The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-04

executive order of May g, 1904. which includes in general:
 First-The administration and en- forcement of law in the zone. f Second-All matters of sanitation within the canal zone and also In the cities of Panama and Colon and the harbors, etc., so far as authorised by the treaty, the executive orders and decrees of December s. 1904. between the United states and the republic of Panama relating thereto.
 Third--The custody of all supplies needed for sanitary purposes and such construction necessary for sanitary purposes as may be assigned to this department by the commission Fourth--Such other duties as he may be charged with from time to time by the Secretary of War.
 Fifth--He shall reside on the isth- mus and devote his entire time to the service. except when granted leave of absence by the Secretary of War.
 The Chief Engineer.
 The head of the third department shall be the chief engineer He shall have full charge on the Isthmus: "First-Of all the actual work on construction carried on by the Com mission in the Isthmus.
 "Second-The custody of all the SUD- plies and plant of the Commission upon the Isthmus.
 .Third-The practical operation of the railroad on the Isthmus with the special view to it's utilization in canal construction work.
 "Fourth-He shall reside on the Isthmus and devote his entire time to the service except when granted leave of absence by the Secretary of War.
 "Fifth---All officers shall be appoint ed and their salaries shall be fixed by the head of the department in which they are engaged. Their appoin tment and salary shall be Subject to the ap- proval of either the commission. or If the commission Is not in session of the executive committee. The employment of laborers where the contract of em- ployment is made in the United States or outside of the Isthmus shall be ne- gotiated and concluded by the chair man of the commission subject to the approval of tho executive committee While the employment of laborers is effected upon the Isthmus it shall be conducted under the supervision of the chief engineer subject to the executive committee.
 "Contracts for the purchase of sup plies or for construction involving an estimated expenditure exceeding $10,- 
 lie advertisement in newspapers of general circulation and shall be award ed to the lowest responsible bidder except in case of emergency when with the approval of the Secertary of War advertising may be dispensed with.
 Competitive Bidding.
 Tn the making of contracts of sup plies or construction involving an es- timated expenditure of more than $1.- 900 and less than $10.000 competitive bids should be secured by invitation or advertisement whenever practicable.
 AS soon as practicable after the date of this order the Isthmian Canal Commission as thereafter constituted shall hold a session in the city of Washington for the general purposes of organization under this order and for the special purpose of deciding upon the number and character of of- ficers and employees to serve in the city of Washington in the work of the com mission. The commission is especially charged with the duty of maintaining g complete system of accounts on the Isthmus, which shall be duplicated in Washington. so that there may be al-