Warrant Registers
Scope and Contents Note
This collection of six volumes tracks warrants issued from various city funds. The details tracked in these registers vary from volume to volume, but may include date of issuance, recipient, amount issued, transaction numbers, dates of cancellation, and more.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1955
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Office of the Treasurer (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
The position of City Treasurer was created in Seattle’s first City Charter in 1869. The Treasurer administered the collection, management, and disbursement of all City monies, invested temporary surplus cash, kept accounts of all funds received and expended, and administered Local Improvement District assessments. The Treasurer, like the Comptroller, was an elected official until 1992, when a City Charter amendment abolished the two positions and consolidated the two departments into an executive agency, the Department of Finance.
Full Extent
6 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of registers from the City of Seattle Treasurer used to track various warrants between 1890 and 1955.
Location of Records
SMA
Genre / Form
- 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