President Demorest
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- Jul 17, 1894Tacoma’s Whitewash That Wasn’tA public-works president accuses a newly appointed superintendent of dishonesty—then refuses to put the charges in writing.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 19, 1894Tacoma’s Mayor Calls the Public Works Board a Political MachineAt a council investigation into the suspended light and water superintendent, Mayor Orr accused the public works president of running the department as a patronage operation—and talk turned to impeachment.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 22, 1894The Mayor's Purge: Tacoma's Public Works Scandal Erupts Into ImpeachmentA sewer-pipe kickback, secret electric-light favors and a board loyal to the old machine: Mayor Orr moves to oust President Demorest.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 10, 1894The 10 Percent Rake-Off That Put Tacoma's Water Board on TrialA job printer's testimony blows open an inquiry into the Tacoma Board of Public Works, where the president admits he knows little about running the city's water and electric plants—and a councilman asks if he has any shame.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 12, 1894Ten to Five: Tacoma's Water Chief Keeps His Job, and His Lawyer WeepsThe Tacoma city council fell short of the two-thirds vote needed to convict the president of the board of public works over water-pipe purchases. In the wreckage: an old inspector fired for refusing to 'get in and drill,' and an attorney crying real tears over his client's disgrace.Seattle, WA