Guide to the Seattle Mayors' Messages
1896-1989

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
Title: Mayors' Messages
Dates: 1896-1989 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 5.2 cubic ft. ((13 boxes))
Collection Number: 1802-C2
Summary: Vetoes, messages, and other communications of various Seattle mayors, 1896-1989.
Repository: Seattle Municipal Archives

PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle, WA 98124-4728
Phone: 206/233-7807
Email: archives@seattle.gov
http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives

Languages: Collection materials are in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical Note

The City Clerk maintains the City's legislative records, official filings, and the Seattle Municipal Archives; keeps the minutes of City Council meetings; and provides information services to City agencies and the public. Seattle's first City Charter allowed for a Clerk of the Common Council to be elected by the Council. In 1875 the position of City Clerk became elective and remained so until 1896 when the new Charter designated the Comptroller ex-officio City Clerk. The Comptroller served as City Clerk through 1992. A 1991 City Charter amendment transferred the Comptroller's function to the Department of Finance and the City Clerk's Office became a division of the Legislative Department effective in 1993.

The Mayor is the chief executive officer of the City with responsibilities for law enforcement, appointing department heads, administering City departments and programs, and preparing and executing the City budget. Seattle's original Charter (1869) created the position of Mayor who served as ex-officio President of the Common Council. The 1875 Charter gave the Mayor a vote on Council. That was amended in 1886 to provide for a tie-breaking vote only. The 1890 Charter completely separated the Executive and Legislative branches. Mayoral terms were set at 4 years by the 1946 City Charter.

Content Description

The Mayor’s Messages are a subset of the Comptroller Files or Clerk Files, known as CF Files, which consist of a wide variety of documents filed with the City Clerk’s Office. In 13 boxes, measuring 5.2 cubic feet, the Mayor’s Messages date from 1896 to 1989. The Messages are arranged chronologically by Mayor. Although a large percentage of Mayor’s Messages are represented in this collection, this collection is not a complete set of the Mayor’s Messages for these years. Additional Mayor’s Messages are added to the record group on an ongoing basis.

Consisting primarily of vetoes to Council Bills, the Mayor’s Messages also include annual messages to City Council, budget messages, executive orders, proclamations and various other communications. The Annual Messages are useful summaries of accomplishments for a specific year and also identify key issues for the following year from the Mayor's perspective. The vetoes are useful for identifying significant issues through the years. For example, liquor licenses are a frequent subject of vetoes through 1913, and railways and related issues can be traced through vetoes through the 1920s. Garbage collection is another issue that arises several times between 1903 and 1913. Of note is the quantity of vetoes submitted by Mayor Gill for the years 1910-1917.

While the Mayor’s Messages, in many cases, reflect the tone of the relationship the mayor had with Council, it should be noted that not all Council Bills were vetoed because of disagreement with the Council. Some Council Bills were vetoed for purely technical reasons. The abbreviation "CB" is used to denote "Council Bill" throughout the collection.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Records are open to the public.

Preferred Citation :  

[Item and date], Seattle Mayors' Messages, Record Series 1802-C2. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Messages and vetoes are arranged chronologically by mayor.


Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Early Mayors, 1888-1896
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
1/1 Annual Message of the Mayor Thomas T. Minor 1888
1/1 Annual Message of the Mayor Harry White 1891
1/2 Byron Phelps: Report to City Council 1896
1/3 W.D. Wood: Annual Message 1896

