STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 440, sig. 109-4/185 (damaged)

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/6a which, given the special conditions in Prague, should be closely observed in each administrative organization. In addition to these measures of general character, smaller construction and cleaning works were also carried out. For example, Dr. Morway, a senior magistrate who has long been regarded as burdensome, was retired as head of the trade department on 1 October and replaced by the German magistrat Dr. Portele, who, in accordance with my instructions, has already begun the reorganization of his presentation and has implemented our German principles in Prague's trade policy. The time since the Czechs were still granted a great deal of commercial authorizations and concessions, is final. The German magistrate Dr. Huber was appointed to the position of Magistrate Head of Smichow, which became vacant by Portele's transfer. On November 1st, Dr. Kindermann from Aussig, former Medical Councillor, took up his duties as a city physicist, so that the Health Office of the City of Prague can now be regarded as German-led. Dr. Kindermann has just started a study trip to Leipzig, Munich and Vienna in order to study the development of large urban health offices and then propose appropriate measures in Prague. At the same time, the former director of the urban utilities in Teplitz-Schönau, Ing. Hautmann, in the service of the city of Prague and was placed at the top of the waterworks. Also the military department was transferred to German hands by an order of the Secretary of State in these days, because the previous Czech head, Chief Commander Dr. Verner, had become intolerable due to certain politically coloured events. He has just been appointed by the German Chief Commissioner Dr. Glaser. Finally, it may also be pointed out in this context that the employment contract with the Potsdam garden designer Arch. Mattern was extended to another five years with the additional provision that he should leave his office for an official in Prague in 56886 who, according to the intentions of Mattern, would set up a small plantation within the framework of the Garden and Park Office. As an effect of the reorganization measures certain changes in the condition of the voluntary German Re ferenten proved to be necessary. Thus, speaker Klein was relieved of his function as speaker of the water works, since this now city council member Schicketanz was subordinated. By the order of Dr. Heller to the city chamberer also the function of the previous