Front Street Cable Railway Company
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- Feb 7, 1893Fatal Hole in the FloorA wrongful death suit against the Front Street Cable Railway Company uncovers a fatal industrial hazard left uncovered by management.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Mar 8, 1893The Perils of the Pike Street CurveA streetcar passenger sues the cable company for $15,000, claiming the line's dangerous construction and the crew's carelessness left him permanently disabled.Pike Street, Seattle, WA
- Mar 10, 1893The Peril of the Open SewerA pedestrian’s fall into an unlit excavation leads to a three-way courtroom battle between the injured man, the city, and a railway company.Second Street, Seattle, WA
- Apr 11, 1895One Man, Five Badges, One Dollar a MonthSeattle's house of delegates votes to fold the plumbing inspector, sanitary officer, fire marshal, oil inspector and market inspector into a single job — then argues for two hours about whether the city is saving money or just hiding the work.Seattle, WA