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BOXING NOTICE. SEE CONTON in his training camp . AT THE Christiansted Theare Tuesday Evening Jan. 10th AT &15 OCLUCK [n the final he will box six rounds with E Elliott sparring partner. GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY. SRICES: Vesopoed Senis .. ..... .. .. .00C Gonergl Bteapee. ... .........%o¢e. IDTICE NOTICE. ? FROM Sunday B‘'h inst. Fresh meats will be sold at Steele’s Butchery at the followina prices viz: Veai at 14¢. pr. lb. for Steak & Rpast o gs Y ran & Slew . e : Christianst~d 6th January - A. STEELE. | OF THE . COLONIALCOUNCIL FOR ST. CROIX. | (Continued from yesterday’s Avis.) The Chairman then brought up the . last item on the Order of the Day. E o\ Colonial Council Bill No. 14. E o\ Introduction of and Ist Discussion E -\ on Colonial Council Bill No. 14, draft -of an ordinance, introduced by 4th ~Momber for Frederiksted Country 5 Districy (i"leming), providing for the - repairing and rolling of the Center- line road. ~ The bill reads as follows: w T Talonial Council Bill No. 14 ' Third Cduncil, First Session, 192]—22. e it éxacted by the” Colonial Council - fyr St. Crou. o ?1. That the sum of Fres. 150,000 is ‘,-;#;E”A hereby made available for the purpose of s repairing and rolling with steam roller < the Centerline road between Christian- sted and Frederiksted. 2. Tmat out of this sum the Munici- pality will purchase a steam roller, a stone crushker and a scarifyer, the three ,g(l)a&}}](l)nes estimated to cost about Fres. Y 4 Ul NoA YLD 3. That the balance of the mocney i e., Fres. 120,000 be expended by the Public Works 9Department for repairing and rolling the Centerline road 4. That the so called Centerline road may be more particularly defined by the Public Works Officer in cooperation witn the Road Commission shall hereafter be a Municipa! Highway and shall heraafier be kept in repair atr public expense under the suparvision of the Public Works De- partment. ; 5. Roadhnlders who in consequence hareof will be exemp: from road work on the Centerline sha'l receive pruportion- ate allotma2nts in =accordance with law on other Public Roads in the island. 6. That, as early as convenient after the adoption and asproval of this Ordin- ance, new road allotments be made in proportion to the acreage of each estate, irrespective of the state of cultivation of the estate. 7. To provide for -the ‘1"-ainten§mce, repair and upkeep of this highway therve shall be levied, assessed anc collecied by the Governmea: from and after Jznu- ary 1, 1922, the tollowing annual foes which shaii be payablz on July 1. : (a) For passenger carrying au- tomobiles not execceding gl e ... o Bres. 100 (b) For passengercarrying au- tomobiles {rom 2,200 to S e welent .. o 0 128 (c) For passenger carrying au- tomobiles ahove 3,000 lbs. o s (d) For Auto Trucks or other freight vehicles not exceed- oo ..., | 128 (e) For Auto Trucks or other freight vehicles above 3,000 e s 3 (f) For Auto Truck trailers per ton capacity per trailer.... *° 50 In default of this tax within ninety days after notice, the unlicensed vehicie may be seized and sold at public auction, the proceeds to be returned to.the form- er owner after deduction of tne tax and all costs. 8 All laws a d part of laws in so far as they conflict herewith are hereby repealed. - G. B. FLEMING, 4th. Member for Frederiksted Country Daistrict. 4th Member for Frederiksted Country District (Fleming) in introducing the Or- dinance said,—Mr. Chairman. [am sure that all present are aware es the mise - abJe condition of_ the centerline road; the estates that are keeping it in order are not abie to do so today, owing to the shortage of gravel; and I am pretty sure that all will agree that a new road or- dinance should be put into force. The heavy trucks and trailers have ruined the road {0 such an extent that itisin a terrible condition. I feel sure that if a sfone erusher and : road roller were procured, large stones could be obtained and crushed and the road coul be put in order. We feel sure that if jGovern- ment take the matter in hand and put the roal in order and place it under the control of the Publi¢ *7orks Department, conditions would be betier. It is pro- vided that roadholders waou will be ex- empted from allotments on this road will be given allotments on other roads. Gen- tlemen I ask that the matter be given consideration and the bill pass as early as possible. Government Secretary (Gaffney) remark- ed: Mr. Chairman. This matter about the centerline road has comne up before this “ouncil on numerous occasions. Gov- ernment is not ready today to discuss wl ether automobile fees will be sufficient or not to maintain the road™: With that in view, Government requests that Ist Discussion be kept opan until the neces- sary information is obtained. The Chairmar remarked: Government requests that Ist Discussion be kept opened until the next meeting at which time, 1 presuime, overnment will be prepared. Another question - The bill sho ld go before the Municipal Com- mittee before it is introduced in the Council. 2nd Member for Chrisciansted Town (Canegala) remarked: My, Chairman. 1 realized that faet, and that was my reas- on for abstaining from voting that the bill be furthered today. ~ Ist Member for ¥rederiksted Country District (Andersen) remarked: Mr. Chairman. It is not necessary 10 goO back :o all the old arguments we have had on the centerline. One factI wish to draw attention to is, that the inform- ation the promoter cf this ordinance has is from the Chairman of the Road Jom- mission im conjunction with the opinion of the Public Works Ofticer on the island; they talked the matter over tegether and arrived at a decision as to what amount would be sufficient to carry on the work on the centerline. We are doing our hest on the centerline, but we teel that it will be a hopeless task if the Govern- ment do not come to our assistance, sO the road can be kept and repairedin a uniform and more efficient manner than it can by individuals. (7o be continued) -.—.—---.;—.—-—-——__.___.__—_—.———s—....———.. EDITORIAL. Ir inserting Mr. Steele’s advertise- ment in this issue we are constrained to add a word of encouragement and com- mendation of the attitude it discloses in reducing the cost of one of the staple arti- cles of food by about 50%. The spirit which thus animates action of this kind at a time when the means of the majority of the buying public are considerably res-