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Contractor Dallman Liber ated, City to Finish Work. New Bell Is in Place and Fire De partment Moved In. At the adjourned meeting of the common council on Tuesday even ing a settlement in the city hall matter was made with Contractor C. F. Dallman of Antigo, who was paid the amount due him, the city reserving a small portion of the con tract price to finish the work with. All that remains to be done is the pointing up of some of the walls and a few alterations in the floors which is considered worth about $300, the amount held out. The council also decided to furnish the coin chamber with individual desks for the aldermen instead of tables as originally intended, which is a great improvement. The other offices will be furnished with the finest of desks and other necessary articles and the entire structure will be in shape for business inside of two weeks. The various city offi cers are anxious to be settled in their new quarters and will move in as soon as the furniture is ready. The new bell arrived last Satur day and the expectations of the purchasers were fully realized in its appearance. It stands over three feet high and measures twelve and one-half feet around the base, weigh ing exactly 1982 pounds. The work for hanging the bell was successfully accomplished Wednesday by Con tractor Hoffman of Appleton, and Marshfield now feels like a young Moscow. Several dozen citizens took a hand in the raising and put their shoulder to the rope right will ing, hauling the big casting up to the tower by means of black and tackle. The hose cart, hook and ladder wapron and other apparatus of the free department were moved from the Baumann barn to the new quarters Wednesday afternoon, and every thing is now in readiness to respond to an alarm from the headquarters. The space from the street to the front of the fire department and city hall entrances has been graded up with clay end gravel and the sidewalk along Second street will be laid in a short time, which will greatly improve the appearance of premises. The accommodations for the fire department are among the most important advantages of the building and will greatly in crease the eficiency of the depart ment. The men who have worked so successfully in the past when handicapped by many difficulties in the way of their operations, are overjoyed at getting into a place where they have every convenience and they are determined to excel the best amateur fire companies in the state. The city hall now stands a lasting monument to the enterprise of the council which is equipping it so thoroughly, as well as the council which authorized and directed the earlier steps in the construction,and a source of pride to every citizen. Architect Van Ryn has expressed himself satisfied that every detail of his plan has been carried out and pronounced the building a model in every respect. The location and surroundings are all that could be desired and when the lots are all graded the appearance of the city hall will challenge comparison with any public building in this section of the state. The building is a fit ting symbol of the dignity of the municipality and a proper home for the city fathers. ‘
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Marshfield Times
Marshfield, Wisconsin, US
Fri, May 31, 1901
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