. 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 . HENRY B. ASHMEAD, PRINTER, 1102 AND IIO4 SANSOM STREET, PHILADELPHIA. DJ? o ^:i z > s m (J) 2 o H c O a: ^-- m ?D jj rn 21 a m H n CD CO C o -Ti rn r^. o n c s 2 CO 1. COMMISSIONERS THOMAS J. , THOMAS E. GASKILL, WILLIAM BRICE, A. WILSON HENSZE
. 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 . HENRY B. ASHMEAD, PRINTER, 1102 AND IIO4 SANSOM STREET, PHILADELPHIA. DJ? o ^:i z > s m (J) 2 o H c O a: ^-- m ?D jj rn 21 a m H n CD CO C o -Ti rn r^. o n c s 2 CO 1. COMMISSIONERS THOMAS J. , THOMAS E. GASKILL, WILLIAM BRICE, A. WILSON HENSZEY, LEWIS C. CASSIDY, JOHN L. HILL, SAMUEL W. CATTELL, HIRAM MILLER, MAHLON H. DICKINSON, RICHARD PELTZ, ROBERT W. DOWNING, SAMUEL C. PERKINS,WILLIAM S. STOKLEY. OFFICERS.^xtMmt. SAMUEL C. PERKINS. ^uxtim% FRANCIS DE HAES JANVIER. ^xtmnnx. PETER A. B. H. T. COLLIS. JOHN McARTHUR, Jr. ^WfixmUxi&tni. WILLIAM C. McPHERSON. The bill providing for the erection of New PublicBuildings for the City of Philadelphia, passed both branchesof the State Legislature in April, 1870, and on the S^h ofthe following August, the Governor affixed his signaturethereto. AN ACT FOR THE Mt\m i^i ikt fMit ^utMmj^. An Act t» provide foT the irectkn bf all the Public buildings required toaccommodate the Courts^ and for all Municipal purposes^ in the City ofPhiladelphia^ and to require the appropriation by said City, of PennSquares, at Broad and Market Streets, to the Academy of Fine Arts, theAcademy of Natural
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