Daily logs of each firefighter's hourly in and out status of Engine Company 6. Also includes some additional information such as supplies received and alarms or fires, as well as fire fighter substitutions.

Agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, correspondence, memoranda, and testimony related to the work of the committee during Conlin's tenure as Committee chair. Issues covered include sustainability, emergency preparedness, energy policies, and Seattle Public Utilities.

Agendas, correspondence, draft legislation, staff reports, and notes regarding environmental issues and policies before the committee.

Committee agendas, record of votes, draft legislation, staff reports, and other background material relating to environmental issues.

A collection of ephemera from City of Seattle and non-City sources. Includes bumper stickers, letterhead, buttons, pins and badges, calendars, business cards and a collection of water meter catalogs. Water meter companies included are: Buffalo Meter Company, H W Clark Company, Ford Meter Company, Gamon Meter Company, Hersey Water Meters, National Meter Company, Neptune Meter Company, Trident water meters, Pittsburgh Meter Company, Thomson Meter Company, Union Meter Company.

Files include progress reports, affirmative action plans, goal setting and general reports, organized alphabetically by department.

Copies of departmental budgets and estimates of expenditures.

Records relating to policy development and administration of the Ethics and Elections Commission.

Records and photographs compiled by Ben Evans, documenting history of recreation programs within the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation as well as the history and philosophy of recreation programs nationally.

Compilation of Civil Service examination statistics including dates, job title, type of exam, number of applications rejected, number of people examined, number failing to appear, and numbers of passed and failed.

Minutes, reports and statements of the Seattle 2000 Executive Board.

Correspondence, progress reports, architectural drawings, specifications, and financial records relating to construction, maintenance, and site development of Seattle Center facilities. The bulk of the records are for the Civic Auditorium, Coliseum, and parking facilities. Most of the records date from the World's Fair and immediate post-fair development.

Architectural drawings of structures once owned by the City but subsequently either sold to private interests or demolished. Primarily includes old fire stations, but also includes Ballard City Hall, fireboat Duwamish, Jefferson Street Trolley Station, the Municipal Stables, and other municipal buildings, shops, and yards.

Contracts, support documents, and correspondence between the Water Department and federal government. Includes agreements relating to geodetic surveys, military use of the Seattle Waterfront, federal use of department lands, and extension of water services to government installations.

Survey books provide the calculations used to update parks maps and plans. They contain detailed elevations, distances, and bearings from specific survey points. Includes Field Survey Books 62-384.

Agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, correspondence, notes, and other background materials related to financial management and related issues before the Committee.

Agendas, memos, reports, and other records documenting issues discussed by the committee during Godden's tenure as chair. Topics under consideration by the committee included taxicab regulations, audits, business and occupation taxes, revenue forecasts, Lake Union Park financing, and funding from the American Recovery and Investment Act and other sources.

Agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, studies, correspondence, and memoranda related to City finances and budget matters that came before the Committee during McIver's tenure as chair. Arranged chronologically.

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

Finance Committee agendas, draft legislation, staff reports and memoranda, and other background materials related to City finances and budget issues.

Records include committee agendas, correspondence, staff reports, and draft legislation relating to the financial management of the City during Rice's tenure as chair of the Finance Committee. Agendas include the legislation and issues under consideration and the committee's actions.

Papers of the Finance Committee collected by chairman Dolores Sibonga. Among the subjects regularly addressed by the committee are reviewing departmental annual reports, operating budgets, emergency fund requests and grant applications. In addition it adopts the budgets and investment plans and authorized collective bargaining agreements and payments for at fault accidents involving city vehicles.

The 1994 annual report includes an overview of the accounting, policy and administration, revenue and consumer affairs, systems services and treasury divisions.

Financial records of the Lake City Sewer District (LCSD), consisting of State audits, general ledgers and ledgers on construction (involving roads, sewers, and sewage treatment plants), customer accounts, LCSD funds, and sewer utility-pump station cost distribution for Seattle and Lake City.

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.

Slides primarily used in public relations and training prgrams.

Correspondence, notices, and inspection reports regarding fire hazards, fire code violations, fire escapes, and other safety devices at Seattle homes and businesses. Includes orders to correct violations. This is almost exclusively the correspondence of Gardner Kellogg.

