New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-28
MIR. soUIRE's FAT CoMMIsSIoNERsHIP.

MIR. soUIRE's FAT COMMIsSl0NERSHlr'
oropv or ma RESIGNATION DENIED WITH EN-
PHAsrs-ARg THRY AFTER HIS HEADI
The World of yesterday in long and senGaton9aal
account reiterated the statements puDilsneu ~ Tho
Graphic of the previous day, to the eileSI .r,
politicians of the County Democracy. led by h'lpeI.
D. Thompson and aided by Mayor Grace; Wer w. ariv'
the scalp of the Commissioner OF PUBIC mV tbaf
and had tried to compel him TO resign oul til E
Mr. Squlre intended TO "set up in business Oh n,s
own account" aud TO defy. Hubert o. THOMPSON thompson
and Mayor Grace The World went step b s0,ra
ths Grsps' b aud res saa nH at confer
ence held few evenings ago a &C
the house of Dr. Simmons, Commissioner = OF OF
alleged had been handed to Maurice II. FLYNN anu
by him was given to Richard S. Newcomb. lawyer
OF No WaTren-st. Further cane tho staIo''hhe
announcement that the resignation wa, was W U
handed in TO Mayor Grace at the City Hall yee'e'-
Tins bombshell of political intelligence did . not
commissioner Squire when asked what truth tDeie
was in the story said that it was so FAR ms IL saiu
that he had Or GyGp m oS friendly
terms with Mr.. Thompson ana win maVpr ui .o
and the only thing that made him angry was 1ne
fact that he had continually 70 deny suGh sg
stories as that Of his resignation lie had never
discharged auy Of Senator JacJbs's friends IN the
Department. neither had he offended Mr.. thompson
" DR. CHARLES +. Simmons, the Charity Commits
sioner at whose house the resignation was salu u
have been written. said that he had not been w us
city house for two months ana SO lar as h 9o b"nn
there. Dr. Simmons said That so iar aS nc Md9
concerned the report was an unqnauhed iasonI1"II'
Dr. Simmons is the family physician on oaulueI o.
Tilden and lives at Yonkers III house near Ofcy-
stone. ,... 90,
Maurice B. Flynr who figures in city politics as
the discoyerer of Squire aud the mutual friend Oi
the Commissioner and Hubert d. Thompson,
when met in Chambers-st denied absolutely any
knowledge of n resignation or of any written paper
r. A. N.,,.tr 10
Mayor Grace who. il was said would be IN the
city TO receive tho resignation, remained away NJ
his country house Great Neck. Long lslau1' out
sent word that the story was false SO Jar as ne
knew ANYTHING about IT. Mr. Morrison. his pTiVate
secretary. said he did not believe there was any
foundation of truth in the story
Richard ). NewcOmb, attorney OF NO. warren
ST. who is the bosom friend and counsel OF Maurice
b. Flynn denied emphatically that be held now or
ever held any resignation Of Mr. SQulres. Ito SAID
the whole story In The World was a falsehood.
Hubert O. THOMPSON denied 30 reporter that no
had held IN his pocket a resignation OF Mr. Sqnrgs
undated and to be used at his Ihompson'@
discretion. He denied all the statements III 50 lar
dward s. Stokes the proprietor of the Hoffman
House. who il sand TO have been enc OF the WIZ
nesses to the interview between Mr. Squire and
Major Hlncklev, of The Graphic. denied that The
statements attributed to Mf. SQUIRE In that news
paperwere true. ,,,-.
denial If any such thing was ever contemplated
by Squire" said an old politician, The ehsct 81
the newspaper talk VIII be to make MN st'ck
Others said that while there was little donbi that
Squire when he was run into the fat Commissioner.
