George H. Hollidge
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- Mar 24, 1893Tacoma Council Ghosts Water Works Bidders, Raising Questions of CorruptionFour engineers waited two hours to present plans for a gravity water system. Not a single council member showed, and observers whispered the fix was in for the private water company.Seattle, WA
- Jul 14, 1894Tacoma's $700,000 Water Deal Springs a Leak — and the Taxpayers Ask Who PaysThe city bought a water and light plant that delivers a fraction of what it promised. Now a suit is threatened, a superintendent's job looks 'cut and dried,' and a ratepayer on the outskirts wants to know why he must pay for water he cannot get.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 15, 1894Tacoma's Water Chief Accused—and the City Hall Feud Behind ItMayor Orr's appointment of George H. Hollidge to run Tacoma's water and light plants blew up into a public corruption fight, with secret affidavits, anonymous postal cards and a grand jury waiting.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 17, 1894Tacoma’s Whitewash That Wasn’tA public-works president accuses a newly appointed superintendent of dishonesty—then refuses to put the charges in writing.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 19, 1894Tacoma’s Mayor Calls the Public Works Board a Political MachineAt a council investigation into the suspended light and water superintendent, Mayor Orr accused the public works president of running the department as a patronage operation—and talk turned to impeachment.Tacoma, WA