Monthly reports of the Seattle Fire Marshall, 1901-1961; reports include statistics on monetary losses, types of alarms, numbers and causes of fires, and inspection records.

Reports, correspondence, and surveys concerning construction and maintenance of the First Avenue South Bridge. Subjects include approaches, surface work, lighting and testing. Material arranged alphabetically by subject.

Content depicts capital improvement projects undertaken by the Fleets and Facilities Department.

Compiled by the City Photographers, ImageBank makes up a large portion of the Photo Archives digital collection with more than 10,000 images.

Visual materials related to Forward Thrust planning and projects.

Correspondence and reports of the City Engineer or Franchise Inspector relating to the extension and operation of franchises in Seattle.

Correspondence, ordinances, agreements, and franchise statements relating to franchise granted by the City for street railways, railroad right--of-ways, and utilities. Includes some franchises of the City of Ballard. Arranged by file number. Index volume included with records lists franchise recipient, ordinance number when included, and file number.

Statements by franchise holders including name, character of franchise, length, date originally granted, original holder of franchise, date of franchise transfer (if applicable), officers of company or corporation, ordinance numbers granting franchise, and other information concerning the franchise. The bulk of reports relate to railroad and street railway franchises, but also include telephone and telegraph services, utilities, and fire alarm systems.

Records related to Fremont neighborhood improvement projects.

Records documenting the activities of the Fremont Neighborhoood Service Center.

Copies of Olmsted plans for selected Seattle parks, as well as microfilm reels containing job files.

Virginia Galle served on the Seattle City Council between 1981 and 1989. This collection contains her subject files on topics such as solid waste, smoking policies, and domestic partnerships.

Surety bonds for maintenance and use of gasoline or other fuel oil tanks in or on a public place such as under a sidewalk, street, or alley. Includes bond number, name of owner, locations of property, and general agreement. Similar bonds filed before 1933 are in the Clerk File (1802-01).

Official filings with the Seattle City Clerk including petitions, claims, reports, contracts, bids, and other documents relating to the early years of Seattle's municipal government, 1874-1905.

Appointments, separations, general correspondence, applications, employee lists, reports, payrolls, and publications. Arranged alphabetically for each year.

Book of original entry listing debits and credits by fund and account. This series was replace by CFMS daily reports in 1980.

Debit and credit balance sheet showing payments for services, supplies, equipment, and facility construction and maintenance. Includes date, amount paid, and purpose. Arranged chronologically by fund and/or type of service. One volume dates from 1889 to 1892 and the other from 1911 to 1917.

Records documenting security preparations for the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle.

Agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, and notes related to issues before the Government, Education, and Labor Committee.

Records documenting the activities of the Greater Duwamish Neighborhood Service Center.

Records relating to neighborhood planning and activities in Greenwood and other neighborhoods of north Seattle.

Agendas for meetings of committee dealing with regional growth and planning issues. Includes committee votes and cross references to audio tapes of meetings.

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides related to parks, activities in parks, and Parks Department personnel.Images are arranged alphabetically by subject and are a mix of prints, negatives and slides. Some are undated. Ninety-three images are digitized and available online.

Index cards kept by the Seattle Fire Marshal to track various types of fire incidents.

Chronological and subject correspondence of the Handicapped Services Unit in the Department of Human Resources. Records were transferred to the Human Rights Department Affirmative Action Unit in 1981.

Agendas, correspondence, reports, notes, and draft legislation relating to health and human services issues. Most of the records are committee agendas.

Monthly narrative and statistical reports of the Health Officer, 1900-1901. Reports include birth, mortality, and infectious disease statistics as well as records of inspections.

Correspondence and memoranda of the Hearing Examiner.

Report of findings and determinations in hearings before the Commission. Includes register of hearings with date, appellant, charge, and commission action.

Records relating to improvements in an area of West Seattle.

Records documenting Michael Hildt's work on the Seattle City Council from 1978-1985; records address issues such as conservation and desegregation and include information on Hildt's work with the Pike Place Market and his work with various committees, including the Energy Committee and Urban Development and Housing Committee.

Records relating to Seattle's Model Cities program.

Agendas, draft legislation, background information, and reports covering issues before the committee, including multi-family housing, Bush Hotel rehabilitation, Fort Lawton redevelopment plan, and condominium conversion, among others. Arranged chronologically.

