Seattle (Wash.). Engineering Dept.
Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:
Engineering Department Miscellaneous Publications
Brochures and newsletters from Seattle Engineering Department.
Monthly Climatological Data
Compilation of temperature and precipitation data for cities and towns in the State of Washington. Includes averages, highs and lows, daily records, and other pertinent weather information. Also includes average temperature and precipitation maps. Reports were produced by the United States Weather Bureau.
Municipal Building (Yesler Building) Construction Correspondence
Records relating to the construction of the Yesler Building.
Engineering Department Negatives
Photographic negatives documenting public works, city employees, and elected officials.
Pavement Crack Investigations
Two volumes documenting cracks in pavements on Seattle city streets.
Private Contracts Project Records
Drawings, correspondence, copies of legislation, certificates of completion, estimates, and agreements relating to private agencies granted contracts to develop areas at their own expense. Arranged by street or plat description. 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.
North Beach Sewer District Resolutions
Official decisions, opinions, policies, and directives by the North Beach Sewer District Board of Commissioners. The resolutions expressed the Board's decisions related to fiscal, administrative, and legal matters relating to the operation of the Sewer District.
Roadway Project Photographs
Notebooks of photographs of Engineering Department projects relating to paving, widening, and sewer work.
Rock Quarries Bids and Correspondence
Bids to supply rock crushers and screens to the City.
Seattle Bridges Photograph Album
Photographs of Seattle Engineering Department work on bridges, overpasses, and viaducts. Neighborhoods pictured include the Industrial District, University District, and Downtown.
Seattle Center Construction Photographs
Neighborhood Street Fund Records
Records concerning street improvement projects in Seattle neighborhoods
Bridge Foreman's Reports
Reports on condition of Seattle bridges.
Condemnation Records
Project plans, property descriptions, condemnation ordinances, judgements and awards of compensation documenting the condemnation of private property by the City for public works projects. Includes drawings of improvements and some files include photographs. Arranged by condemnation ordinance. Folders 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.
Damage Case Records
Legal case files, primarily concerning litigation over public and private property damages.
Denny Hill Regrade Photograph Albums
Photographs documenting the Denny Hill Regrade, 1904-1929; images include views of the regrade area, sluicing operations, machinery and equipment, and disposal of debris in Elliott Bay.
Engineering Department Digest (Newsletter)
Engineering Department employee newsletter containing personnel updates, notices of award winners, well wishes for ill coworkers, personal news such as weddings and new babies, and announcements of social activities like the department's fishing derby and bowling league. The newsletter was published weekly until the mid-1970s, when it went to biweekly. By the 1990s it was a monthly publication. The collection has a gap between 1976 and 1994.
Engineering Department Director's Records
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, budget materials, and notes related to administration of the Seattle Engineering Department. The records document SED projects and activities and its relationship with other City agencies. These records cover the period after SED stopped use of a central filing system.
Property Ownership Lists and Abstracts
Lists of property owners and descriptions of tracts of land in Seattle.
R.H. Thomson Freeway Records
Engineering and property records concerning a proposed freeway in Seattle.
Engineering Department Safety Photographs
Photographs of Engineering Department Safety Award-winning departments and individuals, 1947-1987. Also included are photographs of Engineering Department vehicles and equipment, construction projects, and vehicle damage due to accidents.
Solid Waste Subject Files
Files relating to the work of the Engineering Department's Solid Waste Division.
Engineering Department Strategic Action Plan Task Force Records
Street Trees and Landscaping Records
Primarily records of the Seattle City Arborist.
Street Vacation Records
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- Cumulative Reserve Fund 1
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- Drainage -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1