The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-31
THE MONEY OF THE PEOPLE HOW
IT GOES.

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81, 377, 19l, of which s1,713,076 is for the e:
penses Of 1875, and 1904, 115 for the defciel
cies of 1874 and the oating debt redemptio
fund
Appropriations for 1875 for the Ececadi'
| Departn1eat foot up S126, 900. His Excellency
salary is $4,000, his contingent expenses $40
900, trivate secretlry $780, clerk $1,000
assistant clerk $1,000, corresponding cier
$500 porter, messenger, etc., $500
total Governors Office S27, 300; which is b.
no means cheap, even tor a good Governor
The Judge who made him Governor and tn
President who keeps him in his seat did no
pay dime Of this expense. Those who voted
for Kellogg in 1872 for Governor are no
taxed for one-tenth part Of what he and his
| officers cost to the State. La 1860, the Gov
ernor of Louisiana was paid $1,000, his private
Sc rotary $1,000, his messenger $3.50, and fol
contingent expenses he was allowed $1,000
total $40, $50.
The Lieutenant Governor (Antoine) has a
salary Of $4,000 and an allowance Of $4,000 for
contingent (Which Lieut. Gov. Damn refused
to accept because unnecessary
The Secretary Of State O4slonde) has a
salary Of $4,000, allowance for contingent ex
penses $1,000, an assistant secretary $1,000, a
clerk $500, messenger $3.50, page 5000,
and $1,000 for attaching State seal to State
bonds, the work being mechanical and cost
ing no more than three days time Of any
common laborer in year-total Secretary of
States office SIS, 800. In 1860 the salary of
Hon. Pliny D. Hardy, Secretary of State, was
$1,000. His clerk had $1,000, and 5000 was
paid him for copying the statutes Tor the
State Printer.
The present State Librarian has salary of
$1,000 and her assistant 5000, $500 being
allowed for contingent expenses. The Libra
rian of 1860, Judge Carrigln, had salary of
$1,000, and no assistant.
The salary Of Attorney General Field is
$1,000 of his clerk $500, Assistant Attorney
General $1,000, contingent expenses $500,
porter SGO0-total ST., 800. In 1860, Hon. g.
Warren Noise had salary OF $500, without
assistant, or clerk, or contingent fund or
porter.
Our Auditor has a salary of $4,000. with
Allowance for contingent expenses $1,000,
travelling expenses of examiner $500, salary
IF chief clerk $4,000, other clerks S2l, 600
.otal for Clinton's department $35, 800. In
1860 the Auditors salary was. $4,000, his clerk
$4,000, his assistant clerk $1,000 total $780,
" about one-fitth of the cost of the present
Our Treasurer's salary is $4,000, contingent
expenses $500, chief clerk $500, book
Keeper S2250 two clerks $4,000 - total
;l6,25O. In 1860 the Treasurer's salary was
$500, his clerks $1,000, his assistant clerks
1920.
The State Registrars salary is $1,000, his
Jerks $780, assistant clerks $1,000 In 1860
here was no such nuisance.
The State Land OFF 20 costs 5000.
The Speaker of the House, in addition to |
is double per diem, has an allowance of |
1900 as contingent expenses, etc. The pay
"a keeper Of the State-H House 5000 keeper |
House Archives, $500, and keeper of Sen
to Archives 5000, complete the list of appro-
rations under the head of Executive De-
artment, amounting to Sl27, 900, as above.
Under the head of Judiciary Departm ent
re appropriations amounting to S j39, 500, as
blows: Salaries of the Judges of the Su-
rene Court S4S, 900; salariss Of the Judges
District Courts, Sl30,0O0; salaries of
N Ia |
ttorneys, 1000; salary of reporter of ST.
rene Court DECISIONS $500 In 1860 the
ldges of the Supreme Court had SIS 00J;
lose of District Courts So, 800; Distrc. A.
rneys SIC, loo aui the reporter of the So
rene c ourt decisions $3.50 -to.al Sl07, 900,
10 Parish Court nuisance being then IN
lown.
For public education the sum of $685., 100
appropriated. Superintendent Brown
'ho was never elected) gets $1,000, his Sec
tary $4,000, the Division Superintendents
p SOD, the S XII Division New Orleaas)
lperintendent $1,000 his assistant and
essenger 5000, olfi;s furniture 5000, con
lgent expenses 5000, travelling expenses
900, appropriation for public schools
80, 600. In 1860, the well-remem bered
m. Bard was the ambitious i'm ,umbent Of
e post Of Superintendent of Public Eluca-
IN at q $ .lary of $500, without clerk, office,
ntngent expenses or fees of any kind. The 5
sition was then regarded as useless sine
re. /; is now nuisance, costing SO, 900. |
It the Legislature Appropriated for schools Q
1860 S6J0,00 and no complaint was heard 4
its application. t
The State Engineers Department calls for S
$3.50, being salary of State Engineer, d
900; three assistants, $1,000; Secretary Of a
ard. S2000 commissions, under act Of Fl
70, $4,000; Commissioner appointed by the t
esident, $4,000; Draughtsmen, S24OO; n
rter, 5000; contingent $1,000; axemen Il
$50. In 1860 the Board Of Public Works k
It sd, 900. u
Adit Gen. Hugh J. Campbell has salary e.
$1,000, his clerk $500, and his armo-ies CO