New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-06
relerFed to the FINANCE CON.

were referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
The Controllers statement of checks
drawn by the Treasurer during the week
ending January %, 1868, and February i,
1868, the former amounting to S22, 564 TO-
the latter to Sll,G7O, were referred to the
same committee.
The following from the same officer was
referred to the Finance Committee:
CoNTRoILzR's OFFICE CRY Hall,
New Orleans, January y, lSes.
To the Honorable the Common Council;
GENTLBMEN-I have the honor to inform
you that have on Saturday, 25th lust,
adjudicated the contracts for farming the
revenues of beef market, second district,
and Ninth street market, fourth district, for
o term of eleven months, commencing Feb
ruary ], 1868, as follows: Beef market to
A. Dumestre for S44, 500; security G. Dastil-
lon; Ninth street market to Jacob Veith for
$1,000; security Adam Gaiser. On the same
date / also adiudicated the contract for
making q banquette around kellar mar
ket y to J. II. Kellar for $l3 per running
foot; security J, H. Gerding.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
D. E. MANDELL,
Controller.
The following from the Controller was, on
motion of Mr.. Joubert, laid on the table;
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall. 18th Day OF January, 1869.
To the Honorable the Commo Council:
GENTLBMEN--I herewith transmit copies
of resolutions, marked respectively A and
B. received by me to-day from the Secretary
of the Finance Committees. | have the
honor to inform you that will not comply
with these resolutions. ! do not recognize
the Finance Committees as the legislative
power of the city government, and am not
aware of any law, state or municipal, which
requires the Controller to comply with a
resolution of that body. The city charter
defines the duties and powers of each officer
and branch of the government, and more
particularly the legislative power, which is
alone vested in the Common Council. OF
the reason which prompted the Finance
Committees to reject all the bids for printing
the Controllers semi annual report for the
six months ending December 81, 1867,
have nothing ~ say; they alone can en-
tighten you on that point. These bids were
solicited by me and forwarded to the FL
nance Committees. They were as follows
Tor printing and binding, say two hundred
copies: PtcdyURe $3.50; Commercial Bulletin
1882; New Orleans Times S798. The resolu-
ton OF the Finance Committees in relation
to the payrOlls is in direct opposition to the
opinion Of some of its members, expressed
In my presence. My object, which the FL
nance Committees seem to set aside, is to
have monthly rolls made by each depart
ment of the city government, and have
these rolls charged to their respective de-
partments so that at glance it could be
ascertained the amount expended in each
department.
The antagonism which has existed be-
tween the Finance Committees and myself,
has, to II certain extent, delayed necessary
action in the city's affairs, and appeal to
your honorable body to prevent the &C.
curence of these official collisions, which
are anything but pleasing to me.
Respectfully submitted.
D. E. MANDELL,
Coufro1iar