Spokane City Council
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- Sep 18, 1889The Scandal of the Relief CommitteeWhen Spokane city officials were caught raiding the relief pantry, the resulting arrests shocked the community and exposed a deep-seated culture of graft.Spokane, WA
- Apr 11, 1892Spokane Taxpayers Revolt Before the Bonds Come DueAfter selling $1.2 million in bonds, Spokane's council kept planning improvements. Property owners talked injunctions and credit, and the Ledger saw a lesson for every taxpayer.Spokane, WA
- Jan 18, 1895Spokane's Theater-License Fight Gets a Seattle ShowmanJohn Considine, veteran of Seattle's variety district, faces a council wary of minors, dance halls and a man who once wrote the ordinance that shut him down.Spokane, WA
- Mar 7, 1895Olympia’s Fight Over Who Should Judge the CitiesA bill to abolish municipal courts set Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane against one another—and exposed a dispute over whether justice could be run more cheaply by justices of the peace.Olympia, WA
- Mar 16, 1895Spokane's 'Spotted Egg' Targeted by 1,393 PetitionersResidents demand an end to theaters and dance halls selling liquor, while the legislature bans women from working where liquor is sold—a law aimed squarely at Johnny Considine's Spokane resort.Spokane, WA
- Mar 30, 1895Spokane's Council Narrowly Votes to Dry Out Variety TheatersAfter a three-hour hearing, aldermen voted 9–6 to ban liquor in variety theaters—pitting ministers and reformers against theater managers and nearly 3,000 petitioners.Spokane, WA
- Jul 3, 1903Spokane City Council Cracks Down on 'Box' SaloonsIn a move against the private partitioned rooms often associated with vice, the city council refuses to renew liquor licenses for establishments keeping doors on their booths.Spokane, WA
- Sep 18, 1903Spokane City Council Scraps Saloon ReformA controversial ordinance aimed at removing 'boxes'—secluded rooms in saloons often used by women—was defeated in an acrimonious session.Spokane, WA
- Jun 2, 1910Spokane's Year-Long Franchise War: Will the Railroads Get In Without a Public Vote?After more than a year of bitter fighting over the North Coast and Milwaukee railroads' applications to enter Spokane, the City Council appears ready to grant franchises without the terminal rate clause — leaving open whether voters get a say.Spokane, WA
- Sep 23, 1910The Hollow Victory of Spokane's Police MatronsA budget cut threatens the hard-won placement of women in jails, proving that 'good government' battles are never truly finished.Spokane, WA