, 1913-12-06

Gu urnl Station was started, it was settled
TINT the amount, about $1,000 Frcs, would
be enough. For the suke of the principle he
was against this grant, the Director might
find different things, that he wanted, and
every time he requires anything, be gets it.
1t was not his intention to recommend the
{ ouncil to vote against the grant, but he
hoped it might be the last of these glnnts to
the Agricultural Station.
5th. Crown Member Emil PeterSem) said,
that he had seen The Director Of the Agri-
cultural Station, who bnd explained how
very significant it was for him TO get this
Plant House. The matter had been very
closely discussed in the Municipal Com
mittee, and the Committee considered it
Deces airy, that the Director must be able to
do this work.
Ord. Member for Frederiksted Country
District CLtntney) said that the Director had
often complained to him about the want Of a
Plant House. Too many of the young plants
suffered from being III the open air, especial
~ when we have dry weather. He recon-
mended the grant.
The Chairman (Hulmer) closed 1st Dis
Gu ssion, taking it for granted from what he
had heard from the hon. Members, that there
would he no objection.
2nd Discussion was opened.
No one made any remark and the grant
was adopted.
The Chairman (hulm,er) then gave a re-
cess.
After the recess the Chairman (haimer)
took up the last item of the Order Of The
Day
Introduction of and LIST Discussion on
Draft of Budget for the Municipality Of
ST. Croix for the Financial Year from
the 1st April 1914 to the 3lst March
1915.
His krcellencY introduced the Budget
showing that the Revenues were 1876, 325.OO
Francs against the Expenditures T71,411 80
Frames, which gave a surplus of about
%, 600 Francs. The Revenues had rs usual
been put down avcrngely. Under the Re-
venues was found IL new item G. Interest
from the Reserve Fund, which was decided,
when the Reserve Fund was arranged. I'm
der the Elk penditure were found some new
seniority allowances. For the Chief Clerk in
ChristiunSted; in Frederiksted the seniority
nllowance had fallen away, n new man being
appointed. For policemen and for the Con
troller Of Customs i'll FIederiAsted, all ac-
cording to established rules.
Under the School Department the amount
was smaller than under the old School Or
dinance, because two items were then enter
ed, winch were DOI 10 De continued.
Under the Sanitary Department the ex-
penses for the Hospitals Were much iDcreas-
ed, on the other hand the expenses for the
Lpprosy Asylum was decreasing, which was
only natural. There was m increase for
medicine for paupers and funeral expresses.
Under the Prison Department would be
found seniority allowances for 3 Officials.
When the seniority allowances were adopted,
these 3 Officials were omitted, hut it was
only natural, that they should have a small
aud reasonable allowance. Else there was
nothing new in the Budget. which His
Excelleucy recommended for the favourable
adoption of the Council.
Before the Discussion, His Excellency
would call the attention to a misprint.
Sub Item X in the Danish text; under the
remarks al 3 there stood $4,000 Francs,
while in the English text stood correctly
1900 Francs, by adding up it would be
found, that the total was correct.
LIST Member for ChristiansleI Town
(StakemaMul should like to nsk II few ques-
tlons.
First he would inquire Of His Excellency
the reasons for the work on the telephone
having been stopped. AS far rs he remem-
bers, the telephone was originally TO have
Loo, 6n;Cbod Inv tho 1St Nav next If was