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1,664 stories matching propos
- A Bridge to Nowhere?
Local skepticism regarding a proposed bridge to Ocosta suggests the project is little more than a political favor.
- Seattle’s Rotten Sewer System Needs Replacement
City Engineer R.H. Thomson warns that downtown’s decade-old wooden sewers are a 'menace to the roadway' and proposes a major overhaul.
- A Radical Proposal for the Saloon Trade
A local lawyer proposes a city ordinance that would force saloon keepers to provide free drinks to those on the police blacklist.
- The Bid to Harness Mount Tacoma’s Streams
A newly appointed city committee explores a proposal to pipe pure mountain water from the slopes of Mount Rainier to the city limits.
- The 1895 Plan to Photograph Suspected Voters at the Polls
A Washington legislator proposed stationing photographers at polling places to snap 'doubtful voters' and preserve evidence against repeaters.
- The Battle for the Cascade Pass
Skagit County residents argue that the state’s proposed route for a cross-Cascade wagon road is a geographic absurdity designed only for political patronage.
- White River Farmers Resist City's Drainage Plan
Farmers in the White River Valley rejected a proposed drainage ditch, arguing the city should subsidize the cost for its own water benefit.
- The Proposal to Reshape Seattle's Waterways
A civil engineer proposes cutting a new channel between Lake Washington and Lake Union to prevent devastating floods in the Duwamish and White River valleys.
- Colville Agency Seeks Mills for Indigenous Service
The U.S. Indian Service is putting out a call for contractors to build a flour mill and sawmill on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation.
- The Proposal to Import 'Young Scotch Girls' to Seattle
A territorial official proposes a controversial plan to remedy the labor shortage by bringing hundreds of young women from Scotland to work in local households.
- Neighborhood Fights Hospital Plans
Residents of Pacific Heights rally against the proposed site for contagious disease wards near the county hospital.
- A Valley Votes to Hold Back the Water
Property owners in the proposed Calispel Diking District No. 1 unanimously back a 5,250-acre flood-control district and elect three commissioners.
- The Price of Building a City: Seattle's 1892 Great Debt Gamble
Facing a mountain of unpaid warrants and legal judgments, the city government asked voters to ratify a massive bond issuance—and, for the first time, to approve a sweeping, 37-point overhaul of the municipal charter.
- The Great 'Ram's Horn' Railroad Conflict
A proposed plan to reroute Seattle’s waterfront rail tracks onto the 'Ram's Horn' right-of-way promises to end the city's long-standing struggle with grade crossings.
- The Dream of an Interurban Electric Railway
An ambitious proposal to connect Seattle and Tacoma via a high-speed electric railway through the White and Puyallup river valleys.
- The Forgotten Municipal Boarding House
In 1887, a Seattle councilman proposed a city-funded boarding house to protect immigrants from predatory boarding house operators and ensure the city welcomed its new arrivals.
- Council Rejects Wage Hikes for City Workers
Tacoma officials see their proposed raises for laborers and inspectors go down to defeat.
- The Great Seattle Streetcar Standoff
A proposed deal for a unified street railway system in Seattle hits a wall as Boston-based investors reject municipal demands for fair wages and affordable fares.
- The Queen Anne Streetcar Expansion
A new proposal for an electric street railway promises to connect Queen Anne Hill to the army post and Woodland Park, fueling local transit ambitions.
- President Hewitt Blasts Tacoma's Water Plant Purchase
Everett developer Hewitt slams Tacoma city officials over the proposed purchase of a water utility, citing graft and excessive bonded debt.
- Proposed Tunnel to Save Kent Valley Farms
A Seattle engineer proposes a tunnel project to drain the White River valley to protect agricultural lands from seasonal flooding.
- 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 Price of the Iron Horse
Boosterism, county subsidies, and the hidden cost of corporate expansion in Walla Walla.
- Kennewick's 1916 Traffic Plan: Yield to Anyone Driving North or South
A proposed city ordinance gave north-south traffic the right of way at every intersection, prompting a local editor to wonder how anyone was supposed to know which way was north.
- A Spokane Syndicate’s Apple Orchard Dream at Marshall’s Lake
Col. J. E. Lindsay and backers planned a four-mile irrigation ditch and 640 acres of fruit trees five miles north of Newport, betting that water rights could transform the valley.