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has received another supply of SCHAEFYER’S BEER, DENOX SOAP as good as OCTOGAN, ‘ only cheaper, 10c. cake, SA RDINE’S in OLIVE OIL extra fine EVAPORATED MILK25¢. pr. tin, : MARIE BISCUITS, RUNKEL’S COCOA in 4 & % Ib. tin, ' OPEC’S COCOA something aew, 15c. pr. tin 2 table- spoonful with one quart of milk make a | delicious beverage, GREEN PEAS large and small, ‘ BLUE TIP MATCHES. | M A BEPIO. Christiansted, Ist July 1920. 1 OF THE COLONIAL COUNCIL FOR ST. CROIX. Continued from yesterday’s Avis. Ist Member tor Christiansted €ountry District [Stakemann] iemarked: Mr. Chairman. As a rule I don’t approve of Government selling Municipal properties j by private sale. I will vote for this today, because special circumstances are ’ attached to it, but hereafter whenever | Municipal properties are to be sold it | must be put up for auction so as to get f the highest bid. : The Chairman remarked: In this par- t ticular instance the man has gone to | work and ;pent money and built his found- | ation, and it _is for that reason the Muni- | cipal Committee recommends that the | lot be sold to hin. | No one :equesting the word fucther | the discussion closed and the Acting ; Secretary read the biil and the Chairman | put same to the vote. | It was unanimously adopted. , The Chairman then brought up Ordi- ; nance introduced by Ist Member for | vhristiansted Town [Abramson]., | The Ordinarnce reads: | Colonial Council Bill No. 39. @ 2nd Session 2nd Council 1980-21. ‘ DRAFT OF ORDINANCE. | Repealing an Ordinance to regulate com- | merce wm tntoxicating drinks and drugs, | and to provide penalties therefor. | Be it enacted by the Colonval Council of | St. Croix in Sesssion assembled: ? An ordinance entitled, ‘‘an ordinance to regulate comierce In intoxicating | drinks and drugs, and to provide penal- | ties for violations thereof’’, passed by ! the Colonial Couneil of St. Croix at an extraordinary meeting held.on the 10th w 2 0dedlX 8 YoEN of June 1918 aggd sanctioned and approv- ed on the 20thuy of June 1918, is here- by repealed. ; : W. S. ABRAMSON, Ist Member for Christiansted Town. This matter wgs withdrawn. After the (@fier of the Day had been exhausted 4th Appointed Member [Black- wood] requested the word and said: Mr. Chairman. ] have been requested to ask permission to put before the Council today che question of the training school on Protestant Quay for incorrigible girls as His Excellency the Governor would like to hear the views of the Council on it. The Member then read Government’s letter to the Municipal Committee bear- ing on this matter and continuing said: This questicn came up before the Muni- cipal Committee the other day and Mr. Moran, the representative of the Red Cross here was requested to meet with us and give his views, he, Mr. Moran, stated that he was not prepared ‘o state any definite amount which the Red Cross might contribute, but he knew that the Red Cross was keenly interested, and was sure that it would give ;maintenance towards the institution. I have heard opposition on this mat- ter: it is said that the quay will be re- quired for nther purposes. Ido not see how the school, if placed on the quay, will, in any way, interfere with our wa- ter rights, neither with the present use of the choreline for waterine ships or for anchoring buoys. The house is in pretty good condition and the quay is an isola- ted place and it is an ideal place for a schoot of this kind. [ recommend that the school be put on Prostestant Quay. His Excellency the Governor would like to hear the views of Members of this Council on this matter. The Chairman remarked: If the House has no objection discussion on this mat- ter can come on at once. This matter is nov on the Order of the Day, it is only an expression of opinion. There was no objection to the discus- sion coming on andithe following mem- bers expressed their views as follows: Ist Member for Christiansted Town [Abramson] Mr. Chairman. The pur- pose for which this matter is proposed I do not believe there could be any better place selected than the quay. 3rd M mber for Christiansted Town [ Pentheny]: The most inappropriate pl: ce on the island for such an institu- tion is the quay. It is the home o the Pilot and it is wused for wa ering ships ete. Buck Island would bea more ap- propriate place. Ist member for Christiansted Country District [Stakemann]: 1 heard some ru- mour about this matter, but I do not un- derstand what the proposition is. The public believes that it is to be used as a training school for incorrigible girls; if that is so, the swimming distance is too short. ' The Chairman replying to the last speaker said, The proposal is 10 use Pro- testant Quay as a training school for in- « corrigible girls. A Member Stakemann: For what? Why not for boys ? The Chairman: To teach the giris how to ¢are for and behzve themselves. Member Stak-mann continuing: [ wish to draw Government’s attention to the condition of the cistern on the Quay, it is in a deplorable condition; it would not take much to repair it; and if it is allowed to go further it would cost more to repair it. To get back to the training school—-1 think it should be further away. 4th Appointed Member [Blackwood] remarked: Mr. Chairman. Ido not see that there could be any misunderstanding 3 about this matter. The Red Cross wili send out Teachers and the boys will be kept off the place; it will not cost much to police the quay to keep intruders off. The idea is, to school the girls and make gool citizens of them. Buck Island would bea good place, but it would cost more to maintain an institution of this kind there. In regard to remarks that the quay is used for watering steamers, there are not many steamers calling at this port; and I do not see why the shore line of the quay cannot be used for watering ships. I certainly recommend the pro- posal. : The Chairman replying to Membdr Stakemann said,—Government intends\ to repair the cistern on the quay, and this will be done with money appro ria- ed under this budget. n regard to training school for boys, there is a school for boys at St. John. Government would like to know if the quay is not a suitable place for a school, where is a suitable place? Ist Member for Christianst~d Country District (Stakemann) =aid, St. John would be an ideal place, therec ave no temptations here. I believe the girls wouid become better giris if py there, but not here. I don’t think to put them on the quay would do them any good. The Chairman remarked. Government has no objection to put the schoel at St. John, but the proposal was to have a sehool for girls in St. Croix ard ond for boys at St. John. 3rd Appointed Mémber (Armstrong): 1 think the quay. will be alright for a training school for girls. If the school is put at St. John it would incur consid- erable expense. Ist Member for Frederiksted Country District Andersen) would like to know whether the school will be for St. Creix alone or for St. Thamas as well? The Chairman ans vered: For all the islands. 1 The Chairman remarked: Before clos- ing the metting 1 have to state that Gov- ernment requests an extraordidary meet-