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- Feb 11, 1909The 1909 City Hall Power Grab That Tacoma Voters Were Told to StopA fiery Times editorial urged citizens to pack the council chamber against charter amendments it said would gut civil service, raise council pay, and hand city jobs to political loyalists.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 12, 1909Nine Votes to Kill Civil Service—Tacoma's Council Tries to Gut the CharterAt a special meeting, nine councilmen back a plan to let the mayor fire city workers at will; reformists need to hold two more votes to stop it.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 4, 1909Tacoma Council Stalls on Costly Fireboat PurchaseThe debate over a $100,000 fireboat intensifies as council members disagree on who should foot the bill.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 8, 1909The City’s 17-Year-Old Bad Debt ProblemTacoma voters will decide at the upcoming spring election whether to honor $48,000 in outlawed street improvement warrants that have accrued triple their value in interest.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 11, 1909The Health Commissioner's Vaccination WarTacoma’s City Council faces off with the Health Commissioner over unauthorized spending and a controversial vaccination campaign.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 29, 1909Tacoma's Gas Monopoly Dodges a BulletCity council nearly revokes a utility franchise due to impure gas, highlighting early 20th-century struggles with private utility providers.Tacoma, WA