The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-16
OF At CITY HALL.
Probability That City Lab)rers Will
b Employed at the Park.
Mr.. POTTER AND HIS CHANCES.
Mr.. McGuinness' Friends Say He Will Be
Nominated Without Any Question
Over s46O. 900 Has Already Been Paid
In Taxcs-Hal Notes.
Mr.. POTTER AND HIS CHANCES.

park commissioners get ready to begin
the contemplated improvements at Roger
Williams park they will employ the
men who will be laid of by
the public works department. That
seems TO be the present purpose OF tue
commissioner n il meets with general
favor. The men who will thus be given
employment are we'll fitted for ths work
to be done. Moreover. they are all citi-
zens and will be saved from a period OF
enforced idleness during the winter.
1t Is thought that there will be no re-
duction OF the force in the employ OF the
pubic works department until late in
November or early in December.
That is about the time that the
force Is reduced each year.
Since the middle of July last no new men
have been taken on. The number Of APP
p~licants for employ ment, however. has
been unusually large. Indeed that is the
report from other departments in the city
hall.
Men apparently unfamiliar with the
location of the several Offices have asked
for work in nearly every department., fin
ally bringing up in Com
missioner Smiths office. Tn N
answer vas given all OF them that the
city had all the men it required n that
no new ones Mould be put at work this
season at least.
The Date Not Fixed.
Chief Child has not yet fixed the date
for the annual police parad., but the
drills for it are being held regularly. 1t
has b en- the custom to have this parade
about the middle of October but this year
1t will hav TO be later on account OF the
condition Of Exchange place in front OF
the city hall.
The roadway has been torn up for some
time and is still in an unfinished condi-
ton. IL would be impossible, therefore,
for the department TO march
in review before the mayor and
city government, n ceremony
which is one of the essential features OF
the annual parade. AS soon as il is
known definitely when the roadway will
be in proper condition the date will be
fixed.
or course there are some people who do
not favor these parades. but they are of
that class who always find something to
growl about. The para6es certainly ave
a powerful infue; cs on tie GRIMM
ally disposed. With whom the display
Of force Is often quite as effective
as It's actual exercise. Moreover, the in
strgction the men receive will prove
valuable S loula their services be r.
quired TO suppress a riot. In other ways
also the training thus obtained eau be
turned to valuable acc. It.
McGuinness For Mayor.
Even Mayor Potter's friends now ad-
nit that be will have to make a bitter
fight TO stand any chance of
getting the mayoralty nomination.
Mr.. McGuinness' supporters are
working hard but quietly aud they
say there is now no question as to his
nomination. One of these said today, II
do not think Mr.. Potter has any chance
at all. For my part I hope his friends
will keep his name out OF the convention
altogether and save him from the morti-
~ication OF "a defeat.
Mr.. Potter ought to be willing to take
hin self out Of the way now. We have
done pretty well for him aud we
have not got much Of a
return for our support either.
Personally he's ali right. but he hasn't the
stuff in him that makeS the kind of a
mayor we want Mr.. McGuinness has
and that's why we propose to nominate
him."
.'Wili not Mr.. Potter's friends be dis
posed TO sulk in their tents IL be is not
nominated"
IL don't think so but il they do we n u
h,lp It. Even should they say now they will
stay at home unless he is made the candi-
date it wouldn't alter our determination
t. nominate Mr.. McGuiuness. When we
Ell cted Mr.. Pot er We didn's give
hun a permanent title to the office. He
has already been treated better thar
others who worked harder aud did more
for the party. Why shou d he kick il
we want to make "A changer"
Notes About the Hall.