New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-09
HEADQUARTERS TIFrH MILITARY DISTRICT.
New Orleans, La, March d, 1867.

HEADQUARTERS IIFTH MlLITARy DIsTRIcF.l |
New Orleans, La. March o. 1867. |
Special Orders No. 7.
O. It is hereby announced for she infa-ma
ton and guidance of all concerned that no
elections tor State, parish, municipal, ju-
dicial offices, will be held in the Sta.e Of
Louisiana until the provisions of the laws of
Congress entitled - An act to provide for the
more efficient government of the rebel
States" and of the act supplemental thereto,
shall have been complied with. Until
elections are held in accordance with those
acts the law of the Legislature Of the State
of Louisiana, approved March Is, 1867,
which provides for the continuance in the
performance Of their duties of those persons
whose term OF Office would otherwise have
expired, will govern all cases except those
which may be specially acted upon at these
headquarters. .aflls.
GEORGE L. HARTSUFF,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Official:
NATHANIEL BURBANK,
Second Lieut., Thirty.seventh Infy, Acting
Assistant Adjutant General.
The following from the Mayor was re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets and
Landings: ,,--,-- ou.u.
City Hail. 18th Day Of January 1858.
To the Honorable the Board Of Assistant Aldermen:
| GENTLEMrN-- Numerous complaints have
| been made by shipmasters Of the first and
/ fourth districts of damages caused 10 the
/ shipping by steamboats, running SO close as
| 10 break their "fasts," and disarrange their
staging; besides doing serious injury to the
| Wharves.
| therefore recommend the passage Of an
| ordinance prohibiting steamboats, from pass
Il L. - ,,.1g DFk hf,u l..
| ping, under penalty OF not less Than one
hundred dollars for each otfeuse.
Very respectfully, L. HEATH,
The following, also from his honor the
Mayor, was read, and the action fthe May
or approved:
City BALL. 4th Day OF February, lsoa
To the Honorable tas Board OF Assistant Aldermen;
| CONFERENCE.-THE +. Cazeau and John
Weber having failed to comply with the re-
quirements Of the law IN purchase OF the
| contracts for farming the revenues Of the
beef and Ninth street markets, l appointed,
on the goth ultimo:
Mr. Charles Mensman, collector of the
Ninth street market.
Mr.. Charles l.. Boudousquie, collector OF
the beef market.
Mr.. Louis Loring, assistant collector Of
the beef market.
In accordance with ordinance No. 1896,
old series, the Controller readjudicRted the
contracts for farming the revenues on the
, 18th ultimo. AS the time for which these
contracts were sold commenced on the Isl
instant, authorized the purchasers Thereof
, to collect the revenues from that date, (they
having deposited in the hands Of the City
Notary the amount due from February.
and respectfully ask your approval OF nj
5 action.
Very respectfully,
p. HEATH, Mayor
a Two reports from the Treasurer-one TO
4 the week ending 25th January, 1868, show
! ing balance on hand Of S374,s52 "a
Z and the other for the week ending Slst Jan
uary, 1868, reporting his balance s6l0, ol7 o.
= were referred to the Finance Com
mittee,
The Controllers statement Of check
aawn by the Treasurer during the wee
ending January %, 1868, and February
1868, the former amounting to S22,5e4 a
> the latter TO sll, $40, were referred to th
same committed ssaz.
The following from the same officer wa
referred to the Finance Committee:
CoNrRoLIRR's oFF1cR, OITT HALL
. 1 NEW Orleans. January low
7. To the Honorable the Oommon Council:
GENTLEMEN--I have the honor to inforr
you that ] have on Saturday, 26th i9st
adjudieated The contracts for farming tn
revenues of beef market, second distrie
l and Ninth street market, fourth district, fo
term of eleven months, commencing Eel
+. ruary l, 1868 Is follows: Beef market
Z A, Dumestre for S4A, 900; security G. Dasti
> Ion: Ninth street market to Jacob Veith fC
A GTn00s uarrts4fkrr A7otf, noicaT On the
It date / also adjudicated the contract fS
making n baneuette around kellar ma
. ketp to J. n. Kellar for SIS per ruRnin
foot; security ]. II. Gerding.
1t All Of which Is respectfully submitted.
d. 2. MANDELL,
Controller.
"a The following from the Controller was, c
!, motion of Mr.. Joubert, laid on the table;
: ooNrRoIIERs oFE1en, C1rx or NEw ORLEANS LEAN
. Clts Han 18th Day Of january 1858.
To the Honorable the pommoa Council
4 GRNTLEMKH-I herewith transmit copi
5 of resolutions, marked respectively A al
~ b, received By me to-day from the Secretal
q of the Finance Committees. ] have Il
D. honor 10 inform you that will not comp
n with these resolutions. do not fecognii
le the Finance Cominittees as the legisiati1
C. power Of the city government, and am n
iaware Of any iAW, state or municipal, Whit
requires the Controller to comply with
resolution Of that body. The city chart
defines the duties and powers of each ofhc
and branch Of the government, and mo
! particularly the legislative power, which
} alone vested II the Common Council
the reason which prompted the Fiuani
Il Committees to reject az the bids for printiI
D the Controller'e semi annual report for x
a SIX months ending December 81, 1851,
q have nothing TO say; they alone can g
" tighten you on that point. These bids we
n solicited by me and forwarded to the
4. nance Commattees. They were as toliat
X Tor printing aud binding, say two hundr.
VI copies. PioagH1e $3.50; CoHtnleretdl B1aef
II &Ss2; New Orleans Times S79s, The resell
<. tien Of the Finance Committees in RELATE
n 70 the payrclls Is IN direct opposition to q
3. opinion OF come cf Its members, express.
ia my pIesenca, My object, which the
nance Committees seem to set aside, is
haEe monthly rolls made By each depal
mana % tAe aity goyernmenfs and l2al
" thase Hollis Charged to their respective
paFEmeuia, 30 chat at q glance IL could
aseefsainad The amount expended III eal
Department -
I. Tho Rntasonism which has existed
y tween the tk0aHce Committees and myse
y has, 70 q certaaA extent delayed neceaaa
y aetion Ia the eisyA affairs. and ! appeal
"a y6Hr hoNgraEie body % prsve1t the Q
e4sence Of thesa official collisions. Whil
"a eTe eng teinE bpt blessing % ma.
lf Especially sabmitte4
is D. s. aANnkAii.s
n CONTROLLER