, 1915-12-11

ter OF Finances sui in the Diet hut laws are
laws and they must Le followed. Bat this
is what is not done here. | WilI ask, is the
Chairman of tie Road Commission allowed
to look away from these laws. 1t is OF no
use to come md say, tlat the planters can
not afford or cannot be forced to follow the
rules OF the Laws, then the Law must be
changed. People in st. Croix do not seem
to understand that Laws are to be kept. The
same is the case with the Police Regulations,
here We sit and make ont Regulations aud
then ouIY a part Of them is carried out. Why?
Because people 10 as hey ike.
Bird Memoer for Frederiksied Country
d strict (L4uney). l would be sony if
should enter on personalities instead of let
ting reason and common sense rule. | am
very sorry to find lhat one Member always
is attacking the work OF the Road Commits
sion aud especially me as lis Chalrmau.
lst Nj mber for Christjausted Town
(Ntakemuuu). The one member vii! attack
as long rs the roads nIe IN a poor condition.
1st Member for Fredel iktted Country
District (FIemmg) MAJ ed that the roads
III FredelIksted quarter We're not in so bad Il
condition, especially the road from Kingstill
TO Frederiksted, bat Tie most cartiug takes
place on the roads to Fred tiksted, IN former
days it was only the usual carts but now we
have also a motor truck, he therefore thought
that some leuiency should be shown to the
Road Holders IN Frederiksjed quarter.
1st Member for Chusaialsteu Townt Si0he-
mann). 1t Is very strange, that The roads IN
Fredeliksted quarter, though much moro
used, are ID a better cond ton than up here.
Tins shows that the Yves end roads IN spite
Of The heavier traffic on them can be kept in
better condition than thos" in ChIi,tiausted's
quarter. Why is this SO? Bat | WIN turn
to the hon. Members and ask them why none
OF them supports me. Outside of the Coun-
Gil several OF them can speak and complain
Of the rouds, but here in the Council they
leave it entirely to m Why are not any of
them standing forth here?
3rd Member for ChrIstiansted Country
District C. f. Leeeq). l know the hon.
Member have me IN view With his remarks.
We have a road in my quarter IN a very bad
condition, which the Chairman Of The Road
Commission several months ago promised to
repair but up to now nothing is done.
HIS ExceIIelcy the actg. Vice Governor
(Baun1Qnu) remarked that it went without
saying, thui the laws had to be kept.
The Chairman CStobenamuO took the Chair
again.
Ist Member for Frederiksted Town (Coul-
teri. There have been 3 or 4 speakers before
me, and I viii perhaps repeat some things
already sud. But l hope there viii be 10
thing N my remarks which is derogating lor
the officials, ' VIII not come under the ban
OF Government. l therefore preclude my
remarks by say ing, l have no such intention.
shall follow the same lines as the foregoing
speakers.
The Colonial Council.
No decrease, no increase.
In connection with what the bon. 2nd
Member for Christiansted Town (Cnneeaia)
remarked, that this item has always been
oyerdlnwn, 1 must say il is highly probable
it viii he, now we have got the travelling
expenses for the conveyance Of the Members
to the Council meetings.
The Members are satisfied with being con
vtyed, but there is something wrong in the
arrangement which causes dissatisfaction |
should ~ugeesl, that The expenses be paid
~ The same way rs for the Officials.
The Judiciary and Police Department.
An increase.
The Customs Department.
An inci ease. [ DO not think the increase
is due to Frederiksted, it falls on Christian
sted. | must mention, as | have done seve-
raj times before, the wharf warehouse in
f edeliksted promised long ago and up to
now has come TO nothing. 1t is a shame TO