The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-29
GROUPS AND STATUES
Monument Commissioners Award
the Clark Contract to Mahoney.
The Statue and It's Pedestal Will Cost
5000 Allowances Made for
Inscription Work.

The monument commissioners at their
session yesterday decided to have j. II.
Mahoney, the well-known sculptor of this
city, make the first of the subsidiary
statues, he having offered TO do the work
for $1,000. This will make the statue and
its pedestal cost 5000, and the three that
are to be made will, at this figure, come
little within the $4,000 originally set aside
from the structural fund for them. Gen.
Clark will be the subject of the first statue
and Gen. William Henry Harrison of The
second. The idea of awarding the three
statues separately is to get better results,
it being thought that the possibility of Sc
curing another contract will be a powerful
incentive for an artist to do his best work.
Mr.. Mahoney's lump bid for the three
figures was a trihe higher in proportion
than the price on the one arranged for
yesterday. The other bids for the single
pieces ranged from 5000 to s15,OOO the
highest being from foreign artists The
commissioners have every confidence in
Mr.. Mahoney's ability to make artistic
and life-like statue of General Clark, and
aside from the consideration of economy
in this matter they believe in encoarag
ing home artists. Mr.. Mahoney's reputa-
ton for fine work is not confined to this
section of the country One of his more
recent well-known efforts is statue of Mr..
Bird. whose work in the humane society
at Detroit will live in history there as long
as the monument erected for him by the
citizens. This statue added materially TO
Mr.. Mahoneys fame as an artist. He will
at once begin work upon the statue of
General Clark, and when the clay model is
completed the commissioners will examine
gestons for alterations Mttn If they tn dea the
necessary. The monument is 10 be fin
ished and put in place inside of one year
of bronze.
Mr.. Mahoney's proposition to the commits
sion reads as follows: Il withdraw my
former bid for making the three subsidiary
statues for Monument place, and now make
you the following proposition for one of the
same statues: l will make a statue of
any OF the three statues you may designate
and place the same on its pedestal in Mon
ument place, said statue to be eight feet
high and cast in standard bronze all to
your entire satisfaction, for the sum of
$4,000" This communication was read and
discussed, and Commissioners Manson Of
adopted: Resolved That in the opinion
of this board the proposal of j. H. Ma
honey, just submitted, is the best for the
State Of all the offers made for this work.
therefore the same is hereby accepted.
and as the revolutionary war is the first
In order of military events, therefore the
statue Of Gen. George Rogers Clark shall
be constructed by Mr. Mahoney as the
representative man Of that period, and the
president Of the board is directed to con-
tract with him for the same
As was stated in yesterdays Journal, the
MacMonnies make the side groups, and
contract will be forwarded to him. The
formal action was not taken until yester-
day. when the board adopted a resolution
that in its opinion the offer of Frederick
MacMOnnieS to construct the groups of War
and Peace for the monument is all things
considered, the best for the State that has
been made, and that the same be accepted
to be put in the shape of contract and
executed after the formal approval by the
Encouragement of the document The
president and Commissioner English were
authorized to make any alterations in the
phraseology or terms or payment of this
contract that may be regarded as necessary.
In view of this final action on the first
subsidiary monument and the side groups
time ago will be reread with interest The
side groups are to cost $4,000 each, one to
be paid for from the structural and the 9TH
er from the general fund; the army astragal
is to cost $4,000, to be paid from the struct-
sign and model; the two fountains are TO
cost $4,000, the subsidiary monuments and
pedestals slsGN, the elevator. etc, $500
and the tablet Inscriptions $1,000. all to be
paid from the structural fund. This appor-
tionment leaves $500 in that fund for con-
The inscription carved in the south tablet
by John lie Page was accepted and $500
ordered paid to him balance due. OF
Stone Works Company Mr.. LIE Pages CT
der in favor of the Vermont Marble Com
pany not being accepted.
President LangSdale announces that ac-
cording to the boards direction he had in
sured the elevator in the London Guarantee
and Accident Company for three years, pay
ing $3.50 for the first year in advance.
President Langsdale reported that four
men had been arrested for defacing the
monument, two of whom were fined SIS each
and the other two $40 each. The president
read code of rules and regulations which
he had prepared for governing employees at
the monument and Ii was adopted. 1t was
decided that during December, January ard
February the monument is to be kept open
from a. m. to p. m; March, April, Oc-
tober and November, a. to D. m
May, June, July, August and September
a. m to 6 p. m. and to Q p. m.
The commissioners will continue their ses-
sion TODAY