Matthew Dow
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- Feb 21, 1893Ballard Reanimates its ChamberAfter a two-year dormancy, Ballard’s merchant class moves to incorporate and plot the construction of a new commercial home.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Jan 22, 1895Ballard's Mayor Refused to Pay a Court Judgment. The Judge Wanted Him in Court.Mayor Matthew Dow declined to issue a warrant for J. F. Thornton's judgment against the city; a superior court ordered him to appear and explain or face punishment.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Feb 2, 1895Ballard's Merchants Dream of a Streetcar to the BeachAfter four dormant years, Ballard's Chamber of Commerce reconvenes with a plan for an $8,000 electric railway from the West Street line to Shilshole Bay.Seattle, WA
- Feb 14, 1895Ballard Expands and Finds Fresh WaterThe City of Ballard reorganizes into three wards and celebrates the discovery of a high-yield artesian well.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Mar 17, 1895Ballard's Water Bonds Go to CourtA taxpayer sued to stop Ballard from paying $8,500 for a private waterworks plant he called worthless—money voters had approved to build the city's own artesian wells.Seattle, WA
- Jun 12, 1895Ballard Fights to Save Its WaterfrontLocal mill owners and city officials protest a state contract to fill Salmon Bay tide lands, fearing economic ruin.Salmon Bay, Seattle, WA