The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-11
HIS DIPLOMATIC CONSENT.
Board of Public Works Knows
Where 1t Is At.

When Custodian Dayton of the court house
and city hall, dropped into Court Room 4
yesterday forenoon to survey the board of
public works, President German informed
Mr. Dayton that the members of the board
would prefer to have more than his verbal
assurance that they would not be disturbed
until the district court convenes. They want
ed a written assurance, signed by the Gus
todian. Otherwise the board would not re-
main In the building, as they had already
made arrangements for quarters elsewhere in
case they decided to make change. Capt.
German thereupon submitted written state
ment to the custodian such as the board
desired him to sign. The statement as sub
mitted was addressed
men,"
The custodian looked 1t over, and said he
would prefer to show it to the mayor first.
This was agreeable to the board and ac-
cordingly Mr.. Dayton went to the mayor for
advice. When he returned half an hour later
he handed the statement back to the board
with his signature attached The body of
the statement had not been altered but the
address changed. Instead of reading.
ITO the Board of Public Works. it bore
this address:
$40 R: L. German, John G. Quinby, R. N.
Hare, William Banholzer; Gentlemen"
Moreover, 1t had been transcribed by a
typewriter onto sheet of the mayors official
writing paper, at the top of which appeared
the mayors initials, followed by those ex-
pressive letters 80. K.'' The statement fol-
lowing the address reads as follows:
II am directed by the mayor to notify
you that you will not be disturbed in your
present quarters Court Room No. a until
October next, when the district court meets,
provided, however, that your quarters will
be subject to such occupancy during Grand
Army encampment week as other rooms in
the city hall building.
"(Signed) F. H. Dayton, Custodian"
Later in the day President German waited
on City Clerk Jensen and demanded posses
sion of the board Of public works seal. which
had been removed from the old office by
Custodian Dayton and placed by him in the
city clerks vault for safe keeping. City
Clerk Jensen refused to surrender the seal.
Capt German made the demand simply to
protect the rights of the board. He says that
he has an impression of the seal, and will
have another seal made from it.
The board transacted the routine business
before it yesterday. The assessment for the
construction of cement walks under Estimate
No. of 1896 was laid over for two weeks and
the clerk Instructed to give personal notice
by postal card. The board notified the city
engineer to remove the weeds on the bouIe-
wards on Selby and Dayton avenues, be-
tween Arundel and Mackubin streets.
The commissioner of public works who had
adjourned the hearing on the preliminary or
der for paving Hill and Washington streets
until yesterday decided to make an adverse
report to the council. All the interested prop
erty owners save Henry Orleman are opposed
to the Improvement being made this year.
though the commissioner and the city engi-
neer believe that the two streets should be
repaved, as it is impracticable to repair
them.