Mayor Wightman was instrumental in the construction of a new Boston City Hall.
 In his Inaugural Address Wightman called for the construction of  "a new City Hall of sufficient size to accommodate all the departments of the government."
 He laid the cornerstone of the city hall building at the stone laying ceremony of December 22, 1862.
 The city has was, as he said, "the first building, therefore, which has been built and specially designed for municipal purposes:" for the City of Boston.
Mayor Wightman was instrumental in the construction of a new Boston City Hall.  In his Inaugural Address Wightman called for the construction of  "a new City Hall of sufficient size to accommodate all the departments of the government."  He laid the cornerstone of the city hall building at the stone laying ceremony of December 22, 1862.  The city has was, as he said, "the first building, therefore, which has been built and specially designed for municipal purposes:" for the City of Boston.
Joseph Wightman