Comptroller's Office
Scope and Contents
Records of the Comptroller include:
- General financial records, 1852-1866
- Annual/ Semi-annual reports, 1852-1863
- Balance book, 1854-1856
- Records of paving bills turned over to contractors, 1852-1870
- Register of tax alterations, 1854-1860
- Register of ships, flatboats, and steamboats reported by the Wharfinger, 1852-1870
- Correrspondence regarding advertising bids, 1905-1919
Dates
- Creation: 1794-1950
Creator
- From the Collection: Board of City Trusts (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Available on microfilm to registered researchers by appointment. Request by call number.
Biographical / Historical
The 1852 city charter provided for the popular election of the Comptroller to a term of two years. The qualifications for the position were the same as those for the state House of Representatives.
Essentially, the Comptroller was charged with the general supervision of the fiscal affairs of the city. He had to approve all receipts into and expenditures from the municipal treasury. Each year he was to present a detailed report of receipts and expenditures to the Common Council; that report was also published in book form. The numerous detailed provisions of the charter and subsequent city ordinances relative to the Comptroller are available in City Archives & Special Collections.
Extent
57 Volumes (57 volumes, available on x rolls of microfilm)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the City Archives Repository
City Archives & Special Collections
219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans LA 70112
504-596-2610
archivist@nolalibrary.org