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Thomas D. Humes, 1899-1903
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages and Proclamations, 1899-1903
Box/Folder
1/4 Proclamation re: City Charter Amendments 1900
1/4 Proclamation re: city Charter Amendments: published copy 1900
1/4 Annual Message to City Council for the year 1899 1899
1/4 Annual Message to City Council for the year 1899 1899
1/4 Proclamation re: holiday on May 23, 1903 honoring visit from U.S. President 1903
Vetoes, 1900-1903
Box/Folder
1/5 CB 1020 re: deed from Nellie Phinney 1900
1/5 CB 114 re: health department 1900
1/5 CB 114 re: health department: published 1900
1/5 CB 332 re: construction of railway 1900
1/5 Recommendation Ord. 6430 be repealed 1900
1/5 CB 536 re: telephone and telegraph franchise 1900
1/5 CB 445 re: building construction and inspection 1901
1/5 CB 1225 re: suit about water mains 1901
1/5 CB 1450 re: addition to City Hall 1901
1/5 CB 206 re: site for fire engine house 1902
1/5 CB 965 re: street improvements 1902
1/5 CB 964 re: street Mercer elevator entrance 1903
1/5 CB 131 re: garbage collection 1903
1/5 CB 2806 re: signs 1904

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Richard A. Ballinger, 1904-1906
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages, 1905-1906
Box/Folder
1/6 Annual Messages: unpublished 1905
1/6 Annual Messages: unpublished 1906
1/6 Annual Messages: published 1905
Vetoes, 1904
Box/Folder
1/7 CB 94 re: running at large of livestock within city limits 1904
1/7 CB 1276 re: construction 1904
1/7 CB 419 re: funds for Crittendon Home for "fallen women" 1904
1/7 CB 400 re: deeded property 1904
1/7 CB 598 re: street improvements 1904
1/7 CB 707 re: concert hall 1904
1/7 CB 759 re: appropriation of General Funds 1904
1/7 CB 1203 re: construction 1904
1/7 CB 599 re: sidewalk construction 1904
1/7 CB 667 re: construction 1904
1/7 CB 644 re: construction 1904
1/7 CB 1243 re: license for Concert Hall 1904
Vetoes, 1905
Box/Folder
1/8 CB 1334 re: fire engine house 1905
1/8 CB 1501 re: railway franchise 1905
1/8 CB 1642 re: City Engineer inspection of garbage disposal elsewhere 1905
1/8 CB 1685 re: general funds for care of indigent and sick 1905
1/8 CB 1735 re: Department of Sanitation appointments 1905
1/8 CB 1995 re: saloon limits 1905
1/8 Objections to CB 2451 re: cost of water pipe 1905
1/8 Objections to CB 2474 re: construction 1905
1/8 CB 2624 re: free water to Salvation Army 1905
1/8 Objections to CB 2625 re: free water to Ryther Child Home 1905
1/8 Objections to CB 2626 regard water charges 1905
1/8 CB 2697 re: vacating Phelps Street 1905
Vetoes, 1906
Box/Folder
1/9 CB 2857 re: stable 1906
1/9 CB 2848 re: water supply 1906
1/9 CB 2874 re: liquor license 1906
1/9 CB 2960 re: liquor license 1906
1/9 CB 2980 re: liquor license 1906

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D.W. Bowen (Acting Mayor), 1906
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
2/1 Veto of CB 571 re: liquor license 1906