SHIP had either written o resignation or
virtually agreed to resign at any time that
still MIR Squire had discovered that
he could not be ousted, and that fat commission
ership did not fall into ones way every day. ad 40
he determined to stick" break faith with and
defy Thompson. IL was SAID that Mr. Thompson
would have long ago exacted from Mr.. Squire TIE
nlhlment Of his pledge to resign. but that Mr..
ho xCaute1 NaVor Grace rclUUptut
hum was afraid to trust the Mayor. who was
known 10 favor Commissioners Summons
iion O9 e hold tPr on MI desSto any %ttca
or unwIitten pledges was said TO be found IN a
recent decision of the Court OF Appeals OF TIC state
that no resignation can he forced without the con-
sent of the one who resigns papers pledging res
ignaton to the contrary notwithstanding.
The Graphic IN column editorial Yesterday after
noon stands by tho correctness OF the statements
said to have been uttered by Mr. Squire IN the cafe
of the Hoffman House TO a representative OF that
Journal, who is believed to he the proprietor MAJOR
Hnckley 1t recalls to Mr.. Squire mind tho cir
cumstaDces under which he talked while eaninR
IN a a statnesque position against the miniature
engine in close proximity TO the well-appo nted
sinister uteTances of the ComInlssl were sup
pressed" and then relates the following:
The Commissioner declares to-day that he and tho
Mayor most excellent friends II So the recouca-
be- Of recent date. on the evening OF August
Governor Hin and The trdPhe representative chance
TO be cOnyersng when Mr. Squire Joined them and tho
subject ~ his Titan verses, just then removed from mo
CITY Hall facade preached by himself. He launched
out with viirolic TRADE against Mayor trace Whom
he said he could convict Of mendacty aud Jealousy M
I'll ultimately the Governor moved away with blush
sufusng his long expanse OF forehead. Having some
what cooled his wrath tho poet Commissioner intlma0d
that analysis ANA defence OF s verses In me Grdpk
would be grateful to him as well 80 simple act 81
Justice few mornings after The Graphic published In
Sipdeaton which, we have been informed was -ooIh.
ing and healing balm to the wounded poetic Prido Of
Commissioner:
Several DAYS ago Commissioner Squire aud Cor
pOratIon Counsel Lacombe met in ChambcTs-st.
The conversation dTifted the su rject If the tee
graph poles and Sir. Squire remarked that by viz
tue of an authority vested in him he should begin
the work Of removing the telegraph poles at once
and should begin by chopplng down the poles OF
the Fire Department Mr.. LacOmbe told him not To
act hastily in the matter but to consult him, as the
ctys legal adviser. before beginning operations
This Mr. Squire promised TO do aud did Yesterday
Mr.. Lacombe wrote TO the Commissioners calling
Lis attention to the case of CldwsOn against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company IN which
Judge Van Brunt had decided that the authority of
the PublicW orks Commissioner to remove telegraph
poles dl1 not extend TO poles ID use by the munIclp
alIty, and he advised tht p0etit Commissioner to
wait until the laws were changed before chopping
down the Fire Department poles.
"A prominent New York Democrat, supporter OF
Governor HILL said TO TRIBUNE reporter last
night:
his COmmissionership. lie ne was at his Office
usual and at the regular hour this morning aud that he
will be there at the hour Tomorrow morning that
be has not resigned ana does not propose 10 resign
Now, IN tell you on the dead level If my name is pot
used, Just what ia at the bottom OF all this Mr..
Squire David t. Hill for Governor. Thompson aud
Grace know 1t and they want TO squeeze him out.
Thompson has been trying TO get him TO his Office IN
another direction and he wont do It, They are In a
rage tonight because they are In box. They can't
remove Squire without Governor Hill.
CONTRACTS FOR WATER STOCK AWARDED.
Controller Loew yesterday opened the following
bids for ST. 900 600 additional water stock for
tinuing work on the new aqueduct:
g. ]. Harriet Company, $4,000 at Sl0l IT. +.
epauldlne. trustee, 10000 at 500 81 Manhattan
Savings Institution, 100000 Mt 500 % Bowery Saw
ings Bank. 100000 at Sl0o0s; Dry Dock Savings In