Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 330)
Act No. 330 appropriates the sum of two million five hundred and ten thousand one hundred and thirty-seven dollars and seventy-nine cents in United States currency for part compensation for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1902, for the Insular Government and the City of Manila, among other specified purposes.
The appropriation primarily covers the third quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1902, though appropriations except for fixed salaries are available for obligations of the entire fiscal year 1902.
All funds appropriated by this Act shall be disbursed in local currency on the basis of 2.10 pesos per U.S. dollar, except for certain appropriations specified by the Act which shall be disbursed in United States currency.
The difference between what the Insular Government expends for the installation of the pail system and the amount collected from property owners shall be reimbursed to the government by the City of Manila. Upon full reimbursement, all related property used in the installation shall revert to become the city's property.
The Auditor of the Bureau of the Insular Auditor is authorized to detail any clerk not below class six to examine accounts and settle offices and officers' accounts as required by law.
The Act itemizes detailed salaries and wages for officials and employees of various bureaus, departments, and services, including specific positions, classes, and annual amounts for fiscal year 1902.
Contingent expenses include funds for printing, furniture, supplies, incidental expenses, and for information leading to the lining of the steamer Belgika for illicit trading.
A contingent fund for secret-service purposes is appropriated for the Philippines Constabulary ($6,000) and the Bureau of Customs and Immigration ($1,500), to be used at the discretion of the respective officials.
The Act appropriates funds for actual and necessary traveling expenses of officers and employees across various bureaus and departments and specifically provides for the hire of transportation as a temporary expedient when unavailable from the Insular Purchasing Agent.
Appropriations cover many units including the United States Philippine Commission, Executive Bureau, Philippine Civil Service Board, Bureau of the Insular Purchasing Agent, various health, quarantine, forestry, mining, weather, public lands bureaus, civil hospital, police, custom services, public instruction, justice departments, city of Manila departments, provincial governments, and others.