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... inhabitants. For the first time our city government owns it.s home. Following the practical conservatism which has ever characterized the administration of our municipal matters, we first provided ample and elegant school structures ; a complete system...

Inaugural Proceedings at the Opening of the New City Hall - Page 29
by Grand Rapids (Mich.) - 1888 - 60 pages
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Documents and Addresses of I.M. Weston While Mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich ...

Isaac Mellen Weston - Grand Rapids (Mich.) - 1889 - 168 pages

...solid in construction, ample in accommodations, it stands a source of pride to every one of our 75,000 inhabitants. For the first time our city government...official residence creditable to our rank among cities, where we can dwell in comfort and entertain with pride. But while proud of our new and elegant home,...

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