STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1296, sig. 109-4/1050

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83a Consideration of expressed wishes was accepted. After approval by the state authority and the Oberlandrat it should be put into effect immediately. Due to the death of the first technical adviser of the city, Arch. Šimáček, there was a need to seek a suitable substitute. My proposal to entrust the temporary representation to the German architect Koloshek, who is the second technical consultant to manage civil engineering, did not find the agreement of Mr Reichsprotektor, since Kolosheck is an independent contractor, also works for the city of Prague and therefore a conflict of interests was to be feared. I have then brought the Technical Service Director, Ing. Cozl, to the proposal that the intended place of a town development council should be occupied immediately with a German. For a long time the establishment of a foreign transport office has been considered. The Oberlandrat committed as expert officer Mr. Director Magener from Frankfurt a.M., who, together with Mr. Schnabel, took up the preparatory work for the creation of a company m.b.H. with the substantial participation of the municipality and presented a corresponding draft statute. However, Magener demanded a fee and an expense compensation that is not in line with the work done, so that the financial liquidation of the estate is still suspended. The intention to bring the city's transport office to life as quickly as possible has now been postponed in view of the very strong traffic restrictions and the refusal of the Prague trade fair events. Therefore, the decision taken for the Janatschekbrücke to be built up in the future has only a certain theoretical significance at the moment. fndiasa USPES However, the removal of the old HGANAUSU chain bridge is to be started in spring, negotiations have also been initiated for the elimination of the Laurenziberg sighting tower.The association, which is responsible for the maintenance of this tower, is still resisting at the moment, on this from urban 53313