2600-00. Engineering Department

Two albums containing 110 and 344 photos, respectively, of the 1933 University Bridge reconstruction and widening.

Photographic negatives documenting public works, city employees, and elected officials.

Two volumes documenting cracks in pavements on Seattle city streets.

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

Notebook recording grades of streets in Seattle, organized from most level to steepest.

Files relating to the work of the Engineering Department's Solid Waste Division.

Notebooks of photographs of Engineering Department projects relating to paving, widening, and sewer work.

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

Correspondence, estimates of expenses, payroll statements, and various reports by the City Engineer. Includes correspondence of Albro Gardner and Reginald H. Thomson.

Memoranda to and from the City Engineer relating to department policy and projects.

Correspondence, reports of work completed, bid tabulations, payroll distributions, local improvement summaries, and other reports relating to department activities. ..NOTE: One volume is titled "C.J. Moore"

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.

Brochures and newsletters from Seattle Engineering Department.

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.

Records of a planning task force.

Correspondence, notices of appointment, requests for classification, employment and separation reports, and other personnel actions. Letterpress books arranged chronologically.

Records from the Seattle Engineering Department's central filing system.

Specifications, estimates of work completed, correspondence, notices, certificates of completion, ordinances, contracts, and sketches relating to local improvement districts in Ballard, Georgetown, Columbia, West Seattle, and South Park. These are LID projects that were completed under the administration of the Engineering Department after the communities were annexed by the City of Seattle.

Register of amount and cost of fruits, vegetables, and hay purchased by the department. Also includes register of purchases by the City Hospital, stockade, and City Stables with the purpose of identifying rancid produce.

Seattle weather 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.

Seattle weather data.

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

Rainfall and other weather data for Seattle.

These spreadsheets show the numbers and locations of various types of businesses throughout Seattle in 1938. Also includes recapitulations comparing information from 1909 and 1938.

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

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.

Legal case files, primarily concerning litigation over public and private property damages.

Lists of property owners and descriptions of tracts of land in Seattle.

Drawings and engineering calculations relating to construction of the Ballard and Twelfth Avenue South (over Dearborn) bridges.

Building, sewer, water main, curb, and intersection grades including address or location, a drawing with grade, calculations and dimensions, and remarks. Also includes ordinances and LID numbers where applicable.

Slides related to public works projects, designs and reports. Includes paving, bridge maintenance, landslides, water supply, and Public Utility Department materials. Also includes images from the Municipal Plans Commission "Bogue Plan" and a tour of Egypt to study irrigation.

Slides of various Engineering Department projects (includes reproductions of historical negatives)

Videotapes of Engineering Department projects and events, and training films. Includes tape transfers made of historical film footage taken from as early as the 1910s.

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

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.

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.

Three albums of photographs depicting vehicles and equipment used by the Seattle Engineering Department.

Photographs of the repavement of Third Avenue, 1928 and 1929.

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.

Photographs of Seattle Engineering Department work on bridges, overpasses, and viaducts. Neighborhoods pictured include the Industrial District, University District, and Downtown.

Photographs and slides documenting preconstruction and construction of the West Seattle Freeway Bridge, 1980-1983.

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.

Photographic documentation of Seattle's creeks, including activities undertaken by the Water Department to test and improve water quality.

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.

Correspondence and reports on the West Seattle Freeway. Material covers condemnations, landscaping, construction and roadway maintenance. Arranged alphabetically by type.

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

Engineering and property records concerning a proposed freeway in Seattle.

Correspondence, memoranda, engineering notes, reports, logs, photographs, blueprints, maps, and accounting notes relating to the construction of the Tolt River Dam. Construction correspondence is arranged chronologically and includes a rudimentary index.

Reports, specifications, correspondence, and estimates documenting Seattle Engineering Department construction of bridges.

Records relating to the construction of the Yesler Building.

Register of labor and materials used to complete construction and improvement projects for the Parks Department.

Records of the construction of the Cedar River Watershed facilities and subsequent repair and replacement of pipelines. Materials also relate to the West Seattle, Beacon Hill, and Volunteer Park pipelines. Includes correspondence, agreements and contracts, specifications, maps, test results, grade sheets, and work estimates.

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

Correspondence, contracts, work estimates, drawings, and notes relating to construction of Landsburg Dam. The project was financed by Water Bonds purchased by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

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

Construction records for the Tolt River Watershed including correspondence, reports, test results, specifications, contracts, and work estimates relating to dams, pipelines, and reservoirs. Box 4 consists of maps and surveys related to pipeline right-of-way.

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.

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.

Estimates of work completed on local and miscellaneous improvements. Includes date, contractor, improvement project, progress to date, progress required to date by contract, contractors estimate of expenses, previous estimates, amount paid. Arranged chronologically.

Bids to supply rock crushers and screens to the City.

Inspectors' reports to either City Engineer or Board of Public Works. Includes recommendations on construction and improvement permits, and inspections of work. Four Volumes contain indexes to streets.

Reports on condition of Seattle bridges.

Primarily records of the Seattle City Arborist.

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

Records of the Seattle Department of Engineering consisting of correspondence between the Department and grantees of utility franchises. Also included are agreements, maps, drawings, and photographs.

Correspondence, working papers, reports, environmental impact statements, studies, testimony, conference presentations, and recommendations relating to research on converting solid waste to methanol or ammonia. Included is material concerning siting of a conversion plant. Correspondence includes input from government agencies and officials, community organizations, and the scientific community.

Correspondence, estimates of work completed, notices of laying pipelines and power lines, notice of final payment, etc. relating to construction of electric power plant. Primarily correspondence of the City Engineer.

Correspondence and contracts relating to construction, maintenance, and specifications for water mains, pipelines, standpipe, and reservoirs in the Cedar River Water System.

Correspondence of City Engineer and Water Supply Engineer relating to construction, stress tests, claims against trespassing, and maintenance in the Skagit River Power System.

Correspondence of City Engineer regarding construction, extension, and maintenance of the City's water system. Includes information on reservoirs, water mains, and pipelines. Volume one contains correspondence and calculations of Benezette Williams who conducted the first survey of the Cedar River Watershed and issued the first plan for a City water system.

Correspondence, bids and specifications, and grade sheets relating to Seattle's water distribution system. Correspondence deals with extension of fire service, laying of water mains, and general extension of water to the City. Grade sheets provide elevations, grade, fill amounts, and remarks for various station points along distribution routes.

Reports and studies concerning Seattle's water supply, especially relating to the Tolt River Watershed. Includes geologic reports, foundation condition, design studies, and a history of the Tolt River. Also included is correspondence related to various studies.