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The Municipality's business is conducted from its neat hotel de ville (town hall) housing mayor's office, magistrate's court and cells
The Municipality's business is conducted from its neat hotel de ville (town hall) housing mayor's office, magistrate's court and cells

The Municipality's business is conducted from its neat hotel de ville (town hall) housing mayor's office, magistrate's court and cells

Date10/8/1938
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Municipality's business is conducted from its neat hotel de ville (town hall) housing mayor's office; magistrate's court and cells.
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