Agendas and supporting documents for two committee meetings: September 29 and December 7. Issues include use of mapping applications by City departments, a Housing Affordability Strategy, appointments and oaths of office for commissions and task forces, and other issues related to health and human services.

Correspondence, memoranda, agendas, and staff reports related to social service, education, and library issues. From 1994 to 1996 the committee was titled Health, Human Services, Education and Libraries; from 1996 to 1997 it was Health, Housing, Human Services, Education and Libraries.

Committee meeting records maintained by Tom Rasmussen during his tenure as committee chair. These records include committee calendars with rosters of issues, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to homelessness, child care, aging services, disability services, healthcare and housing.

Agendas, draft legislation, correspondence, reports, and notes related to issues before the committee during McIver's tenure as chair.

Committee agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, and supporting documentation related to issues the come before the committee.

Agendas, staff reports, briefing materials, draft legislation, and work plans for ad hoc committee established to develop a plan for addressing health and safety issues within the context of the 1994 Comprehensive Plan.

The 12-member Human Rights Commission was established in 1963 to promote equality and understanding among Seattle residents, and to study, investigate, and recommend actions in regard to discrimination based on race, color, religion, and national origin. The Commission was appointed by the mayor and reported to the Executive Department.

The Human Rights Annual Reports are brief and there are not reports for every year. The 1975 report includes Affirmative Action reviews for each department. Series also include Office for Civil Rights annual reports.

Correspondence and reports relating to Commission activities and finances, policies and procedures, and personnel actions.

Register of all local improvement assessment rolls received by the Office of the Treasurer. Includes district number, ordinance number authorizing improvement, street name, nature of improvement, installment date, length of time for bond, percent, volume and page number, and date received. Arranged by district number.

Alphabetical index to Personal Record Files (Series 1802-06). Includes file number, name, and position.

One volume is divided into five sections: three sections cross-reference Council Bill, Resolution, and Ordinance numbers to volumes and pages of the minutes; and two sections cross-reference by subject. The second volume indexes volumes 12-21 of the minutes chronologically by broad subject headings.

Index to Resolutions in Series 1890 through Series 1904. This record indexes the bound volumes of Resolutions and is divided into four sections: 1) cross-references Resolution number to volume and page; 2) detailed subject index; 3) broad generic subject index; and 4) index to street improvements. Entries include subject term, resolution number, volume number, and page.

Index to Engineering Department negatives. Includes a card index organized alphabetically by subject and proper name covering primarily the mid-1950s to 1996. Two volumes of Kroll Maps serve as a geographical index covering 1914 to 1968 (with large gaps). Negative numbers are entered on the maps at the site the photographs were taken.

Correspondence, working papers, testimony, petitions, reports, recommendations, and draft legislation relating to a new industrial commercial areas zoning code.

Surveys, maps, and photographs documenting neighborhood architecture.

Correspondence and memoranda of James Braman, director of Department of Community Development from 1969-1974.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and reference materials relating to DCD's activities, project, and mission. These are the Director's personal office files and include some materials of an administrative nature. Arranged alphabetically.

57 color slides; subjects include 1951 aerials of Seattle and surrounding area, the 1959 Gold Cup Seafair hydroplane race, the 1962 Seattle World's Fair grounds and the Ice Follies, and 1963 shots of the Seattle Center.Aerials outside of Seattle include Deception Pass and the San Juan Islands. All photographs taken by Dr. Laurence Skinner, known as Jim.

Correspondence of John Riplinger, City Comptroller, related to city finances, investments, and city purchases. Riplinger fled Seattle in 1906 after defaulting on 68,000 dollars in City funds. These records do not relate the defalcation.

Agendas, correspondence, and reports of joint meetings between the City Council and the Seattle School Board. The Committee was established to strengthen the relationship between the City and the School District and to explores areas for building on the existing partnerships between the two. Among the many topics covered are the Families and Education Levy, joint use of school and Parks Department properties, and school-to-work issues.

Proceedings of board established in 1926 to examine plumbers. Includes lists of names, test scores, and individuals who passed exam.

Court journal of Justice Robert R. George containing a log of civil and criminal cases heard by him in early 1901. It includes summary information: names of the plaintiff and defendant, names of attorneys, charged offense, plea, bail, name of witness(es), and judgment, but does not include case numbers. This series appears to be a record maintained by the judge during the course of hearings and trials.

