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- Aug 28, 1894The Water Famine on Kenton HillResidents get water only about three hours a day while Seattle’s two council houses argue over pumps, sprinkling schedules and fire hose.Seattle, WA
- Sep 6, 1894Seattle Tries to Halve Its Street-Light BillA council debate over arc versus incandescent lamps exposed ward rivalries and a fight over how much control the city should keep over a private lighting contract.Seattle, WA
- Jan 15, 1895Seattle Slams the 'Ladies' Entrance' on SaloonsAfter a 2,500-name petition, the city council orders saloons to keep one street entrance and bars the screened side doors and signs that drew women in.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Jan 15, 1895The 'Kid Committee' Sinks Andrew JacksonA patronage feud at city hall topples the water works superintendent—then a procedural trick sets up a second vote.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Feb 26, 1895City Council Demands Streetcar Companies Light the WaySeattle officials push to force private streetcar franchises to fulfill their contracts by lighting the streets along their tracks.Seattle, WA
- Apr 16, 1895The Streetcar Franchise Fight That Put Seattle’s Council on the SpotProperty owners demand the double track promised with their $900,000 subsidy; delegates reject an extension, and aldermen agree to hear the crowd.Seattle, WA
- Apr 16, 1895Seattle Spends $100 on Seeds to Put the Unemployed on the LandThe city council backs the Pingree plan, buying garden tools and seed for indigent residents to cultivate vacant lots and raise vegetables.Seattle, WA
- Apr 30, 1895Council Kills Streetcar’s Yesler Avenue ExtensionThe lower house refuses to give the Seattle City Railway Company another year to double-track Yesler Avenue and Jackson Street, even as the aldermen approve it.Seattle, WA
- Jun 23, 1895Who Gets to Run Seattle's Streetcars?A proposed thirty-year franchise for the Consolidated Street Railway cleared its first reading at city hall, but fights over fares, paving and transfers were far from over.Seattle, WA