Franchise Records
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, ordinances, agreements, and franchise statements relating to franchise granted by the City for street railways, railroad right--of-ways, and utilities. Includes some franchises of the City of Ballard. Arranged by file number. Index volume included with records lists franchise recipient, ordinance number when included, and file number.
Dates
- Creation: 1889-1906
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.
Full Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement note
Chronological
BRS AFA Note
Index with Records
Location of Records
SMA
Subject
- Seattle and International Railway Company (Organization)
- Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk (Organization)
- Seattle-Montana Railway Company (Organization)
- Seattle-Tacoma Railway Company (Organization)
- West Seattle Land and Improvement Company (Organization)
- Seattle Coal and Iron Company (Organization)
- Seattle Electric Company (Organization)
- Seattle Steam Heat and Power Company (Organization)
- Rainier Power and Railway Company (Organization)
- Sander, Fred E. (Person)
- Seattle Automatic Telephone Exchange (Organization)
- Seattle Cataract Company (Organization)
- Northern Pacific Railway Company (Organization)
- Independent Telephone Company (Seattle, Wash.) (Organization)
- Furth, Jacob, b. 1840 (Person)
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad (Organization)
- Citizens Light and Power Company (Organization)
- City of Ballard (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Franchise Records 1889-1906
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository