Civil Report of Major-General John R. Brooke, U. S. Army, Military Governor, Island of Cuba

Statement of warrants issued from January 1, 1899, to December 16, 1899--Continued.

CIVIL DEPARTMENTS OF THE ISLAND OF CUBA.

Statement of warrants issued from June 28, 1899, to December 16, 1899.

Total..

Expended in—

Aid to desti-
tute.

1,137,404.22 3,035,404.80 2,172,782.99 582, 469. 12 676, 360.78 353, 944.94

Civil govern- Municipali-
ment.
ties.

Consolidated statement of receipts and disbursements, island of Cuba, for the period ending
December 16, 1899.

1899.
Aug. 31 To receipts from all sources from Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 1899..
Dec. 15 To receipts from customs, Sept. 1 to Dec. 15, 1899..
Do... To receipts from postal service, Sept. 1 to Dec. 15, 1899.
Do... To receipts from internal revenue, Sept. 1, 1898, to Dec. 15, 1899.
Do... To receipts from "miscellaneous," Sept. 1 to Dec. 15, 1899

Total receipts, Sept. 1 to Dec. 15, 1899..
Total receipts, Jan. 1 to Dec. 15, 1899.

1899.
Aug. 31

Dec. 16

By expenditures Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 1899, as per statement rendered.
By warrants and orders issued since last statement and including Dec. 16, 1899.
Do... By cash on hand, treasurer of island, Dec. 15, 1899...
Do... By cash on hand, treasurer of customs, Dec. 15, 1899..
Do... By cash on hand, by collectors, not yet turned in to treasurer..

Total....

$8,950, 319.18
4,377,061.66
1,916, 497.04
7,526.22
240, 455, 87

15,491,859.93

NOTE.-Public roads and highways.-As early as February last the matter of improving public roads
and highways was considered, and on March 17 $90,000 were allotted for the improvement of public
roads from a commercial standpoint of view in the island. On October 13 (see Order No. 190) $50,000
were allotted for the improvement of the Manicaragua Valley, and up to this date $20,000 of this
amount have been expended thereon. On October 16 $32,000 were allotted for the Yumuri Valley
(see Order No. 192), and up to this date $10,000 have been expended of this amount. On November 15
(see Order No. 219) $80.241.50 were allotted for the improvement of the road from Placetas to Sancti
Spiritus, and up to this date $20,000 have been expended of this amount. December 18 $2,600 were
appropriated for the improvement of the road from Punta Brava to Cangrejeas. Total allotment for
roads being $254,841.50.

Bridges.-On September 16 last $2,800 was given to the mayor of Maximo Gomez for repair of the
bridge Rancho del Medio. On December 4 (see Order No. 233) $23,000 were allotted for the construc-
tion of a bridge over the Damuji River, Santa Clara Province. On this same date $42,608.42 were
allotted (see Order No. 231) for the construction of bridges over streams on roads from Pinar del Rio
to Consolacion del Sur. On December 19 $49,683 were allotted (see Order No. 246) for bridges in Pinar
del Rio Province. On the same date (see Order No. 244) $52,800 were allotted for bridges in Puerto
Principe Province. Total allotment for repair or construction of bridges to date, $170,891.42.

Schools and municipal deficits.-As early as June 28 the matter of education was considered, and an
allotment of $50,000 per month was made for public instruction and rental of school buildings, which
on August last was increased to $70,000 per month. In addition to the above a letter of credit for
$350,000 was made in favor of the secretary of finance on account of schools and municipal deficits,
dating from January 1, 1899.

Light-houses.-On November 6 Order No. 213 was issued appropriating $40,453.68 for light-houses in
Cienfuegos Harbor.

Harbors.-In Order No. 214, dated November 29, $5,000 were appropriated for surveying the harbor
at Cárdenas, preliminary to further improvements to be made therein. Up to this date $2,000 have
been expended of this amount.

330

329, 330

War taxes.

Academic and professional degrees, abolishment of dues

Accidents, railroad

Account of treasurer:

July....

August

Acts, criminal, committed by troops during past war
Administration and collection of taxes on real estate property
Administration of—

Cemeteries...

Comparison of Spanish and American departments of.
Conditions of...

Copies of charters, concessions, and grants to railroads or corporations to

Creation of department of.

be filed in office of

Details of the budget of 1899.

296
75-90

381

310

298

300

310

299

298, 299, 309

297, 298, 300, 303, 305

298

297

20, 277-297

304

277, 297, 306-

336

129

Allotments:

Civil, 1900.

Made and charged to Division of Cuba.

Military

Recapitulation of.

To cities and towns in Department of Habana..

To cities and towns in provinces of Habana and Pinar del Rio..
To cities and towns in provinces of Santiago and Puerto Principe.

To provinces of Matanzas and Santa Clara..

Page.

400

141

400-403

146

137

136

139

134

471

166

57-68

104-126, 430, 432, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 451, 457, 463, 466, 469, 470, 473

Appointments, military:"

Bliss, Lieut. Col. Tasker H., collector of customs.
Campbell, Capt. James A., acting aid de camp.
Castle, Lieut. Chas. W., aid de camp.

Chaffee, Gen. Adna R., chief of staff.

Dean, Maj. Jas. T., aid de camp..

Dudley, Lieut. Col. Edgar S., judge-advocate...
Dunwoodie, Col. Henry H. C., chief signal officer..
Humphrey, Brig. Gen. Chas. F., chief quartermaster.
Kennon, Maj. Lyman W. V., assistant adjutant-general.
Lee, Gen. Fitzhugh