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[ Act No. 118, April 20, 1901 ]

AN ACT APPROPRIATING ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE DOLLARS AND NINETY-SIX CENTS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR EXPENSES INCURRED AND SALARIES EARNED, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND ONE.

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

SECTION 1. It appearing by the statement of the Chief Quartermaster, Division of the Philippines, that his office has on hand an amount upwards of six hundred thousand dollars, money of the United States, unexpended from appropriations heretofore made, authority is hereby given to the Chief Quartermaster, Division of the Philippines, to expend from such unexpended sum the following amounts, viz:

Repairs to engineer quarters, thirteen thousand four hundred and ninety-three dollars; awnings for the Intendencia building, one thousand six hundred and forty-two dollars and fifty cents; construction of prison at Olongapo, five thousand nine hundred and five dollars; purchase of launch seven hundred and one, used for telegraph and cable work, thirteen thousand dollars.

Funds for the Department of Northern Luzon, fifty-five thousand eight hundred dollars, as follows:

Linemen, two thousand four hundred dollars; witnesses before civil commissions, four thousand five hundred dollars; physicians and practicantes, one thousand five hundred dollars; repairs to telegraph lines, two thousand four hundred dollars; native scouts and interpreters, forty-five thousand dollars.

Funds for the Department of Southern Luzon, nineteen thousand one hundred and fifty-one dollars and twenty cents, as follows:

Repairs to buildings at Santa Ana, seven hundred dollars; hire of interpreters, three thousand five hundred and sixty-five dollars; hire of native scouts, twelve thousand eight hundred and eighty-six dollars and twenty cents; witnesses before civil commissions, two thousand dollars.

Funds for the Department of Mindanao and Jolo, five thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars, as follows:

Hire of interpreters, one thousand dollars; payment of subsidies to the Sultan of Jolo and Dattos, in accordance with the Bates Treaty, four thousand five hundred and sixty dollars; salary of the United States representative at Cagayan de Jolo, three hundred and ninety dollars.

Funds for the Department of the Visayas, ninety-nine thousand four hundred and ninety dollars, as follows:

Purchase of oil, four hundred dollars; support of lepers, one thousand five hundred and ninety dollars; salaries of native scouts, sixty-four thousand dollars; deficiency pay for scouts for February and March, ten thousand dollars; maintenance of vessels operated by civil bureaus, twelve thousand five hundred dollars; hire of interpreters, one thousand dollars; purchase of sanitary supplies for use around schools, native reserve quarters and other public buildings, two thousand five hundred dollars; rent of buildings for civil bureaus, three thousand five hundred dollars; pay of civil prison guards, three thousand five hundred dollars; purchase of furniture for civil bureaus, five hundred dollars.

In all, two hundred and fourteen thousand four hundred and thirty-one dollars and seventy cents.

SEC. 2. The following sums in money of the United States are hereby appropriated out of any money in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay expenses incurred and salaries earned, not provided for in the general appropriation act for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one:

DISBURSING QUARTERMASTER OF CIVIL BUREAUS.

Board of officers on claims:

One clerk Class C, hereby authorized, from March fourteenth to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, two hundred and fourteen dollars.

Assistant to Chief Quartermaster:

Salaries for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one: One draftsman at forty dollars per month; two clerks at sixty-two dollars and fifty cents per month each; one clerk class nine; one clerk at thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents per month; one clerk Class H; three laborers at ten dollars per month each; thirteen laborers at seven dollars and fifty cents per month each; three laborers at seven dollars per month each; six laborers at eight dollars and fifty cents per month each; one thousand five hundred and ninety-six dollars.

Judge-Advocate:

Salary of one clerk class nine for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, three hundred dollars.

Military Governor's office:

For increase in salaries authorized by Act Numbered One hundred and two, over the amount appropriated by Act Numbered One hundred and ten, for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, one thousand three hundred and twenty-two dollars and fifty-eight cents.

Supreme Court:

Salary of one clerk class nine, hereby authorized, from March seventh to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, three hundred and eighty dollars; one clerk Class C for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, one hundred and eighty dollars.

Bureau of Statistics:

Salaries for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one: Chief Statistician at three thousand five hundred dollars per annum; one clerk class seven; one clerk class eight; one clerk Class A; one clerk Class I; one clerk at twelve dollars and fifty cents per month; one thousand nine hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty-one cents.

Inspector-General:

Salaries for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one: One clerk class seven; one clerk class nine; one clerk Class D; eight hundred and forty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents.

Adjutant-General's office:

Salaries for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one: Twelve clerks at sixteen dollars and sixty-seven cents each per month; four clerks class seven; three clerks class eight; twenty-three clerks class nine; four clerks Class C; ten thousand eight hundred and seventy dollars and eleven cents.

