The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-23
The Relief Committee.

At meeting of the General Relief Commit
yesterday, there were the following pre-
ceedings:
The special committee appointed to draft
rules and regulations respecting the mode
of distributing supplies and furnishing re-
lief to the destitute submitted the following
as their report:
That the Mayor be requested to act as
chairman of the committee and as treasurer.
That the chairman appoint secretary to
perform the duties devolving on such Off
cers-tO take charge Of all papers, letter,
bills of lading, orders for supplies, etc.
That the chairman appoint the following
committees:
|. A committee of three on contributions,
whose duty it shall be to receive all collec-
lions made in the city and vicinity; to ac-
knowledge receipt 0: ali contributions sent
from other cities and States, and to furnish
such information to parties at a distance as
may Justify the call for contributions.
2. A committee of three on purchasing
supplies, whose duty it shall be to make all
purchases of provisions as may be deter
mined upOn by the general committee, and
to receive and store all contributions in
kind.
3. A committee 0: six on distribution, whose
duty it shall be to appoint local agents of
Known responsibility, and to forward to
their agents such supplies, both as to kind
and quantity, as the committee may from
time to time deem advisable.
The committee further recommended that
the general committee wait on Gen. W.
II. Emory and express to him their desire to
furnish such information as they may have
as to the number of sufferers in the various
sectiOnsOf the State, and onr desire to co
operate with him in the distribution Of sup
plies, SO as to prevent greater quantity
being sent to one section than another in
proportion to it's wants, and that Gov. KEEL
logg be informed that the committee is or
yanZed and have commenced distributing
supplies.
Local agents shall be required to dlstri-
butte provisions under the following rules
| and regulations:
When the applicants tor supplies are in
families the provisions shall be given only
to the head of the family, or a member
| thereof approved by the head
| All persons over twelve years of age to be
entitled to full ration, and those under
twelve and over four half rations.
| Before any provisions are issued to a
| lab"rer or person working for wages or on
shares. the applicant shall furnish to the
| local agent certificate from tho owner or
| his agent of the land or workshop in which
he was employed, certifying to the fact that
! the land on which he worked is overtiowed
| so as to prevent said laborer from prOsecu-
| ting his usual avocation.
When the applicant for provisions is the
| owner or lessee of tenement the local
agent must have satisfactory evidence of
the damage to the applicant by overflow.
| All local agents must keep lists OF the
parties supplied by them within their cir
| cult of distribution, and no parties are to
| receive rations at any one time for longer
period than seven days.
The report of the committee was received
! and the recommendations contained therein
being submitted seriatim and approved, on
| motion the report of the committee as a
whole was unanimously adopted
The following special committee were
appointed by the Mayor:
Committee on COntributi0ns-Me ssrs.
Phelps, chairman; Oglesby and Airey.
Committee on Purchasing Supplies
Messrs. J. U. Payne, chairman; Samuel
Jamison and D. Lananx.
Committee on observation-disclosures. ID. F.
Kennar, chairman; Sandidge, Hare, JOu-
| bert, ODER and Miller.
A motion by d. +. Kenner, hat all com
municatiOns received be referred to their
appropriate committees, was unanimously
adopted.
The motion of Mr. Sandge that when
committee adjourn they adjourn to meet on
Friday at P. NJ, was carried.
Samuel Jamison was appointed a member
of the General Committee in place of J. 7.
Hardie, who had declined to serve
It was moved that the Committee on Dis
tribution be authorized to draw OH store for
supplies. Carried.
1t was moved that the Mayor be author
lied to pay all bills for supplies etc, having
the approval of the Purchasing Committee.
Carried.
The committee then adjourned.