Schedule of civil and criminal cases heard in Justice Court by Justice John B. Gordon. Includes case number, parties to the case, attorneys, time, and "court minutes" (offense, continuances, judgment). Case numbers do not correspond to the case numbers in the Criminal Dockets.

Records documenting a project to make Seattle a child-friendly city.

Correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, and reports relating to KSMC, the region's CETA coordinating agency. Included in the records are minutes of the KSMC executive board for 1979-1983.

Correspondence, reports, minutes, policies and procedures, program proposals, sub-Grant agreements and modifications, and audit material relating to City beneficiary programs of the KSMC. Records relate especially to the Seattle School District, desegregation training, the Central Area Motivation Program, and the City's Public Service Employment Program.

Records documenting Paul Kraabel's tenure on the Seattle City Council from 1975-1991.

Maps of Seattle showing additions, blocks, and lots. Includes detailed information such as composition of buildings, addresses, streetcar and railroad lines, street grades, locations of fire hydrants and water mains and sewers, and type of paving. One volume is dated 1920; the later volume indicates it was purchased in 1944.

Atlas for Seattle including 84 plates. Information includes legal descriptions, street names, building construction materials, paving materials, street grades, size of lots, and locations of street car lines, sewers, fire hydrants, water mains, and rail lines.

Correspondence of the Labor Commissioner, 1896-1908.

114 prints showing the progression of construction at the west end of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge.

Correspondence, specifications, estimates, and drawings relating to the construction of the aqueduct, pipelines, chlorinating plant, and dam at Lake Youngs.

Agendas, correspondence, staff reports, draft legislation, and decisions regarding land use issues including SEPA appeals, rezone petitions, historic preservation controls, Council Conditional Use Applications, and zoning text amendments among others. Arranged chronologically.

Committee agendas including members present, the short title of legislation being considered, and action taken. Attached to calendars are briefing memoranda from committee staff. For the period covered, the committee was known as Planning and Urban Development, then Urban Development.

Land Use Information Service is a twice weekly bulletin listing land use applications, decisions of the director of DCLU, notices of hearings and appeals, and other land use actions.

Minutes and agendas documenting meetings of Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board.

Correspondence, memos, clippings, and other materials relating to the work of Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board.

Materials relating to special tax valuation agreements for rehabilitated historic properties in Seattle.

Photographs taken for the book "Apartments by Anhalt."

Records documenting the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board's decisions to deny a building, object, or structure historic landmark status.

Annual reports for the Law Department and City Attorney's Office.

Legal opinions and correspondence from the Corporation Counsel relating to the Comptroller's financial and clerical functions.

Opinions of Corporation Counsel requested by the Civil Service Department regarding especially policies and rules for employment in the City's civil service. Topics include (but not exclusive to) age requirements, CSC authority, examination rules, veteran preference, temporary employment, sex equity in hiring, and retirement. Arranged chronologically. Series includes an index to opinions through 1943.

Opinions issued by the City Attorney relating to the Civil Service Department and its function. Includes an index to opinions and a list of court cases involving the Department. These records predate the reorganization of the personnel function in the City. Arranged chronologically.

Opinions and advice from the Law Department relating to financial issues and other issues of interest especially to the Comptroller and Treasurer's offices. There is a gap in the records for the years 1934 through 1970. The years 1971-1985 are arranged alphabetically by subject. The years 1905 to 1933 are arranged chronologically.

Opinions issued by the City Attorney at the request of various City officials regarding public utility issues. Included are Seattle's water system, refuse disposal, electricity, and the street railway and transit systems.

Correspondence, memoranda, draft legislation, briefing materials, notes, and staff reports related to the City's relations with other governmental entities, and to internal Legislative Department issues.

Collection includes Legislative Department offices, councilmember portraits, council chambers, City Hall, mayors, events, and celebrations.

Records related to Leschi neighborhood improvement projects.

Record of license applications considered by City Council, organized by date introduced to the Council. Includes license number, business license number, business name, address, whether new or a renewal, and the Council action taken.

Early reports are brief and list work done in the area of law enforcement, including weights and measures, new legislation, and special projects, such as searching for a new animal shelter. Later reports provide more complete descriptions of activities in the licensing, animal control, and audit and financial services divisions. One Animal Control Commission report is included, for 1974.

