The Municipal Council refuses an original work by Clésinger

Miss Louise Olivier, a woman of letters known as Olivier des Armoises, by her will, among other legacies, gave to the City of Paris, for the Petit Palais, the Bacchus Enfant, a work by Clésinger. This famous piece earned her the Prix de Rome, and the marble is in the Louvre.
For this provision to take effect, administrative authorization from the prefect is essential. On the report of Mr. Count Fortuné d'Andigné, the Municipal Council of Paris asked the prefect of the Seine to repudiate Miss Olivier's legacy.
When did this happen? According to the Municipal Bulletin, the matter was debated on November 24th. Nothing could be less certain. Because, as little inclined to knowledge of the arts and their creators as they may be, the members of the majority remember Clésinger, at least by name.
If, in fact, they know a department store of the Louvre, most of them have toured the flowerbeds of the Luxembourg; they have looked at the cycle of the Queens of France, the statue of Louise of Savoy is by Clésinger,
A member of the minority could have recalled that the statue of George Sand, at the Comédie-Française, is by Clésinger, like the admirable palpitating bust of Mme Sabatier "the President", by Théophile Gautier. Clésinger was the son-in-law of Georges Sand; he was celebrated, during the Second Empire, by all the avant-garde critics!
If there was no protest against this exclusion, coming after that of works by Dalou that we reported in Paris-Soir, it is because the deliberation of Mr. d'Andigné was not discussed; but, like many other decisions of the fourth commission, that of the Fine Arts, it went directly to print.
These are unacceptable, even intolerable customs. The City Council must put an end to them.
The public would be happy to learn that this unfortunate habit does not continue. It is clearly directed against them: the City Museums belong to them.