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William Hickman Moore, 1906-1908
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Vetoes and Messages, March-June 1906
Box/Folder
2/2 Message re: street railway franchise 1906
2/2 Veto of CB 84 re: liquor license 1906
2/2 Veto of CB 85 re: liquor license 1906
2/2 Veto of CB 87 re: liquor license 1906
2/2 Veto of CB 179 re: payment of street improvements 1906
2/2 Veto of CB 244 re: street improvements 1906
2/2 Veto of CB 299 re: street improvements 1906
2/2 Veto of CB 321 re: E. Howard Street Clock on Colman Block 1906
2/2 Veto of CB 333 re: payment for publication of charter amendments 1906
2/2 Veto of CB 365 re: liquor license 1906
2/2 Veto of CB 369 re: settlement of claim 1906
2/2 Veto of CB 418 re: unpaid salary claim 1906
Vetoes and Messages, July-December 1906
Box/Folder
2/3 Veto of CB 35 re: street railway franchise 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 36 re: street railway franchise 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 208 re: pipes and Seattle-Tacoma Power Co. 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 778 re: creating office of Health Department Relief Officer 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 778 re: creating office of Health Department Relief Officer 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 792 re: street improvements by Rainier Investment Co. 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 842 re: street improvements Sylvester-Cowen Investment Co 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 877 re: street vendors 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 1027 re: sewer improvements 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 1070 re: liquor license 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 1128 re: General Fund appropriation 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 1372 re: cancellation of assessment 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 1402 re: stairway 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 1567 re: liquor license 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 1758 re: liquor license 1906
2/3 Veto of CB 1782 re: land for fire house 1906
Vetoes, January-May 1907
Box/Folder
2/4 CB 1868 re: street railway franchise 1907
2/4 CB 1892 re: stable 1907
2/4 CB 1988 re: street improvements 1907
2/4 CB 2022 re: free electricity to YWCA 1907
2/4 CB 2103 re: quit-claim deed 1907
2/4 Veto of CB 2192 re: land for fire engine house 1907
2/4 CB 2419 re: liquor license 1907
2/4 CB 2603 re: liquor license 1907
2/4 CB 2736 re: liquor license 1907
2/4 CB 2787 re: street improvements 1907
2/4 Removal from office of Superintendent of Streets and Sewers A.L. Walters 1907
Vetoes, July-December 1907
Box/Folder
2/5 CB 3262 re: street improvements 1907
2/5 CB 3526 re: liquor license 1907
2/5 CB 3611 re: liquor license 1907
2/5 CB 3616 re: liquor license 1907
2/5 CB 3624 re: liquor license 1907
2/5 CB 3649 re: flammable oils 1907
2/5 CB 4133 re: vacating alley 1907
2/5 CB 4158 re: street improvements 1907
2/5 CB 4303 re: water main construction 1907
2/5 CB 4304 re: water fund 1907
2/5 CB 4471 re: vacating 42nd Avenue North 1907
Vetoes, 1908
Box/Folder
2/6 Veto of CB 4470 re: vacating West Galer Street 1908
2/6 CB 4577 re: transfer of funds from Municipal Light and Power 1908
2/6 CB 4701 re: construction of barn 1908
2/6 CB 4833 re: widening of Pine Street 1908
2/6 CB 4908 re: construction and land use 1908
2/6 Veto of CB 5001 re: land for fire engine house 1908

