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Around 1870, when the Texas and Pacific Railway was built, the city was founded as Windmill Town. In 1881, it was renamed as Merkel in honor of the first settler in this area, S. M. Merkel, from Germany. In 1882, the first mercantile store and in 1883, the first post office opened. [6]
Washington DC's former city hall is an example of neoclassical architecture, which was in vogue when it was built John A. Wilson Building , current municipal building, also known as the District Building
Public Utility Districts of Washington (state) (6 P) Pages in category "Municipal electric utilities of the United States" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
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Feb. 26—Before Spokane Valley City Councilman Al Merkel started ruffling feathers on the city council, he was irritating his neighbors. Merkel grew up in a car family and has carried that ...
Apr. 2—The investigation into Spokane Valley city Councilman Al Merkel's conduct toward city staff is moving forward — just not smoothly. Merkel said his interview with an outside investigator ...
Pardee fought off a revolt within the Republican party and won re¬election in 1877, but his second term was characterized by such turmoil as the suspicious fire which destroyed City Hall on August 25, 1877; the declaration of martial law by Mayor Pardee; the creation of a deputized committee of safety, or posse comitatus, of almost 1,000 men ...
Under city ethics rules, then-DWP board President Cynthia McClain-Hill was not allowed to accept substantial gifts from the conference host, Accenture, which holds millions of dollars in contracts ...