Report of the governor general of the Philippine Islands. [1908]

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REPORT OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.

New; hospital.-For the construction of a new civil hospital, for which plans
were prepared by the consulting architect, P50,000 were available. Bids for the
construction were advertised for on December 5, 1907, to be opened December
14, 1907. Only one bid was received and that was for the partial execution of
the work for the lump sum of P75,000. On account of the excessive amount
this bid was rejected. Plans were then revised, and the construction by administration was begun on January 8, 1908, the building site having been previously
graded. Benguet pine lumber was contracted for in Baguio at the following
prices per thousand feet:
For rough hand-sawn lumber_-__,.__ --- —__ - _ ____-__8__ 8 ---2.00
For lumber surfaced one side -----— ___ -- -______ --- —---— _ --- — 85.00
For delivery at building site — ____ —_________________ ____ 7.75
The work was expedited as much as possible, and the framework was completed about April 15, notwithstanding the difficulties encountered in sawing all
of the lumber by hand. An additional appropriation of P11,000 has been made
which will complete the building practically in accordance with the original
plans.
Agricultural station buildings.-At the government agricultural station the
following frame buildings have been constructed: One superintendent's cottage,
8.5 by 9.8 meters; one stable for 12 animals, 15 by 7.5 meters; one greenhouse,
7 by 3.8 meters with glass roof; and a stallion barn for 10 animals at the stock
farm, 9.4 by 7.3 meters. Plans for these buildings were prepared by the road
superintendent and approved by the consulting architect. Practically all of
the lumber was felled and sawed by hand in Benguet. Construction was begun
April 1 and completed by the end of the fiscal year. The amount appropriated
for this work was P10,379, and the cost was 1P9,517.98.
School buildings.-The construction of the academic building, the manual
training school, the dormitory, and two cottages for teachers for the bureau
of education was executed by administration. It was desired that the dormitory and manual training school be ready when the teachers' assembly met
about the middle of April. Work was started in February, the erection of the
framework commenced March 10, and the buildings turned over to the bureau
of education on April 13, two days before the assembly arrived. The remaining buildings will be finished in two months. The total appropriation was
P24,000, and the amount expended to date P10,122.63.
Constabulary barracks.-Authorization for the construction of the constabulary barracks and kitchen building, for which the sum of P18,000 was available,
was given on February 20. Construction work by administration began on
April 12, and on June 30 the barracks had been finished and the kitchen building 90 per cent completed. The total of expenditures to date was ~117,247.61.
The following small timber frame and sauale buildings were also erected:
Automobile shed, cost P715.29; clerks' quarters, Benguet road, P270.31; stable
and chicken house, governor-general's residence, P1,535.42; laborers' quarters,
two buildings, and foremen's quarters, three buildings, 11,386.79; and horse
shed for session building, P134.80.
Water supply.-In order to provide a supply of water for the residence of the
governor-general, a spring about 260 meters west and 32 meters below the level
of the first floor of the building was cleaned and a masonry storage well constructed adjacent thereto. From this well water was raised to storage tanks
in the attic of the governor-general's residence by means of an 8-inch Ericson
hot-air engine installed in the pump house adjoining the storage well. The cost
of this system, including piping, tanks, engine, pump house, and storage well
was 12,144.58.
A small gravity water supply has been installed upon the school grounds
from a spring north of the school grounds and near the athletic field. The
spring has a flow of 7~ gallons per minute during the dry season. A masonry
well was sunk at the spring, a siphon system was installed, and the water delivered through a 1-inch pipe to a storage tank on the school grounds. The cost
was 1:392.13, not including the pipes, the connections, and the tank, which were
furnished by the bureau of education.
The sum of P4,000 was allotted from the appropriation for the civil hospital
for its water supply, which, with an additional sum of 16,000, secured from the
funds of the Baguio town site, provided for the installation of a system that can
at any time be expanded to supply the town of Baguio. It was determined to
secure the water from the Pack Spring, which entails a lift of approximately
120 meters and a discharge line approximately 600 meters long. A steam boiler