Right reserved to reject any and all proposals.. Ships for Panama Railroad Company Scrap material, how disposed of. Requisitions- How received and approved... Ruling of Isthmian Canal Commission to buy in markets of the world, not binding on Panama Railroad Company (See Materials and supplies.) 182 183, 184 128, 129, 149, 158, 339, 388, 588, 589, 592 121, 130 124 .... 790, 791 125, 126, 127, 407, 791, 792 Specifications prepared on the Isthmus by whom 123, 588 Transportation of supplies. (See Freight.) Quarantine: Q. Commercial business affected on account of access to outside ports being Detention hospital, necessity for..... Did not affect movement of trains between Colon and Panama Ports affected by, statement of J. F. Stevens concerning.. Should be made to apply both as regards persons coming and going.. Strictly and vigorously enforced and how United States- Controlled by, at Panama and Colon.. 42, 422, 423 539, 704, 705 51, 79, 80, 730, 831 Officials of, appointed by Republic of Panama as quarantine officers.. 831 Quartermaster department, work of..... As to law regarding use of Panamanian postage stamps.. Citizens of, confined in Zone jail.. Deals entirely in specie.. Docks- At Ancon and Cristobal, to be used by.. At Panama and Colon, to be used by United States. Elections- No restrictions by United States on alien employees Extradition and treaty of 298, 299 24-28, 71, 610 120, 128 919, 920 729 188, 189 Republic of Panama-Continued. Highways in, to be maintained by Canal Zone government, why Import duties not to be levied on goods from Canal Zone.. made by. Municipal buildings of, located in Canal Zone, free to Zone government in perpetuity.. Page. 731 815, 816, 817 729 729 731 Nothing in dispute between United States and. 844-845 Panama and Colon, delimitation of. 729 Police force and courts used in eradicating yellow fever. 804 Postage stamps. (See Postage stamps.) Reasons for becoming party to monetary agreement 768 Reduction of duty upon certain articles imported into Canal Zone 728 Revenue of, affected by postal and monetary agreement Sanitation and quarantine to be controlled by United States in harbors of (See Postal and monetary agreement.) Sovereignty of, over Canal Zone. (See Canal Zone, sovereign rights, etc.) Taxes levied by municipalities for schools, etc.. Resolution of Senate providing for investigation of canal matters. Revenue. (See Canal Zone government, revenue department.) Continuity of, at any one place above sea level. Appointed general purchasing agent June 1, 1905... 804, 805 3 795 639, 640 261 261 131 132 53, 54, 372, 373, 795 Chief justice, $6,500 216 806 Salaries of officials: S. Auditor of Panama Railroad in New York, $275 a month Chief of division of accounts, $2,100 from Commission and $25 a month Chief sanitary officer at Panama and Colon, $4,000 and $3,600 Chief engineer, $30,000 Chief of police, $3,000 Commissary, $6,000 549, 550, 678 795 86 Deputy auditor, $2,800. 216 Director of hospitals, $7,500. 795 District attorney, $5,000 795 Emergency hospitals, physicians in charge of 802 $7,500.... Engineers: Highest rate $15,000, and principal engineers $6,000 to General auditor of Isthmian Canal Commission and Panama Railroad Local auditor, $4,500 90, 91, 454 216, 217, 224 216 Purchasing agent of Isthmian Canal Commission, $6,480 Medical department, why increase of, allowed army and navy officers.. 812-814 550, 678-679, 680 127, 155 Sanitation: Abandonment of proposed lake at Sosa suggested... 