Correspondence, memoranda, court documents, and exhibits relating to the liquid asphalt anti-trust suit against the Chevron Asphalt Company. The City was a party to the suit that was filed by the State of Washington.

These index cards are arranged in two ways. Cards filed by LID number include enabling ordinance number, street name, consolidated ledger and warrant register volume numbers, date of bond issuance, assessment roll volume and folio, and type of improvement. Cards containing the same information are also filed by street name.

One volume indexes LIDs 1-2178 alphabetically by street name and numerically for numbered streets. It provides the LID number and a description of the improvement. The second volume indexes LIDs 1-2333 and refers to the volume and page number of the City Council minutes in which the respective LID is mentioned. Also see the streets index in the Ordinance/Resolution Card Index.

Correspondence, bid sheets, reports on majority petitions, notices to commence work, and completion notices relating to local improvements. Arranged chronologically.

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.

Records pertaining to small public works projects funded by assessments against the property that benefits from the improvement.

Since 1966, cards include LID number; site of and type of improvement; all resolutions, ordinances, and comptroller files relating to the LID; and date of assessment roll filing. Arranged numerically.

Register of local improvements arranged by LID number. Includes portion of street to be improved, nature of improvement, authorizing ordinance number, estimated cost, amount of bond, total assessment, bid opening and contract award dates, name of contractor, time for completion, and general information regarding assessment rolls and financing bonds.

This numerical listing of LIDs includes LID number, street value, and approving ordinance and resolution numbers.

Photographic prints and slides related to the Madrona Dance Studio, classroom activities, theatre productions, concerts, and craft classes. Also included are Dance Studio schedules, newsletters, correspondence, and draft brochures.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and recommendations regarding the major institutions policy in the Seattle land use code. A major institution is a public or private organization providing educational, religious, medical, or recreational services to a community, and that dominates an area based on the amount of land owned and number of staff, clients, or visitors, and traffic impacts.

Petitions for street improvements containing signatures of sixty percent or more of affected property owners approving of work to be done. Includes report of BPW giving estimate of cost, amount of assessment against property, and total aggregate assessed real estate. Also included are drawings, protest petitions, and City Council committee reports.

Unofficial lists of City officials in pamphlet form. Some lists were compiled by the Office of the Comptroller, others provide no author. Some pamphlets include all City officials and their office addresses, boards and commissions, City Council committees, and Council Rules. The run is incomplete; there is not a directory for each year.

A collection of video programs acquired by Councilmember Margaret Pageler during her tenure on Seattle City Council. Created by entities within and outside of the City, the videotapes contain interviews with Pageler, as well as content related to relevant legislation and issues from her time on Council. Topics range from salmon to methamphetamines.

Records documenting the Seattle Fire Department's Marine Fire Protection Project.

Correspondence, applications, reports, policy and procedures, draft legislation, and examination results relating to the licensing and monitoring of masseurs and masseuses.

Proceedings of meetings of the Massage Operators Examination Board. Includes results of examinations, discussion and decisions on appeals, and policies regarding licensing.

Proclamations issued by the Mayor honoring individuals or organizations, or declaring the City's support for issues outside the City's governance. Files include supporting materials and correspondence from organizations requesting proclamations.

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.

Correspondence, reports, studies and speeches relating to Millikin's term as Mayor. Subjects include national defense, censorship, wartime housing, shacktowns, and wartime labor relations. There are also records related to the internment of Japanese citizens and aliens during World War II.

Central file created and maintained by the Office of the Mayor.

Publications produced by the Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens. Includes the "Senior Spotlight" newsletter (name changed to "Spotlight" in 2002) as well as brochures describing the agency's services, outlining employment resources, and directing seniors to discounts.

Photographs of the Mayor's Awards for Excellence.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, issues papers, newspaper clippings, and presentation materials relating to Mayor Royer's departmental reorganization proposals in 1978-1979. Target areas included the Executive Department, transportation planning, utilities, land use, energy, internal or general services, and housing. Arranged into 14 sub-series by issue area and record type.

Records from McIver's work as a program coordinator in the Department of Community Development.

Proceedings of Board established in 1931 to administer examinations to individuals seeking a meat salesman license. Includes lists of people who were examined and their scores.

