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 CUBA RLVILW 



'ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



Copyright, 1017, by the Munson Steamship Line 



Volume XV 



FEBRUARY, 1917 



Number 3 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



CIENFUEGOS STREET IMPROVEMENT 



Contracts have been awarded to Sr. Rodri- 

 guez at H'avana tor the improvement of 

 streets in the city of Cienfuegos, and the work 

 calls for the most improved macadam and 

 asphalt highways used with Belgian blocks. 



The amount allowed for these street im- 

 provements, more than $2,000,000 is to be 

 protected by a lien on the revenues derived 

 from the city water plant, which will be 

 taken over by the contractors and operated 

 for a period of years. 



The streets of Cienfuegos and a number of 

 the other larger Cuban ci^^ies have been badly 

 neglected in recent years and allowed to be- 

 come almost impassable, but with the in- 

 crease in the automobile traffic throughout 

 Cuba and the many complaints from owners 

 of cars, the Government is considering the 

 matter of urging the munici])alities to take 

 steps to keep their streets in order. 



HAVANA TRAFFIC RULES 



A commission ha.-^ Ijeen appointed to revise 

 the present rules for regulating traffic in the 

 City of Havana in order that the congestion of 

 traffic that is so serious at times may be, if 

 possible, prevented. The plans contemplate 

 making certain streets available for one way 

 traffic only and it js furthermore recommended 

 that in certain parts of the city traffic police- 

 men be assigned who will be able to speak 

 English. 



SAN LAZARO HOSPITAL 



This buikling was partially destiw'ed by fire 

 on January ICth, under the superintendence 

 of the Havana Fire Department. The remain- 

 ing portions of the building will be burned at 

 a later date in order that there may be no 

 danger of the fire spreading. The emplojinent 

 of the firmen to set a building on fire rather 

 than to extinguish a fire was somewhat un- 

 usual. 



JAMAICA 



The Immigration Department of Cuba has 

 been disturl)ed over the great number of- 

 immigrants from Jamaica, and the Depart- 

 ment has made a regulation whereljy Jamai- 

 can immigrants will be required to furnish 

 a certificate showing that their blood contains 

 no traces of malaria. 



PUBLIC LIBRARY 



It is stated that Mayor Varona Suarez has 

 authorized commissioners to 'nspect the 

 l)U'lding known as the Fronton where "Jai 

 A Lai" was formerly played, and the com- 

 missioners will report on the suitabilitj^ of 

 this building for the establishment there of a 

 public library and museum. 



GENERAL SUAREZ 



Major General Manuel Suarez, who Avas 

 the oldest living general of the Cuban revo- 

 lutionary wars, died at Camagiiey on Jan. 2. 



