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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Taxes

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 90 Collections and/or Records:

Assessed Valuations

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1802-A4
Scope and Contents note

Reports of assessed valuations and tax rates for cities, towns, and special taxing districts in King County; and certificates of assessed valuations for the City of Seattle.

Dates: 1902-1984

City of Ballard City Clerk's Files

 Series
Identifier: 9106-03
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...
Dates: 1890-1907

City of Georgetown City Clerk's Files

 Series
Identifier: 9123-03
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1904-1910

City Treasurer's Record of Taxes Collected

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8004-04
Scope and Contents note

Record of 1892 city taxes collected between October 1892 and March 1893. Includes date collected, name of individual, and amount of city tax and grade tax.

Dates: 1892

City of Columbia City Clerk's Files

 Series
Identifier: 9112-03
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...
Dates: 1893-1913

City of Ballard Delinquent Assessment Roll

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8004-05
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1892

Delinquent Tax List for the City of Seattle

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8004-02
Scope and Contents note

Lists of delinquent City taxes turned over to the King County Treasurer for collection. Once collected, proceeds were returned to the City Clerk. Includes name of delinquent individual or business, description of property, assessed valuation, and taxes owed. One volume (1876-1877) includes a list of collections returned to the City.

Dates: 1873-1878