A log used in tracking actions taken on legislation. Includes ordinance number; title; adoption date; vote by councilmembers; dates approved, published, and filed with City Clerk; page ordinance appears in Council minutes; and page ordinance appears in volume of engrossed ordinances. Volume includes ordinances 238-1386.

Meter reading log books arranged by meter number noting name or address, date, and meter reading. Four volumes cover four years: 1889, 1900, 1906 and 1907. The 1889, 1900 and 1906 volumes provide the name or building name and often the address as well, along with the meter number. The 1907 volume gives only the address with the meter number and appears to be for District 2.

Minutes of three member board established to hear appeals to decisions of the Superintendent of Buildings. Includes appeals of rejected permit applications and required alterations or revisions to plans. The Board also heard appeals for use of new building materials and building methods. The bulk of the minutes are from 1909 to 1931, with minimal records from 1946 and 1971.

Proceedings of Transit Commission meetings.

Proceedings of commission meetings.

Proceedings of Board established in 1951 to encourage employee suggestions that benefit the City. The minutes include a brief description of the suggestion, who submitted it, the department responsible for reporting on its feasibility, whether the suggestion was adopted, the estimated savings involved if adopted, and the award amount for the employee. Minutes from 1951 through 1969 are in bound volumes; minutes from 1970 to 1977 are in folders.

Minutes recording discussions taking place at RIBCO meetings. Issues included budgets and funding, pollution control, solid waste, urban runoff, and water resources management.

Minutes detailing attendees and discussions at meetings of the Safety Coordinating Committee. Subjects covered include defensive driver training, alcohol treatment, first aid kits, accident reports, and fire prevention.

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

Minutes and agendas for meetings of the City Planning Commission. The files include correspondence, reports, and other background materials related to the agenda items and discussions at the meetings. For minutes from 1980 and earlier, see record series 1650-01.

Proceedings of Commission meetings including hearings decisions, findings of facts and conclusions read into the record, and policy and procedures decisions. The minutes for 2009 are missing. There are only agendas for 2007 and 2008.

Minutes, agenda, memoranda, task force rosters, discussion papers, reports, and maps related to the work of the Urban Runoff Task Force and the issue of storm water drainage in Seattle. The records address three specific issues: the use of storm water, minimizing erosion and flooding, and the disposal of excess runoff.

Commission minutes, correspondence, reports, studies, newsletters, and reference material relating to the activities of the Human Rights Commission prior to creation of the Human Rights Department.

Newsletters and brochures produced by various City departments and related agencies.

Proceedings of meetings of boards, commissions, committees, and special task forces. Includes minutes of permanent boards, etc., established by the City Charter and special committees, etc., appointed for a short duration. Does not include minutes of City Council.

Correspondence, memoranda, cost estimates, specifications, agreements and contracts, and maps for non-local improvement district public works projects. Folder titles link to associated legislation. The number of the Resolution, Clerk/Comptroller, Council Bill or Ordinance number can be entered as a search term, if known.

Newsletters and other serial publications produced by the zoo. Note that the external newsletter "At The Zoo" is in Series 8600-10.

Brochures and newsletters from Seattle Engineering Department.

Various newsletters and brochures published by the department.

Information requests, contracts for supplies, orders for supplies, notices of appointment, and general correspondence relating to the City's water system.

Contracts and agreements with individuals and organizations for services offered through the Model Cities Program. Includes 434 contracts.

Record of monthly expenditures for apparatus, equipment, supplies, maintenance, and services. Includes date; requisition, and voucher order numbers; and amount of order by type of expenditure.

Daily listing of events compiled in a monthly format. Includes cover page with basic information regarding hours, admission, and telephone number for facilities. Schedules include date, time, name of event, location, sponsor, and admission charge. Arranged chronologically.

Compilation of temperature and precipitation data for cities and towns in the State of Washington. Includes averages, highs and lows, daily records, and other pertinent weather information. Also includes average temperature and precipitation maps. Reports were produced by the United States Weather Bureau.

Motor Transportation Division annual reports date from 1965 and 1969. They include narrative and statistical information relating to automotive services, communications, and warehousing services.

Proceedings of Municipal Art Commission meetings, 1955-1969.

The Municipal Art Commission Subject Files, 1955-1969, contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, and press clippings relating to the programs, activities, and administration of the Commission.

