The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-11
nEpARrMENr OF FINANCn.

There was established department OF
finance, presided over by general treasurer
aud slN provincial treasurers. Subsequently
these provinces were redis rlcted and form
ed into eleven so-called fiscal zones These
officers conducted the assessment and col
lection Of conveyance Inheritance. CONNER
cal and Industrial taxes and administered
internal affairs, public works fostering ln-
dustrles ana stocking farms and plantations
Thousands of brood cattle AMI horses were
purchased and resold to the natives ON easy
terms, enabling them to resume work
which would not Otherwise have been pos
slbiC.
( The number OF school houses provided
/ nearly equal those In this co lltry for
! corresponding area.
! There was constructed telegraph line
! connecting With the principal cities through.
out the Island and maintained by the
/ United States signal corps.
/ Public roads were opeued throughout the
1 island. As a sanitary measure the streets
/ ut many OF the cities were paved aud eN-
! teuslve systems Of sewerage constructed
The harhors OF the island were greatly
! improved, an admirable system of huoys
and beacons was established and govern.
nent warehouses aad docks were repaired
| and constructed The totnl revenues from
all sources collected during the occupa-
! ton was SOL. 100000 and the expenditures
| tnercfrom Sad,aioNO, the remainder having
been turned over TO the Republic OF Cuba
! NJ tho time OF the Withdrawal Of United
States authority. May 10. 1902
feature OF tho expense account IN Cuba
was occasl0nCd by The condition of the
various municipalities, all Of which showed
large deficits In their annual budgets In no
fiscal year, 1889 more than LOCO OOO
was contributed 10 defray these dchcits
| and thereafter the schools. police and mu-
nicipll hospitals and charities were main
tMued entirely at the expense Of the insu-
lar government This condition has heen
largely overcome aud the majority Of the
municipalities are now sclfsuStaning,
MANY HOSPITALS ESTABLISHED.
The buildings selected for barracks and
quarters for the army were used only tenn.
norarlly by the troops aud when put in
thorough repair and good sanitary condi.
ton We're turned over to the municipalities
as hospitals Many OF the most completely
appointed hospitals 10 the island have
been htted out in this way.
THAT the administration or the depart,
mont 81 sanitation was Judlcious and thor.
ough In it. results is apparent In the large
decrease ~ the death rate In The island
since modern sanitary measures have pre-.
vailed The death rate prior Go this time
had been as high as SO nud 81 IN the 1000,
hut decreased 90 less than b In iOtO, and
during the season just passed. when yellow
fever WAS formerly az It's height, Havana
was entirely free FROM this epidemic
The marine quarantine conducted by tho
United states marine hospital service has
been effective In preventing the spread Of
contagious discAscs and this service has
greatly aided the other officers In their
Efforts TO establish hcalthful conditions.
The Gulf States OF the Union have also
prohtad by these measures Al OF the
branches OF government were organized and
had been gradually nut int the hands OF
native onicerS who had been associated IN
the respective departments with the Amori-
can administrators whereby opportunity
was given for a full understanding OF all
methods OF government