, 1913-06-25

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tle Objection, for then u Dane who hal only
b3en out here a short time must also be con-
sld4red Il foreigner.
Is tickets were handed in.
2nd Member for Christinnsted Country
District armstrong; got 9 votes. 4th Mem
Der for same District (Schmiegelow) got Z
votes and 2nd Member for FreuerIk ted
Town N[erwin) got 2 votes.
None having absolute minority q tied cleo
tion must be held according to : ~ of the
Rules of Business amoug double as many
members from among those having the larg-
est number of votes, as there are persons to
be elected, consequently the Chairman (Kal-
m"r) put to vote 2nd and 4th Member for
Chri4tlansteI Country District.
IS tickets were handed in.
2nd Member got 8 votes and 4th Member
also 8 votes. Acco ding to $40 the age of
parties decides the matter.
The Mttirntn4 (Kallnpr) consequently de-
cl rred 4th Member for Clristinnsted Country
DISTRICT (SchmI4gelow) elected.
Item 10.
Election Of a Member Of the Road Com
missions Tor Prin.ens o. rter instead
of Planter G LI':msr whose period Of
service has EXPIRED.
The Lbyti1rA}Un GKalm ~ read the above
mentlouel letter from Governm mt and Mr..
Lltimer's letter to the Chairman Of the II Ad
Commission.
1st Member for Christianste I Town (Stuke-
p204n) remarked that Mr. L .tim n had told
hun be had reached the age that exempted
him f,on service, aud it I'd always been the
practice OF the Council TO exempt q man from
election when he was against 1t.
The Chairman (KalnIer) said that as Gov
eminent maintained that Mr.. Lltimer had
net reached the age exempt'ng hun from ser
glce, the best way to solve the question would
be that the Council e-elected MIR. Latlmer
and left it to him to prove, that he had reach.
ed the age that exempted him from service.
1st Member for GhrIstiansted Town (>t0ke-
muna) could not agree with the Chairnrtn IN
this. MIR. LaDimer had always done good
service and if he now wished to be free, be-
cause he did not like to be away from his es-
tate, the Council should meet his wish and
elect a Younger mln, it was not difficult to
tind an able man. He would propose Mr.
A. b. Fleming.
41h Member for Ere leriksted Country
District (1hornbe19l proposed MIR. Edgar
Meyer.
IS tickets were haGded in
MIR A B Fleming was elected with IL
votes Mr.. Skeoch got 5 votes and Mr.. b..
Mayer got 2 votes.
Item II.
IOuUClHDH Ol RppN IL me lIHSh u
the Municipal Committee for january
quarter 1913, forwarded by the Char
man of the Committee according to s IL
of Bylaw for the Nun cipNl Committee
for St. Croiv. For inspection ut the
Coun IFS Office in Christinnsted from
Wednesday the 4th inst, daily from
9-5.
This matter was pissed without remarks.
The Chairman (Kalmer( then took up:
Item l3.
Election Of Members Of q Committee to-
discuss with the Government coucern-
ing II encouragement of the Roa3 De-
p~artment in St. Croix according to
Governments letter, No. 500, of Both
May &C.
The Chairman (Knlmer) read the above
mentioned letter from Government and
pointed out that a Committee, was to be
elected to cooperate with Government in
making ont a new Road Ordinance.
HIS EcceUe7scy said it was q fact, that we
all agreed in, that OUR roads are in II fearful
condition; this caused the Council in 1910 to
appoint a to report Oh this mat
ter - The rep4rt-had- taken q long time to
come i'll and has now been laid before the