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offices and six single holding cells and one large cell for the confinement of prisoners were housed in the building's basement. The first floor housed the offices of the City
Treasurer and Controller, the Mayor's office the Mayor's Court Room and a large wall vault. The second and third floors housed the Council Chambers, the law department, the city engineer, the fire alarm superintendent and fire alarm apparatus, a small chemical laboratory, several committee rooms and several multi-purpose rooms separated by folding doors.
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Murray, William R., Jr. 65-year old bell taken from former city hall: Once was fire alarm. Lebanon Daily News. June 21, 1963, p. 24.
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Our New City Hall (description of the rooms and uses of the building). Lebanon
Courier (Lebanon, PA). September 14, 1898, p. 1.
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Council Holds First Meeting in the new City Hall Building. Evening Report (Lebanon, PA). September 10, 1898, p. 1.
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