Councilman Bennett
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- Nov 9, 1907Newport's $300 City Hall Was a Secondhand Newspaper OfficeThe council accepted the Idaho Washington Northern's offer of the old Miner building, then appointed a committee to move it to Washington Avenue for use as fire apparatus storage, council chambers and police court.Newport, WA
- Feb 6, 1908Fifteen Years, Rate Caps and a Free Phone: Newport Bargains With the Telephone CompanyThe city council cut a proposed 35-year franchise down to 15, capped rates at $1.50 for a two-party line, demanded a free city phone and reserved wire space on every pole.Newport, WA
- Jun 11, 1908The Railroad Wanted the Streets. The Nagles Wanted Compensation.Newport's council granted the Idaho & Washington Northern a franchise through Second and Third streets while Philip and Mary Nagle warned it would damage their property. A letter from M. M. Sammons also pressed the railroad to donate ten acres for a public park.Newport, WA
- Aug 20, 1908The Mayor Won't Sign, the Railroad Can't Build, and a Saloonkeeper Sues the TownNewport's council spends a long evening tangled in street vacations for the Idaho & Washington Northern, unsafe crossings, a disputed plat of survey monuments — and trades a lawsuit for a liquor license.Newport, WA
- Sep 3, 1908Newport Council Digs In Against Electric Company's Meter RatesA 25-year steam-heating franchise request collides with a fight over streetlight bills and what the town can afford.Newport, WA