N. W. Harris & Co.
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- Jan 13, 1891Seattle’s Water Gamble: A Public Utility Success StoryWhile critics argued over bond debt and construction costs in 1891, the city's new water system proved to be an instant and lucrative revenue stream for the young municipality.Lake Washington, Seattle, WA
- Feb 19, 1891City Council Unloads Bonds Under Heavy ScrutinyNorth Yakima successfully sells $30,000 in municipal bonds after a previous attempt failed to draw interest, but local observers remain cynical about the deal's profit margins.City Hall, Yakima, WA
- Oct 29, 1891The Sewerage StalemateA skeptical city council squares off against contractors over a stalled sewer project.Yakima, WA
- Mar 4, 1892The Bitter Election Brawl of 1892A fiery partisan editorial from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer dissects the chaotic city budget and heated mayoral campaign, revealing the deep political fractures of a young, booming Seattle.Yesler Way & Broadway, Seattle, WA
- Dec 24, 1893The Money Is Here: Seattle's Sewer Bonds LandA New York firm wires $125,000 to the city treasury, clearing the way for sewer work—and setting up a test case over the funding bonds.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
- May 10, 1895The Bond Buyer Likes Seattle’s Credit—and Its Empty StorefrontsW. H. Harris tells the Rainier Club that the West is recovering from the panic and that Seattle has fewer vacant buildings, pro rata, than Chicago or St. Paul.Rainier Club, Seattle, WA