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John F. Miller, 1908-1910
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
3/1 Annual Message 1909
Vetoes, March-May 1908
Box/Folder
3/2 CB 4938 re: property for isolation hospital 1908
3/2 CB 5096 re: liquor license 1908
3/2 CB 5144 re: liquor license 1908
3/2 CB 5143 re: liquor license 1908
3/2 CB 5029 re: street improvements 1908
3/2 CB 5471 re: liquor license 1908
Vetoes, July-December 1908
Box/Folder
3/3 CB 5614 re: electrical protection system 1908
3/3 CB 6906 re: land deeded to city 1908
3/3 CB 6625 re: Light Fund 1908
3/3 CB 5934 re: equipment for garbage collection 1908
3/3 CB 6774 re: quit-claim deed 1908
3/3 CB 5197 re: street railway franchise 1908
3/3 CB 5829 re: horse infirmary for fire department 1908
3/3 CB 5975 re: water fund assessment 1908
3/3 CB 5976 re: local improvement 1908
Vetoes, January-May 1909
Box/Folder
3/4 CB 6892 re: refund of excess assessments No. 1616 Sunset Ave 1909
3/4 CB 8240 re: fire department appointments in Ballard 1909
3/4 CB 8206 re: structures for treating contagious diseases 1909
3/4 CB 7432 re: transfer of liquor license 1909
3/4 CB 7427 re: liquor license 1909
3/4 CB 7303 re: water main 1909
3/4 CB 7230 re: moving safes 1909
3/4 CB 5453 re: Local Improvement District No. 1345 1909
3/4 CB 7232 re: street improvement 1909
3/4 CB 8268 re: purchasing chairs for armory 1909
Vetoes, June-July 1909
Box/Folder
3/5 CB 8514 re: improving light and power systems 1909
3/5 John F. Miller Vetoes: 37231 1909
3/5 CB 8633 re: water supply 1909
3/5 CB 8561 re: Connecticut Street Sewer District 1909
3/5 CB 8456 re: sewer district 1909
3/5 CB 8628 re: funds for data on Duwamish River 1909
3/5 CB 8621 re: overhead bridge 1909
3/5 CB 159 re: Seattle Electric Company and street railway 1909
3/5 CB 8558 re: appropriation from General Fund for home for girls 1909
Vetoes, August-December 1909
Box/Folder
3/6 CB 7848 re: railway franchise 1909
3/6 CB 9084 re: municipal water supply system 1909
3/6 CB 10372 re: pool table license 1909
3/6 CB 7849 re: railway franchise 1909
3/6 CB 10315 re: purchase of chairs 1909
3/6 CB 7850 railway franchise 1909
3/6 CB 9825 re: lease of Alaska-Yukon Exposition Grounds 1909
3/6 CB 10171 re: operation of passenger cars over railroad lines 1909
3/6 CB 10054 re: construction of stable 1909
3/6 CB 21445 re: data for improvement of Duwamish River 1909
3/6 CB 9665 re: payment of services rendered 1909
3/6 CB 9664 re: payment of engineering services 1909
3/6 CB 9040 re: street improvements 1909
3/6 CB 9180 re: purchase of land for city stables 1909
3/6 CB 10078 re: pool table license 1909
3/6 CB 10197 re: pool table license 1909
Vetoes, 1910
Box/Folder
3/7 CB 10796 re: pool table license 1910
3/7 CB 10875 re: liquor license 1910
3/7 CB 11171 re: vacation Pine Street 1910
3/7 CB 10476 re: construction and tuberculosis 1910
3/7 CB 11133 re: Local Improvement District 2025 1910

