Collection: Seattle Transportation Commission Appraisals

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

Creation: 1941

Creator

Seattle Transportation Commission (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

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).