Committee agendas, record of votes, background material, and draft legislation relating to city finances and personnel issues.

An ordinance fixing the official bonds of the officers of the City of Columbia.

An ordinance providing for the making of certain local improvements within the Town of South Park, and the manner in which special assessments therefor may be made and collected on property specially benefited thereby, and the modes of paying for the same.

An Ordinance to provide a jail for the town of Ballard.

An ordinance levying a tax of seven mills on the taxable property in the limits of Southeast Seattle for the year 1906.

An Ordinance providing for the auditing of demands against the Town of West Seattle, and providing for their payment.

An ordinance providing for the assessment, levy, and collecting of taxes, and otherwise relating to the manner of raising revenue for the town.

An Ordinance prescribing the form of licenses and warrants and prescribing the duties of certain officers.

An ordinance regulating municipal improvement work in the City of Columbia.

An ordinance providing for the giving of receipts and tax receipts upon the payment of money to the officer of the town.

An Ordinance providing the manner in which the city may enter into contracts.

A resolution relating to the manner of transacting the business of the town. (See comments.)

An ordinance authorizing and empowering Henry J. Miller, his associates, assigns, successors and executors, to erect and maintain gas works and gas plant, and to lay down and use pipe and other accessories for the supply and distribution of gas in the City of Columbia, State of Washington.

An Ordinance to regulate the purchasing of supplies and materials for use of the town and auditing of bills current expenses.

An ordinance relating to road poll taxes and the collection thereof.

An ordinance levying and apportioning the property tax of the Town of South Park for the year of 1903.

An ordinance to provide for the payment of certain claims against the town of Ballard.

An ordinance to provide for the payment of claims against the Town of Ballard.

An ordinance providing for the assessment and collection of municipal taxes in the City of Columbia.

An ordinance levying a municipal tax for the year 1906 in the City of Columbia.

An Ordinance providing for bonding the Town of Ballard.

An ordinance providing for tax levy for the Town of Columbia for the years 1893 and 1894.

An ordinance creating and establishing a Water Fund.

An Ordinance to prescribe the mode in which the costs and expenses of all public improvements are to be provided for and paid by special assessment upon property, and how they shall be divided, apportioned, assessed, levied and collected.

An ordinance proposing to voters that the Town of Columbia issue bonds to fund valid out-standing warrants and other municipal purposes.

An Ordinance providing for the assessment and collection of all taxes levied for municipal purposes by the Town of West Seattle.

An ordinance relating to and providing for the General Fund and Water Fund of the town.

An ordinance levying and apportioning the property tax of the Town of South Park for the year 1904.

An Ordinance relating to payment of town warrants drawn in general fund.

An ordinance to transfer cost of grading and sidewalking parts of Angeline Street from Street Fund to General Fund.

An Ordinance providing for the assessment and collection of a proper proportion of the expenses of the city engineer's office from the local improvement funds for the improvement of streets, alleys, or public places, provided for in any of the ordinances of the City of Georgetown, as part of the incidental expenses of such improvements.

An ordinance providing for the tax levy for the Town of Columbia for the years 1894 and 1895.

An ordinance fixing the bond, duties and compensation of officers of said Town of Columbia.

An ordinance creating an Emergency Fund.

An ordinance prescribing and fixing the rate of interest upon warrants of the Town of South Park.

An ordinance directing the calling in and payment of outstanding warrants by the Treasurer, imposing penalty and stopping interest.

An Ordinance providing for attorney fee in the case of Town of West Seattle vs. West Seattle Land & Improvement Company, et al., and repealing Ordinance No. 48 in so far as in conflict herewith.

An ordinance providing for and fixing the tax levy for the Town of Columbia for the years 1895 and 1896, fiscal years.

An Ordinance in relation to the payment of assessments for street improvements.

An Ordinance providing for assessing and levying taxes for municipal purposes for the year A. D. 1905.

An ordinance establishing a Current Expense Fund, and an Indebtedness Fund in the Town of Columbia.

An ordinance providing for the tax levy for the Town of Columbia, for the year 1897.

An ordinance levying and apportioning the property tax of the Town of South Park, Washington, for the year 1905.

An ordinance making the tax levy for the year 1898, in the Town of Columbia.

An ordinance making the tax levy for the year 1899 in the Town of Columbia.

An Ordinance amending Section twelve (12) of Ordinance No. 36 of the City of Ballard.

An ordinance creating an indebtedness against the Town of Columbia, Washington, in the sum of fifty five hundred dollars, for the purpose of the purchasing of the materials for the construction and erection of a plan and system of Water Works for said town to be owned and controlled by said town, etc.