288 Sanitation-Continued. Page. At Colon- Alleged dishonesty of inspectors. Allegations of Poultney Bigelow. Assisted by animal life in swamps. Description of swamps by Poultney Bigelow. Expenditure justified... Expenditure of large sum not planned, why. 102 100, 101 596 Chief sanitary officer's reply to Poultney Bigelow's criticism of.. 799 99-103 94 492 491, 855 Healthfulness improved by flooding twice daily with sea water. Report of committee of engineers on permanent sanitation Work involving $300,000 planned Chief sanitary officer's report.. Done at expense of United States.. Cost of, borne by United States.. Increasing cubic contents of employees sleeping apartments. Lakes of fresh water tend to prevent malarial troubles. Leading officials in sanitary service, and salaries paid..... 697, 794, 795, 800-806 698 705 481 Mosquitoes exterminated by. Has quieted fears of yellow fever.. Mosquitoes. (See Mosquitoes.) Organization for work of..... 588 Refuse quickly cleared from Bay of Panama by buzzards.. 597 Why army and navy doctors are employed.. 814, 815 Work of, in general 382, 383, 609 Work of, in general commended by French vice-consul Alignment changed to avoid rock excavation.. Culebra cut begins at Obispo and runs nearly to La Boca.. Curvature Effect upon navigation 493-541 233, 234, 278, 282 290 277 280, 283 321 322, 323 Dams- Maintenance more expensive than for lock-level canal. 386 236 292, 327 268, 269 Sea-level canal-Continued. Page. Time needed to pass ships through tidal lock fifteen to twenty minutes.. Wallace, J. F., favors sea-level canal 278 Appointed chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission April 3, 1905.. 333, 336 337 Arrived on Isthmus with Mr. Stevens July 26, 1905. 343, 362 Authority of, in matter of purchase of materials and supplies. 394, 396 Testimony of.. 333-492 President of Clover Leaf Railroad Sickness. (See Health conditions.) Silver money. (See Coinage agreement and Monetary agreement.) Sosa and Ancon hills: Height of.. Width of depression between Sovereign rights of United States. (See Canal Zone, sovereign rights.) Spoil. (See Freight.) Stamped paper, tax on.. Stark, W. B., auditor on the Isthmus. 235 236 188 225 Business experience and salary.. 225, 226 Steam shovels: Kind of shovels used by Mr. Wallace and before he assumed charge.. 71, 586, 610 398 Number bought before Mr. Stevens assumed the duties of chief engineer.. Number kept at work during preparatory period Recommends United States control of police and sanitation $289, 290, 317, 328 19-95, 229-332 Would agree with minority report except as to location of lock nearest Stores, native, on Isthmus Comparison with size and curves of proposed sea-level type. 331 320, 321 313, 319, 320 Freight passing through, not classified 689 Freight rates on.. Rainfall and topography greatly different on Panama Canal route. 683, 689 Necessity for official survey of the territory of the Zone.. By Chief Engineer J. F. Stevens.. Official survey being made of lines between the Zone and the Republic 242 724 723,785 Conflict would be precipitated with Republic of Panama if Cristobal and Tehuantepec Railway will compete with Panama Railroad (See Canal Zone, importations.) Foreign vessels enter La Boca and Cristobal from United States ports... 835 836, 837 833 353, 728 Tariff of Republic of Panama (10 per cent ad valorem) prevails in Zone. 833, 834 270, 540, 541, 684, 687 20, 21, 174, 175, 656 69, 70 60, 61 591 669, 670 Timekeeping system introduced Time needed in which to prepare for active operations on the canal.. Transportation of employees: Charge per month by Panama Railroad Company for. Interfered with, through delay in paying steamship companies for. 57, 58, 389-392, 611, 612, 844, 859 591 48, 49, 299, 385, 555, 663, 664, 665 U. Ascertained. 601, 602, 603, 605, 609, 610, 647, 648, 658, 659, 660 As to jurisdiction of, in any country over which the Government of the United States is not sovereign 911 830, 910, 911 V. (See Foodstuffs.) Vessels using canal will be of medium size to save heavy tolls which would Vegetables raised on Zone. be charged large ships.. Rate per ton on Suez Canal Apportioning a portion of, to families is unauthorized by law. 688 683, 689 669, 670 770 672, 757 |