Section 2
SEC. 2. The Chief Engineer is hereby authorized and empowered either to do said work by the purchase of materials and the hire of labor under his own direction and supervision, or to make a contract with another person to furnish said materials and do such work, as in the judgment of the Chief Engineer may best subserve the public interests. In the event the Chief Engineer should deem it best to have said materials purchased and work done by contract, he is hereby authorized and empowered to advertise for bids in two newspapers, one published in the English and one published in the Spanish language, in the city of Manila, for a period of ten days, and shall not be required to advertise in any newspaper in the United States or elsewhere. Bids shall be opened and the contract let as is provided in said Acts Numbered Twenty-two and One hundred and one, and before any bid is finally accepted the same shall be approved by the Civil Governor.