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13 stories matching backlog
- Border Hurdles for New Arrivals
Customs officials confront a backlog of Chinese passengers arriving without proper certification.
- The Struggle to Build the Wishkah River Road
Local residents rally to fund a critical infrastructure link, exposing a backlog of unspent government appropriations.
- The Bureaucracy of Abandonment
Olympia’s land office is paralyzed by backlogs, leaving settlers and their titles in legal limbo while officials in Washington, D.C. ignore local pleas for help.
- The Forgotten Paupers of King County
A backlog of 800 unburied individuals, kept in temporary graves due to a lack of city funds, sparks a call for municipal accountability.
- The Price of Building a Modern Seattle
In 1892, Seattle voters faced a grueling ballot to decide whether to take on massive municipal debt to pave streets, build sewers, and modernize the fire department.
- Seattle’s 1891 Multi-Million Dollar Infrastructure Gamble
Facing a massive backlog of unpaid municipal warrants, Seattle voters were called to the polls in early 1891 to authorize a $861,000 bond issuance to cover street widenings and fire department debts.
- The Great Seattle Bond Rush of 1892
Facing a mountain of debt, Seattle voters were asked to decide the city's future through a flurry of bonds for sewers, water pipes, and court-mandated payouts.
- The City’s Debt Ceiling Crisis of 1892
Facing a massive backlog of unpaid warrants and legal judgments, Seattle's city council puts a multi-million dollar bond package to a city-wide vote to stave off municipal insolvency.
- The City’s Debt Crisis of 1892
Facing a massive budget deficit, Seattle officials put a sweeping plan for fiscal reform and infrastructure bonds to a direct vote of the people.
- The Price of Progress: Aberdeen’s 1890 Infrastructure Bond
Facing a massive backlog of bridge repairs and road construction, Chehalis County commissioners move to tax residents for a sweeping modernization plan.
- Railroad to the Rescue: 100 Empty Cars for Seattle's Shingle Mills
Northern Pacific's general manager promises relief for backlogged shinglemen and a settlement of the long-delayed Ram's Horn right-of-way dispute.
- The Shadowy Legal Battles of Territorial Seattle
While the territory grew, its supreme court faced a backlog of land disputes, maritime claims, and corporate friction that mirrored the rapid expansion of the Pacific Northwest.
- Two Trains Met at McMillan Station. A Jury Blamed One Man at a Telegraph Key.
A coal train and a shingle train collided on the Northern Pacific near McMillan, killing trainman Louis Harmon. The coroner's jury ruled the death criminal negligence — charged not to the railroad's schedules, but to dispatcher F. S. Rawlins, who had been running a post-strike backlog.