In addition to these appointments the following have been appointed in Manila, either as the result of examinations taken here or, in many cases, being wives of teachers who had arrived here, but who, although trained teachers, had not received appointment prior to arriving here:

APPENDIX B.

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS FOR THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 18, 1901, TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1902.

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

Hon. BERNARD MOSES,

Secretary of Public Instruction.

SIR: In compliance with instructions conveyed in your letter dated September 4, 1902, I have the honor to submit the following report of the work of this bureau covering the period from October 18, 1901, to September 1, 1902:

ORGANIZATION OF BUREAU.

Act No. 268, passed October 18, 1901, created under the department of public instruction a "bureau of architecture and construction of public buildings, which shall have charge of the construction and repair of public buildings belonging to the insular government, and such other buildings or proposed buildings as may be assigned to it by the civil governor."

A large, light room at the rear of the assembly hall in the ayuntamiento building was assigned for the use of the bureau, and under the authority of this act two Filipino draftsmen were promptly appointed and assigned to duty in connection with the preparation of plans for the new public printing office building. It was very early demonstrated that these men were without the experience and training required for this work, and inasmuch as the Philippine civil-service board were unable to furnish men of more advanced technical knowledge, requisition was made November 29 on the board for four American draftsmen, to be selected from the eligible list of the United States Civil Service Commission at Washington, D. C.

On November 18, 1901, the services of a stenographer were secured, duly appointed to the Philippine service from the lists of the United States Civil Service Commission. On December 9 the services of an American with experience in architectural office practice, but whose recent occupation had been of a general business character, were secured.

On January 16, 1902, the services of an electrical engineer were secured by transfer from a clerkship in another bureau.

Additional Filipino draftsmen were appointed, one in January and one in June, and an American draftsman, whose services were secured from March 7 to July 4 only, the appointment being of a distinctly temporary character.

On March 27 it was found necessary to send one draftsman to Baguio, province of Benguet, to superintend the construction of the new civil sanitarium and cottages at that place, and who is still engaged on that work, so that up to July 4, with the exception of the time between March 7 and 27 and June 9 and July 4, the bureau was able to secure but one technical assistant. The work of the bureau therefore up to June 10, 1902, the date of the arrival of the first of the four American draftsmen sent by the United States Civil Service Commission, has been necessarily limited, and it may be said that the effective organization of the bureau did not take place until the arrival of the other men asked for, on July 4, 1902.

On May 28, by an executive order, the building No. 158 Calle Anloague was turned over to the bureau to be used as a storeroom for building supplies and material, a storekeeper being appointed on that date to take charge of same.

This build

ing, 50 by 175 feet and one story in height, is now used for the above purpose, and is shortly to be enlarged by the addition of a second story, which, when completed, will be used as the main office of the bureau.

Act No. 268 was amended November 7, 1901, February 4, 1902, and March 3, 1902, with respect to its personnel only. The first amendment gave the needed authority to employ American draftsmen, the second provided for the employment of skilled and unskilled laborers, and the third reclassifies the American draftsmen, it having been found impossible to procure them at salaries authorized under the previous act. At this date the personnel of the bureau is as follows: The chief of bureau; 1 superintendent of construction, class 6; 1 chief clerk, class 7; 1 draftsman, class 7; 3 draftsmen, class 8; 1 engineer, class 8; 1 assistant chief clerk, class 8; 2 stenographers, class 9; 1 storekeeper, class 9; 2 draftsmen, class G; 2 draftsmen, class H; 1 janitor at an annual compensation of $210, and 1 messenger at an annnual compensation of $150.

There are also in the service of the bureau four American foremen and an average of 150 laborers, skilled and unskilled.

Of the laborers mentioned probably 97 per cent of the carpenters are Chinamen, the native population as yet furnishing very few efficient skilled workmen. All of the ordinary laborers, however, are of the native class. The subject of labor is discussed under a later heading.

PUBLIC PRINTING OFFICE BUILDING.

While the larger proportion of the work hitherto undertaken by the bureau has been in the nature of repairs and renovations of existing structures owned by the insular government, the extensive nature of the alterations and additions to the Philippine public printing office practically remove it from this category and admit of it being described as a new building.

The chief of bureau arrived in Manila October 10, 1901, and promptly prepared preliminary studies for the building, which were duly accepted by the Commission on October 29, 1901. The sum of $50,000 was appropriated for the construction of the building, and on November 2, 1901, the contract for the foundations for the interior posts was awarded.

As some of the printers had already arrived in Manila and the printing outfit was daily expected, it was deemed inadvisable to delay constructional work until plans and specifications could be completed on which a contract for the whole building could be let in the usual form. A survey of the premises, however, showed that, in any event, new lines of interior posts and foundations for same were necessary, and the order for this part of this work was given on the date above mentioned.

The printing office building, before being remodeled, was a one-story structure, 184 feet long and 135 feet deep, with an interior court or patio 65 by 105 feet, and was originally occupied by the Spanish Escuela de Artes y Oficios. A small boiler house, 17 by 40 feet, occupied the center of the court. The building is situated on a square of ground surrounded on all sides by streets, and, setting well back from the Calzada de Vidal, forms an ideal location.

