Controller Benham
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- May 23, 1894Tacoma's Anti-Boodler Council Seizes Power, Demands Accounting of City FundsA new coalition of Republicans and Populists takes control of Tacoma's city council, stripping power from the old guard and launching an investigation into the city's $720,000 bank deposit. Mayor Orr's appointments are blocked as the finance committee prepares to audit every bank.Tacoma, WA
- Sep 20, 1894The Watchdog and the Water Money: Tacoma's Utility-Fund FightController Benham refuses to sign a printing contract to protect the treasury — and a taxpayer asks why the same official let $100,000 of voter-approved water money drain away from its purpose.Tacoma, WA