sentences:  In 1869 the township purchased two more lots adjacent the future site of City and Town Hall; the total cost for the two lots was $2,000.In 1884 the city of Rochelle and the Flagg Township came to an agreement and cooperated to erect the City and Town Hall.John R. Steele, a local contractor, was hired to construct the building from local, red brick at a cost of $6,200.