New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-09
GOVERNING Under DIFFICULTIES,

city treasury which now exists ana WIZ
the limited resources at the command Vi
tla Administrators, it is no pleasant thing
70 be a city father. Whoever wiiA fea'
the repo-, OF tue financial condition OF
New Orleans. and properly appreciate 'ne
obligations which she is competed 20 as
s1a.e, vii: in the very nature OF things
d;sooya: that three millions and hal: OF
income must be handled with eNtraor-
,i!a,rv caution in order to meet me most
.,ves.i,, wants of the corporation III
matters o: public improvements ih'
Administrator, aye pressed on ever" nan"
for :.o..e- q m.a: tai, AID tina. eHpeHH--
ira: AID with every disposition to dis
,,o,e ;.e assistance Of the CITY with IN
.,;ua. land - every section o. the cor
o,~... limits. they axe st;l! es:opped from
doing many things which they are dis
r,sal = favor. but which the means at
,,a;- command vii. no: allow OF. Neither
p:;v... citizens nor public officers can
MAKE ole dollar pay 70. the WORK that
costs two dollars.
A9l We can appreciate. Ia, situation OF
IL. !ayo. and Administrators when they
~: III. delegation which called 1t the
C.tv Hall Yesterday TO snsss': the ne'tS-
SKY Of improving the ievee. Some OF the
NOS; .hou;ht:u. business men in town
we-9 there, and they ursed"'e;' grievances
IN /. way that wa, beautiful. to behold
.tom an aggressive standpoint. Nes>rs.
Manner. Wake: ana BucieAu he'd their
pictures up a: arms length, and pointed
OF: e.. sa!:en: points with al energy
worthy o: the occasion. bu: when the re-
YES. SIDE WAS manifested by Mayor Elan
der, AID Administrator West. they sue
c,.,n;ad to the logic of depleted tr.assrf.
Al admitted that the difficulties of the
situation were even suaicien: ''to put n
head to them" The Mayor responded TO
tn. COMPLAINT about muddy !evces and
impossible streets. that he WAS painfully
aware OF the existence Of such evils. and
was perplexed to find A remedy Cor the
same Lu. that since the city had no
money. no shells. 40 Natchez sand. she
w:s comparatively powerless to remedy
the evil entirely, but would do her best to
..:4- matters tavorab!y at the. earliest mo
,Ncn:.
AM! this. We believe, vii. be done. fol
The Administrators are gentlemen who are
identified with the city and the people,
aud have their own good names and capa
cite, = maintain. it is unfortunate fol
f; them that they had 10 take charge Of d
corporation IA tile las: stages Of tinancia
! disorder, and that their first and mos'
a:C:l.o.s duty was TO Untan9ie the knottcu
! mass o: confused accounts which :Sno
-a.c. ard corruption had established an
: :,;e account, of the city. INT! this wa
dom. nothing could be proceeded with
| excaD. q, tie fisherman throwing hi, iIlt
| Wit. blind reliance on chance. Month:
! hive beef, devoted to that exposition anc
f.: liz. '. s,..: Ia, been to revea. the situation
wh.ci. the Mayor explained to Mr.. Ma,
n-., when lie SAD tia. the city could df
| but little because she had 10 money IL
. hand And if Nessrs Masne-. Burdea,
AZ; Walker understand business at all
! the must sec tina: th;seX:' .anat.on cover
, tue case. As they can propose 10 enter
pr::.e without funds. - III. city can spent
! 70 millions without sac Ia, them III hand
! Il, peop.. of New Orleans are in
.-4a. measure responsible for th, condi
10. O: affairs. for TIE present embarras,
men. Of the city is the work OF councils
Tia. we're elected by the community. Th'
present administration is not only saddlel
: Win the burden Of Suppoctin. the muni
c:pa, machinery. bu: it il required to re
ua;r the de.apidat!ons which have beel
Slowly wearing out the wharves, streets
! pubic places and municipal buildings 10
years. The wreck Of the past has beel
thrown on the shoulders of the present
anl when it is considered that the re
sources have fallen off, and that expense
hav. increased. it will be confessed tina
the labor is one o: wearing and tearin
energy. Small men might pat it asid
and take things easy: but energetic an
public spirited officers feel its weight a
the while. And this is what we conside
the faculty Of governing under diff
cul.ieS.