks
attached to the bin, he recommended it TO
the Council-He would beg at the same
time TO introduce and recommend the other
two Additional Money Bills on the Ordar of
Day sub Items XIV and XVI, both Of which
have been, recommended by the Municipal
Committee, and be would now recommend
them to the Council for adoption.
The Chairman (HaJm.) would beg to
coufine the discussions and finally the vote
to the first named Additional Grant, viz for
500 FIR. for lights in Frederiksted
AS no one else requested the word, 1st
discussion on the Additional Grant sub VIII
was closo| 2nd discussion came on at once,
after the unauim GUS vote Of the Council and
the consent - the Government no amend
ment was proposed 2nd discussion was
closed the Money Bill rs submitted for
500 FIR. was adopted unanimously with II
votes and goes to Government.
3. Introduction Of and 1st Discussion
Additional Money Bill to the Budget
for I909-1O snb lem Ky as follows; .ho
Bill had been introduced.
Sub Item KY. D,oers ElPenses.
2. Other divers certain ycally expenses, Is
granted
For the Waterman at the public
cemetery at Christiansted ...... Fr. 30
REMARKS.
The Christiausted Cemetery Commission
has represented to Government tlat the
watchman'a pay should be raised, and the
Municipal Committee has recommended IN
inerease-which in Governments opinion is
reaeonablo-of Fra month, from 20 Francs
to % Francs, or for tho period from lst
October 1909 to 31st March 1910, Fr. 80.
End Member for ChrIstians.ed (Smlth)
said he is Member Of the Commission on The
public Cemetery in Ch~is5j3nsted in thpt
Commission it was unanimously recommend
ed to propose that the Waterman at th4t
Cemetery be allowed al increase OF wages
from 4 dollars to 8 dollars monthly, which
was done in consideration OF this that the
watchmal viii bn getting much more work to
attend to when the repalrsand cleaning Of the
cemetery are begun he would beg to enquire
if the Member of the Commission who is in
the Municipal Committee and in the Council
had voted for the reduced amount of SIS now
proposed in this Grant instead of the IS.
3rd Member for Chri3tiansted (Pretto)
said he is the Member to whom the last
Speaker alluded he had in the Cemetery
Commission recommended an increase Of the
watchman's salary from 81 to IS monthly,
but in the Municipal Committee such infor-
nation was given which caused the Com
mitkee to consider an increase Of 81 per
month to the pay of the watchman as pretty
decent, and in fact it was shown that the
Waterman would he getting in all 35 Pr.
or 81 month, which was only 5 Francs be
low the So or 40 Francs proposed in the
Cemetery Commission upon such elucida-
tons the proposal in this Money Bill is
based.