Alderman Jordan
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- Apr 30, 1893The City Council's Dog Catching DilemmaSeattle's municipal politics get messy as aldermen debate the ethics of canine control and the cost of public service.Seattle, WA
- Jun 3, 1893The Great Northern Depot Tug-of-WarSeattle city leaders clash over the demand for a $200,000 grand terminal as a condition for the railroad's franchise.Seattle, WA
- Jun 12, 1893The 'Stink Factory' Meets a Fiery EndNeighbors of a pungent fertilizer plant on the Grant Street bridge cheered as an early morning fire resolved a long-standing public nuisance that the City Council had failed to address.Grant Street, Seattle, WA
- Sep 6, 1893City Hall Debates Paying Workers in ScripFacing a cash crunch, Seattle city officials consider paying for sewer infrastructure with IOUs that workers might have to sell at a discount.1st Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Nov 1, 1893The Battle for the City CharterSeattle's charter revisers spar over whether to maintain a two-house council or consolidate power, highlighting deep tensions over political cliques and mayoral authority.Seattle, WA
- Mar 15, 1894Seattle's Sewer Scandal: A City Council in DisarrayMayor Ronald’s scathing message exposes massive budget overruns and administrative incompetence in the city's public works department.West Street, 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
- Aug 17, 1894Streetcar Workers Asked City Hall to Mandate 21 Cents an HourSeattle’s street railway employees accused aldermen of burying their wage petition after a committee report was declared adopted—then reversed under pressure.Seattle, WA
- Aug 28, 1894Six "Extra Secretaries" and $60: How Seattle Paid Its Way Into the Tacoma FairA committee of Seattle boosters comes home from Tacoma with free space, free light and a free steamboat ride — then talks the city council into funding an exhibit through a bookkeeping dodge.Seattle, WA
- Jan 29, 1895Seattle Aldermen Kill Scurry's Confirmation in a JiffyA raucous 1895 council session turns into a fight over public works, unemployment relief, and a telephone monopoly.Seattle, WA