Street Trees and Landscaping Records
Scope and Contents note
Records of the City Arborist and Engineering Department staff concerning tree planting and landscaping projects. Project files include correspondence, reports, plant lists, photographs and drawings. Projects document street tree planting and maintenance, landscaping associated with construction projects, traffic triangles, traffic circles, and community tree planting projects. Subject files concern tree and street use ordinances, tree pruning practices and guidelines, educational outreach activities and urban forestry issues.
Dates
- Creation: 1957-2001
- Creation: 1966-1996
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Engineering Dept. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
The Engineering Department (SED) maintained the City's streets and bridges, designed and oversaw construction of public works projects, provided traffic and transportation planning, and operated the sewer and solid waste utility. The position of City Surveyor was created in 1873 to survey the City, establish boundaries and street grades, and administer condemnation processes. This position was renamed City Engineer in 1890. In 1931 the Engineering Department absorbed part of the Department of Public Utilities and in 1936 it assumed the responsibilities of the Department of Streets and Sewers and the Traffic Department. In 1997, the water, solid waste, drainage, and wastewater utilities from the Engineering and Water departments were merged with the Engineering Services Division of SED and the Customer Service Call Center and Construction Engineering Sections of City Light to form Seattle Public Utilities. The traffic and transportation functions of the Engineering Department were consolidated in the Seattle Transportation Department.
Full Extent
9.6 Cubic Feet (11 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Primarily records of the Seattle City Arborist.
Arrangement note
Arranged into two sub-series, Subject Files and Project Files.
Subject
- Seattle (Wash.). Engineering Dept. (Organization)
- Clark, Jerry D. (Person)
- Black, Marvin E. (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Seattle Engineering Department Street Trees and Landscaping Records 1957-2001
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness
- Date
- © 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- EAD Location
- http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv44821
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository