New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-02

General Relief Cemmittee.

General Relief Cemnitsee. aH
Att meeting OF the general relief commit
tee at the Mayors psrlor, at seven O'Clock
last evening, the Mayor submitted report
showing contributions to date amounting to
N5,226 40; money paid ont on order of
chairman of purchasing committee,
$9ss4 20; balance on hand $65, ,34l 20. -
On motion the report of the Mayor was
referred to the chairman of the COMMITTEES
on collections, for the purpose of being
audited and reported ON at the next meet.
ing Of the general committee on the evening
of May g.
The following report was submitted:
ConnrrTRE OF DISTRIBUTION
New 0rleans, May /, 1874.
Ecn. L. A. Witt Chairman Relief Committee:
sIR-Your COMMITTEES ON distribution beg leave
distributing supplies for several hours Of each day
us
views and IN eIests Of the Thousands who
flowed in their selection Of local agents or dis.
tThutOrs for the different pariehes.
Your committee in these appointments, have at.
tempted to avoid extremes and extremists of all
tempt to convert what is to our distressed peopie
great act Of on the part Of the Presi-
dent of the United states; Of unanim US Con;
states into instI ument Of personal or political
aggrandzement; and they viii continue to oppose
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authorities aud the true purposes for which the
contributions are being made. One hundred and
selected. including the fifty four reported 1t your
previ0us meeting, located IN twenty seven par
shes. One hundred and eighty thousand six hun.
n M ra-
tons Of bread and 30 900 rat0ns Of beans aud rice
Your committee was called upon to-day to for
ward portion Of the fstiona furnished BY the gov.
eminent to Governor Ames OF Mississippi, fer dis
with the requisition as win be best explained BY
the following communication to General Emory:
NEW ORLsASs. May l, 1874.
General W. H. Emory. United states Army:
In reply to the telegram of Governor Ames Of
Mississippi, viz
JAoxsos, April 30, ls74s
General Emory, United States Army:
Can you send at once provisions to sufferers
- = - - : A. AMRS, Governor
Which was referred to me for IN answer, 1 beg
leays respectfully e say :, -, 49,, oo ooo .,.
daily Of pork and bread and rice or beans, TO be
issued to the distributing commuters Of this State
this committee to sufferers in Louisiana pro st this
time far in excess Bay several days consumption,
Sf the supplies furnished BY the eoveEnIept The The
committee ct this time, unless the daily supply
from the government 10 increased. without stop
ping supplies to the interior Of L0 uisisnA @
Respectfully, your ehedient seryanta ~
=. Chairman d stributing Committee
the State relief COMMITTEES bring to the notice Of
the Secretary Of War the necessity Of increasing
the daily supplies placed at our disposition II " be
plies to the Governor Of Mississippi through this
''sAn'AA''0n' DUNCAN KRNNER,
Chairman Committee on Distribution
s REV ORLEANS, May l, 1874
Hon. L. A. wiltx, Chairman Relief Committee:
Your purchasing committee beg leave to report
as follows: Up to and including May l. 1874 they
nHs From ' the Gnitsd jail states government $4,000
rations Of pork. 1925 rations Of bread, ao,soo
From From e. contributicns-i4,i ,ie rations Of -four. 1860
rations Of meal, 1870 ratiohs of pork and bacon,
l548 rations Of bread 5000 rations Of rice 3oeU
uGhs Pro% 1' parcbssss Sen 40 rations of meal
40 1854 rations of pork. 243o rations Of bread:
And that they have shipped on orders Of the OH.
fations Of Aour. s2243 ration. Of crackers 500
potatoes, s A KIT 81 salmon half barre Of irout
! keg herring and l barrel grits, leaving bal
hand Of 1l3s rations Of bacon, 1900 rations
Of beans. 4875 rations Of -four, 1l4240 rations Of
meal, 45OO rations of rice and sundres.
Your committee have approved and forwarded
to your honorable treasurer bills amounting to
SlO,3l5 IS. OF ihe above amount $500 was drawn
by your committee to be used in paying sundry
small bills such drayagY, labor and freight BILLS
OF this amount there y still on hand @33 50.
Your committee would respectfully suggest that
the Western cities be asked to contribute sup
plies of meal. pork, etc, instead Of cash. a. the
river steamers will probably bring us these goods
free Of charge; there will consequently be great
saving in the way Of freight - ~
Your com mittee would also report that they are
under obligations to Messrs. Deeves. Hubbs Co. >,
Who in addition to allowing us portion Of Their
store, as o depot for the committee. have aided
MS in every way to meet the heavy, de-
mands upon u.s.. Messrs John Aol%ee
Co. are also entitled to our thanks, having
stored 400 barrels Of pork. and making no charge
whatever. Messrs. JOY, Magner, Sarrot, Portens
and other boss draynen have also aided US greatly
II our labors, many Of them doing our heavy dray.
age without compensation, and none have charged
more than half rates. We would also express our
thanks to Colonel T. u. sullivan for his prompt
and courteous aid in meeting our demands upon
him. e+ur .. tsas 3aa .5.a ~ 4, .
All Of which is respectfully :ub~ittsd +. 7ra etc
r Chairman Purchasing Committee.
The following resolutions, introduced by
Colonel John NJ. Sandige, were adopted:
WHEREAS, This general committee has but the
one purpose of giving relief ~ may best be done,
to al WHO are suffering from the wastefnl overflow
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