, 1912-02-24

if they we're approached and asked to behave
a little more decently, the answer was they
didn't cure, and you could take them in the
Fort, if YOU liked. More native police were
necessary. The Gendarmes could stand at
the side of these people and did nothing,
because they did not understand their Or
scene language; aud as 5000 as the gen
darmes got accustomed to the people and
began to understand their language, they
were removed. One native policeman was
discharged, we had in FrederIksted 5 natives
aud 5 gendlrInes and it was exp 'cted, thlt
the vacant post would be. filled with a native,
in5tead we got one gendarme more. He
would ask Government to look into this mat
ter.
About the High School he would say, that
q new organisation was under discussion.
He had been asked br Planters to ask
Government about the repair Of the roads
on the North3ide, the roads had been i'm
pa5sable for several months and nothing was
done.
The increase of the salaries for the mid
wives, according to their petition, had not
been discussed. Tn midwives for the North
side quarter We're especially buddy situated,
it was their duty to go out, when they were
called, and after they had fulfilled their du-
ties in these often difficult accessible quar-
ters, they could not get their fees, the peo-
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the police were asked to find them, they
could not be found, because q Gendarme
Policeman was sent out, and they do not
know or un Ierstand the people.
The criticism of the Building Expenses
was not unWarranted. The condition of the
lunatic asylum was disgraceful. The Building
Inspector had too much to do, too many works
at a time, could not give good supervision,
we know our labourers, how they work, when.
out back is turned to them: A Building In-
spector need not be.a good Building Con-
tractor, it was too quite different things.
5th Grown Member (Segelche) was aston
ished to hear the hon. 1st Member for Fred
eriksted Town complain of the people. How
it had been before, he did not know, but
the short time, he now hal been Po,icemas-
ter of the Town, he had never heard the
people use bad language, when he walked
in the streets, and before his dwelling they
had never crowded using obscene language.
The hon, Member ought to have complained
to him.
1st Member for Brederiksted Town (C0uJ-
ter) answered, that the hon. 9Th C~roWnMem-
Der had just now spoken in his capacity of
Policemaster, and it was very likely, that he
MS P~olicemaster when walking in the Streets,
had not heard the peoples rude language
and seen their noisy behaviour, but that was
easily to be explained for every one knew
he was Policemaster a1d when he was near
it was natural that the people behaved, and
with regard to their assembling outside his
dwelling using obscene language, the hon.
Member must excuse him, but the vaga-
bonds we're too acute to do such a thing.
The acfg. Tice- Governor agreed with the
hon. 5th Grown Member. The hon. LIST
Member for Frederiksted Town ought not
to have brought this matter before the
Council, before he had complained to the
Police Master and if that had not helped,
then to Government
The Choirma1e asked if any one had any
proposals to bring forth, else he would close
1st Discussion. No one requested the word
and the Chairman declared lst Discussion
closed.
The Chairman remarked, that he now
would give the word to His Excellency the
actg. Vice-Governor who, outside of the
Order of the Day, had q proposal to lay
before the Council.
The dctg. Vice Governor said, that what
be was going to propose, was an unusual
thing, but the case Is unusual. He would
ask the hon. Council to allow Government
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