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~ For Sale | One Mahogony Bedstead, Several Mahogony Tables | 1 pair Cane Bottom Chairs \ Apply to it | ENID ROHLSEN, | Leper Asylum. THE fina! price for cane delivered dur- ing the week ending the 28th. Feb- ruary is 63.58 cents per 100 pounds of cane. On last week’s delivery 60 cen's will be advancead. {1 CROIX SUKKERFABRIK. LAUR. NIELSEN AXEL BERLAND. A Meeting of the St. Croix Co-opera- tive Loan Association will be held in the former residence known as “‘the Chief Engineer’s house’’ at Lower Bethlehem on Thursday the Ilth. inst. at .30 p. m. ' Managers, Overseers and Function- aries are cordially invited. All members are reqffested to attend. Business com- mences at 8 sharp. ADDRESS. ““What Co-operation can do and is do- ing for acrive wide awake people.”’ A. H. OGAARD. S A ‘ J o g o PROCEEDINGDS : OF THE P“ 3 . " k CULONIAL COUNCIL FOR ST. CROIX. (Continued from yesterday’s Avis) Item 3. Cotonial Council Bill No. 25. Introduction of and Ist Discussion on Draft of An Ordinance introduced by Ist. Member for Christiansted Coun- try District (Stakemann) respecting the ap cointment of employees of the spuniecipality of St. Croix. Colonial Counsil Bill No. 25. 2nd. Session 1919-1920. DRAFT OF ORDINANCE Respecting the appointment of em- ployees of the Municipality of St. Crouw. All Employees of the Municipali- ty of St. Croix In receipt of a fixed annual salary of t'rs. $,000.00 or thereoyer shall be appointed by the Governor, and can only be discnarg- ed for cause, provideu aot other- ST G R EX g\ 12 - wise prescribed for by special ex- ~ isting ordinances. . . | A. E. STAKEMANN. | Ist. Member for Christiansted | Country District. i Christiansted, St. Croix, Feb. 21, 1920. \ Ist Member for Christiansted Coun | try District (Stakemann) in introduc- | ing the Ordinance said, Mr. “hairman, I - ~onsider it would be a good thing that " employees of this Municipality be some- what secured in their employments just the same as the employees in the U. S. ~ Government Civil Service. There has ' been recenfly in this community cases . which make it necessary chat it should " be left. with the Goveinor to decide to ' discharge certain employees. The es- patching Seeretary is only a chief clerk in the Governor’s .Offige and it is' not supposed that he can discharee any of the higher clerks witHout the Govern- or’s consent. Just a few days ago I find that a - matron who has been employed in the . hospital “had her appointment signed . by the late Government Secretary Strat- ' ton, consequently several employees are already provided with appnintments from the Governor. [ think it would be a good thing to have it as a general rule that employees cannot be dischafged without cause. May be there are other members who may think the amount which I have pro ‘osed 1s high and would like to re- drce it so as to protect other employees. An unfortunate tning tock place here ~ which has made the people feel bad ' about it. There are peojle who have given good and faithiul seryice to the Government and have been threateaed vith discharge, without the conszn® of the Governor. I beg to recommend the Draft of Ordinance. : 4th. Appointed Member (Blackwood) ' was oY the opinion that such a law is necessary. and furthermore endorsed the sentiments of the last speaker. Ist. Member for Ch’is&iansned Country ~ District (Stakemann) remarked: Mr. ' Chairman. It stands at tne end of the i Dratt of Ordinance “‘provided not other- . wise preseribed for by sp:cial existing ’ ordinancz:;’’ of course, we know that for | instance a police bill has been passed | with provisions in this respect, and | therefore, allowances are made for ordi- | nances formerly passed. It was put to the vete and carried that the Ordinanca be furthered. " No one desiring the word, the Chair- man closed first discussion. ' The Chairman remarked: 2.d Discus- sion will come on at the n-xt meeting of the Council. ; : Item 4. Colonial Councit-Bill No. 26. Draft o/ an Ordinance int:oluced by Ist. M< nber for Christiansted Coun- try District \Stakemann) concerning ine remission and retunding of cer- tain taxes assessed or -collected on properties used ftor religious pur- poses.. Colonial Couneil Bill No. 26. 2nd. Session 1919-1920. DRA'T OF ORDINANCE Concerning the remission and re- funding ofgcertain taces ussessed or collected on properties used for re- ligious purposes. Nd. 1. The Property known as No. 63 in Queen’s St-eet in Frederiksted, be- longing to the Lutheran Church’s Congregation is in future exempt from taxes, provided same be solely ‘used for church purposes or religi- OUS purposcs. No. 2. The Property No. 69 in Queen’s Street in f‘reds:eriksted is exempt from taxes in future, same kelong- inz to the United States Govern- ment and used for housing pcor and destitute individaals and from which no iicome is derived. No. 3. The taxes assessed but not col- lected on the Property No. 68 Queen’s street in Frederiksted for the years 1916 and 1917 aggrega- ting Frs. 129.90 and those of the Property No. 69 in Queen’s Street in Frederiksted for the year 1917 amounting to Frs. 28.774 are here- by remitted. : No 4. The taxes assessed and collected on the properties named in section 8 for the year 1918 aggregating Frs. 93.724 shall be refunded. A. E. STAKEMANN. Ist. Member jcr Christiansted Couatry District. Christiansted, St. Croix, Feb. 21, 1920. Ist. Member forChristiansted Country Disorict (Stakemanw) in iatroducing the bill said, Mr Chairman before entering into discussion 0a this matter, I wish to say that I thiok it unnecessary to bring this matte: beiore the Council; my only reason for brirging ilt is.. that the Gov- erninent has raferred it to the (olonial Couacil (the m:2mber read a letter receiv- ed by Mr. Petersen under dare of Oct. 9, 1919 in whica this matter was recom- mended tc be referred to the Council) and ccntinuing said, owing to Govern- ment’s intcrpretation of the Law noth- ing else coyld ke done but bring the mat- ter before the coumts or the Colonial Ccuneil; to bring it before the courts would entail expenses, but if the Coun-