The first floor was about 1 foot above the general level of the ground, and tiled throughout with 6-inch square cement tiles. The walls of the building were of sound construction, and consisted of 7-inch square hard-wood posts, set well into the stone foundations below the floor line, 13 feet apart. The space between the posts and between the floor and plates was filled in with one thickness of brick, wedged in between the posts and the vertical continuations of the window studs, sills, and heads. The walls were plastered both inside and out, the posts being hidden from view on the exterior by brick pilasters; also plastered and finished with molded caps and bases.

The new post foundations consist of 4 8-inch by 12 feet dungan wood piles, driven so that the heads are below the water line, and capped into a block of concrete 3 feet 8 inches square and 30 inches deep. The posts are 9 inches square in two sections, the lower of molave and the upper of ipil or tindalo, tusked at the bottom into a 4-foot length of 6 by 10 inch molave, crossed by another stick of the same size immediately under, and both pieces bearing directly over the heads of the piles and embedded in the concrete block.

As the alignment of the new posts differ from that of the old ones, all the piling and concreting was done before the old roof was removed. This part of the work was performed as rapidly as the crude local appliances permitted, no steam piledriver being available. An acetylene gas machine was installed for illuminating purposes, and the work was pushed day and night.

At this stage of the construction a large part of the printing machinery arrived in Manila, and immediate provision for its storage had to be made. On November 16,

therefore, a contract was made for building a temporary shed, 30 feet wide and 130 feet long, along the northern side of the printing office building.

As fast as the arrangements for the various parts of the building could be determined and the plans and specifications, therefore, completed, the contracts were let. On March 10 a blanket contract was let, covering all the previous smaller contracts and providing, further, for fully inclosing the building.

Briefly summarizing the constructional details involved in this contract, it may be stated that all the new structural timber is of native hard wood, of the superior group, with the exception of the floor joists, which are of guijo, a native hard wood of the third group. The floors of the second story consist of 1-inch redwood, laid diagonally, with a 1 by 4 inch Oregon pine tongued and grooved top floor. All the old roof trusses, purlins, galvanized roofing, etc., were used again in the new roof, the new extension on the front necessarily requiring new material. The paneled exterior and finishing wood of the second story is of clear California redwood.

To prevent all possible danger of damage by water, which sometimes rises in this vicinity during the rainy season sufficiently to cover the plat, the tiling of the first story was removed and the level raised another foot. The entire surface was then concreted and prepared for a smooth cement finish. Samples of cement finish to this floor were prepared by an expert, but, at the request of the public printer, the idea of a cement floor was abandoned and a tongued and grooved Oregon pine floor substituted therefor, laid on sleepers embedded in additional concrete.

For convenience of reference a statement of the arrangement of the building is as follows: On the first or ground floor is the press room, containing 3,549 square feet; paper warehouse, 4,056 square feet; roller-making room, 728 square feet; ink room, 130 square feet; delivery room, 1,521 square feet; storage for unbroken cases, 2,117 square feet; unbound volumes, 1,326 square feet; paper cutting and storage, 2,054 square feet; total, 15,472 square feet.

On the second floor are the general offices of the public printer and his chief clerk, containing 1,000 square feet; proof room and library, 693 square feet; composing room, 4,256 square feet; bindery, 5,648 square feet; photo-engraving and electrotyping room, 4,416 square feet, and a storeroom for special papers and inks, 975 square feet; total, 16,888 square feet.

General toilet and locker rooms are provided on both floors, besides a private lavatory, shower bath, etc., on the second floor for the public printer's private use, and a toilet room and locker space for women employees. Six dark rooms are provided for the photographers' use, and between these and the engraving room is a room 15 by 20 feet, with a tile floor, for that part of the work requiring the use of acids.

An elevator, with a capacity of 4,000 pounds, runs from the press room up to the bindery.

A power house has been built at the rear of the main building, fronting on Calle Arroceros, 30 by 114 feet, for which a contract was let March 19, 1902.

The engine and boiler were purchased in Washington, D. C., and at the time it became necessary to construct the foundations, therefore, only the engine drawings were at hand. It was necessary, however, to construct both these foundations at this time, and, in the absence of complete data, a sufficient amount of material was used to cover all possible contingencies, ten piles being driven under each engine foundation, with heads buried in concrete blocks and stepped up with brick bed above. Only one boiler and engine unit was installed. The engine room is 26 by 29 feet; boiler room, 22 by 29 feet; carpenter shop, 18 by 29 feet; machine shop, 18 by 29 feet; cold-storage room, 14 by 29 feet. These, with the engineer's room and bath room, completed the plan of the power house.

The work of the bureau of architecture, in connection with the machinery equipment, was limited to the erection of the foundations for engines, boilers, and pumps and to the erection of the boiler and stack, together with the installation of the requisite steam exhaust, drainage, and certain other minor piping.

A stable for the printing office, 50 by 73 feet, was built on the northerly side of the property, with accommodations for eight native ponies, two American horses, hay and grain room, harness room, and men's room, besides storage space for ten carretelas, two carromatas, and two American delivery wagons.

The small boiler house, formerly in the center of the patio, was taken down and reerected in the southeast corner of the lot, to be used as a storeroom for explosive acids, oils, gasoline, etc.

This bureau has furnished the bureau of public printing with detailed working drawings for all the tables, make-up and dumping banks, chase racks, furniture cabinets, font cabinets, proof readers' desks, benches, bindery and slug racks, and other special furnishings.

Steam was first turned on the engine May 20, 1902.