The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07
CITY HALL GOSSIP.
Mayor Potter Again Confined to the
House by Illness.
DYER MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN.
The Clay Model Finished and Ready Tor
the Gorhams- She Wanted Her Name
Chsnged-More Water Bills Paid-An
Assignment-1he Weekly Mortality.

Mayor Potter was not in the Office at
the City Hall yesterday owing t, his i'll
ness which has taken the course OF form
Of grip He was considered better last
evening, but caught more cold and was
feeling SO badly this morning that he de-
cided not to come TO 'hs Office to-day, and
felephoned a message to that effect.
Clerk Walker will attend to al business
which needs immediate attention.
III. III. Kitson. the sculptor, has IN
formed the park commissioners Dy let
ter that the clay cast of the statue Tor the
Dyer memorial fountain at Roger VIII
liams Park is completed and ready for
shipment at any time The secretary OF
the park commission wroIe this morning
TO Mr. Kitson directing that the model De
shipped to the Gorham Manufacturing
Company, who are to cast the statue.
There will be IA meeting of the board Oh
arbitrators. chosen 10 fix the price OF elec,
o'clock Il. NJ, In he executive depart
meut The meeting will be private, the
tn ee gentlemen meeting to consider the
matter aud become acquainted. :,
A woman came into the city hall yes
terday, and after asking the NEWS re-
porter where she should pay her water
bill and obtaining the desired Information
she made bee line for Officer Livsey and
| asked him where she should 20 to get her
name changed. The officer was about TO
| tell her that she would be obliged to wait
| till the General Assembly meets when
| she explained that she had lately been
| married and that her water bill was made
| out in her former name AMI she wanted
| it changed. She was directed to the
water department Of the public works
Office.
Owing to the severe weather yesterday
| there was u falling of ia the number oil
water bills paid though the total mum
ber is still away ahead OF the record last
year. There was S65 bills paid yesterday,
the amount received bring sll,7 The
total amount thus far received is Sli,3'2.
against $66, ,942 at the same time in 1892.
Il. 4. Ryder has made an assignment In
favor OF ID. w. Fink.
The nu nber of deaths for the past week
was fifty nine. OF which number two re-
suited from scarlet fever aud one each
from typhoid fever aud measles.
The plans for the Central police station
are still ia the hands of the architects,
and it is expected that they Will Dc
finished within a few weeks.
The committee on the Fourth OF July
celebration met at 1890 &c ock to-day.
To-day the commissioner or public
works invited bids for the contract of
building the abutments OF the new Iron
bridge over the Woonasquatucket river
at Acorn street.
The number of applications for plumb
ers licenses IL sixty four, and for drai
layers licenses thirGy-two. Thes. are all
renewals, ana Commissioner .,ith was
busy part Of yesterday in signing these
licenses.
The annual cleaning up of the city
messengers Office took place yesterday
The last years reports and other mattel
have so filled up the drawer space that 4
general overhaulng was necessary q
make room for the documents OF th'
new year.
The number of water bills paid at tn,
city treasurer's Office on Thursday wal
the greatest OF any day tnis year. not
withstauding the storm. The numb Il
was 1916, and the amount sl9.4A Ih
total amount received from this source il
now Sc, $50 which is nearly $40, 900 aheat
of the record at the same tim last year
Wardens Connor and Beane and Dis
trict Clerks kavanakh. Behan, ID avis anC
Warren have taken the oath OF Office q
the hands of the mayor.
The committee on railro' 'ds organize,
with Councilman Vose chair nan and ID
4. Hayden clerk, the committee on harbo
chose George Ii. Darling chairman AN
Mr.. Hayden clerk, the committee o.
printing chose William Miller chairma
and the mmittee OH city property Sc
lected David Benton chairman.