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By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that:

SECTION 1. The following sums, in Philippine currency, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for certain public works, permanent improvements, and other purposes  of the Insular Government:

BUREAU OF HEALTH.
For the extension of the water supply system at the Culion Leper Colony as contemplated by resolution of the Commission, dated  June fifteenth, nineteen hundred and six, ten thousand pesos.

BUREAU   OF   LANDS.
For the purchase of land adjoining the Exposition Grounds on  Calle Herran, Ermita, Manila, as contemplated by resolution of the Commission, dated August eighteenth, nineteen hundred and , six, twenty-one thousand and twenty-eight pesos and seventy-five centavos.

For the purchase, from settlers, of improvements upon and rights, to land required for the Iwahig Penal Settlement, as contemplated, by  resolution of  the  Commission,  dated  October  fifth,  nine hundred and six, one thousand and seventy-nine pesos and eight centavos.

In all, for the Bureau of Lands, twenty-two thousand one hundred and eight pesos and fifty-five centavos.
 
BUREAU   OF   PUBLIC   WORKS.
For the construction of necessary hospital buildings and the permanent equipment, for the Bureau of Prisons, as contemplate by resolution of the Commission, dated November tenth, nineteen hundred and-six, one hundred thousand pesos.

For the construction  of buildings and  their permanent equipment, on the San Lazaro Hospital grounds, Manila, to provide for the care of two hundred and fifty additional  insane persons, as contemplated  by resolution  of the  Commission,  dated  November tenth, nineteen hundred and six, fifty-five thousand pesos.

For the construction of schoolhouses in the provinces, to be allotted by the Secretary of Public Instruction, three hundred thousand pesos: Provided, That upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Public Instruction the provisions of existing law requiring that construction lie by contract if practicable may be waived by the Governor-General and any project in whole or in part be carried through by voluntary or other labor: And provided, further, That not to exceed fifty thousand pesos of the amount hereby appropriated may be expended in aiding the city of Manila to erect a suitable building for an intermediate school, under conditions to be fixed by the Secretary of Public Instruction.

For the construction of Constabulary barracks and quarters, one  hundred thousand pesos.

For the improvement of the trail through the mountains, connecting the completed portions of the Cebu-Toledo wagon road, live thousand pesos.

For the  reconstruction  of retaining wall and wharf along the Pasig River at Malacañan and  alterations in  Governor-General's  residence, fifteen thousand pesos.

For grading grounds pertaining to the buildings occupied by the Bureau of Science on Calle Herran, Ermita, Manila, four thousand and sixty pesos.

For the construction of a residence for the Governor-General, at Baguio, Benguet, thirty thousand pesos, as authorized by resolution of the Commission, dated September eighth, nineteen hundred and six.

In all, for the Bureau of Public Works, six hundred and nine thousand and sixty pesos.

The unexpended balance of funds appropriated by Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and forty-two, for "Government buildings, Baguio," is hereby made available for the construction, at a cost not exceeding five thousand pesos, of a building for the use of employees of the Bureau of Public, Works who may be stationed there, pursuant, to resolution of the Commission, dated April eighteenth, nineteen hundred and six.
 
BUREAU   OF   NAVIGATION.
For the expense of investigations in regard to the improvement of the port of Manila and other harbors, as contemplated by resolution of the Commission, dated August twenty-second, nineteen hundred and six, five thousand pesos.

For the construction of abutments for two wharves at the port of Manila, as contemplated by resolution of the Commission, dated October twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and six, fifteen thousand pesos.

For the completion of the Luneta extension fill in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and sixty, us amended, and as contemplated by resolution of the Commission, dated November first, nineteen hundred and six, one hundred and thirty-four thousand three hundred and four pesos.

In all, for the Bureau of Navigation, one hundred and fifty-four thousand three hundred and four pesos.

BUREAU  OF   PRISONS.
For the construction of a sewer system for Bilibid Prison, twenty thousand pesos.

For permanent  sanitary twenty thousand pesos.

In all, for the Bureau of Prisons, forty thousand pesos.

From the unexpended balance of funds appropriated by Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and twenty-seven, for the Bureau of Prisons, there is hereby made available the sum of one thousand seven hundred pesos, for the payment of expense of construction of warehouses at the Iwahig Penal Settlement, as contemplated by resolution of the Commission, dated November ninth, nineteen hundred and six.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The  unexpended balance of funds appropriated by Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and seventy-nine, for the completion of the road from Baguio to Trinidad, Benguet. is hereby made available for expenditure as road and bridge funds of the Province of Benguet, under the provisions of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ninety-six, as contemplated by resolution of the Commission, dated May twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and six.

Total of appropriations for all purposes, eight hundred and thirty-five thousand four hundred and seventy-two pesos and fifty-five centavos, or so much thereof as may he necessary.

SEC. 2. All balances remaining unexpended when any. public works or permanent improvements appropriated for by this Act are completed shall be returned at once to the Insular Treasury and shall not be available for withdrawal or disbursement thereafter, but shall be carried to the general revenues of the Islands.

SEC. 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this appropriation bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order' of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, December 22, 1906.