Disbursing Quartermaster of Civil Bureaus:

Salaries for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one: One clerk at one thousand five hundred dollars per annum; one clerk class eight; three clerks class nine; two storekeepers at eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents per month each; one clerk Class D; two clerks Class H; two thousand four hundred and eighty dollars and one cent.

For the salaries of laborers for the Disbursing Quartermaster for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, three hundred and seventy-six dollars and twenty cents; extra labor, nine hundred dollars; janitor for Intendcncia building, thirty-three dollars and seventy-five cents; four assistant janitors, ninety dollars; washing towels, one dollar and fifty cents; salary of one clerk class nine, in Court of First Instance, Vigan, from February twentieth to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, four hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents.

For rent for buildings for civil purposes for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one:

Number six Calle San Miguel; number two Calle Alena; number thirty-two Calle San Sebastian, and for the repair and rent of buildings outside of Manila, two thousand four hundred dollars; for the increase of rent of number two Calle Alena from July first, nineteen hundred, to January thirty-first, nineteen hundred and one, four hundred and twenty dollars.

For salaries in the court of peace at San Fernando de la Union from January first to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one:

One justice at sixty dollars per month; one clerk at fifteen dollars per month; four hundred and fifty dollars.

For the payment of salaries and wages necessary in operating the civil fund printing plant for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one:

One clerk class nine; one clerk Class A; one clerk Class D; two clerks at twenty-two dollars and fifty cents each per month; two clerks at eighteen dollars and ninety cents each per month; one clerk at fifteen dollars per month; estimated overtime work at one hundred and forty dollars per month; one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight dollars and forty cents.

In all, twenty-seven thousand two hundred and eighteen dollars and thirty-eight cents.

OFFICE OF THE PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL AND DEPARTMENTS REPORTING TO HIM.

Department of Water Supply:

For removal of buildings at Aceres and establishing shops, testing plant and city offices of the water department in the Cuartel Fortin, five hundred dollars.

Department of illumination and telephones:

For maintenance of electric light service in the Palace of Malacañan and in the residence of the Provost-Marshal-General, five hundred and four dollars and twenty-one cents.

Office of the Public Prosecutor:

For salaries for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one: Two clerks class nine; one clerk Class C; seven hundred and eighty dollars.

Quartermaster for the provost guard:

Rent for civil police stations, seven thousand five hundred and sixty-eight dollars and fifty-cents; rent for school houses and rent of Manila Central Observatory, three thousand four hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty cents; rent for market sites, seventy-five dollars; expenses of the city morgue, two hundred and nineteen dollars; rent for vaccine station, one hundred and twenty dollars; rent of land for quarantine station, thirty-seven dollars and forty-four cents; operating Manila Observatory, two thousand one hundred and eighty-five dollars and fifty cents; janitor service, headquarters Provost-Marsha-General. Four hundred and fifty dollars; pension of Jacinto Brilliante, fifteen dollars; repairs to and hire of transportation, five thousand three hundred dollars; forage and shoeing, one thousand two hundred and sixty-five dollars; hire of nine teamsters for excavator wagons, one thousand six hundred and twenty dollars; salary of three clerks class nine and one clerk Class A, for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, one thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars; for advertising, seventy-five dollars; incidental expenses, two hundred and twenty-five dollars; rice for indigent citizens, eight hundred dollars; alterations and repairs to civil police stations, three thousand dollars; miscellaneous repairs, two thousand dollars; manufacturing and printing books, forms, etc., one thousand dollars; increase of salary of one clerk from seventy-five dollars per month to one hundred dollars per month, seventy-five dollars; one master mechanic at one hundred dollars per month, three hundred dollars; two native laborers at ten dollars per month each, sixty dollars.

In all, thirty thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven dollars and ninety-four cents.

Chief Surgeon:

One clerk class nine, three hundred dollars.

Department of Police:

For feeding the prisoners confined at the Metropolitan and native police stations for three months, three thousand dollars; for employment of ten native laborers at six dollars and fifty cents per month each, one hundred and ninety-five dollars.

In all, three thousand one hundred and ninety-five dollars.

Department of Licenses and Municipal Revenues:

For the salaries of one liquor inspector for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, at one thousand two hundred dollars per annum, and of one native driver from December first, nineteen hundred, to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, hereby authorized, at one hundred and eight dollars per annum, three hundred and sixty-three dollars; for stationery for the quarter ending March thirty-first, nineteen hundred and one, four hundred dollars.

In all, seven hundred and sixty-three dollars.

In all, for the office of the Provost-Marshal-General and departments reporting to him, thirty-seven thousand and twenty dollars and fifteen cents.

GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

For the continuation of financial aid in payment of native teachers for the public schools at the following places, for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one:

Isabela de Basilan, one hundred and twenty-six dollars; Batangas, two hundred and forty-one dollars and fifty cents; Lucban, Tayabas, two hundred and seventy dollars; for the increase in the salaries for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, authorized by Act Numbered One hundred and two over the amount appropriated by Act Numbered One hundred and ten, seventy-five dollars; for incidental office expenses, twenty-five dollars.