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Hiram C. Gill, 1908-1918
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages and Recommendations, 1911-1918
Box/Folder
3/8 Annual Message 1911
3/8 Annual Message 1915
3/8 Recommendations re: 1916 budget 1915
3/8 Annual Message 1916
3/8 Annual Message 1917
3/8 Annual Message 1918
Vetoes as Acting Mayor, 1908
Box/Folder
4/1 CB 6031 re: payment of medical fees 1908
4/1 CB 6085 re: garbage incineration and manure 1908
4/1 CB 6144 re: installation of fire hydrant 1908
4/1 CB 6241 re: Local Improvement District 1737 1908
4/1 CB 6183 re: vacating Eighth Avenue South 1908
4/1 CB 6358 re: garbage collection 1908
Vetoes, January-August 1910
Box/Folder
4/2 CB 12620 re: street improvement of Edmunds Street 1910
4/2 CB 11882 re: street improvements 1910
4/2 CB 11976 re: museum at Denny Park 1910
4/2 CB 12172 re: street railways 1910
4/2 CB 12714 re: general funds to Municipal Plans Commission 1910
4/2 CB 11879 re: street improvements 1910
4/2 CB 12622 re: street improvements on Orcas street 1910
4/2 CB 10548 re: regulation of employees in food preparation 1910
4/2 CB 12466 re: Local Improvement District and West Alaska St 1910
4/2 CB 12224 re: street improvements 1910
4/2 CB 12672 re: street improvements 1910
4/2 CB 11427 re: street improvements 1910
4/2 CB 1176 re: railways 1910
4/2 CB 12714 funds for Civic Plans Commission 1910
4/2 CB 11715 general fund 1910
4/2 CB 9940 re: street improvements and condemnation 1910
4/2 CB 11075 re: street improvement and condemnation 1910
4/2 CB 11648 re: payment for watchmen 1910
4/2 CB 12173 re: street railways 1910
4/2 CB 8974 re: General Fund 1910
Vetoes, September-December 1910
Box/Folder
4/3 CB 13609 re: street improvement 1910
4/3 CB 13703 re: special investigation committee 1910
4/3 CB 13583 re: use of City Police Department automobiles 1910
4/3 CB 13385 re: land for garbage 1910
4/3 13252, 13253, 13197, 13199, 13206 re: street improvements 1910
4/3 CB 13263 re: general funds for engineering 1910
4/3 CB 12649 re: street improvements 1910
4/3 CB 13223, CB 13220, CB 13248, CB 13217, CB 13216, CB 13214, CB 13196, CB 13202, CB 13203, CB 13198, CB 13247 re: street improvements 1910
4/3 CB 12911 re: Local Improvement District 1966 on First Avenue S. 1910
4/3 CB 12487 re: general funds for engineering 1910
4/3 CB 12504 re: use of streets and parks 1910
4/3 CB 13556 re: street improvements 1910
4/3 CB 13626 re: street improvement 1910
4/3 CB 13627 re: street improvement 1910
Vetoes, 1911
Box/Folder
4/4 CB 12878 re: Orcas Street 1911
4/4 CB 14029 re: free water to Seattle Seminary 1911
4/4 CB 14086 re: condemnation award 1911
4/4 CB 14393 re: street improvements 1911
4/4 CB 14392 re: street railway right of way 1911
4/4 CB 13983 re: street improvements 1911
4/4 CB 12538 re: condemnation 1911
4/4 CB 13707 re: condemnation 1911
4/4 CB 11443 re: Central Place and condemnations 1911
4/4 CB 13948 re: general funds for fire engine house 1911
Vetoes, March-June 1914
Box/Folder
4/5 CB 21851 re: general fund for Local Improvement District 1914
4/5 CB 22000 re: Local Improvement District West Mercer St. 1914
4/5 CB 19727 re: vehicle drivers 1914
4/5 CB 21717 re: street improvements 1914
4/5 CB 21872 re: travel and traffic on streets 1914
4/5 CB 21855 re: deed 1914
4/5 CB 21631 re: funds for engineering for test borings 1914
4/5 CB 21412 re: funds for killing rats 1914
4/5 CB 21806 re: claim 1914
Vetoes, July-December 1914
Box/Folder
4/6 CB 22742 re: lighting work outside city limits 1914
4/6 CB 22595 re: street improvement and condemnation of Lichten Way 1914
4/6 CB 22010 re: street improvement of Admiral Way 1914
4/6 CB 22790 re: auctioneers license 1914
4/6 CB 22747 re: police department position of cook 1914
4/6 CB 22434 re: Local Improvement District 2721 on Pike Place 1914
