Index to Deeds and Easements

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1803-05

Scope and Contents note

An automated index is maintained by the Office of the City Clerk. It includes deed or easement number, date filed with the City Clerk, King County recording number, authorizing City ordinance number, name of grantor, and legal description of the property. The old manual back-up indexes (1884-1992) include volumes recording deeds alphabetically by plat or township/range coordinates. Entries include file number, grantor, type of instrument, property description, ordinance number, date, and remarks. Index cards beginning in 1970 include the same information.

Dates

Creation: 1884-2017

Creator

Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The City Clerk maintains the City's legislative records, official filings, and the Seattle Municipal Archives; keeps the minutes of City Council meetings; and provides information services to City agencies and the public. Seattle's first City Charter allowed for a Clerk of the Common Council to be elected by the Council. In 1875 the position of City Clerk became elective and remained so until 1896 when the new Charter designated the Comptroller ex-officio City Clerk. The Comptroller served as City Clerk through 1992. A 1991 City Charter amendment transferred the Comptroller's function to the Department of Finance and the City Clerk's Office became a division of the Legislative Department effective in 1993.