Preamble
By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SUCTION 1. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated, out of the funds realized from the sale of bonds authorized by Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and twenty-three, for the construction of the proposed sewer and water-supply systems in the city of Manila: DEPARTMENT OF SEWER AND WATERWORKS CONSTRUCTION. For salaries and wages of the chief engineer, at twelve thousand pesos per annum; two principal assistant engineers, at eight thousand pesos per annum each; two assistant engineers, at six thousand 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; one chief draftsman, at three thousand six hundred pesos per annum; two level men, at two thousand four hundred pesos per annum each; two draftsmen, at eight hundred and forty pesos per annum each; one clerk, Class F: hire of temporary inspectors as may be necessary; reimbursement at the rate of three thousand nine hundred pesos per annum to the appropriation '"Salaries and wages, Municipal Board," city of Manila, on account of services rendered by the disbursing office, city of Manila; hire of labor as may be necessary; and for contingent expenses, including the purchase and repair of field equipment, furniture, instruments, supplies, and tools; advertising; cablegrams; postage and telegrams; printing and binding; official transportation; maintenance of road along pipe line; expropriation of property for sites of sower pumping stations: payments on contracts for sewer construction; payments on contracts for waterworks construction; customs duties; and incidental expenses; one million eight hundred and thirty-four thousand pesos.