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3 stories matching payabl

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  1. Seattle’s First City Hall: A $500 Bill for Front Street

    In September 1876, the fledgling city council authorized a payment to George Edwards for rebuilding the cribbing and earthworks on Front Street, marking one of the earliest municipal infrastructure contracts in Seattle's history.

    Sep 21, 1876The Daily IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

  2. The Seattle Coal Cooperative of 1876

    A century and a half ago, Seattle workers formed a mutual benefit mining company to secure their own fuel and profits.

    Jun 19, 1876The Daily IntelligencerBlack River, Renton, King CountyFollow the Money

  3. The Burden of Local Taxes

    An 1877 editorial from the Seattle Daily Intelligencer debates the crushing weight of multiple tax levies and argues for consolidating civic payments into a single annual transaction.

    Jan 8, 1877The Daily IntelligencerMill Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

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