J. W. Clise
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- Jul 19, 1894Queen Anne Parents Freeze the School FundResidents obtain an injunction to stop the school board from spending building money on other warrants, charging that children are stuck in a ruinous board structure.Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, WA
- Jul 29, 1894The Judge Says the School Board Can Spend the Building Levy on Anything It LikesA resident of the newly annexed district sued to force Seattle's school money into bricks and mortar only. Judge Osborn dissolved the injunction, sustained the board's demurrer, and sent the plaintiffs back to rewrite their complaint.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Aug 14, 1894Queen Anne Families Went to Court to Fix a Crumbling SchoolhouseIn 1894, residents sued to freeze old school-fund warrants, arguing that 225 Queen Anne children were crammed into a dangerous wooden building.Queen Anne, Seattle, WA
- Aug 15, 1894A Judge Freezes Seattle's $118,000 School-Building FundQueen Anne Hill residents win a temporary injunction barring the school board from spending 1894 tax money on anything but that year's warrants and new school buildings.Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, WA
- Feb 2, 1895A Judge Tells Seattle's School Board It Can't Raid the Building Fund to Pay Old DebtsJudge Langley rules that the $35,000 levied for new schools must build new schools — and Queen Anne parents, whose children sit in an 'open, barn-like' schoolhouse, suddenly see a six-room building within reach.Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, WA