The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-30
TURNED DOWN BY MAYOR
AssEMBLYMEN DENNY, NELSON AND
CRAIG BARRED FROM JOINT
COMMISSION
ACTED UNDER NEW CHARTER
Custodian GerIich Let Out and
Frank S. Batt1ey Given His
PIace-LittIe Other
Business.

The new city hall and court house
commission met for the first time yester-
day afternoon at o'clock. George Ger
Itch was removed from his post as custo-
dian of the. court house, and Frank S.
Battley appointed in his place. No
other removals were made and the
meeting was not as warm as was antic-
ipated.
When Mayor Smith walked into the
committeeman at o'clock there were
present Assemblymen Nelson, Denny and
Craig, County Commissioners Gray,
Quehl and Hardick; all members of the
old committee; Aid. Moriarty and
Murphy and Assemblyman Haas, the
new members appointed on the commit
tee by President Schiffmann, of the COM
mon council. The mayor Immediately
sat down and wrote out the roll CALL
after which he said: 'I believe that the
first business of the meeting is to elect
a clerk, so I will call the roll in order
that the clerk may not be risled in call
ing it for a vote" Mayor Smith then
read the following names Aid
Moriarty and Murphy. Assemblyman
Haas and County Commissioners Gray,
Quehl and Hardick
When the mayor had finished reading
the roll call, Denny, Nelson and Craig,
in their respective turns, got up and,
addressing the chair, said they demand
ed their rights as members of the joint
city hall and court house commission
To this Mayor Smith replied:
You gentlemen were appointed by the
president Of the assembly, were you
not?"
NCISOn-Vac
Mayor Smith-We don't recognize the
! appointments of the president of the
assembly.
Mayor Smith then read the clause in
the new charter which relates to the
appointment Of members to the joint
city hail and court house commission.
Nelson-Then I understand that you
are acting under the new charter?
Mayor Snith-Yes, sir.
Assemblyman Haas then nominated
County Auditor W. R. Johnson as clerk,
Alderman Murphy seconded the nomina-
tion and Mr.. Johnson was unanimously
| reelected clerk of the committee. The
clerk then read a communication from
President Dix, of the assembly, noti-
flying him of the appointment of Mel
son, Denny and Craig to the committee
and also communication from President
Schtffmann, of the common council, noti-
flying him of the appointment of Aid
Murphy and MoIiarty and Assem-
blyman Haas to the committee. On
motion Of Aid. Murphy both COM
munications were placed on file.
A resolution by Aid. Moriarty re-
moving George Gerlich, as custodian Of
the court house, was passed by a vote of
four to three, the Republican members
voting no. The clerk then read res
OlItion by Aid. Murphy appointing
Frank S. Battley, of. the Eighth ward
as custodian of the court house, vice
George Gerlich, removed. Again the
Republican members voted no, and the
resolution was declared carried by a
vote of four TO three.
Aid. Murphy then made a motion
that the clerk go and get Mr. GerIich
and bring him before the committee to
be notified of his removal. This was also
carried by the same vote, and the clerk
went to get him. He returned in a few
minutes and informed the mayor that
Mr.. Gerlich refused to appear before
the board, and incidentally the mayor
remarked that he didn't think he would
This created a little laughter
a number of bills were allowed, and
the board adjourned to meet again on
the next regular meeting day, which is
the last Friday of next month.
The Republican members who had COM
posed the old committee met in the ad-
joining room Immediately after the
meeting, and talked things over among
themselves as to what was best to do
e. E. Mcdonald, the attorney, was also
there, and stated that he would advise
Mr.. GerliCh to hold on, but" said he
''if the supreme court decides against
lis in the case we have pending in the
supreme court at the present time, we
will not resist any further"