An ordinance pledging the revenues of the Water Fund to pay the interest upon the General Municipal Coupon Bonds of the Town of Columbia for Water Works, about to be issued, and directing the Treasurer to pay out of the said fund the interest upon said General Municipal Coupon Bonds of the Town of Columbia for Water Works as it accrues.

An ordinance directing the Treasurer of the Town of Columbia to transfer from the Water Fund of said town, into the General Municipal Coupon Bonds for Water Works, interest fund, sufficient money to pay the interest upon the General Municipal Coupon Bonds of the Town of Columbia for Water Works.

An Ordinance providing for a special election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Ballard, for their ratification or rejection, the question whether the council of said shall incur and indebtedness of $8900.00 the purpose of purchasing the water works system of the West Coast Improvement Company together with a tract of land on which the reservoir and spring of said system are located.

An ordinance levying and apportioning the property tax of the Town of South Park for the year 1906.

An ordinance authorizing the Mayor and Clerk of the Town of Columbia to enter into a contract with the City of Seattle for the sale of water by the City of Seattle to the Town of Columbia for a limited period of years.

An Ordinance providing for the construction and maintenance of a system of Water Works, and the building of an Electric Light plant in the City of Ballard, specifying and adopting a system and plan therefor, and declaring the estimated cost thereof, and providing for the submission thereof, for ratification or rejection, to the qualified voters of said City, at a special election, and the issuance of bonds to pay therefor.

An Ordinance providing for the purchase of a system of water-works specifying and adopting the system and plan proposed, and declaring the estimated cost thereof and providing for the submission thereof for ratification or rejection, to the qualified voters of said City, at a special election, and the issuance of bonds to pay thereof.

An Ordinance providing for the purchase of a system of water works specifying and adopting the system and plan proposed, and declaring the estimated cost thereof, and providing for the submission thereof, for ratification or rejection, to the qualified voters of said city, at a special election, and the issuance of bonds to pay therefor.

An ordinance making the tax levy for the year 1903 in the Town of Columbia.

An ordinance appropriating out of the General Fund of the Town of South Park the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars for the improvement of the dyke.

An Ordinance providing for the construction and maintenance of a system of water works, a system of sewerage, and an electric light plant in the City of Ballard, specifying and adopting a system and plan therefor, and declaring the estimate cost thereof, and providing for the submission thereof, for ratification or rejection, to the qualified voters of said city, at a special election, and the issuance of bonds to pay therefor.

An ordinance providing for the borrowing by the Town of Columbia of thirty-nine hundred dollars for municipal purposes, and the issuance of its negotiable bonds therefor.

An ordinance providing for the calling and holding of a special election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the Town of Columbia the question whether or not said town shall for strictly municipal purposes, borrow thirty-nine hundred dollars, and issue its negotiable bonds therefor.

An Ordinance providing for the borrowing of $23,900.00, and issuing negotiable bonds therefor, for the purpose of funding the outstanding indebtedness of the City of Ballard.

An Ordinance providing for creating an indebtedness of Five Thousand Dollars for the purpose of defraying the estimated cost of the expenses of the City of Ballard until the first day of March, 1894, and providing for the submission thereof, for ratification or rejection, to the qualified voters of said city at a special election.

An Ordinance levying a tax for the year 1905 for the City of Georgetown.

An ordinance establishing a system by which the accounts of the City of Ballard shall be kept, and prescribing the duties of certain City officers in the premises

An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 9, entitled, "An Ordinance prescribing the form of licenses and warrants, and prescribing the duties of certain officers."

An Ordinance directing the all moneys received for liquor licenses be placed in the Salary Fund, and applied to the payment of salary of City officers for 1894.

An Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 36, the City Council of the City of Ballard, ordinance as follows.

An ordinance amending Section1 of Ordinance No. 17 of the Town of Columbia, entitled "An ordinance relating to road toll taxes and the collection thereof", passed by the Council February 10, 1893, signed and approved February 13, 1893.

An Ordinance providing for the construction and maintenance of a system of Water Works and the building of an electricity plant in the City of Ballard specifying and adopting a system and plan thereof, declaring the estimates cost thereof asset providing for the submission thereof, for ratification or rejection, to the qualified voters of said city, of a special and the issuance of funds to pay thereof.

An ordinance repealing Resolution No. 14 of the Town of Columbia, being an ordinance entitled "A Resolution relating to the manner of transacting the business of the town."

An Ordinance creating the Office of Superintendent of Water Works, and providing for the appointment and fixing the bonds, duties and compensation of the Superintendent of Water Works

An ordinance providing for the creation, maintenance and disposition of a judgment fund

An ordinance fixing the bonds of the City Treasurer and providing for the sureties thereon.

