C.B. Wright
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- Sep 30, 1892Railroad Tycoon Weighs In on Tacoma’s FutureC.B. Wright, former Northern Pacific president, talks shop on the ‘Hunt System,’ the Great Northern’s expansion, and his unexpected desire to see the city take control of the water works.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 13, 1893The Price of Public Water: A Tacoma Corruption ScandalA city councilman blows the whistle on a $1.35 million scheme to force the city to purchase a private utility plant.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 20, 1893The Price of a City's ThirstTacoma’s struggle to purchase its own waterworks reveals the city's entanglement with Northern Pacific rail interests and the high cost of utility monopolies.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 12, 1893Corruption Charges Dog Tacoma's Water Bond VoteCitizens and whistleblowers allege ballot-stuffing and illegal voting in a contentious election deciding the fate of the city's private utility purchase.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 6, 1895A Judgment Against the Man in the Moon: Tacoma's $2 Million Water Bond FightJudge Stallcup tried to invalidate $2,130,000 in water bonds. The water company's lawyer shrugged—and warned that bondholders would haul the city into court if interest went unpaid.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 10, 1895Tacoma's Waterworks: A Buyback Offer Raises EyebrowsFormer owner C.B. Wright offers to repurchase the city's water plant—and a $50,000 commission to the man who brokers the deal—as contempt proceedings against city officials continue.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 23, 1895Tacoma's Water Works Deal Was for Eastern Capitalists All AlongC.B. Wright says he never wanted the city light and water plant for himself—the proposed buyers were New York and Boston investors, leaving the mayor waiting for an answer.Tacoma, WA
- Sep 3, 1904The Great Tacoma Water GriftHow a corrupt water monopoly swindled the city out of nearly $1.5 million for a tainted water supply, leaving residents with a decade of filth.Tacoma, WA