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Protests Fill North Yakima Water and Light Franchise Debate
Residents petitioned against the Northwest Light & Water Company franchise arguing rates are high and unfair. Council motions delay action two weeks while officials defend the meter system as fair, noting lower overall charges and prior ordinances allowing metering.
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City of
North Yakima
Washington
Light and Water
Northwest Light & Water Company
Yakima
A. W. Coffin
Owen Jones
C. C. Case
Ditter Bros
A. B. Pearson
W. B. Leslie
H. A. Potter
M. Schorn
Wm. Northey
G. C. Mitchell
J. J. Seigel
Kohls Shoe Co
M. B. Miles
F. C. Howard
Fred L. Janeck
H. L. Young
James Greene
W. H. Patterson
R. N. Harrison
J. Metzger
F. D. Clemmer
H. L. Tucker
Dudley
Arrowsmith
The
Water & Light Company
Fechter
Old Water Company
United States
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Portland
Northwest
Burns & Tucker
North
Yakima Avenue