Act No. 1668




[ Act No. 1668, July 05, 1907 ] AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR PESOS FROM THE FUNDS REALIZED FROM THE SALE OF PUBLIC-IMPROVEMENT BONDS AUTHORIZED BY ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR, FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS AND PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT. 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 he necessary, arc hereby appropriated, out of the funds realized from the sale of public-improvement bonds authorized by Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and forty-four, for ratlin public works and permanent improvements of the Insular Government: BUREAU OF PUBLIC WORKS. For continuing the construction of the Wright-Taft road and branch trail to Magtaon, Island of Samar, as authorized by a resolution of the Commission dated February thirteenth, nineteen hundred and seven, and in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and ninety, five thousand pesos. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION. For compensation of necessary office assistants and employees of the division of port works and for engineering staff engaged in work on the deep-water harbor at the port of Manila, from January first, nineteen hundred and seven, to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, seventy-seven thousand five hundred pesos: Provided, That the rates of compensation shall be fixed by the chief of the division of port works with the concurrence of the Director of Navigation and approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Police. For placing additional riprap along the west breakwater at.the port of Manila, as authorized by a resolution of the Commission of February fifteenth, ninteen hundred and seven, and to continue the project as authorized by a resolution of the Commission of July third, nineteen hundred and seven, to the extent of sixty-eight thousand seven hundred and seventy-four pesos, one hundred and thirty-seven thousand seven hundred and seventy-four pesos. In all, for the Bureau of Navigation, two hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred and seventy-four pesos. Total of appropriations for all purposes, two hundred and twenty thousand two hundred and seventy-four pesos. Section 2. All balances remaining unexpended when any public work or permanent improvement appropriated for by this Act is completed shall be returned at once to the Treasury of the Philippine Islands and shall not be available for withdrawal or disbursement thereafter, but shall be carried to the account of funds realized from the sale of public-improvement bonds.ℒαwρhi৷ Section 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactmentof this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act proscribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. Section 4.* This Act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted, July 5, 1907. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation