Plumbing fixtures, etc.

Appropriated, act 389

Expended..

$10,000.00 156.75

9, 843. 25

Material has been ordered from the insular purchasing agent covering the amount of balance.

This money is part at Baguio now and the balance is on its way there to pay laborers and for material necessary for work now under way.

4, 442. 34

The balance of this appropriation has been contracted for by requisitions on the insular purchasing agent.

MANILA, P. I., September 1, 1902.

Cr.

$1,805.39 600.00 5,653.20

345.84

387.43

1, 915. 75

909.22

4,871.93

1,363.18

392.89

1,836.49

Custom-house

Audiencia building, wiring

897.87 136.39

1.28

Civil hospital, second cesspool
Ice plant buildings..

Casemates and buildings for constab-
ulary

Building for bureau of agriculture.
Storeroom and offices, bureau of archi-
tecture

Shed for warehouse, insular purchas

ing agent.

Storehouse, bureau public instruction.
Civil hospital, act 430

Repairs, intendencia building

270.69

5, 694.04

1,859.81 955. 22

7,829.57

400.00

100.00

1,038.72

130.00

39, 394. 91

Chief Bureau of Architecture and Construction of Public Buildings.

APPENDIX C.

REPORT OF THE PUBLIC PRINTER FOR THE PERIOD FROM MAY 29, 1901, TO JUNE 30, 1902, WITH APPENDIX COVERING THE PERIOD FROM JULY 1 TO AUGUST 31, 1902.

BUREAU OF PUBLIC PRINTING, OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC PRINTER,
Manila, P. I., September 16, 1902.

SIR: In compliance with your letter of September 4, 1902, I have the honor to present the following report for the period from May 29, 1901, to June 30, 1902, with appendix covering the period from July 1 to August 31, 1902:

It is a matter of great pleasure that I am permitted to announce the installation of the public printing plant for the government of the Philippine Islands.

I was appointed to my present position on May 29, 1901, in the manner suggested by the civil governor, upon the recommendation of Hon. Frank W. Palmer, Public Printer of the United States, and approved by Hon. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Certain instructions embodied in cablegrams were furnished to me by the Chief of the Insular Bureau as a basis for the equipment of this plant. These instructions indicated the quantity of body type and the number and size of cylinder presses required, and further stated that the Philippine Commission desired a complete printing plant, including stereotyping and electrotyping outfits and a photo-engraving plant, together with necessary supplies.

In accordance with these instructions I prepared the following schedules. The same were duly advertised in the newspapers and Bids invited. Copies were sent direct to well-known firms in the respective mechanical lines:

A. Type. (July 2, 1901.)

B. Electrotyping and stereotyping outfits. (July 11, 1901.)

C. Bookbinding outfit, etc. (July 11, 1901.)

D. Composing room and press-room equipments. (July 17, 1901.)

E. Readvertised and additional machinery, etc., for bookbinding and press-room outfits. (August 5, 1901.)

F. Photo-engraving outfit, supplies, etc. (August 15, 1901.)

G. Power plant, etc. (August 12, 1901.)

H. Printing inks and copying printing inks, bronzes, dry colors, varnishes, etc. (August 16, 1901.)

I. Electrical supplies, etc. (August 15, 1901.)

A glance at the above dates will show that all the schedules had been prepared and printed by August 16, 1901, two and a half months after the selection of the public printer.

When the bids were received abstracts of all prices submitted by the several bidders were prepared by item number, my recommendations being indicated thereon and the reasons therefor given. The abstracts, bids, and awards, with letters recommending to whom awards be made, were then submitted to the Chief of the Insular Bureau and by him transmitted to the United States Public Printer for his indorsement and such suggestions as he might deem proper. The recommendations I had the honor to make received his concurrence in every instance. Copies of abstracts of bids and of the awards made to each bidder, along with the letters recommending to whom awards should be made, the letters of transmittal of the Chief of the Insular Bureau to the Public Printer of the United States and his indorsement thereon, accompanied my preliminary report to the Chief of the Insular Bureau on August 19, 1901, which was forwarded to the civil governor with his report on the status of the plant at that time.

The award on the cylinder printing presses was made, under cable instructions, to the Miehle Printing Press Company.