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Report of the Commissioners for the Erection of the Public Buildings to Hon. William B. Smith, mayor of Philadelphia, of their operations during the year 1885.

Title: Report of the Commissioners for the Erection of the Public Buildings to Hon. William B. Smith, mayor of Philadelphia, of their operations during the year 1885.
Author: Philadelphia (Pa.). Commissioners for the Erection of the Public Buildings
Publication: Philadelphia : Printed for the commissioners, 1886.

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Request for On-site Use Request Scan Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	no. 1-12	Text	Use in library	VEB p.v. 19 no. 1-12	Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315

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Description

34 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

The public buildings refer to the Philadelphia (Pa.) City Hall at Broad and Market Streets.

Subject

City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Note

"With an appendix, containing report of Prof. George B. Barker upon protection of the buildings from lightning; extract from annual report of chief of the Electrical Department; and copy of the act of assembly, approved August 5, 1870, constituting the commission."

Contents

Commissionmers for the erection of the public buildings, December 31, 1885 -- Officers -- New City Hall, Philadelphia : dimensions of building -- Comparative heights of the principal buildings of the world -- Report of Professor George F. Barker on the protection of the buildings from lightning -- Extract from annual report for 1885 of chief of Electrical Department -- An act for the erection of the public buildings.

Call Number

VEB p.v. 19, no. 10

OCLC

35316227

Author

Philadelphia (Pa.). Commissioners for the Erection of the Public Buildings.

Title

Report of the Commissioners for the Erection of the Public Buildings to Hon. William B. Smith, mayor of Philadelphia, of their operations during the year 1885.

Imprint

Philadelphia : Printed for the commissioners, 1886.

Added Author

Smith, William B. (William Burns), 1844-1917.

Barker, George F. (George Frederick), 1835-1910. Report of Professor George F. Barker on the protection of the buildings from lightning.

Pennsylvania. Act for the erection of the public buildings.

Research Call Number

VEB p.v. 19, no. 10

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