Comptroller Parry
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- Jul 10, 1894Seattle's Fire Chief Accused as the Council Wrestles a Telephone Franchise and a Paving BillBoth houses of the city council meet late into the night: charges that Chief Hunt holds office under false pretenses, a twenty-five-year franchise for the Seattle Home Telephone Company, and a fight over who pays for the sick and injured.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Sep 8, 1894Seattle's Library on the Brink: Fines Fall, Debt RisesThe city's finance committee and library commission meet to confront a growing debt caused by declining fine revenue, as circulation soars and the institution struggles to stay open.Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA
- Jan 22, 1895A Packed Seattle Council Refuses to Reconsider Andrew Jackson—and Spars Over Work for the UnemployedIn a tense night meeting, aldermen uphold the rejection of Jackson for the public works board, refer the Industrial Co-operative Society's plea for jobs, and wrestle with street names, franchises and city finances.Seattle, WA
- May 10, 1899The Day the City Council Abandoned Seattle for Cedar LakeIn a bizarre twist of municipal governance, Mayor Curry, Comptroller Parry, and Engineer Thompson fled downtown to inspect water pollution at Frankson’s Cedar Lake, leaving the city’s daily operations in limbo.Cedar Lake, Seattle, WA
- Jun 10, 1899The Price of a Circus: Seattle Council Fights Over 'Rubbing It All' for Big TopIn 1903, the City Council clashed over licensing fees for Ringling Bros., with one councilman arguing that theatrical companies already take enough money from the public.Seattle, WA