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- Oct 6, 1892Engineering a Solution for the Fourteenth Street SlideCity Engineer Thomson outlines an expensive plan to halt the recurring, dangerous earth movements in the Beacon Hill district.Seattle, WA
- Oct 15, 1893City Engineer Axes Staff Amidst Financial CrisisA local corruption scandal involving a 'defalcation' leaves the city unable to pay for essential infrastructure, forcing layoffs in the engineer's office.Seattle, WA
- Jan 20, 1894City Engineer Fired Amidst Political PressureA storm of public indignation follows the board of public works' decision to remove the city engineer at the behest of shadowy political 'wreckers.'Seattle, WA
- Feb 7, 1894The Sewer Scandal and the 'Pull' of the Democratic MachineTestimony in the investigation of city official Jesse Cochran reveals a culture of backroom deals, sub-standard materials, and patronage hiring within the city's public works department.West Street, Seattle, WA
- Mar 27, 1894Seattle’s Sewer Construction Hits a WallA report from the City Engineer exposes significant budget overruns and administrative errors in the 1893 sewer bond projects, forcing an immediate halt to construction.Seattle, WA
- May 18, 1894The Beacon Hill Sewer ScandalA taxpayer alleges that City Engineer Thomson’s engineering choices were costly, unskillful, and a 'woeful piece of folly.'Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA
- Sep 6, 1894Seattle Tries to Halve Its Street-Light BillA council debate over arc versus incandescent lamps exposed ward rivalries and a fight over how much control the city should keep over a private lighting contract.Seattle, WA
- Mar 23, 1899The Day Seattle Died (And Didn’t): A Telegraphic BlunderA faulty cable connection and a panicked operator convinced the world that local industrialist John Sherman had passed away. The resulting obituary was so lavish it nearly became his own biography.Seattle, WA