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741 stories matching commiss
- The Struggle for Rail Regulation
Washington's constitutional convention wrestles with whether to empower a commission to oversee railroad giants.
- The Struggle for a New City Charter
Citizens organize to strip power from traditional councilmen and adopt a commission-style government for Tacoma.
- State Offers Grace Period for Struggling Farmers
Facing the severe economic depression of 1893, the State Land Commission announces it will relax collection policies on land contracts to prevent mass foreclosures.
- Corruption Allegations Shake State Road Commission
Citizens demand the governor remove the state road board amid claims of fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement.
- The Price of a Pleasant View
Seattle's Park Commissioners argue that building green spaces isn't just for health, but a guaranteed economic engine.
- Wishkah River Owners Take Harbor-Line Fight to Olympia
Local property owners and city leadership travel to Olympia to challenge the state land commission over restrictive harbor line regulations.
- A Dressmaker Offered to Sew Seattle’s Library Out of Trouble
With the public library’s appropriation nearly gone and no new books leaving the shelves, an anonymous patron proposed making dresses for commission members and giving the proceeds to the library.
- The $2,000 Apple Lesson: A Walk Down Seattle's Produce Row
A farm columnist tours Seattle's commission houses on Western Avenue, where a single packing mistake cost one grower a season's profit — and offers a cautionary tale for every farmer shipping to the city.
- Discord Over Puyallup Tribal Land Sales
Conflicting signatures and disputed authority stir tensions among the Puyallup tribe as federal commissioners push for land sales.
- The Fight for the Hanford Phone Exchange
Public Service Commission members visit the Columbia River Valley to mediate a dispute over the proposed consolidation of telephone lines.
- The Struggle to Streamline Seattle's Government
City Comptroller Carson argues for dismantling the commission system to consolidate power, clashing with traditional checks and balances.
- A Federal Judge Takes Away Washington's Power to Set Railroad Rates
Judge Hanford rules in Seattle that the state railroad commission cannot fix freight and fares — and Governor Mead weighs a constitutional amendment and a special session to give it back.
- Everett’s Push for a New Government
A petition drive rapidly gathers momentum to replace the traditional council-based city government with the 'commission form,' signaling a major shift in how the city is run.
- The Railroad Lobby's Secret Campaign in Eastern Washington
Critics expose a scheme to install a puppet candidate in the governor’s office to prevent the creation of a railroad commission.
- Washington’s Constitution Takes Shape Amid Chaos
As Spokane Falls burns, the state’s constitutional delegates pivot from catastrophe to the fiery debate over regulating railroads and monopolies.
- The Fight for Puyallup Land Rights
A Congressional debate reveals the struggle for tribal land ownership and the interference of government commissions.
- Hanford Landowners Fight Water Monopoly
Thirty-two land owners organize to challenge the Consumers Ditch Company's water rates.
- Hanford Settlers Win Fight for Cheaper Water
After a hard-fought battle, the state Public Service Commission slashes irrigation rates for Hanford farmers, promising a new era of development.
- The Strawberry War: Kennewick Growers Take Control of the Market
For the first time in regional history, Kennewick berry farmers are dictating their own prices, forcing Seattle commission merchants to pay cash or go without.
- When Seattle's Library Ran Out of Money
A $65 February appropriation against $400 in monthly expenses forces the library commission to close the circulating department and beg city council for relief.
- The Harbor Line Fight
Legislative records clear Governor McGraw of conspiracy charges in a high-stakes battle over Washington’s waterfront control.
- Republican Convention Erupts Over Railroad Regulation
A bitter, chaotic fight at the state GOP convention sees Eastern Washington reformers crushed by the party machine.
- 130 Waterfront Owners, and Nobody Knows Where Their Land Is
A boom-era plat, a harbor replatted by the state without regard to it, and a tide land commission trying to untangle the mess at Whatcom before the courts get it.
- The Railroad vs. the Harbor Line
A federal court steps in as Northern Pacific claims a 200-foot right-of-way along Tacoma’s waterfront, blocking harbor commissioners from fixing new lines.
- The Governor's Gambit: McBride Vows to Keep Fighting Railroads After Legislative Defeat
Governor McBride arrives in Walla Walla from his tour with President Roosevelt, declaring that the defeat of the railroad commission bill is not the end of the battle for corporate regulation.