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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle (Wash.). Engineering Dept.

 Organization

Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

16th Avenue Southwest Bridge Records

 Series
Identifier: 2614-03
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and specifications on the 16th Avenue Southwest Bridge. Arranged alphabetically by type.

Dates: 1969-1977

Engineering Department Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 2600-01
Scope and Contents note

Annual report of department activities including statistical reports on construction projects and financial recapitulations.

Dates: 1900-1976

Cedar Falls Power Plant Construction Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2614-12
Abstract

Records relating to the development and construction of the Cedar Falls Power Plant.

Dates: 1898-1932

Central Business District Transportation Study

 Series
Identifier: 2609-03
Scope and Contents note

Reports, surveys and studies concerning traffic and transportation in downtown Seattle. Subjects include district traffic circulation, reversible roadway, freeways, and the comprehensive traffic plan for the Central Business District.

Dates: 1961-1967

Grantor/Grantee Indexes

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2608-07
Abstract

The Grantor/Grantee Indexes are a collection of 5 volumes listing conveyances involving The City of Seattle.

Dates: 1907-1990

Condemnation Files

 Series
Identifier: 4403-04
Scope and Contents note Court documents, correspondence, condemnation maps, title reports, deeds, property appraisals, and photographs relating to the condemnation of property for use in constructing and improving streets, boulevards, regrading projects, sewers, water supply systems, electric generation and transmission facilities, garbage disposal sites, parks, playfields, and municipal buildings. Also includes files for condemnations of City property and easements by the State of Washington, King County and other...
Dates: 1897-1982; 1901-1981

Law Department Correspondence (Series II)

 Series
Identifier: 4401-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence to and from the City Attorney. Includes requests from City agencies for legal opinions and advice.



Dates: 1939-1977

Cost Estimation Brain Book

 Series — Volume 1
Identifier: 2615-04
Abstract

Binder of construction cost information, presumably used for estimating project budgets.

Dates: circa 1940

Court Engineering Records

 Series
Identifier: 2608-05
Scope and Contents note Records related to condemnations for regrades, street widening, sewers, and street extensions; damage suits; appeals from assessment rolls; land surveys in the Cedar River Watershed and the area around Newcastle for a water reservoir; and court work related to bridges, city facilities, and arterial highways. Records include annual reports, maps, drawings, reports, and correspondence. Documentation of legal proceedings and legislative history is also included in some cases. Also included are...
Dates: 1890-1982

Department of Transportation Urban Forestry Records

 Series
Identifier: 8108-02
Abstract

Urban forestry and streetside planting records of the Seattle Department of Transportation's City Arborist, concentrated in 1993-2006

Dates: 1973-2007; Majority of material found within 1993-2006

Duwamish and Green Rivers Flood Control Studies

 Series
Identifier: 2606-04
Abstract

Records relating to flood control in the basin of the Duwamish and Green Rivers, 1922-1975.

Dates: 1922-1956

Engineering Department Aerial Photographs

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2613-12
Scope and Contents note

Aerial photography of the Seattle area, taken by commercial aerial surveyors. Includes images from 22 separate flights. Photos appear complete for flights in 1968, 1969, and 1973, for a 1969 survey of the University of Washington neighborhood.

Dates: 1954-1975

Engineering Department Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-G2
Scope and Contents note Engineering Department annual reports date from 1899 to 1995. The 1909 report of Refuse Destructor No. 1 is also included in this series. This report includes information on composition of refuse, number of tons of refuse burned, temperature, and other statistics. The reports contain detailed information on paving, sewers, bridges, construction, arterial design, and many other types of work. For example, reports in the 1930s contain information on works Progress Administration projects and...
Dates: 1893-1995

Lake City Sewer District Financial Records

 Series
Identifier: 2630-02
Scope and Contents note

Financial records of the Lake City Sewer District (LCSD), consisting of State audits, general ledgers and ledgers on construction (involving roads, sewers, and sewage treatment plants), customer accounts, LCSD funds, and sewer utility-pump station cost distribution for Seattle and Lake City.

Dates: 1949-1975

First Avenue South Bascule Bridge Records

 Series
Identifier: 2614-01
Scope and Contents note

Reports, correspondence, and surveys concerning construction and maintenance of the First Avenue South Bridge. Subjects include approaches, surface work, lighting and testing. Material arranged alphabetically by subject.



Dates: 1944-1958

Franchise Correspondence

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 2623-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and reports of the City Engineer or Franchise Inspector relating to the extension and operation of franchises in Seattle.

Dates: 1900-1903

Index to Engineering Department Negatives

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2613-13
Scope and Contents note

Index to Engineering Department negatives. Includes a card index organized alphabetically by subject and proper name covering primarily the mid-1950s to 1996. Two volumes of Kroll Maps serve as a geographical index covering 1914 to 1968 (with large gaps). Negative numbers are entered on the maps at the site the photographs were taken.

