9380-00. Seattle Transportation Commission
Record Group
Identifier: 9380-00
The Seattle Transportation Commission was established in 1939 to oversee the operation of the Seattle Transit System. The three-member Commission was appointed by the Mayor. The Commission appointed the manager of the Transit System. It was also responsible for establishing policies and procedures and administering the finances of the System. It was abolished in 1952 and replaced by the Seattle Transit Commission (9379).
Creator:
Seattle Transportation Commission
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Seattle Transportation Commission Minutes
Series
Identifier: 9380-01
Scope and Contents note
Proceedings of commission meetings.
Dates:
1939-1951
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Transportation Commission Resolutions
Series
Identifier: 9380-02
Scope and Contents note
Resolutions relating to the operation of Seattle Transit.
Dates:
1939-1951
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Transportation Commission Rehabilitation Bids
Series
Identifier: 9380-03
Scope and Contents note
Bids for various work projects relating to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation funded rehabilitation of the City's transit system.
Dates:
1939
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Transportation Commission Contracts
Series
Identifier: 9380-04
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence and contracts let for rehabilitation of the city's transit system.
Dates:
1939-1942
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Transportation Commission Reports of Expenditures to Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Series
Identifier: 9380-05
Scope and Contents note
Financial and narrative reports to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation regarding progress on the rehabilitation of the transit system in Seattle.
Dates:
1940-1942
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Transportation Commission Appraisals
Series
Identifier: 9380-06
Scope and Contents note
Appraisals of the value and usability of equipment and facilities following the 1939 rehabilitation of the City's Municipal Street Railway System and subsequent organization of Seattle Transit.
Dates:
1941
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives
Transit Talk (Newsletter)
Series — Box 1
Identifier: 9380-07
Abstract
Newsletter for employees of the Seattle Transit System.
Dates:
1942-1947
Found in:
Seattle Municipal Archives