Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-20
Transfer of Government.
Headquarters, Department of Cub;
HAVANA, May 90, ]!

Headquarters Department of Cuba.
HAVANA. May 90, 1902.
To the President and Congress of the Re
public of Cuba:
Sirs: Under the direction of the Presi-
dent of the United States 1 now transfer to
you the duly elected representatives of
the people of Cuba the government and
control of the island, to be held and exer-
cised by you, under the provisions of the
constitution of the republic of Cuba, here
tofore adopted by the constitutional con-
vention and this day promulgated; and l
hereby declare the occupation of Cuba by
the United States and the military govern
ment of the island to be ended
This transfer of government and control
is upon the express condition, and the gov
eminent of the United States will under
stand that by the acceptance thereof you
do now, pursuant to the provisions of the
said constitution, assume and undertake all
and several the ohltgat tionS assumed by the
United States with respect to Cuba by the
treaty between the United States of Amer
! lea and her majesty the Queen Regent of
Spain, signed at Paris on the 10th dav of
December, 1898.
All money obligations of the military
government down to this date have been
paid as far as practicable. The public civil
funds derived from the revenues of Cuba
transferred to you this day, amounting to
---, are transferred. subject to such
claims and obligations properly payable
out of the revenues of the island as may
served from the transfer of funds to de-
fray anticipated expenses of accounting
reporting and winding up the affairs of
the military government after which any
unexpended balance of said sum will he
paid into the treasury of the island
Sanitation Requirements.
The plans already devised for the SANTA
ton of the cities of the island and TO pre
vent recurrence of epidemic and infec-
tlOlIS diseases n which ba
the United States understands that the pro-
vision of the constitution contained in tho
fifth article of the appendix applies, are as
follows:
% A plan for the paving and sewerine
OF the city OF Havana, for which a contract
has been awarded by the municipal of that
city to McGivney, Rokeby & Co.
I2i n plan for water works to supnly the
city OF Santiago de Cuba, prepared by Cant
5. r. Rockenbach. In charge of the district
OF Santiago and approved by the military
governor, providing for taking water from
the wells Of San Juan canyon and pumping
the same to reservoirs located on the
heights to the east of the city.
CD plan for the sewering of the cfty Of
Santiago de Cuba contract for which was
awarded to Michael ]. Dady & Co by the
military governor of Cuba, and now under
construction.
t4 The rules and regulations established
by the President OF the United States on
n
tcnance of quarantine against epidemic dis
eases at the ports of Havana Matanzas.
Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba. and
after at the other ports of the island as
extended and amended and made applica Bile
to future conditions, by the order of the
military governor, dated -, published
in the Official Gazette of Havana ON the
- day of April, 1862
t5) The sanitary rules and regulations In
force in the city of Havana. (And in anv
other city having official rules etc)
1t is understood by the United States that
the present government of the Isle of Pines
will continue as a de facto government
pending the settlement of the title to said
Island by treaty pursuant to the Cuban con-
stitution and the act of Congress of the,
Unit ed States approved March Q 1901
l am further charged by the President of
the United States to deliver to you the let
ter which now hand you.
LEONARD WOOD,
Military Governor.
President Rooseyelt's Greeting.
WHITE HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, D. c., May TO- 1892
To the President and Congress Of the Re-
public of Cuba:
Slrs-On the 20th of this month the mill
tary governor of Cuba will, by my drec-
ton. transfer to you the control and. gov
ernment of the Island of Cuba, to be thence
forth exercised under the provisions Of the