Dates: 1914-1996

Inspection and Permit Ledger

 Series — Volume 1
Identifier: 2618-05
Abstract

Ledger itemizing inspector reports and permits issued by year in Seattle.

Dates: 1915-1939

Lake Washington Floating Bridge Construction Album

 Series
Identifier: 2613-11
Abstract

114 prints showing the progression of construction at the west end of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge.

Dates: 1939-1940

Lake Youngs Construction Projects Records

 Series
Identifier: 2614-10
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, specifications, estimates, and drawings relating to the construction of the aqueduct, pipelines, chlorinating plant, and dam at Lake Youngs.



Dates: 1916-1946

Local Improvement District Letterpress Books

 Series
Identifier: 2608-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, bid sheets, reports on majority petitions, notices to commence work, and completion notices relating to local improvements. Arranged chronologically.



Dates: 1900-1931

Local Improvement District Records

 Series
Identifier: 2615-03
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, petitions, specifications, bids, estimates of work completed, bond rate tables, drawings, and photographs of improvement projects funded through local property owner assessments. Projects include street and sidewalk paving, sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, and other improvements that benefit property within a specific district. Arranged numerically by LID number. Folder titles link to associated legislation. The number of the Resolution, Clerk/Comptroller, Council Bill...
Dates: 1894-1985

Engineering Department Maps and Drawings

 Series
Identifier: 2613-01
Scope and Contents note Maps, plans, and profiles. Map subjects include topography, plats, annexations, precincts and wards, and various types of districts. Plans include architectural drawings for municipally owned buildings and structures such as bridges, viaducts and pipelines, and site plans for construction and improvement projects. Profiles are generally of water and sewer pipelines and street grades. Select objects are viewable in ...
Dates: 1888-1976

Mayor's Reorganization Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5005-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, issues papers, newspaper clippings, and presentation materials relating to Mayor Royer's departmental reorganization proposals in 1978-1979. Target areas included the Executive Department, transportation planning, utilities, land use, energy, internal or general services, and housing. Arranged into 14 sub-series by issue area and record type.

Dates: 1972-1980

Engineering Department Miscellaneous Improvements Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2615-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, cost estimates, specifications, agreements and contracts, and maps for non-local improvement district public works projects. Folder titles link to associated legislation. The number of the Resolution, Clerk/Comptroller, Council Bill or Ordinance number can be entered as a search term, if known.

Dates: 1896-1980

Additional filters:

Subject
Seattle (Wash.) 53
Seattle 46
Photographic prints 12
Public works 10
Traffic engineering -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 7
City planning 6
Public Utilities 6
Transportation 6
Bridges -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
Bridges 4
Municipal engineering -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Public utilities -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Sewers -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Streets -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Cedar River Watershed (King County, Wash.) 3
Express highways -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Local Improvement Districts 3
Maps 3
Precipitation (Meteorology) -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Public works -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Rain and rainfall -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Solid Waste 3
Transportation -- Planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Weather 3
Aerial photographs 2
Alaskan Way Viaduct (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Annual reports 2
Architectural drawings 2
Atmospheric temperature -- Washington (State) 2
Bridges -- Design and construction -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Photographs 2
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) 2
Civil defense -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Condemnation 2
Construction -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Drawings 2
Environmental Conditions 2
Garbage 2
Grading (Earthwork) -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Landscaping 2
Monorail railroads -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Municipal water supply -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Photograph albums 2
Photographs 2
Purchasing 2
Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Roads -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Seattle (Wash.) -- Politics and government 2
Skagit Project 2
Streetscapes (Urban design) -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Tolt River (Wash.) 2
Tolt River Dam (Wash.) 2
Traffic circles -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Traffic signs and signals -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Trees in cities -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Tunnels -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Urban landscape architecture -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Viaducts -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Water Supply 2
Water and water rights 2
Administrative Procedures 1
Administrative agencies -- Reorganization -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Air Pollution 1
Alki Treatment Plant (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Ammonia 1
Atlantic 1
Aurora Avenue (Seattle and Shoreline, Wash.) 1
Automobile parking -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Automobiles -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Photographs 1
Award presentations -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Photographs 1
Beautification 1
Boundary Project 1
Bridges -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Photographs 1
Bus lanes -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Business enterprises -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Business planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Capital Improvement Program 1
Cedar Falls Power Plant (Wash.) 1
Cedar River (King County, Wash.) 1
Central Business District 1
Central business districts -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Charts 1
Citizen Training Program 1
City Charter 1
Civic Auditorium 1
Civic Centers 1
Civil Defense 1
Civil Procedure and Courts 1
Civil Service 1
Civil engineering -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Clippings 1
Conservation 1
Construction equipment -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Photographs 1
Construction workers -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Photographs 1
Cumulative Reserve Fund 1
Dams 1
Denny Hill (Wash.) 1
Denny Regrade (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Drainage -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1