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On the Wharf, To-Night By The Native B-ass Band —: PROGRAM : Part 1. 1. Mareh..... 'EI Caritan’’ ..., .. 50usa 2. Waltz...." Savea”’.. .. Acr F. G. St. Clair 3. Ragtime Spasm..‘‘An African Sym- phony’’..Losey Part 11. 1. March... ' ‘Flags of Freedon....Sousa 2. Grand Selection. ... 'Songs From The Old Folks”...Arr. M. L. Lake 8. Wiltz.....'Alohs -%" .. Arr. GB. Reeves 4. Tango..''La Bella Argentina’’..Ro- berto STAR SPANGLED BANNER. FRED. C. JACKSON Jr. Bandmaster. A. de Chabert. E. A. Schuster. W. L. Pentheny. A. Ne'thropp. Kier. E. E. Svitzer. Mr Esmann. Jno. R. Leevy. | Elias Williams. ; The above names represent a tota] of 15,406 acres of land. ; OTHER TAX-PAYERS. ~J. W. Smith. Mrs. A. M. Richardson, ““L.P. Nielsen. =W. Fredericksen. r W. J. Berg. Capt. George Thomas. R. C. Hutchirson. S. Carlisle. A. R. Mc Intosh. and said,—this protest was handed to me to read to the Council. AsI explained myself fully at the last meeting, I have nothing further to say. Ist Member for Frederiksted Country District (Andersen) asked the last Speak- er how much income tax these gentle- men, whose names appear on the mémo- rial paid this year? Further he said, it is not how many acres of uucultivated land they own, but how much income tax they are paying, that counts when they came forward as representatives of the tax-payers. ; Member Blackwod in reply to the last Speaker said,—l do not know how much income tax these gentlemen are paying, but I know they are tax-payers and are entitled toas much representation here as you who are representing a concern and paying large income tax. Ist Member for Frederiksted Country District (Andersen) remarked: Mr. Chairman. I asked the question merely for comparison and to get an idea. 4th Appointed Member (Bluckwood) emarked: Mr. Chairman. I know ’:vhat I represent and how much tax I am paying. My only regret is that ST URO% X A V]S I haven’t a 'argerincome so that [ can pay more income tax. This is a guestion .of an opposition to a concree road, and it is believed that if the pro- ject is carried through .t is going to be a very expensive one. In reading the minutes of the last meeting [ discovered that Member Andersen azieed with me that it i 8 necessary to have good roads all over the island; but allowed that we could not afford them, yet he advo- cates expending $225,000 on one road. In my opinion all the rvads in the island can be improved to carry any weight required of them for less money. Theve are some members in the Council who have been buildingroads with gravel and broken stones, and are able to tell you that loose gravel makes a very good road even when only crushed by the ordinary tratfic. =~ We have sufficient ma- terials on the island, and with the found- ation which we have, the roads can be put in very good order; if broken stones alrf:i put on and properly rolled and set- tled. There have been a great manv appro- oriations made since we came under the American Flag, more than I have seen appropriated for this island for the past thirty years; there are many things needed as well as improved roads (f. i. the proposed warehouse on West End wharf for the protection of merchants and shippers’ goods, that seems to have gone to sleap, and nothing more is heard of it. Two hundred and twen- ty-five thousand dollars jis a good deal of money tg, spend on a .road. I think the proper thing to do Is, to vote” forr a road roller“and a stone crusher and repair part of the main line first, and then afterwards the other roads could be put in orde.. Tc spend such a large sum of money under present labor copnditions, 1 believe, is a big chance. ; Ist Member for Frederiksted Country District (Andersen) remarked: Mr. Chairman. I cannot see that the last Speaker’s remark has brought us any further, | expected that he, as an old member of this Council and a man with business experience, would have brought his idea in cencrete form, but to bring in a lot of talk to impede the progress of the meeting, I don’t see that that brings us any further. We have an able Road Commission and that Commission is the proper body to give an opinion on this matter. 4th Appointed Member (Blackwood) remarked: Mr. Chairman. 1 was pres- ent at the inauguration of the Highway Committee, but has never been called in consultation since, and therefore cannot be held responsible. I had no influence over the Committee. Ist Member tor Christiansted Town (Abramson) remarked: Mr. Chairman. This is a rather important. guestion. Every one of us would like to walk on carpet. There is not a single person in E this island who would not like, to have ~ ®ood roads in St. Croix. It happens that Iam’not a member of the Road Commis- sxon,tbu.t I have been hearing much talk . concerning this matter by the tax-pay- ers. We know a man must pay income - tax if he is receiving an income.I for . Instance, lam receiving a smgll income, . but I feel that lam paying'a great deal of tax, and at the same time am paying - for those who ae not in a position to . bay any. It is not necessary to ask how ; much. Income tax one is paying; the - question before us today is, whether the . building of this road with concrete will . Incur more tax on the tax-payers? | . own fifty acres of land here in St. Croix - and ten properties in this town on which - I pay tax, but.at the same time consider- . ation must he given to those who cannot ' very well pay enormous tax: theiefore | Ido not "consider it right to say let us ; bave our roads with gold. : 3rd Member for Christiansted Country Distriect (Robt. W. Skeoch) remarked: . Mr. Chairman. As was stated here be- . fore, we are all ignorant in road making. . 4tb Appointed Member (Blackwood) is | criticising a concrete road, because he f thinks it too expensive, and he leans on | @ macadamized road; the cement man | leans on a concrete road and feels that l after four or five years it would prove the “ cheapest. As all of us are ignorant where ] building a concrete road is concerned, | couldn’t we vote a certain sum of money ! to cover the expense of an expert com- . ing down here from the States to look . into the matter and advise us? To stand . here and defend either side without hav- ~lng knowledge seems rather a waste of . time. I confess that I am willirg to , believe both sides but cannot form any ~ opinior. | (To be. continued.) The Credit Situation the World over is still a subject of important consideration and t e _statement made by Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board that all unessential Loans should be dis- couraged is still applicable, and it is gen- erally believed that the following of such a policy will greatly assist in the straight- ening-out of the present inancial diffi- culties.—Comm. Frederiksted, 11th, April 1921, The S. S. '‘Parima’’ arrived at 6 a. m. from New York with 2.240 packages for Frederiksted and 900 for Christian- sted and the following passengers from: New York: Revd. Z. M. Corbe, Mrs. & Miss Tol- derlund, Sister Mary Stainsles, Mr. & Mrs. R. L. Zmeck. From St. Thomas: Mr. David Jorgen- gensen, P. L. Laßega, E. Hassel, Jim- ing Sicardo, M. C. Barry, and 21 steer- age'passengers,