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474 stories matching repair
- The Never-Ending Repairs of Front Street
A skeptical editorial questions the city's approach to maintaining the crumbling bulkheads and sidewalks of the waterfront.
- City Council Demands Better Streets
After contractors repeatedly ignored demands to fix decaying pavement, Tacoma officials threaten to use bond money to perform the repairs themselves.
- Repairs for the Chinook on the Waterfront
A routine dispatch from the January 1891 docks captures the industrial heart of old Seattle, where the tugboat Chinook sits on the beach for repairs at the foot of Jackson Street.
- A Plea for Proactive Road Maintenance
An editorial critique on the inefficiency of waiting for spring washouts to repair critical county roads.
- The Great Northern Stays: Hillyard's Railroad Shops to Grow, Quashing Talk of a Move to Newport
Great Northern surveyors lay out a quarter-million dollars' worth of new locomotive and coach shops at Hillyard — and in doing so, put to rest the rumor that the railway might pull up stakes and relocate its repair yard to Newport.
- Navy Yard Expansion Promises Jobs Boost
Extensive repairs planned for three major naval vessels at Bremerton are expected to increase the local workforce significantly by mid-summer.
- Volunteers Pave the Way in Kennewick Highlands
Facing a shortage of public funds, Kennewick property owners agree to work for half-pay to repair deteriorating infrastructure.
- The Great Northern Cut Wages—and the Unemployed Took the Jobs
Car cleaners and repairers at Interbay quit rather than accept cuts to $1.50 and $1.25 a day. The company had a full replacement crew before the day was over.
- Up to Twenty Buried in the Eagle Gorge Slide
While clearing a washout on the Northern Pacific near Eagle Gorge, a repair crew was caught by a landslide; only a few bodies were recovered, and as many as twenty were feared swept into the Green River.
- Steamer Regie Destroyed in Mystery Fire
A vessel formerly used for government coast surveying is lost to flames while beached for repairs on Lake Whatcom.
- The Henry Bailey Strikes a Snag and Sinks in the Skagit
A steamer repaired at Mount Vernon loads 600 sacks of oats, hits a snag on the return, and goes down in fifteen feet of water.
- Tragic Fall on the Trail
A young telegraph lineman repairing a storm-damaged line loses his footing on a log and breaks his neck in the wilderness.
- The Unreliable Steamer Cricket
A local excursion boat breaks down twice in two days, leaving passengers stranded near Alki Point and Five-Mile Point.
- The Crumbling Span Over the Gulch
South Tacoma residents demand immediate action as a critical bridge over a ravine shows dangerous signs of structural failure.
- The Crumbling Sidewalk of James Street
For three weeks, a gaping hole on James Street has left residents navigating a mess, leaving neighbors to wonder if the city has forgotten the street commissioner exists.
- The Pioneer Wagon Shop's Promise of Work
In an 1877 classified advertisement, a local craftsman highlights the necessity of reliable logging and repair work in a growing frontier Seattle.
- The Struggle to Pave Washington Street
City council debates the funding of street repairs as residents turn to private subscription to finish the job.
- The Pioneer Wagon Shop of 1875
A craftsman’s call to the growing city of Seattle to supply iron-wrought wheels and reliable repair work for a rugged frontier landscape.
- The Rebirth of a Seattle Sawmill
After a week of silent machinery and necessary repairs, the Seattle Lumber and Commercial Company's mill roars back to life, fueled by a surge in regional orders.
- The Birth of Mechanic's Liens in Washington Territory
A landmark 1854 statute established the right for laborers to place liens on buildings and land to ensure they were paid for their work.
- Great Northern Cuts Wages 40 Percent—and the Car Cleaners Walk Out
Unorganized car cleaners and repairers at Interbay quit when pay fell from $50 to $35 a month; the railroad filled their jobs with 'green men' the same day.
- A Landslide Buries the Great Northern’s Steam Shovel at the Falls
A sudden slide knocks the big iron machine out of commission; a wrecker from Hillyard hauls it free for repairs.
- The Mayor's Private Foundry
Mayor and School Director Gilbert Hunt stands accused of using his public positions to funnel municipal and school district contracts directly into his own iron foundry.
- The Beacon Hill Streetcar Had to Go All the Way
Seattle's board of public works told the Union Trunk line to repair its rough Beacon Hill extension and run to the franchise terminus.
- A Stone Yard Instead of a Soup Kitchen: Seattle's 1895 Plan to Put the Jobless to Work
With winter unemployment biting, four Seattle citizens ask the city council to open its own quarry and stone yard — paying men to repair the streets rather than handing them charity.