The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27
Eight Thousand Maps of Various
Provinces a Detail Of the
Years Labor.
MANY new ROADS BUILT:
Plans for Dredging Pasig River
and for Improving Manila
Harbor Prepared
Forts Demolished.

Washington. Oct. 2s.-The Adjutant Cen
cru OF the army has received a report
from Colonel ]. r. Sanger OF the inspect
UT "enefais department in regard to an
inspection made by him Of the affairs of
the corps OF engineers In the Philippine
| Islands.
commencing with the reconnaissance in
tfone OF the spanish Army in July, 1885.
eonuucteo oy colonel Potter and Lieutenant
Connor'' says Colonel Sanger, 1.-The officers
anu ehiisteo men Of the Engineer Corps
nave peen constantly on duty I'D to this
'ime' rendering most valuable service. The
Work performed by them generally has
Deen the repair and construction of roads,
psioses and ferries. the preparation of OBJ
s.Iuctions. the demolition Of walls and
otner obstacles sheltering the tnsurrectos.
reconnaissance and map making. and the
repair and operation OF the Dasupan Rail-
toau. All expeditions against the insurrcc-
- ., any Importance have been accompa-
nieo by detachments of engineers.
"A large amount Of field work has also
been done by other officers and detach-
,ments Of the line. both volunteer and resm-
lar: under the direction OF engineer OIL
GERS. The field notes. sketches and jour
which have vee ,a maLen + and reconnaissance
at these headquarters In the preparation OF
1,hh oss q, maps zap FOR the various Provinces,
Pampansa. Bulacan. Manila. Moroug. ac.a
lie. ~Batangas. Laguna. Bataan. Tayabas.
fS Eci5a. Ilocos Sur. Ilocos Norte. the
Panay having been traversed with Compass
ana more Or less completely mapped. Up
~aro OF 5000 of these maps have been pre-
pared and distributed throughout the diyi-
sion during the past year.
Roads, Bridges and Ferries.
mere have also been constructed and
repaired about 100 miles of road. rs
length; 2Ss c%ulverts and ten ferries. chiefly
for military use. Added to what had been
zone IN the two years previous, we have
repaired and $50 bridges constructed and
repaired aggresatins approximately 13. 40
feet IN length. although these data are IN
SSonpie.e. the length OF many bridges not
Up to the establishment of civil govern
ment, July 4. the civil work of the Engineer
military work. under the supreme direc-
ton Of the division commander as military
Governor; Consequently no attempt has
Deen made to separate them in this report.
win the inauguration Of the civil Governor
YORK on the port Of Manila heretofore per-
formed by the engineers by military orders
passed nominally under civil control, and
although work on roads and bridges in
progress on that date will be continued by
.ion f Is sHsass. sath It the VIII RIiFIes shea a p f4s1s-
ferred to the civil authorities probably, or
as soon thereafter as they are able to as
SUM It.
For Better Manila Harbor.
Among the important civil works which
have devolved on the engineers has been
the preparation of plans for dredging the
Fasig River and for the Improvement Of the
harbor Of Manila. In order that the en-
g1neefD might retain supervision over this
work after the transfer Of the civil Govern
ment the facts Of the civil government
making the necessary appropriations pre-
scribed that they should be expended under
the direction Of the Chief Engineer Of the
division. Orders were accordingly issued
BY the Division Commander placing Major
on July 81 additional orders directed him to
perform such duties In connection with
lighthouses as might be assigned to him by
the civil Governor. 1t Is understood that
this Is the first step TOWARD the establish
ment OF a Lighthouse Board corresponding
to Its prototype in the United States.
with the establishment Of the Engineer
Battalion In Manila and the discontinuance
of military operations on a large scale there
will be a corresponding reduction in ex-
penditures from army appropriations for
engineering supplies. What reduction in ex-
penditures will be practicable, II any. In the
work carried on under appropriations made
by the Philippine Commission can only be
determined as the work progresses. / am
satisfied, however, that this subject will re-
ceive the careful and intelligent supervision
Of Major Sears, an experienced and able
engineer officer. and that no expenditures
will be made not warranted by the require
ments Of the engineer service"