. Proceedings at the laying of the corner stone of the new public buildings : on Penn Square in the city of Philadelphia, July 4, 1874 ; with a description of the buildings, the statistics and progress of the work, and a summary of legislative and municipal action relating to the undertaking; with a brief history of events pertaining thereto . ty and they arehereby empowered to vacate so much of Market and of Broad Streets,as they may deem needful ; Provided, however. That the streets passingaround said buildings, shall not be of less width than one hundred shall be the duty of the May
. Proceedings at the laying of the corner stone of the new public buildings : on Penn Square in the city of Philadelphia, July 4, 1874 ; with a description of the buildings, the statistics and progress of the work, and a summary of legislative and municipal action relating to the undertaking; with a brief history of events pertaining thereto . ty and they arehereby empowered to vacate so much of Market and of Broad Streets,as they may deem needful ; Provided, however. That the streets passingaround said buildings, shall not be of less width than one hundred shall be the duty of the Mayor, the City Controller, City Commis-sioners, and City Treasurer, and of all other officers of the City, andalso the duty of the Councils of the City of Philadelphia, to do and per- 8 form all such acts in aid and promotion of the intent and purpose of thisAct of Assembly, as said Commission may from time to time laws and parts of laws restricting the uses and purposes of saidSquares, or any of them, that may be in conflict with the intention andpurpose of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. B. B. STRANG, speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES H. STINSON, speaker of the Senate. Approved the fifth day of August, Anno Domini one thousand eighthundred and seventy. JOHN W. GEARY. o > , Z ]. o <r O^ CD. PROCEEDINGS |[datm tu \kt JMm of Wit immt %\mt The larger portion of the excavations having been com-pleted, and the foundations being in a good state of forward-ness, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted at astated meeting of the Commissioners, held June 2, 1874: Resolved^ That there be a Committee of five appointed (ofwhich the President shall be chairman), for the purpose ofpreparing a suitable Corner Stone for the New City Hall, andto make the necessary arrangements for laying the same. J COMMITTEE. Samuel C. Perkins, H. Dickinson,William Brice,Hiram Miller,Thomas J. Barger. The Committee resolved that the Corner
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