Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-03

the fsthmus 1t shall be conducted under the
supervision of the chief engineer subject
to the approval of the executive committee
Contracts.
Contracts for the purchase of supplies or
for construction involving an estimated ex-
penditure exceeding $4,000 shall only be
made after due public advertisement in
newspapers of general circulation, and shall
be awarded to the lowest responsible bid
| der. except in casa of emergency, when.
with the approval of the Secretary of war,
advertising may be dispensed with. In the
making of contracts. for supplies or con-
structfon involving an estimated expendit-
ure of more than $1,000 and less than
$1,000 eompetitiyE s should be sf seearea
practicable.
AS soon as practicable after the date of
this order the isfEaI1ianS canal commission
as hereafter constituted shall hold a ses-
sion in the city of Washington for the gem
eral purposes of organization under this
| order and for the special purpose of fix
ing the number and character of officers
and employees to serve IN the city OF WASH
ington in the work of the commission. The
| commission is especially charged with the
duty of maintaining complete system OF
accounts on the isthnus, which shall be
duplicated in, Washington, so that there
may always be in Washington the proper
means of informing the President, the Sec
rotary of War and the Congress of the
amount of work done, the cost of the same,
the amount Of money available. the amount
of money expended and the general fnan-
cial condition of the enterprise.
Board of Consulting Engineers.
There will hereafter be appointed by the
President nine civil engineers of the high
est standing having experience In works of
canal construction and hydraulics. to con-
- t,rrir tn
which will be submitted by the isthmian
canal commission for its consideration and
advice the important engineering questions
arising in the selection of the best plan for
the construction of the canal. The recon-
mendation of the board Of consulting en-
gineers shall be considered by the fsthmfan
canal commission, and with the recon-
mendations of the commission shall finally
be submitted through the Secretary Of War
to the President for his decision.
Reports.
The executive officers of the commission
shall make duplicate reports upon the work
and operation of their respective depart
ments to the Secretary of War and the
isthmian canal commission from time to
time and as often as may be required by
the Secretary Of War or the chairman OF
the commission.
The Secretary of War will make to the
President report at least annually and as
often as he may deem advisable and the
fFeSiueul idy EequiFS.
All executive orders relating to the SUBJ
ject of the Panama canal, except so far as
they may be consistent with the present Or
der, remain in force.
The New Commission.
Theodore P. Shonts is hereby appointed a
member of the isthnlian canal commission
and it's chairman. Charles e. Magoon Is
hereby appointed member OF the commits
sion and governor Of the canal zone. The
appointment as governor shall take effect
upon the date of his arrival on the isthmus
and the resignation of the present incum-
bent of said Office shall thereupon take eff
feet John F. Wallace is hereby appointed
a member Of the commission and chief en-
gineer Rear Admiral Mordecai T. Endi-
colt, U. S. NJ; Brig Gen. Jeter G. Hams,
u. s. A, retired; Col. Oswald III. Ernst.
Corps of Engineers. U. s. A.. and BENJAMIN
M. Harrod are hereby appointed members
of the isthmian canal commission.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.