Alderman Clise
Named in 3 stories. Back to all names
- May 12, 1894Fireboat or No Fireboat: Insurers Threaten a 25% Rate HikeUnderwriters tell the city to staff its fireboat properly or watch waterfront insurance premiums jump a quarter.Seattle, WA
- Jun 5, 1894Seattle Cut Water Rates—Then Claimed the LakeIn one night at City Hall, the council trimmed water bills for every ratepayer and got legal cover to take Lake Washington water, even if it meant digging its own canal past a private company.Seattle, WA
- Jul 10, 1894Seattle's Fire Chief Accused as the Council Wrestles a Telephone Franchise and a Paving BillBoth houses of the city council meet late into the night: charges that Chief Hunt holds office under false pretenses, a twenty-five-year franchise for the Seattle Home Telephone Company, and a fight over who pays for the sick and injured.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA