Ballard City Council
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- Jan 14, 1891The Barber Who Ran for Mayor: A Dream of Detective WorkWhen an unsuccessful mayoral candidate applied for a municipal detective job in 1891, his bizarre, globe-trotting proposal sent the Ballard City Council into fits of laughter.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Aug 4, 1892The Battle for Shilshole AvenueThe Ballard city council faces down powerful railroad interests after a heated mass meeting at Berg's Hall.Shilshole Avenue, Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Nov 21, 1892Ballard’s High-Stakes Annexation FightAs municipal elections approach, Ballard residents are divided over the high cost of local government and the prospect of merging with Seattle.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Feb 9, 1893The Unlucky Clerk of BallardA city clerk-elect struggles to secure his required $5,000 bond after his sureties back out, reportedly due to his stance on the location of a new railway hub.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Apr 21, 1893Two Railroads Cut a Deal Through BallardThe Ballard council ratified a track-swap agreement between the Seattle & Montana and the Lake Shore & Eastern, settling access to Shilshole Avenue and the mills.Shilshole Avenue, Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Jul 21, 1893Ballard’s Water Works WarA bitter civic argument erupts in the Ballard city council over where to sink artesian wells, ending in a resignation.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Aug 31, 1893Ballard Goes DarkFacing a fiscal crisis, the Ballard City Council votes to cut off the neighborhood's electric streetlights to save $250 a month.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Oct 12, 1893The Ballard Sewer StandoffA local contractor and city engineer lock horns in a heated public council meeting over the technicalities of neighborhood infrastructure.Ballard Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Dec 31, 1893Ballard’s Plea for a Deeper HarborBefore it was a neighborhood, Ballard was the 'shingle capital of the world' and petitioned Congress to dredge its shallow, muddy waterfront.Salmon Bay, Seattle, WA
- Feb 15, 1894A Night of Political Chaos in BallardA routine city council meeting in Ballard spirals into personal attacks, accusations of corruption, and a public name-calling match between council members.Seattle, WA
- Feb 22, 1894The Circus at Ballard City HallA local council meeting descends into a chaotic brawl of accusations, slurs, and political grandstanding.Seattle, WA
- Mar 8, 1894Ballard’s Ousted Councilman Refuses to Give Up His SeatThomas Winsor was removed for selling lumber to the city. He showed up at council with a lawyer, the mayor vetoed the removal, and the council overrode him. Now a judge will decide who sits.Seattle, WA
- Mar 10, 1894Ballard's Council Feud: Mayor and Council Say Ex-Councilman Winsor Let His Own Trial Go by DefaultThe Ballard city council row continues as the mayor and council answer Thomas Winsor's reinstatement petition, accusing him of selling lumber to the city and then refusing to defend himself.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Jun 6, 1894Ousted Over an $18.90 Lumber Bill, a Councilman Gets His Seat BackBallard's council removed Thomas Winsor without a hearing — right after he accused the city treasurer of pocketing $1,058. A judge ruled the whole thing illegal and threw out his replacement.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Jul 1, 1894Ballard’s Police Judge QuestionedA dairyman challenges the legitimacy of his jail sentence and the authority of the judge who signed the warrant.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Sep 20, 1894Ballard Sees Its Future in a Dredged Salmon Bay — but the Bonds Can't WaitCouncilman Keane presses Ballard to claim the Lake Washington canal right-of-way through Salmon Bay, while two Populist members skip town to block a quorum on the water and electric bonds.Seattle, WA
- Feb 8, 1895A Legal Dispute Over Ballard's City DebtAttorney Fred H. Peterson defends his professional reputation after being accused of negligence by the Ballard City Council.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Mar 22, 1904The Battle Over Ballard's SaloonsBusinessmen and residents unite to push back against saloon licensing in industrial neighborhoods.Ballard, Seattle, WA