The Seattle Municipal Code codifies all general ordinances currently in effect. The Code is indexed by subject and arranged by title, chapter, and section. Predecessors to the Municipal Code include numerous compilations of City ordinances published between 1884 and 1938, often organized in subject arrangements. These earlier compilations were referred to variously as General Ordinances or Codes. The Office of the City Clerk maintains an automated, full text index to the Municipal Code.

Annual reports of the Municipal Court of Seattle. Also included are Municipal Traffic Court and Traffic Violations Bureau reports.

Correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to activities of the City's publicly owned golf courses. Includes statistics on rounds of golf played, receipts, rates and fees, and concessions. Also included are photographs, diagrams of courses, material on cooperative arrangements with public school golf teams, course regulations, and policies of the City's recreational golf program.

Records concerning the management of Seattle's municipal golf courses.

Semi-monthly newsletter on local government. Many missing issues. Topics include local government at the city, county and state levels. Coverage of activity in all departments on topics ranging from traffic to elections. The last issue of each year contains an index.

The Municipal Street Railway System annual reports date from 1919 to 1937, although reports for some years are missing. Two reports exist for 1919; the second is a report on the finances of the Municipal Street Railway System by the Comptroller. The reports include financial information (in its first year of operation, the System operated at a loss of 18,000 dollars) and information on routes, including schedule changes and revenue, as well as other operating statistics.

Correspondence, legal opinions, and copies of legislation relating to a ten million dollar loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to modernize the Seattle Municipal Street Railway System. The City issued bonds to pay for the loan. The system was reorganized as the Seattle Transit System under the direction of the Seattle Transportation Commission. Included are documents outlining the organization and authority of the Commission.

Photographic negatives documenting public works, city employees, and elected officials.

Correspondence, working papers, testimony, petitions, reports, and recommendations relating to zoning and mapping of neighborhood commercial areas. Includes four boxes of code, policy, mapping, and publicity files and seven boxes of individual zoning cases arranged by region of the City. Case files include pre-project zoning designation, Mayor's recommendation, Council committee recommendation, and final Council decision.

Applications to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Records relating to the promotion of farmers markets in Seattle.

Records documenting the administration of Neighborhood Matching Fund grants.

Records regarding Neighborhood Outreach and Development grants from the Neighborhood Matching Fund.

Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee (NPAC) records contain information regarding committee meetings, projects, and members.

Profiles of Seattle neighborhoods compiled by the Office of Management and Planning for the Neighborhood Planning Office.

Materials compiled by the Neighborhood Planning Office to assist groups in creating neighborhood plans.

Agendas, correspondence, staff reports, and other documents related to neighborhood issues that come before the City Council.

Agendas, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to the arts, human rights and discrimination, neighborhood improvement projects, housing, transportation, ethics and elections, and historic landmark preservation. Includes materials on the Seattle Monorail Project (Green Line) and the Downtown Hygiene and Day Center.

Correspondence, memoranda, staff reports, draft legislation, and other materials related to the work of the Neighborhoods Committee during Conlin's tenure as chair.

Monthly publication for City Light employees.

Bimonthly newsletter of the ARSCE containing news from city hall, event notices, and information about retirement programs.

News clippings related to zoo events, facilities, animals, and activities. Most are loose clippings, but there are also four scrapbooks. One contains articles primarily from the early 1940s and from the late 1960s. One is of the first Zoo director, Gus Knudson. One contains Seattle Times articles from 1949-1956 written by Byron Fish while he worked for the zoo.

Monthly departmental newsletter.

Newsletters created by Nick Licata to provide a forum for his opinions and as a means of disseminating information and public policy issues to his constituents. Subjects include all issues that come before the City Council with emphasis on Licata's special areas of interest including parks and recreation, cultural resources and activities, the arts, transportation, and social justice concerns. Includes both "Urban Politics" and "Nick's Notes."

Includes incomplete 1955-2003 run of monthly employee newsletter containing internal departmental news; notices of employee activities, promotions, and retirements; and announcements of Park Department-sponsored events. Also includes other newsletters published by the department for the general public. Most newsletters from the zoo and aquarium are filed separately.

Newspaper clippings of events and activities at Seattle Center. Arranged chronologically.

