City of Ballard
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- Mar 31, 1892The Battle for the Ballard WaterfrontA long-standing feud between the city of Ballard and a railroad company culminates in a dramatic late-night confrontation over street construction on the tide flats.Shilshole Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Apr 24, 1892The Log Boom Battle at Salmon BayA railroad company takes the city of Ballard to court over control of tide lands, seeking to block the city from driving piles for its own infrastructure.Salmon Bay, Seattle, WA
- Jan 22, 1895Ballard's Mayor Refused to Pay a Court Judgment. The Judge Wanted Him in Court.Mayor Matthew Dow declined to issue a warrant for J. F. Thornton's judgment against the city; a superior court ordered him to appear and explain or face punishment.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Mar 17, 1895Ballard's Water Bonds Go to CourtA taxpayer sued to stop Ballard from paying $8,500 for a private waterworks plant he called worthless—money voters had approved to build the city's own artesian wells.Seattle, WA
- Mar 30, 1895The Taxpayer Who Sued to Stop Ballard’s Water DealA $1,800 purchase of pipe and tools from a private water company sparked a court fight over public money and municipal ownership in Ballard.Seattle, WA
- Apr 5, 1895Ballard's Water Fight Goes to CourtWhen a lawsuit tried to block the young city from buying the West Coast Improvement Company's springs and pipes, Ballard's answer warned that an injunction would leave the water system in peril.Seattle, WA
- Apr 28, 1895Ballard Votes to Pay the PiperA special election in the young city of Ballard clears the three-fifths bar to fund debts that ran about $3,000 past the legal limit.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- May 12, 1895Ballard's Tide Flats Belong to the Uplanders, State Board RulesIn a decision touching Shilshole Avenue and the Ballard waterfront, the state land commissioners gave upland owners the preferred right to buy tide lands—and warned cities not to become land speculators.Shilshole Avenue, Seattle, WA