, 1912-02-21

Init if Government and the Planters agree to
hack one another, it will be better. With re-
card to the High School, it should be al
lowed to work some time yet. HE hon.
Chairman was very hard against Government
with regard to the Leper Asylum it is
rnle to say as little as possible about gifts,
we have to bear the expenses.
The chairman remarked, that it was a
conditional oft, and therefore he considered
. kind Of contract and it is not unreasonable,
,bot the receivers should expect from the
DIVERS a substantial structure.
The -nct0. Vice Governor sud that iov-
ernment has a hope, that the Building eA-
pepses will be smaller. OF course the Build
mo Inspector had no right to put a cement
roof instead Of an iron one. Government
hnd not given its consent.
1t Member for Frederiksted Country
District tSmith) comp'aihed of the bridges
and the roads. If q man took over the post
a. Building Inspector having passed his ex-
aminations. it must be considered that he
was rp to his work, and when it turned out
thnt it was worthless, such q man ought to
be discharged.
The actq. Vice Governor remarked, that
the question about the Bridges will be
brought before the Council outside the Or
der OF the Day.
Bid Member for Christiansted Country
District (Leery) thought that the roads after
some time would be good a9aln what spollt
them were the low carts.
81! Member for Frederikstel Country
District (BItcL7cooD remarked, that thu hon.
Members remark about the low carts was a
word IN time, the low carts destroy the
roads; If all account was kept, 1t would be
surprising to see the tax the planters pay
for the repairing of roads 1t would be
good, if the inspection hurried up a little.
The motor cars now are of the lighter KIND,
but when we get the heavier kind, the ques-
ton of The rods viii come on again. He
considered our roads good, they were tar
better than the roads he had seen III the
y. s. outside the nmaller towns and in the
country. The stones used mere were often
too large and uneven in SIZE, but this might
be remedial If we imported Il road roller and
a steam crusher; let the immigration Fund
buy it and own it, and let the users pay for
the hiring; it would reduce our expenses
tor the roads.
Ord Member for Christiansted Country
District (LeecY and the ChuuW1a" agreed
with the last speaker, who, on being asked,
answered that he price Of II machine for
crushing the stones and roller Wou.l DE about
$4,000 Dollars.
2ud Member for Fredcriksted Country
District (Lu1uleW said, that when heavy
rains in the space of Il few hou,s came pour =
ing down our reads must suffer severely.
The planters were doing their best to work
their roads, ana compared with other islands
We are better off with roads. The local
circumstances must be taken in conslder'-
ton. 1t was not right to fall over one man,
because he had made some faults here and
there; when q man has done his best he
cannot do better and the Building Inspector
had done his best and therefore he should
not be criticized as he has been
The Chairman WAS sorry to hear the last
hon. Speakers principles. The Councils
money has been wasted. A man that has
past his examinations aud takes over work
which he, according TO his examination must
be considered capable Of doing, must be
criticised.
1t is the duty of the members of this
Council to safeguard the taxpayers against
wasteful use of the public money, and he
cannot see, how the last hon: Speaker could,
as q Member of this Council, try to defend
the Building Inspector.
(Io be continued)