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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).

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

Seattle Transportation Commission Resolutions

 Series
Identifier: 9380-02
Scope and Contents note

Resolutions relating to the operation of Seattle Transit.

Dates: 1939-1951

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

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

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

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

Transit Talk (Newsletter)

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 9380-07
Abstract

Newsletter for employees of the Seattle Transit System.

Dates: 1942-1947