Annexed Cities

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Certification by the Secretary of State that abstracts of proceedings relating to annexation have been filed with the State. Includes abstracts of Seattle City Council meetings, petitions, resolutions, ordinances, and votes cast in annexation elections.

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Petitions for annexation, certificates of annexation, incorporation certifications, and reports on proposed consolidation of services for the small cities that were annexed by Seattle between 1906-1910. Includes Ballard, Columbia, Dunlap, Georgetown, Ravenna, South Park, South Seattle, Southeast Seattle, West Seattle, and Yesler Precinct.

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Index to Treasurer's Local Improvement District assessment rolls including districts for the annexed cities. Contains alphabetical listing of street or addition, district number, ordinance, and assessment roll volume number.

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Official census compiled by the City of Southeast Seattle to verify its population prior to annexation by Seattle. Included only the names of the 4,282 residents.

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Proceedings of the Ballard City Council. Includes vote results by precinct of annual city elections.

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Numerical listing of municipal laws passed by the Ballard City Council.

Scope and Contents note Administrative records of Ballard filed with the City Clerk. Materials include audits, bids and proposals, financial statements, city officials' reports, contracts and bonds, political party nomination records, franchises, oaths of office, petitions, resolutions, specifications, and correspondence. Of particular interest are records relating to the city water system contracted from Seattle, local improvements, service franchises, election materials, activities of the West Coast Improvement...

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Numerical register of warrants issued by the City of Ballard. Includes warrant number, date, to whom issued, amount, and reason for issue.

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Financial demands and claims against the City of Ballard for services rendered. Includes name of claimant, date of demand, service rendered, number of warrant issued, amount, and date.

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Official files on local street and sewer improvements. Includes assessment rolls, majority petitions, bids, bonds, contracts, work completed, estimates, City Council reports, assessment collection statements, and hearing determinations. Arranged alphabetically by street and numerically by district.

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Proceedings of the Georgetown City Council

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Ordinances passed by the Georgetown City Council.

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Administrative records of Georgetown filed with the City Clerk. Includes bids and proposals, specifications, correspondence, city officials' reports, franchises, petitions, and oaths of office. The bulk of records relate to local improvements, extension of city services, and franchise administration.

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Financial demands against the city of Georgetown for services rendered. Includes name of claimant, date of claim, amount, reasons for demand, warrant number, date warrant issued, and amount. Volume Two is titled Synoptic Journal and Cash Book.

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Proceedings of the Southeast Seattle Town Council. Includes oaths of office, newspaper clippings regarding incorporation and movement toward annexation, and petitions and a resolution supporting annexation to the City of Seattle.

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Ordinances passed by the Southeast Seattle Town Council.

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Proceedings of the West Seattle City Council

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Ordinances passed by the West Seattle City Council.

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Administrative records of West Seattle filed with the City Clerk. Includes contracts, bonds, correspondence, city officials' reports, franchises, oaths of office, petitions, resolutions, and bids and proposals. Filed alphabetically by subject or record type.

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Proceedings of Columbia City Council.

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Ordinances passed by the City Council and arranged in two numerical series. Ordinances 1-185 cover the period 1893-1906. A second series, numbered 1-61, was begun when Columbia achieved city of the third class status in 1906. Volume Two also contains Resolutions passed by City Council.

Scope and Contents note Administrative records of the City of Columbia filed with the City Clerk. They cover the period from incorporation in 1893 to annexation in 1907 with a few records relating to completion of local improvements in 1913. Materials include Council resolutions, committee reports, City Attorney opinions, contracts, correspondence, franchises, city officials' reports, local improvement district bonds, mayor's messages, oaths of office, petitions, ordinances, bonds, and bills and receipts. Arranged...

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Register of demands against the City of Columbia. Includes date of demand, name of claimant, amount, reason for demand, warrant number, and date issued.

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Numerical register of warrants issued by City of Columbia for services. Includes warrant number, amount paid, date, to whom issued, and reason for payment.

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Majority petitions, assessment rolls, collection receipts, affidavits of publication, contracts, bonds, cost estimates, and work completed reports relating to local street and sewer improvements. Arranged numerically by district.

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Roll of delinquent 1892 taxes for the City of Ballard. Includes name, property description, total valuation of real property, total delinquent tax, and if applicable, sewer fund tax, interest due, penalty for delinquency, and cost of advertising delinquency notice. Also includes date of payment. All outstanding delinquent taxes were forgiven in 1923 by Ordinance 45744.

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Roll of delinquent assessments for local improvement districts created by Town of Columbia Ordinances 29, 31, 32. Includes property description, owner, frontage feet, per foot assessment, total cost, penalty interest, total delinquent charge, amount and date paid, and special notes.

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Delinquent assessment roll for local improvement districts in South Park. Includes property description, owner name, frontage feet, assessment, penalties and interest, total due, date paid and name of payee.

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Statements of financial condition of Ballard, Columbia, South Park, and West Seattle at the time of annexation of the City of Seattle. Included are statements regarding local improvement districts, municipal bonds, funds, and balance sheets.

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Proceedings of South Park City Council.

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Ordinances passed by the South Park City Council.

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Administrative records of South Park filed with the City Clerk. Materials include contracts, claims, bonds, correspondence, city officials' reports, oaths of office, petitions, and tax statements. Records relate to local improvements, franchise operations, elections, and licensing of saloons and sporting exhibitions.