Olympia Light Power Company
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- Dec 11, 1891The Water Company Wins the Right to Shut It OffThe state supreme court backs the Olympia Light Power Company's authority to cut off water service when a hotel falls behind on its rent.Olympia, WA
- Feb 27, 1892The White-and-Gold Trolleys That Would Link Olympia and TumwaterIn February 1892, Olympia Light & Power awarded a $70,000 contract for a four-mile electric street railway from Ayer's Hill to Tumwater—built with local labor and Pullman-style cars.Olympia, WA
- Apr 15, 1892Colonel Turner's Stand: A Property Owner Blocks the Electric RailwayBen Turner obtains a restraining order to halt the Olympia Light Power Company from grading through his donation claim, vowing no road shall pass.Olympia, WA
- Apr 15, 1892A Streetcar Cathedral Rises at Chestnut and FifthOlympia Light and Power plans a three-story headquarters with repair pits, a supply store and dormitory rooms for single employees — if City Council approves the route it wants.Olympia, WA