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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Water Supply

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Water Department Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 8200-01
Scope and Contents note

Annual financial and narrative report of department activities. Includes 1891, 1894-1968, 1975-1976, and 1978-1985.

Dates: 1891-1985

Cedar River Water Supply System #2 Correspondence

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8203-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence of the assistant City Engineer relating to improvements, construction, and extension of the Seattle water supply system.

Dates: 1907-1911

Miscellaneous Water Supply Correspondence

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8203-04
Scope and Contents note

Information requests, contracts for supplies, orders for supplies, notices of appointment, and general correspondence relating to the City's water system.

Dates: 1889-1904

Water Fund Ledger

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8201-01
Scope and Contents note

First ledger of City water system following the purchase of Spring Hill Water Company and creation of water fund. Includes tap number, street, house number, occupancy type, owner, payer, property and characteristics of property, monthly rate, and payments by month. This is essentially a register of taps, similar to Record Series 8202-01. Ledger cover reads "Water Ledger of the Spring Hill Water Company for 18 ."

Dates: 1890-1891

Water Supply Extension Estimates

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8203-02
Scope and Contents note

Estimates of costs for replacing pipe, construction of reservoirs, system repairs, and building aqueducts. Includes calculations, specifications, and drawings.

Dates: 1915-1921