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- The North End's Water Works Fairness Fight
Tacoma’s City Council faces accusations of unequal treatment regarding public infrastructure costs for water hydrants.
- Who Should Pay for the Fireboat?
The Tacoma City Council debates whether taxpayers should fund fire protection for industrial waterfront property that pays no local taxes.
- City Launches Crackdown on Unpaid Utilities
Tacoma utility officials are enforcing new liens on real estate and securing legal judgments to collect delinquent light and water bills.
- Court Threatens Jail Over Unpaid Alimony
A judge orders a local man to pay years of back alimony or face immediate incarceration.
- Musicians Stranded in Seattle After Labor Dispute
Two orchestra members of the Shay Opera Company find themselves out of work and funds after requesting their pay.
- The $1,000 Bribe for Slot Machine Protection
Owners of 100 slot machines propose a monthly payment to the city for the privilege of operating under police protection.
- Tacoma’s Blindfolded Taxman
An investigation reveals how police collect secret 'fines' from gamblers and slot machine operators, turning the city into a partner in its own vice.
- The Liquor Licenses Will Pay the Police to Grow Old
A bill passed in Olympia lets first-class cities fund police pensions out of saloon fees — twenty years on the beat and half pay for life.
- The Water-Sprinkling Scandal
A taxpayer calls out city hall for permitting the wealthy to water their lawns for free while the rest of Tacoma pays.
- Who Should Pay for City Fire Protection?
A debate over whether Tacoma’s waterfront industrial interests should fund their own fire safety apparatus.
- The City Hall Stumping Standoff
A citizen refuses to pay a surety bond for the 'privilege' of removing eight stumps from his own property.
- The Scandal of the Sandberg District
City council members launch a blistering investigation into a protected 'vice syndicate' they allege is forcing hundreds of women into a restricted district.
- The City’s 17-Year-Old Bad Debt Problem
Tacoma 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.
- The Battle Over the Waterfront Fireboat
City council debates whether the general public or wealthy industrial interests should pay for the city's new fire protection infrastructure.
- Tacoma’s Poisoned Water
A local newspaper argues that the city's reliance on the polluted Clover Creek for drinking water is driving typhoid fever and threatening the lives of its residents.
- Every Hospital Turned Him Away, So the Health Officer Decided to Open One Himself
A contagious patient with nowhere to go, a council that won't pay its bills, and a health commissioner who dug up a forgotten ordinance and stopped asking permission.
- Tacoma Council Stalls on Costly Fireboat Purchase
The debate over a $100,000 fireboat intensifies as council members disagree on who should foot the bill.
- City Hall's Nepotism Scandal
A growing city payroll sparks outrage as citizens allege councilmen are staffing city jobs with friends and relatives.
- Japanese Waiter Performs Jiu-Jitsu on Diner
An attempt to leave an Empire restaurant without paying for a meal ended in a swift martial arts takedown.
- Tacoma’s Public Market Finds Its Feet
City report confirms that the municipal public market is paying down its initial debt and thriving with a diverse range of local vendors.
- A Case of Misspelling
Dr. Royal A. Gove files suit against the Sunset Telephone Company for losing him business after they misspelled his name in the directory.
- Shingle Weavers Prepare to Fight Wage Cuts
Delegates from across the region gather in Tacoma to organize against a threatened 10 percent pay reduction in the shingle mills.
- Fairfax Mine Workers Await Paychecks
After the closure of the Montezuma and Washington Co-operative mining operations, workers expect overdue wages in the form of receiver's certificates.
- Government Warehouse Hires Non-Union Labor
Tensions rise at the waterfront as shipping companies attempt to bypass labor unions by hiring non-union crews to load government freight.
- The Injured Worker, the Unpaid Judgment, and the Judge Who Ordered the Books Opened
Sam Henne won $1,500 for injuries suffered while working for J. T. Steeb Shipping Co.; when the company refused to pay, a Tacoma judge ordered its accounts and government contract produced.