Newport Water Co.
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- Nov 9, 1907Newport's $300 City Hall Was a Secondhand Newspaper OfficeThe council accepted the Idaho Washington Northern's offer of the old Miner building, then appointed a committee to move it to Washington Avenue for use as fire apparatus storage, council chambers and police court.Newport, WA
- Feb 6, 1908Fifteen Years, Rate Caps and a Free Phone: Newport Bargains With the Telephone CompanyThe city council cut a proposed 35-year franchise down to 15, capped rates at $1.50 for a two-party line, demanded a free city phone and reserved wire space on every pole.Newport, WA
- Jul 16, 1908Newport Nearly Drank Itself DryA dry month and a heavy hand with the sprinkling can brought the town to the edge of a water famine. The water company has more than doubled the flow from its springs and is digging a reservoir to catch what was running to waste.Newport, WA