Board of Eminent Domain Commissioners Condemnation Case Files
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, statements of cost, petitions, ordinances, maps, and judgements on verdicts relating to property condemned by the City for municipal use. Also includes list of assessment rolls filed 1908-1927. Files are arranged numerically from 1-377 and chronologically thereafter.
Dates
- Creation: 1907-1950
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Board of Eminent Domain Commissioners (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
The Board of Eminent Domain Commissioners was created in 1907 to establish the assessed value of real property condemned for public use. The three commissioners were appointed by the Superior Court and were officials of the Court. However, the Board also represented the City in condemnation matters. The Board was abolished in the mid-1950s.
Full Extent
8 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement note
Arranged alphabetically in two subseries.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Need to number cases after 377
Location of Records
SMA
Subject
- Seattle (Wash.). Board of Eminent Domain Commissioners (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Condemnation Case Files 1907-1950
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository