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19 stories matching auster
- The Battle Over City Austerity
The Municipal Reform League pressures the Seattle City Council to cut wages and spending, sparking a debate on the government's duty to the struggling working class.
- The 1886 Municipal Election: A Fight Over 'Law and Order' vs. Business Interests
As Seattle gears up for a city election, a fierce political battle erupts over the enforcement of liquor laws, city debt, and the controversial administration of Mayor Leary.
- Yakima Agency Indians Protest Government Austerity
Tribal leaders challenge federal budget cuts and the encroachment of non-Indigenous residents on reservation land.
- The Art of Survival on $4 a Week
A Seattle family reveals the harrowing, precise mathematics of feeding themselves for pennies a day in the wake of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889.
- The City Treasurer’s Emergency Salvage Plan
Following the absconding of Treasurer Krug, the city rushes to secure the public treasury and prevent a collapse of municipal funds.
- The Struggle to Protect Queen Anne from Fire
Mayor's proposal to repurpose idle street horses and equipment for a new fire station reveals the city's scramble to serve growing hilltop neighborhoods.
- The Price of Efficiency: Seattle's First Charter Crisis
In 1891, the city government struggled to adapt its new charter, clashing over the hidden costs of 'efficiency,' the payment of workers in devalued scrip, and the professionalization of city services.
- Seattle’s First Great Austerity Drive
Facing municipal budget woes in 1885, the City Council slashed worker salaries and abandoned the investigation into a scandal involving the Police Chief.
- The Price of Education in Early Seattle
A concerned citizen calls out the School Board for slashing teacher wages to settle district debts, highlighting a lopsided austerity that spared no professional pocketbook.
- The Great City Hall Salary Slash
Seattle’s city government attempts to force professional board members into six-hour office days, sparking a bitter row over austerity, class, and the quality of public service.
- A New Guard at City Hall: Seattle's 1894 Transition
Mayor Byron Phelps assumes office during a severe economic depression, pledging economy, non-partisan reform, and a professionalized city government.
- City Council Proposals for Austerity
A budget-cutting proposal seeks to shutter streetlights and dismiss night watchmen to offset the costs of a bridge to North Aberdeen.
- Policy Change Leaves Fire Response Manned by a Skeleton Crew
A fire on Eighth Street leaves a woman injured and sparks an investigation into why the police patrol wagon failed to respond, revealing the consequences of city austerity.
- City Hall Launches New Employment Office
Seattle's municipal government establishes a central bureau to help citizens find work, signaling a shift toward centralized city aid.
- The Vagabond Philosopher of Yakima
A traveling drifter offers a bizarre, theological defense of his nomadic lifestyle to a local reporter.
- The Legislators Who Came to See a Ditch—and Left Believers
A steamboat tour of Smith Cove and Lake Union turns Eastern Washington lawmakers into ship-canal converts.
- Railroad Receiver Implements Austerity Measures
Faced with financial strain, the Lake Shore road's receiver fires thirty-six men and halts essential maintenance work.
- The Price of Public Service: Seattle's 1878 Austerity Measures
Facing budget pressures, the Seattle City Council slashed the salaries of its top administrators while racing to secure a new steam-powered fire engine.
- City Hall Rejects Austerity Measures
Seattle aldermen block a 15-percent salary cut for city officials despite calls for retrenchment during the economic downturn.