George W. Hall
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- Jan 26, 1891The Great Annexation Fight: Seattle's Borders Expand as Ballard Demands IndependenceAs the City Council votes to absorb surrounding territories into Seattle's corporate limits, a fierce debate erupts over taxation, representation, and the future of the growing town of Ballard.Ballard, Seattle
- Feb 2, 1892The Price of Virtue in a Growing BoomtownMayor George W. Hall rejects 'vicious' municipal profits from sin, grappling with the fiscal reality of a rapidly expanding, fire-scarred Seattle in 1892.Seattle, WA
- Feb 4, 1892The Great 1892 Debt Cleanup: How Seattle Tried to Bail Itself OutFacing a mountain of unpaid municipal warrants and a legal crisis, Seattle's city council rushed a desperate bond measure to the ballot to keep the city's lights on and workers paid.Seattle, WA
- Feb 10, 1892The Price of Building a Modern SeattleIn 1892, Seattle voters faced a grueling ballot to decide whether to take on massive municipal debt to pave streets, build sewers, and modernize the fire department.Queen Anne, Seattle
- Feb 22, 1892The City’s Debt Crisis of 1892Facing a massive budget deficit, Seattle officials put a sweeping plan for fiscal reform and infrastructure bonds to a direct vote of the people.Seattle, WA
- Feb 27, 1892The Great Seattle Bond Rush of 1892Facing a mountain of debt, Seattle voters were asked to decide the city's future through a flurry of bonds for sewers, water pipes, and court-mandated payouts.Yesler Way & 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Feb 28, 1892The City That Voted to Grow: Seattle's 1892 Infrastructure Bond BonanzaIn a massive, city-wide referendum, Seattle residents went to the polls in March 1892 to approve a sweeping expansion of water, sewer, and municipal works that literally laid the foundation for the modern city.Yesler Avenue & 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Mar 3, 1892The City of Seattle’s 1892 Great Debt ReckoningFacing a mountain of unpaid warrants and legal liabilities, the city council asks voters to decide if they will bail out the city through a massive $1.2 million bond issue.Yesler Way & 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Mar 5, 1892The Price of Building a City: Seattle's 1892 Great Debt GambleFacing a mountain of unpaid warrants and legal judgments, the city government asked voters to ratify a massive bond issuance—and, for the first time, to approve a sweeping, 37-point overhaul of the municipal charter.Seattle, WA
- Mar 7, 1892The Great Seattle Charter Rewrite of 1892Facing rapid urban growth, Seattle city leaders proposed an overhaul of the municipal charter, redrawing ward boundaries and formalizing the rules for public works and civil service.Seattle, WA
- Mar 19, 1892The 1892 Great Refinance: Seattle’s Massive Municipal Debt CrisisFacing a mountain of legal judgments and unpaid warrants, the city council authorized $865,000 in bonds to stabilize the young city’s finances.Seattle, WA
- Apr 9, 1894The Great Coal HeistA pile of coal earmarked for the city's poor is brazenly hauled away in broad daylight by thieves under the noses of onlookers.Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
- Sep 11, 1894The Republicans Who Tried to Fuse With the DemocratsA dissident Republican meeting at Grand Army Hall named a conference committee to cut a county-ticket deal with Democrats—then the city attorney walked out.Seattle, WA