An Act Making Appropriations from the Funds Realized from the Sale of Bonds Authorized by Act Numbered Thirteen Hundred and Twenty-Three for the Purpose of Constructing Sewers in the City of Manila and to Furnish it with an Adequate Sewer and Drainage System and Supply of Water

August 31, 1907

ACT NO. 1707

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE FUNDS REALIZED FROM THE SALE OF BONDS AUTHORIZED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING SEWERS IN THE CITY OF MANILA AND TO FURNISH IT WITH AN ADEQUATE SEWER AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND SUPPLY OF WATER

SECTION 1. The unappropriated balance of funds realized, or which may hereafter be realized, from the sale of bonds authorized by Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and twenty-three is hereby appropriated for the construction of the proposed sewer and water-supply systems in the city of Manila, as contemplated and provided in the Act hereinbefore mentioned, and expenses necessarily incident thereto, including salaries and wages of the chief engineer, at fifteen thousand pesos per annum; two principal assistant engineers, at nine thousand pesos per annum each; one assistant engineer, at six thousand pesos per annum; two assistant engineers, at four thousand five hundred pesos per annum each; two assistant engineers, at four thousand pesos per annum each; four assistant engineers, at three thousand six hundred pesos per annum each; two draftsmen, at nine hundred and sixty pesos per annum each; one clerk, Class F; hire of temporary inspectors as may be necessary; hire of labor for survey works; reimbursement, at the rate of three thousand nine hundred pesos per annum, to the appropriation for the disbursing office; city of Manila, on account of services rendered by that office; for the purpose and repair of field equipment and furniture; supplies and tools; advertising; cablegrams; postage and telegrams; printing and binding; official transportation; telephone service; traveling expenses; exchange; maintenance of road along pipe line; expropriation of property for the right of way along pipe line; for sewer pumping stations and other necessary purposes; customs duties on materials; construction of storm-water sewers and drains; extension of water-supply distribution system; payments on contracts for construction and installations; and for other purposes necessarily incident to the completion of the projects authorized by law.

SECTION 2. The provisions of sections three, four, five, six, seven, and eight of Act Numbered Seventeen hundred and six are hereby made applicable to the department of sewer and waterworks construction.

SECTION 3. The funds appropriated by this Act shall be expended in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and twenty-three.

SECTION 4. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this 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-six, nineteen hundred.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect as of date July first, nineteen hundred and seven.

ENACTED, August 31, 1907.