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- Apr 9, 1908A City Divided Over Its Water: Newport's Council Fights Over the Carter Springs WarrantsA taxpayer lawsuit over warrants for Carter Springs split Newport's council, with the mayor warning the city could not afford a $30,000 water plant.Newport, WA
- May 7, 1908A Midnight Council Fight Over Rails, Rubbish and ResidencyNewport's council spent a long May evening weighing a railroad franchise, ordering alleys cleaned, and questioning whether one of its own members actually lived in town.Newport, WA
- May 21, 1908Newport's Railroad Franchise Went Through in a Single NightIn May 1908, the Commercial Club packed the council meeting and Newport's leaders voted without dissent to hand the Idaho & Washington Northern its franchise, betting the town's future on rail and industry.Newport, WA