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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Public works -- Washington (State) -- Seattle

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Engineering Department Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-G2
Scope and Contents note Engineering Department annual reports date from 1899 to 1995. The 1909 report of Refuse Destructor No. 1 is also included in this series. This report includes information on composition of refuse, number of tons of refuse burned, temperature, and other statistics. The reports contain detailed information on paving, sewers, bridges, construction, arterial design, and many other types of work. For example, reports in the 1930s contain information on works Progress Administration projects and...
Dates: 1893-1995

Damage Case Records

 Series
Identifier: 2608-03
Abstract

Legal case files, primarily concerning litigation over public and private property damages.

Dates: 1891-2003; 1914-1987

Engineering Department Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 2600-05
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, budget materials, and notes related to administration of the Seattle Engineering Department. The records document SED projects and activities and its relationship with other City agencies. These records cover the period after SED stopped use of a central filing system.

Dates: 1984-1994