Everett City Council
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- Aug 8, 1894Rockefeller's Land Company Comes to Town—and Everett Smells a DealA packed council chamber hears that John D. Rockefeller now controls the Everett Land Company, that the mills may run full, and that the county seat fight is on.Everett, WA
- Sep 17, 1894Everett’s Sweetheart Printing Deal: The Supreme Court Said NoIn 1894, Everett’s city council awarded its official printing contract to a bid nearly four times higher than a rival’s. The Washington Supreme Court reversed course, warning that public money was not the council’s to give away.Everett, WA
- Apr 15, 1909The Vultures of the Job MarketEverett labor organizers expose the predatory practices of private employment agencies that steal from the city's most vulnerable job seekers.Everett, WA
- Dec 17, 1909The Push for Commission GovernmentAs municipal elections approach, the Labor Journal urges Everett voters to weigh the pros and cons of shifting to a commission-style city management.Everett, WA
- Dec 24, 1909The Four-Inch LoopholeEverett officials reject an employment office application, citing a technicality that contradicts their own history of political maneuvering.Everett, WA
- Oct 21, 1910The Strikebreakers Who Became PolicemenDuring a four-month strike at Sumner Iron Works, Everett's police commission armed strikebreakers with police authority—and the Labor Journal demanded to know who was protecting whom.Everett, WA
- Jan 13, 1911A Flagman Left Out in the ColdCity council blocks a permit for a shelter at the Great Northern tracks, leaving a worker to face the winter elements alone.Hewitt Avenue, Everett, WA
- Feb 3, 1911The Fight to Regulate Streetcar ConductorsA proposed city ordinance aimed at ensuring worker safety and public protection faces pushback from a company-linked petition.Everett, WA
- Feb 10, 1911City Council Faces Voter BacklashEverett council members are accused of ignoring neighborhood ward clubs and killing a streetcar ordinance, a move that may seal their political fate.City Hall, Everett, WA
- Mar 10, 1911The Financial Cost of the Temperance FightA state supreme court ruling creates a $42,000 budget deficit for Everett, leaving the city to grapple with the economic fallout of its prohibitionist policies.City Hall, Everett, WA
- Jun 9, 1911Everett Faces Crucial Bond ElectionA skeptical labor press weighs in on the city's proposed bond issue, noting the deep-seated distrust of the current business-led administration.City Hall, Everett, WA
- Aug 4, 1911City Council Rejects Safety Standards for Electrical WorkersThe Everett City Council ignored the desperate pleas of local electricians for basic workplace safety ordinances.Everett, WA
- Sep 1, 1911Everett’s Push for a New GovernmentA petition drive rapidly gathers momentum to replace the traditional council-based city government with the 'commission form,' signaling a major shift in how the city is run.Everett, WA
- Sep 22, 1911Everett Council Takes First Step Toward Public WaterEverett's City Council moves toward municipal ownership of its water system with a $350,000 bond proposal.Everett, WA
- Feb 23, 1912The Socialist Block and the City Council Tax FightEverett’s labor paper evaluates the performance of socialist councilmen during a critical corporate tax debate.Everett, WA