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in 1900. After the vestry hall had become inadequate for the council's needs, civic leaders decided to procure a new town hall. The site selected for the new building had previously been occupied by residential properties known as 2-16 Patriot Square.
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used the occasion to denounce the party leaders as being police spies, an accusation for which there was no evidence. According to MacLean, a private meeting was held at which
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