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7 stories matching reincorpor
- Tumwater Fights for Political Survival
Threatened by the expansionist ambitions of neighboring cities, Tumwater moves to reincorporate to protect its territorial autonomy.
- State Legislature Grants Cities Local Control
A landmark bill passes in Olympia, allowing smaller towns to incorporate and manage their own debts, fueling the boom of the 1890s.
- The Chamber of Commerce 'Dead' After Political Feud
Port Townsend's business leaders dissolve their Chamber of Commerce in a radical move to stop members from using the institution as a political weapon against Seattle.
- Seattle Property Owners to Assess Front Street Widening
A mid-summer legal notice reveals the bureaucratic struggle to widen Front Street—modern-day First Avenue—as the city demanded property owners share the cost of modernization.
- Harnessing the River's Pulse
A new Seattle-based company plans to revolutionize Eastern Washington agriculture using 'current motors' that turn river waves into irrigation power.
- The Sugar Trust Checks In at the Rainier
At the Rainier Hotel, sugar magnate H. O. Havemeyer explains how the trust reincorporated after being declared illegal and predicts Seattle and Tacoma will control Pacific shipping north of San Francisco.
- The Ship Canal Double-Cross at the Democratic Convention
Seattle's delegates went to Olympia ready to die on the canal plank. Their own campaign manager had already sold them out.