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Supplementary Order of tha Day for the last Ordinary Meeting of the Colonial Council of St. Croix, for the fiscal vear 1923--1924, Fourth Council, First Session, MONDAY, JUNE 23 1924 at one o'elock p. m. 6. Production of and examination of letter of appointment of the 2nd Ap- pointed Member (William Clarke), Colonial Council Office, St. Croix, June 20, 1924, ROBT. .. MERWIN, Cheairman. o LOCA®Y The 8. 5. ‘‘Catherine’’ is due today on schedule time, having 47 tons of cargo for this Island. The s. 8. '"Martinique’’ arrived at this port at daybreak today apd will sail for St. Kitts sometime this atternoon. the mails for the islands wiil be clused at 11 a. m. it is advised. Fine showers have be'n fallinz oftf and on since yesterday mor ilig, Lie guage at the fort showing 6% lines this mirning. We have been asked to mention that the Native Brass Band will give a con- cert on the wharf tomorrow afternoon. Correspondence Editor of the St. Croix Avis. Dear Sir: Ploase permit me just a litile space in vour valuable paper. I am not what you ea'l one of those men to go around the town blowing hot air, but I have been taking a quiet look at many things that are geing or in our poiitical atlairs in St, Croix, from 1897 to this very day, 19th June, 1924. [ have seen many mistakes made be- fore the transfer from Danish to Ameri- can, and uader this new administration, also q ite a big lot, but I would say, if there were no mistakes in this world, there would be no need for a place called the courts, with one court above the other, the old saying '‘man over man.”’ Now evervbody is grumbling about who is to be judge of the district court, why ? Let a man come here as a just and honest man, and we shall all like him, but if he comes as a lion, we will eall on our Governor and have him removed. What have we to say today against Judee Mc Kean 7 He was honest and just, polite to everybody, even the little ones, nothing with this gentleman about color ov all these mean things, like some of those that believe they bought a7 0012 2NI the Virgin Islanls. 1 believe that the judge has been strictly honest o both races, white as well as black; I see him very often stop and hold a little chat with the poor color>d man, just as he would with one of his own race. Now this is for vou, Mr. New M:un, whoever you may be: Do what is just and right to the white as well as black and we are bound to respeet and hke yon, and this is my orpinion how MY HOME., THE (ITILE GABDEN OF THE V. L U &, should be cared for. With thanks for your valuable space, Yours, W. S. ABRAMSON. SCHOOL NOTES. Principal Amadeo 1. Frineis of the Frederiksted Public Grammar School was elected by the Virgin Is'ands Educa- tion Association to attend the convention of the Naticnal Education A :sociation at Washington D. C. Mr Francis left by the S. S Parima this® morning. The mem- pore of the Christiansed ard Frederik- sted branch raised cio.e to $85.60 to help towurd defraying exnenses Hf dMr. ran- eis. The National Education Association in the States contributed $59.00 and the St. Thomas branch will probably raise enough to defray the bulance of his ex- penses. Theteachers are very anxious to keep in touch with the latest and best method of instiaction and they feel that Mr. Franecis wili brirg baek interesting reporis of the eonvention which wili be ot great help to the teachers heve, Manv interesting folk-lore stories have come in during the pist woek. These stories will be carefnlly real by the judg- es and prizes awarded. REPORT AND ESTIMATE ON IRRI- GATION POSSIBILITIES CN ISLAND OF SBT. CROIX. VIRGIN ISLANDS, , 1. 8 A By C. C. Fisurßr, FEngineer, [w;)-’[)’-’?l\nf of Interinr, Bu.eau ({,/' e clamaton, (Continued from yes'erday's Avis) 63. River Project: This project pro- poses a 2200 acre so t reservoir b’ the construgtion of an eartb fill cam a short distance below the iillage o/ "'River,”’- See Plates “*A’’and 6. This will require a maximum height of dam o’ 70 ft. in- cluding an 8 ft. freeboard, and a crest length of 1220 ft. A 300 ft. spillway .at elev. 191 1s planned through the sadidle to the west of the dam. A pulddle trench is planved to bed rock and in _his for the full lenzth of the dam will be a concrete core wall founded in the be. rock and reaching approximately to ground sur- face. It is estimated the max num depth to bed rock is 30ft. The crest width of dam is planned at 20’, and upper slope 3:1, and the lower slope 2:1, There are two possible dam sites for thi: rescrvoir- See Plate 6 the lower of which is prefera- ble unless the founiation conditions are found to be more favorable at the upper site. A test pit was being dug at the lower site while the writer was an the Island and at his last visit to the dam site this was down to a depth of 20 ft, and a soil auger was sunk to a depth of another 6 feet where i: atruek some- thinz hard, presumed to be bed rock. The material for the first 16 ft. isa heavy tight elay mixed with fragments of the older rock: below this depth is pure clay. Though there is water in the wash near the pit the seepage was not enough to interfere with digging. This material appears to be an excellent foundation for a dam, though as the counservation of water i< of the utmost importance it is belicved the puddle treneh at leastis necessary and the core wall also in core bed rock is reached. If it is not reached sheet piling may be substi ated, or even this may be omitted with safety and pro- bably without a great loss of water; ex- cept near the ends of the dam where the older formation of bed rock 1s near the surface and where the conerete eor> wail should in any event be provided. From surface indieations the depth to the bed roek appears less at the upper site than at the lower and tests should be made at this print: if this proves to be the case the upper site is advised. 64. The material, which is a rather heavy elay soil mixed with angular par- ticles of the older rock, is to be gotten from the floor and sides of the reservoir and to be handied by steam shovel or drag line and locomotive propelled cars and the material will be placed in the damw in abont 6 inch layers and will be sprinkled and rollad; eonarser waterial will be seleeted for the dowastrean por- tion of th> dam. A 12inch depth of pav- ing is provided cver the entire surfac: of the dam. The outlet is to be a24 inch circular reinforced concrete conduit at elovation 150 ft, or 44 ft. below sviilway erest. Chis will be controlled by an in- clined cast irion slide gate at the iniet end. The gate item will extend up the slape of the dam and wiil be supported at suitable intervals by roller bearings It is believed this plan will suffice and will obviate an expensive gate ewer, 65. The West India Sugar Co., which will be the sole interest in this project, has on hand an abundant equipment in the line of locomotives, #at cars, track material, traztors, ete. for the bandling of this job, and this advantage is taken into account in the estimated unit cost of the embankment. 66. From the outlet of the dam ecanals will eontour to the east and to the west; the former R 1 canal, with a capacity for about 700 acres, will cross the saddle or divide near estate "'Slob’”” and will then swing to the sonthwest and will end at or near the center line rorad. R-2 with