New-York tribune., 1906-09-05
TO WATCH p. L. ROADS.
RGl5cay Expert To BE appointed to
Nezc InSuIar Office.

The latest act Of the Philippine Commission re-
oeived here creates the insular Office in the De-
partm.nt % Commerce and Police Of Supervising
Railway Expert. at yearly salary OF S24'OOO'
Philippine currency. 900 in the money Of the
United States The place will be filed by the
Governor General Of the islands with the advice
and consent % the Philippine Commission. To
whom this plum will fall has not Yet been an
nounced.
The place is created in connection with the build
ing Of the Philippine railway system. bids for
which We're recently let, and much Of which will
he constructed under J. G. White & Co. Of this
city.
The supervising railway expert will be gov
ernment official. with offices and clerical stan, as
well assistant engineers. craftsmen, etc, TO
be assigned 10 him by the Director % Public
Works. and 20 be paid for. well as his own sal
AIRY, from insular appropriations. II is specified
however that he shall keep an account of the ser
vices which he and the employees assigned To him
perform. IN order that the government may be IN a
position 20 make charges against railroads con-
structed under guarantee. proX!d for by pre-
vious act OF the Philippine Commission
The executive order creating the place assigns
the duties OF the supervising railway expert as
follows;
To advise the Secretary Of Commerce and Police
cessions. II they be asked for by companies. firms
or PaTdgaIs PToposng TO e9nsiraG1 m traon Is by
steam. electricity other motive power
an railroads being constructed operated In the
Philippine Islands. with a view 10 seeing that they
which they receive their privileges. and with the the
laws Of Congress and OF the Philippine Islands
TO supervise in particular the construction Of
tcei under authority granted by the terms of the
act Of Congress approved February G. lsO5 II shall
be hs duty TO determine the nature and quality
OF all expenditures and 10 see that they comply
sll respects and no bonds shall be issued or Ger
titled as provided in Section Of the act OF Con
uGcation IS made 10 the Governor General through
supervising railway expert that he or his duly
authorized representative has examined the line
books and accounts Of the company. and that the
construction has complied IN every way with the
terms Of the concession Provided. however. that
II the supervising railway expert and the officers
Dronrr alloysnce 10 he made in Tea ri 10 any niece
OF construction the Governor General may. after
that instance he NAV ceTtifv fo such bods a, ,i,b
way expert.
he shall examine the operation Of all railroads
by the act Of congress approved February 6. 1906.
4 ton. and IN the event that any company makes IA
1 Representation that il has failed 10 sarn the
/ amount necessary 10 pay interest the bonds.
! counts he shall send a report Of the same 70 tie
secretary 81 'ommeTee and foiiee and 70 the In
examined the accounts and found the representa- a.
lions % the company 10 be correct and the money
to be paid under The guarantee 20 be properly due;
| or n he does not ma the representations Of the
company be correct lie shall report the difference
showing what. in his judgment Is the proper deficit
| n any, and the amount which he has found to be
| due by the government toward interest OF these
4 bonds.
4 he shall examine annually cr oftener the opera
ti0rs Of all other railroad companies Ia the Phflip-
i pine Islands. Ia such detail may be required bv
/ the Secretary Of Com ana Police and shall
! render 20 me said Secretary report Of their
/ earnings and operations for the nurDose q an ex-
hilit the annual report II the Philippine Commis-
sion. and shall furnish sucn other reports and ex-
! hibfs and make 81 IA other examinations as may
from time 20 lime be required BY the Secretary OF
4 Commerce and Police
4 lie shall al Use ne Governor General on I'll
points which require determination by the Governor
| General under the terms OF acr coucezsiOn-
grant franchise 30 construct or operate rail-
| roads ia the Philippine Islands
The gives the railway expert tie right Ia ex-
| anime the bCo6s and accounts ot n iway cOmpa-
l mes al any upe without iufthsr authority.