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- Jul 14, 1904City Finances Near Total CollapseTacoma’s Controller warns that general expense funds will run dry within six months as expenditures dwarf tax collections.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 29, 1904The Shadowy Fight Over Tacoma's Telephone MonopolyCouncilmen accused of catering to the Sunset Telephone company while ignoring constituent demands for fair rates.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 4, 1904City Council Clashes Over Street Grade FundingA proposed $400 street grade adjustment at South M and Sixteenth sparks a tense confrontation over the city's dwindling general expense fund.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 25, 1904South Tacoma Secures Emergency Services After Council BattleWhile the city council rejected a street improvement project for the South L and 56th Street neighborhood, they ultimately conceded to demands for additional firefighting protection.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 4, 1909The North End's Water Works Fairness FightTacoma’s City Council faces accusations of unequal treatment regarding public infrastructure costs for water hydrants.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 8, 1909Tacoma's Women Take On the Bakers Over Wrapped BreadA committee of pure-food reformers and a dozen bakers squared off before the city council's health committee over an ordinance requiring bread be wrapped — with more than 1,000 women enlisted behind the fight.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 11, 1909The 1909 City Hall Power Grab That Tacoma Voters Were Told to StopA fiery Times editorial urged citizens to pack the council chamber against charter amendments it said would gut civil service, raise council pay, and hand city jobs to political loyalists.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 12, 1909Nine Votes to Kill Civil Service—Tacoma's Council Tries to Gut the CharterAt a special meeting, nine councilmen back a plan to let the mayor fire city workers at will; reformists need to hold two more votes to stop it.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 18, 1909City Hall Forces Transit UpgradeAfter years of complaints about 'rattletraps,' the City Council orders the Tacoma Railway & Power Company to replace its McKinley Park fleet.McKinley Park, Tacoma, WA
- Apr 29, 1909City Council Sides with Grocers to Shutter Public MarketIn a blow to local gardeners and budget-conscious residents, the city council votes to dismantle the D Street market stalls to protect the city's grocery combine.D Street, Tacoma, WA