Edmund Peters
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- Jan 17, 1892Secret Ballots and Backroom Deals: Ballard's First Council MeetingA newly elected town council in Ballard descends into chaos and secrecy as they scramble to appoint city officials and slash municipal salaries.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Feb 21, 1893Ballard Reanimates its ChamberAfter a two-year dormancy, Ballard’s merchant class moves to incorporate and plot the construction of a new commercial home.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Jan 3, 1894Ballard’s First Council Grapples with Debt and GrowthNewly elected Mayor Edmund Peters outlines a sober path for Ballard’s finances while demanding railroad companies fix neglected streets.Ballard Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Mar 8, 1894Ballard’s Ousted Councilman Refuses to Give Up His SeatThomas Winsor was removed for selling lumber to the city. He showed up at council with a lawyer, the mayor vetoed the removal, and the council overrode him. Now a judge will decide who sits.Seattle, WA
- Jul 18, 1894Ballard's Post Office Moves Next Door to a Saloon—And Residents Are FuriousWhen the post office relocated to a building owned by saloonkeepers Cors & Wegner, Ballard citizens cried foul, accusing the mayor and postmaster of putting a public office in a den of vice.Second Avenue, Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Sep 20, 1894Ballard Sees Its Future in a Dredged Salmon Bay — but the Bonds Can't WaitCouncilman Keane presses Ballard to claim the Lake Washington canal right-of-way through Salmon Bay, while two Populist members skip town to block a quorum on the water and electric bonds.Seattle, WA