, 1915-12-08

more under the supervision OF the BUD n8
Commission, aud where it Is possible IIclta-
tiou will take place, The Instructions had
not vet been completed. The amount of
money used on buildings is terrible. He
hoped that in future it will be reduced.
The Chairman (Stakemaan) asked the
Vice Chairman (COuler) to take the Chair
LIST Member for Christiuusted Town (Stake-
mtuna( would make some remarks on the
Budget.
AS His Excellency had said, the Budget
was not very promising. It looked very
black for the future, t+ere was 10 increase
on the Revenue Side and there was little
prospect of any increase. The Import duty
would surely be less than e,timltei, people
are importing less aud less, money IL scarce.
Whatever the surplus on the Budget was, 1T
was only Oh paper, there must come u dehcIt.
The eXpen Is iucI eaSp almost daily aud The
increase especially falls on some items which
we have no power over, namely the SANITARY
and the Poor Department. He would speak
especially IN respect to Chrlstlansted, about
which he knew most. The increase OF pa-
tients at Peters Farm Hospital is enormous
about more than formerly. H. was glad
to say, chat the patients are satisfied and "nx-
ious to 90 to the Hospital, he WAS glad from
a moral point, but sorry from q financial
point. rs LltIuDGi vi u A1'3p'GA O"HNH'
SION he inquiries Of thu Patients if they are
satisfied and he invariably gels satisfactory
answers about their trea ment as good
'well'' mice. He had often formerly com
planned of the poor 5 ate of Peters Farm
Hospital, but he could not bring any ptOpts
but that things formerly were not as they
ought to be wa, seen by the unwlillngneSs OF
the lower classes to go there, he wts there
fore glad to find now, that everything at the
hospital had changed to the better IN thus
respect. But rs we now may expect great
changes Of the sanitary conditions, we must
prepare for expenses, perhaps 1t would be
impossible for the Municipality to take over
the very great expenses that will be required
and as We cannot stand more taxes, w may
have to ask the State for aid.
He would now make some remarks on the
different items:
The Colonial Council. There will be more
on account Of travelling expenses for Memoers.
The Police Department. There was no
curtailiug Of the expenses, on the contrary
an increase, that the Speaker could see.
The Customs Department. He would
leave this Department to the newly elected
Crown Member he being an expert on the
matter. Perhaps he would show us some
way to stop ohe increase under this Depart
ment, especially why Christiansted, where it
had less to do than 10 Frederlksted, Inces-
sanity demanded more and more.
The 2nd Grown Member (Bjerg) alluded
to, made a short remark that he could not
explain it.
list Mgmbe for Christiansted T~own(Staho-
mntn) continued.
The Harbour Department had nothing
new.
The Postal Department. The expenses
were growing, he hoped they would soon
stop.
The Militia and Fire Department.
The Militia was OF no use, but as it was
established by law we had to vote for the
money until we could get an ordinance abol-
ishlng it, and the money now used for the
militia, might then to better purpose be used
for paying men for the fire brigade which
would give more satisfactory results, than
now when new men nre drafted every year
aud are compelled to attend drills without
remuneration.
The Road Department. The money voted
for Christiansted Town was too little, we
would have to spend more. The rain this
yenr has done much harm to the streets.
and bridges. The wall 10y the big gutter in
The small market must be rebuilt. We had
had Il small prison gang, now we had a few
more. The cutters REQUIRED 10 be looked