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<32 s - Pulzlication. ET is hereby made known, that the & House and Land Taxes for the vear 1923, for town and couniry p ‘operties, became due on the !st May 1924, and will be receivod at the Branch of the National Bank of tre I'anish West Indies in ¢ hiis- tiarsted for the town and couniry distr et of Christiansted, and at ‘he Frelerik:ited Branch for the tovn and country district ,of Frederik- sted. At the exoiration of the morth of Aurust, the list of arrears will be forwar led to the Sheriff for fur- . | ther me wures, | Government of the Virein I<land: of the Linited States, St Croix. July ord - | 1924, R E BARRETT, [),<,\'i_)vl./1"'( 2 (f Seereta ‘Y. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ' COLONIAL COUNCIL | Vi i fw dNidia 1 FOUOR Sl. LR D1 s s 5 (Contined from Thursday’s Avis.) % 2nd Moember for Christiansted Uouns | iry [heatriet (Berg): Mr. Cusieman. 1 would like to know whether the Govern- | ment has made investization as to wheth- er there smie lirms or inaividuals on tiis island who are able and willing to take | ¢oilracs. Despatehine Seerctary (Barrett): Mr. Chairman. I can probably answer the Honorable Member by saying that we have not made any investization on s «¢h a large project as this. We have, i1 a small way, awarded contracts to indivi- duals in this island for very small jobs, such as painting and repairineg ol roosts, guttering, ete., and invariabiy on Fricay or Saturday night the individual who has | taken the contract has come in for 10 or 812 to buy materials. That 1 think is not an exception, but a rule, and [ th:ink the Honsrable Members here are more gualified to answer that thanl. I keow of no firm or individuil here who ean un- dertake such a project as the buildiag of a cistern which will eost approxina vy ) 9525.0.0. llf th:re are any here, lam not aware of it ; 2nd Member for Christiansted Coun'ry Distriet (B2rg): Me. Chairinan. 1 Gemly believe that there are firms here that :re comnetent (0 undertake such a contract. | Deospatehing Seervetarv (Barret') Me, | Chairman. It is not a question of comn- £IT ('YX §VIIE peteney. Its a question of {inancial abil- ity. 24d Member for Christiaasted Country Distriet (Berg): Mr. Ch:irman.” I was referring to afirm with sce sagaeity and not to an individval jobber. 1 do believe that there are p vrsons and fi*ms on this isiand that ar: abie to un dertake sueh work. 2nd Member for Christ ansted Town {Canegata) remarked: M. Chairman, Accor2ing to Ordinance any suen firm or person will have to take oat a Burpber Brief and there is no cne on this is- land who holds suel a brief. Ist Member for Fred-: iksted Town (Jackson) remarkec: Mr. Chairman. We are much enlightenad on I'-deral appro- priation for.whieh we thank the Govern- ment Secretary. 1 just aant to ask whether Govarnment jis in favor of this Resolution? Government Secretary (Zane): Mr. Chairtnan. Government has nocobjection to the Reso'ution. Ath Member for ¥rederiksted Country Distriet (Anderser) rewvparked: Mr. Chairman.: In view of the explanation by the Government Seeretary that tl: Governor is very much interested in ev erythine that gocs on in the Virgin ls- lands, in the schocls and elsewhere, 1 would like to ask tle proporent of the Resclution if he would withdraw it as 2 great deal more woald be aceomplizhd if he did. 2nd Member for Christiansted Town (Canegata): Mr. Chairman. lam sorvy [ cannot withdeaw the Resolution, lam sorry [ cannotobiige my Honorable friend the 4th Member for Frederiksted Coun- try Distriet. Ist Member for Frederiksted Town (Jackson): Mr. Chgirmar. 1 am going to vote on the Resolulion, but before vo!- inz on it I want to nrake it elear that the Gove nment Secretary said that Governs ment will approve the Eesslution bat will not ba responsible for whatever ac- tion taken on unexnenled batanee of the Federal appropriation, Ist Maomber for Christiansted Town (Abramson) remarked: M. Chairtman [ beu to differ with the Honorable 2ud Membar for Chriziianste Fown that there is no one her>®, as far as he knows, who i 3 ecapable of usdertakin: a contiaet. That’s an error. Ibe very rian who is now supervising th: buildirz of the cis- tern learnt hiz oeruzatiom in urop: and | brlieve that such a man is capable of undertakineg sueh a wirk As the Des. patehing Seeretary has said there may not ba workmen h:re who can finacce the proposition, bu- there are m:n on this island 7ho ean build the ecistern, 2nd Mamber for Christiarsted lown (Canegtta) remarked: Mr. Chairman. My Honorable friead has missed the point. I know that Mr. Tai'tis super- vi- ng the building of the cistern, but ther- is a blz differenes h.i v cen a man who is a foreman anda ecoatractor. As I said before ihere is ro countractor on t s island. 4th Men ber for Frederiksted Country Distriet (And rsen): Mr. Chairman. Yes there are contractors ¢n the- island. Robt. L. Merwin & Co. Inc. are contrac- Ltors. 2nd Member for Christiansted Country District (Berg) remarked: Mr. Chairman lam fully convinced that in reporting matters to Washington this might be re- ported. [ wish toerase that impression. We have Bethlehem Concern and the St. Crpix Sugar Factory, it may he the policy & the engineers of these farctories to take in contract. It is said that Rob- ert L. Merwin & C», Ine., takes in con- tract, I don’t know to what extent, Tauke Mr. Bijar Svendsen, 1 am sure he wilj will be ahle to put throuzh any such wark very effiziently, economically and profic able to the Muricipality. st Member fgr Frederiksted Tows {Jacks in) rf.m:’.:Y\'u!: Mr. Chrirman 'The Honerable 2nd Member for Cliris- tiansted Town has introduced another Resolution which he ealls an' amendm i to the oricinal resolution. The Govern- ment Secretary savs that Governm: o i in favor of the Resolution, I wish 1o know which of the Resolutions Govern- mont is in favor of, the one that creates the fund or the amended resolution? The Chairmain in reply to thz last speaker said,—The Government Secre- tary desires to state that Gove nment has no objeetion to the last amendment introduced by the proponent of the R olution. The Chairmp read the amend- ment and saic: The passage of this amendment will nuilify the original Res- olution and the ame:ndment propos-d by the Honorable 4ch Member for Freder- iksted Country D'striet and adopted, 4:h Member for Frederiksted Country Diztrict (An lersz2nj remarked: Mr. Chair- man. [ m ve that in view of the lale- ness of tne amendment and of the conse- ga2nt lack of opportunity given to Mem- bars to studv and argue upon it that the amendment be typewritien and circulat- ed amone members of the (soouncil and tnat 1o go over until the next mmeeting ol the Couneil. 1 rvake this motion because there are certain faetsin the records ol tae Council which 1 can bring in to sup- port arguments acainst this Resolution, as | consider it uniair, {lO be continuned.) FOCAS, The s. s. Surinam from New York ar- rivee at Frederiksted yesterday and dis- charced 21 bazs mail for Christiansted which will be received and delivered this morning. The result of the horse races at Man- nings Bay irack yesterday are the win- n'nues hy the Coneordia Stables of all the races its horses [participated in, namely