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Sewers -- Washington (State) -- Seattle

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

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 Ballard Local Improvement District Records

 Series
Identifier: 9106-06
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1891-1907

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 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 Columbia Local Improvement District Records

 Series
Identifier: 9112-06
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1904-1907

Law Department Correspondence (Series II)

 Series
Identifier: 4401-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence to and from the City Attorney. Includes requests from City agencies for legal opinions and advice.



Dates: 1939-1977

Department of Streets and Sewers Annual Reports

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Identifier: 1802-I7
Scope and Contents note The Streets and Sewers Annual Reports date from 1895 to 1931, although there is not report for every year in this series. the earliest report, for 1895, is an itemized list of new construction for the year. The next report, for the year 1903, is a breakdown of costs for the department, including dollars spent for repairing, cleaning, and supplies, for paved streets, planked streets, dirt streets, and other areas. The 1904 report includes both narrative and statistics, and includes reports of...
Dates: 1895-1931

Department of Streets and Sewers Photograph Collection

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2625-10
Abstract

Images document public works projects, including sewer construction, and document a large number of landslides within the City.

Dates: 1916-1936

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

Local Improvement District Project Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1804-01
Scope and Contents note

Project files for street, sewer, and other improvements funded by assessments against property benefiting from improvement. Files include specifications, bids, contracts, notices of assessment, bonds, majority petitions, payment statements, affidavits of publication, estimates of cost, certificates of completion, protests against assessments, drawings, and City Council committee reports. Arranged by LID number after 1891 and alphabetically for earlier years.

Dates: 1881-1999

Engineering Department Maps and Drawings

 Series
Identifier: 2613-01
Scope and Contents note Maps, plans, and profiles. Map subjects include topography, plats, annexations, precincts and wards, and various types of districts. Plans include architectural drawings for municipally owned buildings and structures such as bridges, viaducts and pipelines, and site plans for construction and improvement projects. Profiles are generally of water and sewer pipelines and street grades. Select objects are viewable in ...
Dates: 1888-1976

Gordon S. Clinton Mayoral Records

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Identifier: 5219-01
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Correspondence, reports, and studies, financial papers, minutes, speeches, notes and memoranda, newspaper clippings, and ephemera relating to Clinton's term as mayor. Includes departmental files and correspondence with agencies and individuals outside City government. Arranged alphabetically for each year.

Dates: 1953-1964

Lake City Sewer District Minutes

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Identifier: 2630-01
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, meeting minutes, notes and financial statements of Lake City Sewer District. Subjects include sewer district expansion, sewer maintenance, and accounts management.

Dates: 1953-1971

Office of Management and Budget Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 5001-01
Abstract

Records from Seattle's Office of Management and Budget.

Dates: 1973-1991

Jack Richards Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4675-02
Abstract

Records from Richards's office during his term on Seattle City Council.

Dates: 1977-1982

Charles T. Royer Departmental Correspondence

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Identifier: 5274-01
Scope and Contents note Correspondence with city departments regarding departmental activities and programs. Records document ongoing operations as well as specific issues and events. A large portion of the records relate to the Department of Community Development and document the city's work on urban renewal, housing, neighborhood improvement, and historic preservation. Records relating to City Light deal with issues ranging from nuclear power to rates to discrimination against female and minority employees....
Dates: 1978-1989

Engineering Department Unrecorded Subject Files

 Series — Box 0
Identifier: 2602-02
Abstract

Records from the Seattle Engineering Department's central filing system.

Dates: 1890-1994

Seattle-King County Department of Health and Department of Health Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-G6
Scope and Contents note Department of Health or Sanitation and Health Officer Reports date from 1896 to 1947; Seattle-King County Department of Public Health Annual Reports date from 1950 forward. Early reports include information on sewer and solid waste in the City as these were issues closely related to health conditions. There are two reports for 1896. One is the annual report of the Department of Sanitation for the first and second districts recording complaints, nuisances, inspections, and condemnations. The...
Dates: 1896-2009

Utilities Upgrading Records - Southwest

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Identifier: 5423-04
Scope and Contents note

Project to replace septic tanks in Southwest Model Neighborhood with sanitary sewers.

Dates: 1972-1974

Seattle Public Utilities -- Project Management Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 7019-01
Scope and Contents Note

Primarily reflects Tolt Dam South Fork, penstocks and intake tower. Also includes Genesee Street Dam photographs. Other public works projects include sewer overflow outfall rehab near Rainier Ave S, Taylor Ditch emergency berm repair at Cedar River Watershed, South Transfer Station short term chute fix, full sewer line repair projects on Airport Way S and 40th Ave S., maintenance on the East Montlake Pump Station, and more. Images continue to be added to this series.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1999-2021

Utility Committee Records

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Identifier: 4682-04
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, notes, and agendas of City Council Utilities Committee. Smith chaired the committee during his final term on City Council.

Dates: 1991

South Seattle Redevelopment Project Records

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Identifier: 1626-01
Abstract

Records relating to redevelopment in South Seattle.

Dates: 1962-1977