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- May 2, 1899Seattle’s City Council Rejects Public Power in Favor of Private MonopolyIn a decisive vote that prioritized corporate interests over municipal control, Seattle leaders refused to condemn the city's water supply, effectively handing power to private developers.Seattle, WA
- May 8, 1899The City That Breathed Soot: Seattle’s First War on Air PollutionIn 1898, the Board of Health declared a 'war upon smoke' to save the city from choking on its own industrial exhaust. It was one of the earliest municipal attempts to regulate air quality in America.City Hall, Seattle, WA