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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Department of Streets and Sewers Superintendent's Correspondence

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2625-01

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and memoranda to and from the Superintendent of Streets and Sewers relating to improvement, street and sewer conditions, construction projects, personnel issues, and other department matters. Letterpress books arranged chronologically.

Dates

  • Creation: 1904-1926

Historical Note

The Department of Streets and Sewers was responsible for planning, construction, repair, and cleaning of the City's streets, sidewalks, and sewers. City Council appointed the first Street Commissioner in 1875. The position came under the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Works in 1890. The position of Superintendent of Streets, Sewers and Parks was established in 1896; authority over parks was removed in 1904. The Department was abolished in 1936 and became the Maintenance Division of the Engineering Department.

Full Extent

3 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

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