vin. D, 3 Salt: Carriedo y Peredo 203 



ities on the question of salary. As has been stated, there had 

 been some disagreement on the subject of contracts, but this had 

 been smoothed over, and, although he and the municipal board 

 were not always at one as to the location of fountains and the 

 direction of the pipe line, these were matters of detail which 

 were soon adjusted. The immediate cause of his resignation 

 was his refusal, in which he was joined by his assistants, to pay 

 the government tax of 10 per cent of all salaries of officials over 

 100 pesos a month, which had been ordered on November 18, 

 1878. Palacios was not averse to accept the deduction, provided 

 that it only affected his salary as an official of the bureau of 

 public works, but definitely refused to allow his salary as city 

 engineer to be touched. The city would not adopt the suggestion 

 of the insular auditor that his salary might be proportionately 

 increased to meet the deduction, considering that he was already 

 being paid enough, so he sent in his resignation on March 24, 

 to take effect on April 30, 1885. It was accepted by the board, 

 who tendered him their thanks for his valuable services, although 

 somewhat curtly, and allowed him his passage money and 

 expenses to Spain."^ 



His position was temporarily filled by the city architect, Juan 

 Jose de las Hervas, who was given 3,000 pesos for the additional 

 work, with an assistant at 2,000 pesos.^^* In 1887 Hervas was 

 succeeded by Manuel Ramirez y Bazan from the bureau of public 

 works at 5,000 pesos a year.^" 



Despite the resignation of Palacios, the system continued to 

 run fairly smoothly, although certain small difficulties would 

 probably have been lessened, if not entirely removed, by his 

 presence. He could not, indeed, have anticipated the disastrous 

 effect of typhoons, which on two occasions wrought considerable 

 damage,''® or even avoided scarcity of water, which in 1895 was 

 the source of bitter complaint.'" But he would probably have 

 guarded more closely against the possibility of accidental ''* or 



"'Ibid. (Feb. 15, March 1, Sept. 28, 1883); (Feb. 6, 1884); (Jan. 

 20, 1886); (April 16, 1887); Actas de Manila (1882), 165-166, 177-178; 

 Expediente. Traida de aguas potables a Manila. Administracion facul- 

 tativa (1885), 394. 



"* Actas de Carriedo (March 2, 1887). 



"^Ibid. (Feb. 15, March 1, Sept. 23, 1883); (Feb. 6, 18, 1884); (Jan. 

 20, 1886); (April 16, 1887); Actas de Manila (1882), 165-166, 177-178; 

 Expediente. Traida de agruas potables a Manila. Administracion facul- 

 tativa (1885), 394. 



'*■ Actas de Carriedo (March 2, 1887). 



'"Ibid. (July 7, 1895). 



'"Ibid. (Nov. 4, 1884); (Sept., 1892). 



