MANILA
1415
The city and its suburbs receive their drinking water by pipes leading from the reservoir at Montalban, about 15 miles north-east of Manila. The water is laid on to almost every house, both domestic and business. In addition, there are 15 artesian wells which furnish water free to the public. The sewerage system is known as the separate system--one for storm drains and the other for sanitary sewers. There are 12 public markets, two flower markets, and two slaughter-houses. The leading hospitals are the Philippine General Hospital, San Juan de Dios Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, San Lazaro Hospital, Mary Chiles Hospital, and St. Luke's Hospital. There are 14 playgrounds provided with apparatus and placed under the charge of a playground director and staff of assistants. For fire prevention, the city has eight fire-stations and 18 fire-engines.
Manila is also the principal industrial centre of the archipelago. In the city are found coconut-oil mills, cigar and cigarette factories, rope manufacturing firms, hemp braid hat factories, breweries and distilleries, furniture factories, lumber mills, marine railway and repair shops, foundries and machine shops, vulcanizing plants, shoe and soap making establishments, and ice plants.
The telephone system extends throughout the city and its suburbs. Electric light has been placed in public parks, streets, hotels, theatres, and other buildings. The city is provided with theatres, baseball grounds, tennis courts, and golf and race courses. The principal clubs are the Army and Navy Club, Casino Español, Elks Club, Golf Club, Manila Club, and University Club. Automobiles and auto-trucks number 5,300.
Among the interesting places in the city are the Aquarium for fishes and other sea animals found in Philippine waters; the Bureau of Science, the headquarters of the scientific work of the Government; the Observatory of the Philippine Weather Bureau, especially noted for its work in connection with typhoons and earthquakes; the Bilibid Prison, with a highly developed industrial department; the Mint of the Philippine Islands; the Philippine Library and Museum; the Museum of Santo Tomas University; and the Luneta, where concerts are given several evenings a week by the famous Philippine Constabulary Band.
DIRECTORY
MUNICIPALITY
Mayor-Ramon J. Fernandez Secretary of the Mayor- Rosauro Almario
Municipal Board:
President--Marcele Eloriaga Members-Francisco Beech, José Ciria Cruz, José S. Galang, Alejandro Panis, Aurelio Periquet, Perfecto del Rosario, Geronimo Santiago, José T. Santiago and Felix Valencia Secretary-Pedro Gomez
City Treasurer - Victor Alfonso City Engineer - Santiago Artiaga Chief of Police-John F. Green (ad interim) Chief of Secret Service-Barrington West
(acting)
City Fiscal-Eulogio Revilla Judge, Municipal Court-Leonardo Gar-
duño (ad interim)
Register of Deeds-Joaquin Jaramillo Justice of the Peace-Arsenio Locsin Sheriff-Ricardo Summers
Chief of Fire Dept,-Otis L. Vanderford
AGUSAN COCONUT Co., Planters, Ship Owners and Cattle Raisers-Room 510, Chaco Building, and at Cebu and New York
ALHAMBRA CIGAR & CIGARETTE MANU- FACTURING Co.-60, Calle Novaliches; Telephs. 527 and 538; P.O. Box 209; Tel. Ad: Alhambra
P. A. Meyer, president W. Teucher, vice-president W. J. Widmer, treasurer
C. Timmerberg | H. Burkhard E. Merz
J. Sigg R. Schroeder
W. Roeder
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE, Comité des Iles
Philippines-445, A. Mabini
President J. M. Poizat Secretary-N. Brunschwig