The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-29
TALKED Of At CITY HALL.
A Model OF the Dexter Statue las
Already Been Made.
MR.. CLARK is WELL SATISFIED.
He Says the Statue when Finished. VIII
be About Eight Feet I'm Height-No
Vaccination at City Hall During July
and August Grand Army Reunion.

Although the common council failed
to concur in the resolution making an
appropriation for pedestal for the statue
of Ebenezer Knight Dexter and referred
1t to the committee on finance, Mr..
Clark who has offered to donate the
statue, Is not disturbed. He proposes tc
carry out his part Of the agreement and
has already made arrangements with the
Gorham company.
This morning Mr.. Clark said that
while the objection made by Councilman
Kendrick to the appropriation OF
money for pedestal might be techni-
cally correct, there was no doubt
that in many other matters the council
was not strict in its construction and ap-
plcation of the laws
Mr. :Clark was not finding fault how
ever. He does not wish the city council
TO run counter to the law. but he does
hope that the way may be made clear
for the erection of the statue. Mr.. Dexter,
be says, was the greatest public benefac-
tor Providence has ever had, and IL Is
only right and proper that his memory
should De perpetuated.
Mr.. Clark has not been idle. Already
In pursuance of his direction the GorhaIn
Manufacturing Company, which Is to
make the statue, has prepared a
model which he has examined He
says he is moro than satisfied
with It. The statue represents Dexter in
sHS Which he driss lived The sAs psssd faas ana II
head are modelled after the oil
painting which hangs in the
rooms Of the executive In the city hall.
"A larger model is to be made and Mr..
Clark says the statue when finally made
will be abo ut eight feet in height.
A Cessation in Vaccination.
Saturday is the day when hundreds Of
children are brought to the city to be
vaccinated but there were none
there today. Duriug July and until
the last week in August the department.
ceases from its labor Of incubation.
There is busy season ahead. however.
and DIR. Chaplin and his Hssistants are
well aware OF the fact.
There is always a great crush and rush
for vaccination just before tho opening az
the schools after the long summer vaca-
ton. A year ago the record for the first
Sa urday in September was 13l. The
following Saturday the number wei.
up to 19l while on the third Saturday esq
persons were inoculated.
One curious fact has been noted bv he
officials at the city hall, and that is thar
persons of Jewish aud Italian
birth or descent apply for vaccinatl h
in certain months - the former if
May and the latter In June. Tie fec0ss
shows this but 1t Is regarded as a c0in =
dence rather than in any other lighS.
The Germans. French, Irish people. and
in fact those of all other nationaltie,
their names are to be found scattered
through the record for the year.
VIII Attend tho Reunion.
There are many grand army men in the
city hall and they are greatly Interested
in the coming national encampment at
Indianapolis. which will begin on the
4th Of September.
Chief Of Police Child and City Sealer
Pettis are among those who will attend
the annual gathering of the men who
marched and fought under the
stars and stripes. They say there
viii be a big parade-not az large per-
haps as that at Washington. but still q
big one. Rhode Island will be we'll rep
resented at the meeting of the national
body. Besides the three delegates chosen
ut the annual meeting of the state de-
partment there will be in attendance all
the past department commanders, the
present department. commander, the
senior and junior vice commanders. and
the members of the national council
of admin nstration. All these, about
twenty y-seven In number, Will give Rhode
Island pretty strong vote in the coun-
ellis of the grand encampment. 1t il ex-
pected that about one hundred veterans
will go to Indianapolis to participate In
the reunion.
Notes About the Hall.
The committee on finance held Meet.
ing in the treasury department this
morning aud disposed Of several routine
matters.
At 8 O'Clock this afternoon the commit
tee on education held a n Getting In the
public buildings department to discuss
the proposed changes and improvements
of city school houses.
The public works department expects
te open Weybosset street to travel this
afternoon. Excavating across Westmin-
ster street will not. however, be begun
until next week.
A few thoughtful citizens have put
their names on the registry books in the
city clerks Office but the number IL very
small.