San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, Sun, Dec
28, 1873, Page 5
THE NEW CITY HALL.
First Meeting of the Legislative Committee.
P. H. Canavan's Statement in Behalf of the Commission.
The Plan for Conducting the Investigation Interesting Developments to be Expected.
Pursuant to the resolution of the Assembly, the Committee consisting of Messrs. Terrill, Winchell, Coggins and Freidenrich, met at the new City Hall yesterday morning, and began in earnest to inquire into matters connected with the works. Messrs. Canavan, Eastland and Lane, the three Commissioners, were present with Mr. Laver, the architect, Mr. Wright, the consulting architect, Mr. King, the Superintendent, and Mr. George, the Secretary. The first thing done was to inspect the works, Mr. Canavan acting as guide. Every part of the building was surveyed and many expressions of surprise were uttered at the magnitude of the proportions. Great progress has recently been made under the contract taken by Dennis Jordan, who has a large number of men at work; and the other contractors are making a good show. The walls of the Hall of Records are now up about forty feet, or nearly thirty feet above the basement, and a portion of the walls of the main edifice are raised to a hight of thirty-five feet above the terrace line. It is the intention of the contractor to finish the entire wall to this hight, and to complete the walls of the Hall of Records in about two months.
[Readers of this blog - all three of you - might recognize the name Terrill. This Terrill was Charles Carroll Terrill, the father of bike racers Harry & William Terrill. - MF]
