Newspaper article:Page 3 of Wooster Republican,published in Wooster, Ohio on Thursday, March 17th, 1887 - Wooster Republican March 17 1887

Page 3 of Wooster Republican,published in Wooster, Ohio on Thursday, March 17th, 1887 - Wooster Republican March 17 1887

Article title

• The City Hall Located: The Bab and Logan Lots Selected

Newspaper title

• Wooster Republican

Date of publication

• 1887/03/17

Page number

3

Organization

• City Of Wooster

Industry

• Public Administration > City and County Administration

Subject tags

• City Council of Wooster
• Wooster Water Production & Recovery
• Wooster City Hall 1887

Full text

"The City Hall Located: The Babb and Logan Lots Selected. The Money in the City Treasury and the Much-Enjoined Project a Go.

Council met in adjourned session Monday night all the members being present. The first few moments were taken up in an informal talk on the petition for sewerage on North Market Street. The matter was left in the hands of the Sewer Committee for action.

The President then called for resolutions in writing, when the Clerk read the following resolution, signed by Funk: Be it resolved by the City Council of Wooster, Ohio, that the lots of George Siegenthaler and David Ihrig, located on the east side of North Buckeye Street and between the first alley north of East Liberty Street and East North Street on North Buckeye Street, be and the same are hereby selected as a location on which to erect a City Hall.

At this point Van Nostran asked that the Clerk read a certificate, showing that the money was in the City Treasury. This was quickly read and, on motion, the vote resulted as follows:

Yeas-- Banker and Funk; Nays-- Van Nostran; Blank-- Parrish, Jones, Eagan, Gow, Eason, Myers.

On the result being declared, the following, signed by Gow, was then read Be it resolved by the City Council of Wooster, Ohio, that the lots known as the Babb and Logan Lots, located on the north side of East Liberty Street and between Buckeye and Bever Streets, said lots being numbered 15 and 16, be and the same are hereby selected as a location on which to erect a City Hall.

The vote on this resulted as follows: Yeas-- Eagan, Geitgey, Gow, Parrish, Jones; Nays-- Van Nostran; Blank-- Banker, Eason, Funk.

The following, signed by Banker, was then read: Be it resolved by the City Council of Wooster, Ohio, that a committee be appointed, consisting of the Finance Committee and City Solicitor, to enter into a contract for the purchase of the Babb and Logan Lots. The Price for both lots not to exceed $10,000, as per resolution passed by this Council; said lots being numbered 15 and 16, and locate don the north side of East Liberty Street between Buckeye and Bever Streets. Said committee are authorized and instructed to secure possession of said lots at the earliest possible time.

The vote on this resolution stood: Yeas-- Banker. Gow, Eagan, Parrish, Funk, Geitgey, Jones, Myers; Nays-- Van Nostran; Blank-- Eason.

The following, signed by Gow, Funk and Banker, was then read: Resolved, That a committee of four members of City Council be appointed as a Building Committee by President of City Council, said Committee to have full power to take possession of lots 15 and 16, known as the Hester Babb and Robert Logan Lots, to receive and adopt plans and specifications of the city buildings; also, to advertise and receive bids and proposals for contracts, and prices of same, said committee to be empowered to contract for any and all labor and materials that will be necessary for the erection and completion of said City buildings and the superintendency of the same.

On this vote this was declared adopted and the following appointed as the Committee: Banker, Gow, Myers and Jones. Adjournment followed.

The selection of this site gives general satisfaction to all, and now, that the erection of a City Hall is an assured fact, those who were opposed to its construction are even congratulating the members of Council on the good judgment exercised in securing the site, and if as good judgment is used in the design for the building, it will not be long until all opposition will have been overcome."