Light and Water Company
Named in 4 stories. Back to all names
- Apr 8, 1893The Water Monopoly’s Stranglehold on TacomaCitizens and council members allege that private utilities are spending a fortune to force the city into a predatory buyout.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 10, 1893The Machine Behind the Water BondsTacoma laborers are being fired for speaking out against a water plant sale, while reformers fear an election rigged by saloon-bought votes.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 12, 1893Corruption Charges Dog Tacoma's Water Bond VoteCitizens and whistleblowers allege ballot-stuffing and illegal voting in a contentious election deciding the fate of the city's private utility purchase.Tacoma, WA
- Jun 21, 1894Tacoma's $1.75 Million Water Deal Went Bad—and Taxpayers Were Just Catching OnA special dispatch from Tacoma reports that the city's purchase of the old water plant was sold on a false promise of mountain water, while a new bidder offers a cheaper gravity system.Tacoma, WA