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1908

07 10 Emil Sette was awarded the contract for laying linoleum on the 3d floor of the City Hall, the price being $201 WG

11 13 Justices of the Peace allowed to occupy the third floor of city hall for the purpose of holding court, conducting examination and trials WG

1910

04 22 Emil Luther, Janitor City Hall

1957

09 07 The City Council expects shortly to take up the question of what can be done to relieve congestion at the City Hall which has long been cramped for quarters. The building was erected in 1884 and some departments, which have grown vastly in work and scope are still occupying their original quarters with no place in which to expand. One such is the Police Department. Over the years there has frequently been discussion on the subject of a new City Hall or some program whereby present departments can expand into space they need to operate efficiently. Several times it was suggested that a new jail and fire station be built and that those quarters be utilized for needed office space for other departments. But these discussions were never put into action and as a result nothing was done to relieve the situation. WDT

10 12 Data on basic requirements for better facilities at the City Hall has been turned over to the architectural firm of Durant and Bergquist, now making a survey to determine what are the best methods to relieve the growing congestion and inadequacy of the present City Hall quarters. City Manager C. C. Congdon has met with a representative of the architects and has given him information regarding present space occupied by the various departments and the needs for greater efficiency and expanding use of the building. WDT

12 13 Several alternate proposals for solving the present City Hall space problem to provide better and much needed facilities for city departments are due to be included in a report which the architectural firm of Durrant and Bergquist is preparing. One proposal would call for a new City Hall, designed to cover a long range building project. Another would propose changes in the present building and provide whatever outside space is needed to better house present departments, either by moving such departments into other office space in the city or start construction of a first unit for a future new City Hall. WDT

1958

01 16 Old Armory Building, now the Recreation Building, proposed new City Hall site WDT

09 15 Carlton Hotel offered to the city of Watertown as a site for a future City Hall or municipal building WDT

09 27 Safety conditions at City Hall; special emphasis on the Fire Department's quarters WDT

City Hall 112 N First

City Hall 1897c, 112 N First, WHS_005_262

City Hall 1900c, 112 N First, WHS_005_127

City Hall 1910c, 112 N First

City Hall Constructed by Christian Schmutzler

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City Hall, Weltburger, 06 07 1890, drawing

Cross Reference:

I’m researching a Wisconsin architect named Edward Townsend Mix. He was State architect in the 1860's.

There was an article concerning Watertown in a Milwaukee paper dated 1884 --Here’s the article:

" April 20, 1884 9/3

City Hall Plans—There's desire among many of the citizens to have architect Mix of Milw draw the plans of the new city hall building WATERTOWN."

The building is from the Coch plan ...... Feld collection, WR 07 02 1884.