The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01
Doran could have hig way. but as it is.

Doran could have his way, but as it is,
he must submit.
Chief Street Commissioner Carroll
who ceased working for the city yes
terday, is related to the mayor by mar
lriage, being the father-in-law of one
Of his honors sons. Carroll was in
reality the mayors own selection for
the office, and not Mr.. Rundlett's, the
latter making the appointment about
a year ago to preserve harmony with
the mayor and John Copeland, who
fcrcibly ousted the board of public
works last August, and took possession
of the office as commissioner of public
works.
AS stated, Mr. Rundlett removed Mr..
Carroll yesterday. He notified the
street commissioner in a brief letter,
that the city engineers department
would not require his services after the
month of July, and directed Carroll
to discharge all the men working under
him. Then Mr. Rundlett wrote another
letter. This was addressed to John
Kielberg, of the Ninth ward. 1t noti
fed Mr.. Kjelberg of his appointment as
chief street commissioner, and instruct
ed him to report for duty at the city
engineers office on Monday, Aug. q
To say that there is the deuce to pay
is not putting it as emphatically or
tersely, as some of the aldermen and
assemblymen expressed it, when the
news got out yesterday. The aldermen
who were seen, all approved of the
action of the city engineer. Not so
the assemblymen, who are disposed to
back up the mayor and board of public
works.
THE board of public works." said
Assemblyman Reardon, will never
confirm that appointment. that's one
sure thing"
But they can't prevent the removal
of Carroll can they? so what will come
OF it all?" was asked.
There won't be any commissioner
appointed" answered Mr.. Reardon,
and like as not the city will be just as
well off, But the city engineer has
done one good thing, he's stirred up
first-class fight and that's what we
want. It's been too quiet around here
for some time" said the big assem-
blyman, who has shaved his whiskers,
smiling at the prospect of the Kilkenny
scrap in store for the city hall gang.
Mr. Rundlett, when asked why he re-
moved Carroll, answered that he had
done so for the good of the service"
To be more explicit Mr. Rundlett said
that Carroll did not work in harmony
with him and that he. Rundlett, pro-
posed to appoint men who worked with
him and not against him.
What occurred yesterday has not
changed but only intensified the an
tagonistic feeling between City En-
gineer Rundlett and Mayor Doran and
his board of public works. The origin
of all the trouble dates back to the as
sumption by Mr.. Copeland of the office
of commissioner of public works. At
that time Mr.. Rundlett, under pressure
by the mayor, and the council as we'll
which had adopted a resolution short
ening the period within which the
street commissioners could receive any
salary, consented to allow the mayor
to name a list of street commissioners,
whom he, Rundlett, would appoint to
succeed the commissioners then in Of
flee. Under this agreement the mayor
named Carroll and several others, who
were eventually appointed. When the
board of public works was reinstated
last November it refused to confirm
the appointments, but ultimately they
were confirmed.
When the terms of Messrs. German
and Quinby expired and Messrs. Cope
land and Justus took their places,
things began to be unpleasant for the
city engineer. The mayor interfered
in his usual style, and to render the
situation all the more veXing to Mr.
Rundlett, his chief street commissioner
Carroll, began to work against him.
At least this is what the aldermen and
other friends of Mr.. Rundlett declare
to be the truth. In the meantime the