Agendas, draft legislation, correspondence, staff reports, and other background materials relating to the issues before the Landlord/Tenant and Land Use Committee. In 2002, the committee name was changed back to just the Land Use Committee, although landloard/tenant issues are still part of its jurisdiction.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other materials relating to City programs and services during the Nickels administration. Records are arranged by year and then grouped by City function: for example, transportation, public safety, economic development, parks, human services, and so on. Major topics covered include environmental issues, the Alaskan Way Viaduct, public utilities, civil rights, neighborhood issues, and Seattle Public Schools.

Ceremonial documents issued by the Mayor honoring individuals and organizations, and celebrating special events. Records include a copy of the proclamation and information about the honoree or the event being celebrated.

Activity reports sent to the Mayor each week from executive department directors. The reports highlight issues needing attention and document progress on departmental projects and goals. Reports are filed chronologically.

Agendas and background materials for the Mayor's weekly meetings with the executive team, which was made up of City department heads.

Agendas and background materials for the Mayor's regular meetings with his senior staff aides.

Charles served as legal counsel to Mayor Nickels. Her records focus largely on police issues and public safety, including racial profiling, police accountability, urban search and rescue, use of firearms and less lethal weapons, emergency preparedness, and marine fire protection. Other topics covered in the records include the Seattle Municipal Court, homelessness, alcohol impact areas, and children and youth issues.

Records related to North Greenwood neighborhood improvement projects.

Itemized appraisals of real property including structures in the University Addition-Northlake area. Used for documenting neighborhood conditions and for property acquisitions related to the urban renewal program. Four images have been digitized and are included on the digital collections site, linked below.

Records relating to the Office's projects and issues of concern.

Selections from Seattle Presents: Live concerts at city Hall, audio tours, and other items.

Photographs of public art projects around Seattle, as well as photos supporting artists' applications to be a part of the "In Public: Seattle 1991" project.

Correspondence to and from the Office of Cable Communications. Arranged chronologically.

Requests to the City by cable companies for rate increases. Includes correspondence, studies, reports, and notes. Also included are investigations of unauthorized rates being charged between 1976-1980.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and reference materials relating to cable television issues. Includes files and reports from the City's National Telecommunications and Information Administration grant project. Records are primarily from the years Frank Grief was OCC director, but also include materials from the years that the office was part of the Board of Public Works.

Monthly Economic Report newsletter. Also includes brochures produced by the office.

Records maintained by the Office of Intergovernmental Relations documenting international issues and visitors.

Correspondence, legislation, reports, and speeches organized by City department. Includes materials on the Mayor's Reorganization Project, energy legislation, conservation programs, and the activities of city council committees. Includes one folder of speeches by Mayor Charles Royer.

Photographs document locations in West Seattle, Sea-Tac, South Seattle, and Lake City where citizens can pay cable bills; Seattle Central Library construction; Marion O. McCaw Hall during construction; Carkeek Environmental Learning Center; Seattle Channel Studio; and the City of Seattle surplus warehouse.

Annual financial reports from the Office of the Comptroller.

Materials documenting projects and concerns of the Office of Urban Conservation, a City of Seattle historic preservation agency.

Records documenting Seattle's voluntary affirmative action plan for increasing the number of women in City employment.

The annual reports include program overviews, Affirmative Action activities, enforcement activities of the Fair Employment Practices Ordinance, and a description of the activities of the Women's Commission.

Records (1974-1980) relating to monitoring of the Seattle Fire Department's pre-recruit training program for prospective women fire fighters.

Petitions and recommendations for and designations of official names or name changes for streets, parks and playgrounds, public buildings, and bridges in Seattle.

Newspaper clippings of published ordinances and resolutions, mayoral vetoes, election returns, official notices, and other city business. Of particular interest is a published registration list of legal voters in Seattle by ward and precinct for the 1892 election.

Records from the committee during Conlin's tenure as chair.

Monthly list of operating expenses including small stores, feed, harness repair, chemicals, fuel, drugs and medicine, etc. Arranged by engine company.

Brief abstracts of ordinances relating to Water and Lighting Departments. Includes ordinance number, date and summary. Covers ordinances 487 to 22011.

This card file lists all legislative action which amends, supercedes, repeals, or in some other way affects an ordinance. It is not a true index as the cards are arranged by ordinance number. This index has been superceded by the City Clerk's automated ordinance index.

Correspondence, memoranda, notes, and financial records relating to the WPA Project (#201) to codify Seattle City ordinances.