THE CUBA REVIEW And Bulletin. 



miles distant, and the Santa Clara station 

 has hecn in communication with the Isle of 



Pines plant. , . . 



Officials of the department 

 Jsh- of Pines of public works have under 

 Harbors consideration the dredging of 

 Deepened, the harbors of the Isle of 

 Pines, and it is highly prob- 

 able that within a short time funds will 

 be appropriated for this purpose. Projects 

 of the work were made recently and arc 

 now in the hands of the proper authorities. 

 It is impossible at present for the Cristobal 

 Colon, a vessel belonging to the Isle of 

 Pines Steamship Company, to enter the 

 harbor at Nueva Gerona. the chief i)Ort of 

 the Isle of Pines. 



The contract for building 

 New Bridg,cs. the road from Cartagena to 

 Wharves, etc. the railway, in the pro\incc of 

 Santa Clara, has been award- 

 ed to Sr. M. 1). Monsate, who will do the 

 work for $8,642.45. 



Srs. Sobrinos dc Ilcrrera have been au- 

 thorized by the provisional governor to re- 

 pair and extend their Avharves at the port 

 of Caibarren. 



The contract for building a bridge over 

 the Guasinmal river, on the road from 

 Guane to Mantua, has been awarded to Sr. 

 Pedro P. Cartana, who will do the work for 

 $26,069.01. 



The chief of the district of Camaguey 

 has been authorized to use the sum of $4,300 

 for finishing the Ciego de Avila works. 



The bill of specifications for an iron 

 bridge to be constructed over the Ponte- 

 zuelo creek at Mayari has been returned 

 approved to the headquarters of public 

 works in Santiago de Cuba. 



The National Meteorologic 

 Neii< Station, located in Havana 



Meteorologic on the fifth floor of the Ha- 

 Station. cicnda P>uilding, is to be re- 

 moved to Triscornia. 

 The Government, at the request of 

 Weather Chief Carbonnel, has set aside a 

 place to the southwest of the Detention 

 Camp, at Triscornia, where a tower will 

 be constructed. The buildings and office 

 •will occupy a space of about 3,000 square 

 meters. The tower will be of the same 

 height as the Morro Lighthouse. 



The hospitals of the Island are to be 

 thoroughly overhauled, renovated and ini- 

 f)roved, which will require an outlay of 

 over $500,000. Colonel Greble has arranged 

 the final details with Governor Magoon, and 

 the work will begin immediately. 



The Guanajay Hospital w'ill receive 

 $10,000 for much needed repairs and con- 

 struction work. Matanzas Hospital re- 

 ceives $20,000 for the same purpose. Colon 

 Hospital receives a like amount for ad- 

 ditional reforms. Cienfuegos Hospital re- 

 ceives $50,000. A modern surgery depart- 

 ment will be established. Remedies Hos- 

 pital will have its needs taken care of. 

 Camaguey Hospital receives $20,000. 

 $4,000 have already been spent in repairs. 



When all the money has been expended, 

 Colonel Greble thinks the hospitals will be 

 as good as any in the Republic. $40,000 

 goes to the hospital at Santiago de Cuba. 



Hospital No. I, in Havana, has received 

 special attention from Colonel Greble, and 

 improvements and equipment contemplated 

 will make it one of the best institutions in 

 the world. $250,000 will be spent upon it 



Sierra, in Oriente province, 



Nezv Post Majagua in Camaguey Prov- 



Offices. ince, Sabanilla, province of 



Matanzas, and Las Ovas, 



province of Pinar del Rio, have been made 



money order offices. 



The following additional road construc- 

 tion data complete the official records in 

 the offices of the Provisional Government at 

 Havana, and printed in the September is- 

 sue of The Cuba Review : 



PROVINCE OF C.VMAGUEY. 



C.\M.\GUEY TO S.\NTIAGO. — Highway. 

 .Vppropriation, $32,000. 1.925 kilometers. Con- 

 tract awarded. 



C.\MAGUEY TO S.\NTA CRUZ DEL SUR. 

 — IliRliway. .Appropriation, $32,000. Bridge at 

 T,as Minas repaired. Awaiting awarding of con- 

 tract. 



PROVIXCE OF SANTIAGO. 



HIGHWAY IN BARACOA.— Half done. 



GIBARA TO BANES.— Repairs to highway. 

 One-fifth done. 



GUANTANAMO TO SAGU.V DE TANAMO.— 

 Highway. <)ne-cic;hth done. 



PALMA SORI.\NO TO SANTIAGO DE 

 CUB.\. — Work commenced. 



MANZANII.r.O TO C.\LICITO. — Highway. 

 Approiiriation, $2,980. Work to commence soon. 



MANZ.WILLO TO B.\Y.\MO. — Highway. 

 Bids submitted have been rejected. Advertising • 

 again. 



VEGUIT.N. TO TICOTEA.— Highway. Appro- 

 priation, $i,ooo. I'nder consideration. 



MAYARI TO SAN VICENTE. — Highway. 

 Under consideration. 



RAMON DE LAS YAGUAS TO CANEY.— 

 Highway. L'nder consideration. 



C.\UtO TO BAY.VMO.— Highway. 20 kilo- 

 meters. Appropriation, $15,000. Lender consid- 

 eration. 



HOLGUIN TO SAO ARRIBA. — Highway. 

 .\ppropriation, $5,000. Work being done by mu- 

 nicipality. Well advanced. 



BAY.VMO TO REGLA. — Highway. Project 

 approved. Appropriation, $15,000. 2.266 kilo- 

 meters. 



CUBA TO SEVILLA AND SECTION TO 

 J.\.UCO. — Highway. 4.331. Four-fifths work 

 done. Xearing completion. 



GUAXTANAMO TO VATERAS. — Highway. 

 2.284. .Appropriation, $5,000. Work will soon 

 commence. 



THE Camaguey contract for water pipe 

 was let October 2 to Mr. 'M. P. Mir- 

 ceau for $664,756.50, being some 

 $40,000 below the next higher bidder. It 

 is understood that Mr. Marceau bid on be- 

 half of the American Trading Co. of New 

 York. 



THE chief engineer of Havana province. 

 M. A. Corralles. visited recently the 

 Isle of Pines, where he went to in- 

 spect the road work now being done on 

 that island. It is probable that he will 

 order that a road frotn Nueva Gerona to 

 McKinley and one from Santa Fe to Los 

 Indies be constructed. 



