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- The Architect Who Built Seattle’s Skyline (But Lost the Biggest Job)
In 1890, L.H. Fisher submitted plans for a magnificent new hotel that Denny himself called 'the most perfect of any submitted.' But cost concerns killed it—launching a career that would define Seattle's architecture.
- The Great Tree Planting Contest: Who Knows How to Grow a Forest in Seattle?
A local committee has rejected the first round of submissions for a $150 prize on orchard design, declaring them insufficient. Now, they are asking the public to try again with a more rigorous plan for planting 30 acres of fruit trees.
- The Struggle for Water in a Growing Town
As Aberdeen expands, the city council faces a mounting pressure to secure a reliable water supply before the dry season hits.
- Waiting for the Rails
Aberdeen's boosters struggle to secure a direct train connection as railroad officials stall.
- Two Architects Expelled for Bidding on the Queen Anne School
The Washington State Chapter of the American Institute of Architects expels two members for submitting plans to a school competition they had helped design the rules for — and publicly rebukes the school board for playing favorites.
- Council Rejects Monopoly Bid for Fire Alarm Contract
After the Gamewell company tried to submit double bids to secure a lucrative contract, the city council handed the deal to their competitor.
- Architects Cry Foul Over Queen Anne School Contract
A school board vote to award the Queen Anne schoolhouse contract to Skillings & Connor sparks accusations of copied plans, backroom deals, and a three-way feud among Seattle's architects.
- The Seattle Petition Against Chinese Labor
A group of prominent attorneys and citizens petition the territorial legislature, demanding the passage of exclusionary labor laws despite constitutional concerns.
- Colfax's Endless Search for Pure Water
City council members push for an expensive shift from unreliable pumps to an artesian gravity system to secure the town's health.
- The Struggle for the Kennewick-Richland Marketing Union
Local growers navigate competing marketing strategies to establish a unified system for fruit distribution.
- The Smoke-Filled Backroom Deals of 1886
A disgruntled contractor exposes the murky process behind the construction of public works in early Seattle, challenging the city's power brokers.
- The Snohomish Moral Crusade
Ministers unite to force the city council to shutter local gambling dens and brothels.
- State Regulators Tell Great Northern: Build a Real Depot
After the railroad missed its July deadline, the State Railroad Commission orders a modern Newport depot with running water, electric lights—and a flagman at Union Avenue.
- Two Plans, One Spring, and a $25,000 Holdup
Walla Walla's council will let voters choose between a $191,000 pipeline up Mill Creek and a cheaper gravity system at Thomas Springs — but the editor suspects a land speculation scheme is baked into the ballot question.
- The Fight to Modernize City Hall
Seattle's Chamber of Commerce debates radical changes to city governance, including the push for initiative and referendum to curb council power.
- Drafting Washington's Founding Charter
Delegates at the constitutional convention debate the future of the state, including voting rights, tide lands, and the location of the capital.
- The Foundation of the State: A Warning Against Corporate Capture
In March 1889, just weeks before Washington’s statehood, the Post-Intelligencer warns voters that powerful corporations are maneuvering to control the new government’s constitution.
- A Tolt Farmer Grows Tobacco Good Enough for Eastern Cigar Wrappers
Charles Nelson's tobacco samples from Tolt draw flattering reports from Eastern houses, with buyers calling it the finest wrapper leaf grown in the United States.
- The Confusion of the Ballot: Understanding the Initiative and Referendum
Voters struggle to decipher the complex state measures governing lawmaking, recall, and public utilities ahead of the November 7th election.
- City Hall Moves to Consolidate Sewer Oversight
The Seattle Board of Health moves to cut the 'unnecessary' sewer inspector position, arguing the city engineer and plumbing inspector can easily absorb the light workload of ten inspections a month.
- The Fight for City Hall Reform
A committee clash over charter reform and the initiative process reveals deep divisions in Seattle's civic governance.
- The Civic Tug-of-War Over Sewer Expansion
Seattle weighs a massive bond measure for sewers, raising questions about accountability and who benefits from public infrastructure.
- The Price of Public Care
King County officials weigh competing bids for the medical and basic care of the county's poor in 1883.
- The Territory's Failed Constitutional Bid
In a formal proclamation, Governor Elisha P. Ferry officially declared the rejection of a proposed state constitution and its supplemental articles by the voters of the Washington Territory.
- The Battle for Walla Walla's Water Supply
City Hall is under pressure to decide between the Smith-Boyer-Thomas springs and the Mill Creek plan, with a local newspaper demanding the choice go to the voters.