William Clayton noted, “It was decided to move the Printing office into the three lower stories of the Masonic Hall and commence the business on a larger scale the council all voting to do their utmost to sustain it.” Nevertheless, at the next council meeting John Taylor asked permission to instead move the printing office to a building on property he was arranging to purchase from James Ivins at the corner of Main and Kimball streets. The council endorsed the chairman’s instruction to “do the best he can.” (Clayton, Journal, 11 Apr. 1845; Taylor, Journal, [Apr. 1845], 55–56; Council of Fifty, “Record,” 15 Apr. 1845.)
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