An Ordinance levying a tax for the year 1906 for Municipal purposes in The City of Georgetown.

An Ordinance to amend Section One and Section Two of Ordinance No. 242, entitled "An ordinance fixing the bonds of the City Treasurer and providing for the sureties thereon," passed by the Council on the 22nd day of December 1896.

An Ordinance relating to, and providing for the collection of costs and assessments for local improvements by a new assessment or re-assessment of the costs and expenses of making the said local improvements in the City of Ballard

An ordinance providing for the assessing and levying of taxes for general municipal purposes for the year 1897 upon all taxable real and personal property within the city of Ballard.

An Ordinance levying a tax for municipal purposes in the City of Georgetown, for the year 1907.

An ordinance providing for assessing and levying taxes for general municipal purposes for the year 1899.

An Ordinance levying a tax for municipal purposes in the City of Georgetown for the year 1908.

An Ordinance levying a special tax for municipal purposes in the City of Georgetown for the year 1908, and authorizing and legal proceeding or action necessary to cause the same to be collected by the County Treasurer of King County.

An Ordinance creating and establishing a fund in the City Treasury of the City of Georgetown to be known as the Judgment Fund, and prescribing the method for the issuance of warrants thereon.

An Ordinance providing for an appropriation of Two Hundred Fifty $250.00 from the General Fund of the City of Georgetown to be given to the Duwamish River Improvement Club, a corporation, for the purpose of widening, deepening and straightening the Duwamish River, in order that it may be made into a commercial waterway.

An Ordinance granting to J. W. Clise, his heirs, associates, successors and assigns, the right, privilege and authority to erect and maintain gas works, and to lay down, maintain and operate pipes in the streets, alleys, and public places in the City of Ballard for the transmission, supply, distribution and sale of heating and illuminating gas.

An Ordinance levying a tax for municipal purposes in the City of Georgetown for the year 1910.

An Ordinance providing for the offsetting of awards against special assessments in condemnation suits, and providing for the cancellation of special assessments in certain cases.

An Ordinance providing for the extension of the water system and an addition to the water mains of the City of Ballard, specifying and adopting the plan, declaring the estimated cost, authorizing the City of Ballard to issue bonds in payment thereof and providing for the submission thereof for ratification or rejection to the qualified voters of said city at a special election.

An Ordinance providing for the construction of an electric light plant in the City of Ballard, specifying and adopting a system and plan, thereof, declaring the estimated cost and mode of payment and providing for the submission thereof, for ratification or rejection to the qualified voters of said city at a special election.

An Ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of bonds by the City of Ballard for the purpose of providing funds for an addition to the water mains and an extension of the water system.

An Ordinance providing for assessing and levying taxes for general and municipal purposes for the year 1902.

An Ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of bonds of the City of Ballard in the sum of $2000 for the purpose of extending the sewer system, and providing for the submission thereof, for ratification or rejection to the qualified voters of said City at the ensuing municipal election.

An Ordinance to establish a water works fund in the City Treasury of the City of Ballard.

An Ordinance to establish a fund in the City Treasury of the City of Ballard for a Free Public Library in said city.

An Ordinance providing for the grading, grubbing, guttering, paving, repairing, repaving, planking, replanking of streets or other improvements thereof authorized by law within the City of Ballard, and providing for the levying and collection of special assessments therefor, upon the property benefitted thereby, and the issuance of bonds in payment thereof, payable in installments as provided by law, and repealing Ordinance No. 193.

An Ordinance providing for the extension of the water system and an addition to the water mains of the City of Ballard, specifying and adopting the plan, declaring the estimated cost, authorizing the City of Ballard to issue bonds in payment thereof, and providing for the submission thereof for ratification or rejection to the qualified voters of said city at a special election.

An Ordinance prohibiting the expenditure of money in excess of the amount levied for any particular purpose.

An Ordinance fixing the details and form of the water works bonds of the City of Ballard, Washington, to the amount of $25,000, provided for by Ordinance No. 796, and authorized by vote of the qualified voters of said city voting at a special election held on August 20, 1904.

An Ordinance to establish a Water Works Fund and a Water Works Extension Fund in the City Treasury of the City of Ballard, and repealing Ordinance No. 639, entitled, "An Ordinance to establish a water works fund in the City Treasury of the City of Ballard", passed by the City Council June 16th, A. D. 1903.

Correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and photographs collected by Massart while serving on City Council (1950-1967). Includes materials relating to Metro, Seattle Center, Century 21 Exposition, Pacific Science Center Foundation, and the Port of Seattle. Other subjects include transportation, city finances, housing, alcoholism, sports stadium, human rights, and urban renewal.