New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-07
TX his order carried any legal authority but he issued

think his order carried any legal authority but he issued
one as follows:
MAYORS OFFICE, NEw-YoRK. Aug. o, 1885,
To the Hon. RoLIIs II. SQUIRE Commissioner OF fnoeo
SIRE In Difference the expressed wish of some Of the
directed to remove from front of the City Hall tho
verses inscribed thereon. Respectfully GRACE Mayor
In reply the Commissioner later in the day sent 'he
following letter to the Mayor:
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
CouNIssIoSERs OFFICE, No. 81 CHAMBEis-si
NEw-YoRK. Aug. q, lss5)
To the Hon. WILLIAM r. GRACE, Mayor: A..
SIR: am receipt OF your order OF this date ufc1,
in the removal OF the verses which form part OF the
inscription upon the front of the City Hall. and VIII IS
tue necessary instructions to carry the sahe i''
It is proper for to add in this connection that
although your directing the mutation OF tue III
scrpton reads that is done OF Difference 10 tne
expressed some friends and admirers OF Den'r
Grant" there are more potential rrasons why the Oruer
should have issued. and these reasons are OF cnr
sufficient to convince the ndSnsnt ana ,he dead
hero regret that have not taken occasion 10 ' ~,
form yourself with regard to the opinions anu wlSs n ~
Hsd you there would have been no occasioh o
am very respectfully yours: RoIIIN NJ soTlRr,,
Commissioner OF Public WORKS.
Shortly after ark men appeared on the poruco All"
drapcd two American flags the panels when Dear
the lines which have called out so much co'nn'em,
II was common verdict that the effect Is vasty III
proved The prose inscription which runs along ths
cornice aud under the portrait remain cApoSeu
TO view.
MOVEMENTS OF TIE GRANT HOUSEHOLD.
The members of General Grants household
kept closely to their apartments Ut the Firm Avenue
Hotel We ,icriay Colonel Fred Grant attended 10 sew
crs requiring his attendance ana jesse "r'
showed himself once or twice downstairs. There was
number of callers all Id personal friends No one else
was received. Among them were General sherman. eN-
President Hayes, General W. W. Bc.snapi n,n
cr-cncral Creswcll. eN Attorney Gchrral Ilerr'Iont
Logan C. Murray Colonel Gileti. Of Governor lillls
stan and Romero, the Mexican Minister ut WASH
ington. Colonel Grant much annoyed ABOUT Ine
troublc encountered by Meade Post q. y. Re-
of which General Grant was "A menber, IN
securing a place in line from which II codld ieach
the place of burial in time Ia perform the ritual oil the
order He wrote a letter last night 20 General Han
cock D Il ny that might be done. The family had
painful sight yesterday morning. the annoyance al
which, by "A little foresight. mi ght have been say ed them
TIC ,ter so In whcn The coffin viii BE- piced IN the
tomb on the way from the Grand Central Depot 10
Undertaken Merritts stopped In Brhalway, Just
under Windows. while the driver shifted II Oh the
WAGON better position. \ large crowd gathered ANA
the ladies attracted by this fact came TO the window.
only to he shocked by the sight OF the sieel casSe
Governor Eaton. OF Colorado. called on Colonel
Grant Yesterday afternoon To present him with copy
ais proclamation On the occasion OF General Grants
deaf