In all, seven hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents.

COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS OF THE ISLANDS AND OF THE CHIEF PORT.

For rents and repairs to buildings at Iloilo, one hundred dollars; for increase in salaries for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, authorized by Act Numbered One hundred and two over the amount appropriated by Act Numbered One hundred and ten, three thousand eight hundred and forty-seven dollars; for salaries in the office of the collector of customs at Siassi, fifty-four dollars; for miscellaneous expenses, two thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.

In all, six thousand nine hundred and fifty-one dollars.

CAPTAIN OF THE PORT OF MANILA.

For an increase in salaries for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, authorized by Act Numbered One hundred and two over the amount appropriated by Act Numbered One hundred and ten, two hundred and fifty-five dollars and fifty cents; for launch crews, two hundred and twenty-two dollars; for transportation for light-house and signal station supplies, thirty dollars; for repairs to steam launches, five hundred dollars.

In all, one thousand and seven dollars and fifty cents.

Collector of Internal Revenue for the Islands, nine hundred and eighteen dollars and fifty cents, to be expended as follows:

For an increase in salaries for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, authorized by Act Numbered One hundred and two over the amount appropriated by Act Numbered One hundred and ten, one thousand and thirty-one dollars, from which is to be deducted one hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents appropriated by Act Numbered One hundred and ten for six clerks discharged March thirty-first, nineteen hundred and one, and which the Collector of Internal Revenue is hereby authorized to spend in paying the above-mentioned increase.

TREASURER OF THE ISLANDS.

For increase in the salaries of the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, authorized by Act Numbered One hundred and two over the amount appropriated by Act Numbered One hundred and ten, one hundred and thirty-seven dollars and forty-nine cents.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF POSTS.

For salaries of the Manila post-office for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, as follows:

Postmaster at three thousand five hundred dollars per annum; one clerk class four; one clerk class five; two clerks class six; one clerk class seven; twenty-five clerks class eight; three clerks class nine; five clerks class ten; one clerk Class B; one clerk Class C; eight clerks Class F; five clerks Class H; two clerks Class I; ten clerks at one hundred and fifty dollars per annum each; twelve clerks at one hundred and twenty dollars per annum each; sixteen thousand eight hundred and twenty-two dollars and fifty cents.

For salaries for the same period in other post-offices, as follows:

One clerk class five; four clerks class six; four clerks class seven; ten clerks class eight; two clerks class eight, hereby authorized; one clerk class nine; five clerks class nine, hereby authorized; one clerk class ten, hereby authorized; three clerks class eight, hereby authorized; two clerks class ten, hereby authorized; one clerk Class H, hereby authorized; eighteen clerks at an aggregate of four hundred dollars for three months, twelve thousand one hundred and ninety dollars; for the employment of substitutes for clerks granted leaves of absence with pay under the provisions of Act Numbered Eighty, one thousand dollars; for miscellaneous expenses, two hundred dollars.

In all, thirty thousand two hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents.

DISTRICT COMMANDER, ISABELA DE BASILAN.

Salaries and wages from February first to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one: One captain at one hundred dollars per month; one boatswain at forty dollars per month; one engineer at forty dollars per month; one quartermaster at twelve dollars and fifty cents per month; one assistant engineer at thirty dollars per month; three firemen at fifteen dollars per month each; four sailors at ten dollars per month each; one thousand five hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents; coal, one thousand dollars; rations for one captain and for a crew of eleven men, from February first to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, three hundred and fifty dollars; for repairs and articles needed for the launch Basilan three hundred dollars.

In all, three thousand one hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents.

CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.

Construction of telegraph lines in the Department of the Visayas, one thousand five hundred dollars; general repairs, one thousand five hundred dollars.

In all, three thousand dollars.

QUARTERMASTER AND DISBURSING OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY PRISON AT SAN ISIDRO.

For subsistence for four hundred and fifty native convicts for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, three thousand and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents; for salaries for the same period; One clerk class nine; one clerk at four hundred and fifty dollars per annum; four hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents.

In all, three thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.

CHIEF COMMISSARY.

For reimbursement for subsistence for native convicts in the Provinces of La Laguna, Camarines Sur. Batangas, Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte and Sur, Pampanga, Albay, Union, Cavite, Manila, Tarlac, Sorsogon and in the Islands of Mindanao, Jolo, Panay, Leyte, and Samar, three thousand five hundred and nineteen dollars and forty-four cents; for rice furnished to destitute natives at Tuguegarao, Luzon, two hundred dollars.

In all, three thousand seven hundred and nineteen dollars and forty-four cents.

Total of all appropriations in money of the United States, one hundred and seventeen thousand five hundred and fifty-nine dollars and ninety-six cents.

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, April 20, 1901.
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