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ST L 2 AV B ST. MARY’S MOVIES Tuesday, July 17, 1923, 8.15 P. M. VIOLADANA IN , “Glass Houses” ASS INOUSES . 6 REEL COMEDY. 1 Rcel Comic Exira. Reserved Seats LPRI(.E So o General Admission...: .. e e e FORRENT. THE upper storey of the Bank- building in Frederiksted for- merly occupied by the Danish Club. Apply to WEST INDIAN SUGAR FACTORY. sepe; I would like to sell kerosene for that price. | sell kerosene at 23 cenis i per gallon. ['bhat sounds ridiculous. ( sth Appointed Member [Me Intash]: | Inasmuch as we overlooked all the other [ items we might just as well overlook | this also. ’ 2ni Member for Chkristiansted Country | District |Berg]: Weare trying not to | overlook anyihing. This item was put to the vote as | amended. ; 10 memAers voted for; none against. : Municipal Hospital, Frederiksted; Sala- | ries: | 2nd Member for Frederiksted Country | Distriet |Curry] remarked: Mr. Vice- | (hairman. [ move that an amosnt be - added under this item for a telephone " for the use of the Inspecior of the Hos- | pital. The other day when [ rang up t . get the ambulance fora laborer on my { estate | found out that the Inspecror had . to O. K. the order b fore it could be exe- ' cuted. Under these circumstances I . think it very important that he be given . a telephone. - ; 2nd Member for Christiansted Country | Distriet [Berg] remarked: lr. Vice- | COhairman. Lae lasvectur of tna Hos- | pital at irederiksted has an application | for an exiension telephone on site. That will be attended toin the course of a . week. ' | Government Secretary [Gaffney] re- - marked: Mr. Vice-Chairman. ('he Chief ~ Manicipal Physician assures me that he ~ will be able to carry on without making provision in the budget for this tele- phone, and 1 am glad that we have the Telephone Marager here who can give us technical advice which will not be con- sidered a scandal. Ist Member ftor Frederiksted Town [Jickson]: Ihe Telephonz Department i{s a priva.e instituion. 2nd Member for Frederiksted Country District !'Curry[: Mr. Vice-Chairman. We are digressing, all it wi.l get late bes re we get through. OEITUARY. Miss GEORGIANA O’NEALE. an old and respected member of the Frederiksted community died and was interred in that town on Saturday last, The Avis adds its coniolences. MRS RosaLIN HiLL 80, widow of the tailor Johun S. Hill of Frederiksted, pass- ed away at her residence in Frederiksted on Saturday night; funeral yesterday afternoon. Sheis survived by sons and daughters here and the United States to whom condolences are extended. ™ PROCEZEDINGS OF THE FOR SIT. CROIX. (Continued from Saturday’s Avis.) Munic pal Hospital, Christiansted. Maintenance : 2nd Membar for Christiansted Country District (Berg): Mr. Vice Chairman. I soe under this item kKerosene oil. Is that bought locally or ir.m the Naval Supply? Government Secretary (Gagney): Lo- cal price. ' 4:n Member for Christiansted Country Distriet [Ramsty] rewnarksd: Mr. Vice- Chairman. That must be a terrible mis- take. Thirty-six cents a gallon frr kero # 2nd Member for Christiansted Country District [Berg] remarked: Mr. Vice- Chairman. May Ijust say that it was inno way to defend my department or myself that I spoke. I merely gave elucidations. I was, as a matter of fact, defending the other department. Just to clarify a statement made regarding another de- partment. 3rd Member for Christiansted Town (Alexander): Mr. Vice-Chairman. Isg® here under maintenance for this depa’t- ment ‘‘42 bags of coal at Frs. 2.00 per bag’’. May | ask wheather the Munici- pality can buy coal so cheap? Government Secretary [Gaffuey] in answer to the last speaker said: The amount put down is guess work, and we thought of snbstituting the overp.us on the gassline for charcoal. 9nd Member for Christiansted Town {Canegata]: Mr. Vice-Chairman. In or- der to avoid half the discassion here to- day I move that the balance of the amesdments mads by the Municipal Commiitee be adopied. 4th Member for Christiansted Coantry District [Ramsay] seconded the mem- ber’s motion. sth Apuvointed Member [Me Intosh]: Mr. Viee-Chairman. [ object. We are nearly through with the budget, we might just as well continae as we have begun. 2nd Member for ['rederiksted Country Distriet [Curry] expressed himsell as being in tavor ot the motion made by the Honorable 20d Member for Christiansted Town: provided however, that if adopt- ed, the Municipal Committee’s amend- ments would be subject to amendment propous_d by any member. 2nd Mewmper for Christiansted Town [Canegatai: Thal’s just the point. Af- ter adopuing the amendments by the Municipal Commitiee we will know where we arve. sth Appointed Member [Me Intosh]: [f we adop: the amendments by the Municipal Commirtee where do amend- ments by members come in.j Ist wmicinoer, lor breuenriksted Town [Jackson| remavked: Mr. Vice-Chair- main. Wuolle lam willingto concade to the Munieipal Committee the honor of having dorae a very good work, if we adopt tine amendments in their entirety it woulu vtuminate a further discussion on the matter. If the :amendmenis are adopted, can they ijbe discussed item by item? 2nd Member for Christiansted Town [Canegata]: It the Municipal Commi.- tee’s awmecadaeats are adopted amen - ments can be brought in and diseussed. lst Member for Frederiksied Town [Jackson] remarked: Mr. Vice-Chai:- man. | desire to bring in an amanc- ment under the Public Works [ - partment, to lincrease the salary €f the clerk of that Deparunent and to re- duce general cortinggnt to take care «f my three ameuviments. 1 would like to