Voters Approve Bridge and Sewer Bonds
Tacoma voters select nine councilmen and approve massive public works spending during a low-turnout election.
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About one-third of the voters in the city participated in the election yesterday when nine councilmen were chosen and the people decided to issue $375,000 in bonds for bridges and sewers. W. R. Giblett in the Fourth ward goes back for his fifth term with an increased vote as a protest against the crowd that tried to shelve him to make it easier to play politics. The vote for Calvin W. Stewart, Jr., in the Eighth ward was an eye-opener for the politicians there. In the council there will be two democrats and fourteen republicans. The bond measures passed overwhelmingly: $300,000 for bridges with 2,116 for and 647 against, and $75,000 for sewers with 1,971 for and 650 against.
“Giblett in the Fourth ward goes back for his fifth term with an increased vote as a protest against the crowd that tried to shelve him.”
Tacoma's long history of debating infrastructure bonds through city council elections remains a central feature of local civic governance, mirroring contemporary debates over public utility investments.
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