4/6 CB 22411 re: Local Improvement District 2721 on Pike Place 1914
4/6 CB 22377 re: condemnation award 1914
4/6 CB 22402 re: street improvements 1914
4/6 CB 22242 re: cancellation of leases 1914
4/6 CB 22345 re: deed 1914
4/6 CB 22124 re: weight limit on loads 1914
4/6 CB 22780 re: payment for services 1914
Vetoes, January-May 1915
Box/Folder
5/1 CB 23017 re: municipal railway system 1915
5/1 CB 23532 re: street improvements of East 65th St 1915
5/1 CB 23469 re: fire station at Rainier Avenue and Cloverdale Street 1915
5/1 CB 23333 re: public fish market 1915
5/1 CB 23303 re: funds for repair of Woodlawn Avenue sidewalk 1915
5/1 CB 22997 re: power substation 1915
5/1 CB 23270 re: hydrographer for Engineering Department 1915
5/1 CB 23266 re: street improvement of 30th Ave South 1915
5/1 CB 22998 re: electric rate 1915
5/1 CB 23444 re: detective licensing 1915
5/1 CB 23018 re: municipal railway system 1915
5/1 CB 23008 re: Delmar Drive 1915
5/1 CB 23263 re: street improvement on 32nd Ave. North 1915
Vetoes, June-July 1915
Box/Folder
5/2 CB 23793 re: drains and slide 1915
5/2 CB 23872 re: signs 1915
5/2 CB 23789 re: liquor license 1915
5/2 CB 23758 re: definition of nuisances 1915
5/2 CB 23590 re: Puget Sound Electric Railway Company 1915
5/2 CB 23811 re: Olympic View Addition street 1915
5/2 CB 23665 re: building code 1915
Vetoes, August-December 1915
Box/Folder
5/3 CB 24258 re: rate of taxes 1915
5/3 CB 23563 regarding sewer 1915
5/3 CB 24102 re: bus service contract 1915
5/3 CB 24223 re: improvement of Dexter Avenue 1915
5/3 CB 24259 re: Cedar River basin 1915
5/3 CB 24408 re: street improvement of Rainier Avenue 1915
5/3 CB 24517 re: Local Improvement District No. 2868 re: West Stacy Street 1915
5/3 CB 24409 re: street improvement of Rainier Avenue 1915
5/3 CB 24398 re: regrade of Beacon Hill 1915
5/3 CB 24275 re: condemnation and East Madison Street 1915
Vetoes, January-February 1916
Box/Folder
5/4 CB 24664 re: billboards 1916
5/4 CB 22167 re: sale of firearms 1916
5/4 CB 24709 re: water pipe in Laurelhurst 1916
5/4 CB 24534 re: vehicles for the Police Department 1916
Vetoes, March-April 1916
Box/Folder
5/5 CB 24686 re: Port of Seattle and railway 1916
5/5 CB 24803 re: reports by Lighting and Utility Departments 1916
5/5 CB 24861 re: disability compensation for Lighting Dept. employee 1916
5/5 CB 24862 re: disability compensation for Lighting Dept. employee 1916
5/5 CB 24863 re: disability compensation for Lighting Dept. employee 1916
5/5 CB 24864 re: disability compensation for Lighting Dept. employee 1916
5/5 CB 24938 re: condemnation and Third Avenue 1916
5/5 CB 24797 re: funds for League of Washington Municipalities 1916
Vetoes, August-December 1916
Box/Folder
5/6 CB 25404 re: pool table license 1916
5/6 CB 25888 re: drug store license 1916
5/6 CB 25809 re: salaries 1916
5/6 CB 25646 re: funds for rebuilding Washington St. Gridiron 1916
5/6 CB 25648 re: condemnation of land at risk of slides 1916
5/6 CB 25652 re: stenographer for fire department 1916
5/6 CB 25401 re: regulating pawnbrokers and second hand dealers 1916
5/6 CB 25292 re: department expenses related to seizing alcohol 1916
5/6 CB 25245 re: condemnation at 5th Ave North and Aloha 1916
5/6 CB 25244 re: reconstructing trestle 6th Ave S.and Charlestown St 1916
5/6 CB 25538 re: removal of slide at Norfolk Street and Rainier Ave 1916
Vetoes, 1917-1918
Box/Folder
5/7 CB 26700 re: street improvements on West Marginal Way 1917
5/7 CB 27175 re: pool table license 1917
5/7 CB 26859 re: vacating portion of East Pine Street 1917
5/7 CB 26377 re: lease of portions of County-City building 1917
5/7 CB 266333 re: drug store and pharmacy license 1917
5/7 CB 25968 re: funds for improvement of system of arterial streets 1917
5/7 CB 25957 re: readjustment of pavement and curbs 1917
5/7 CB 26645 re: permit for steam main 1917
5/7 CB 27401 re: definition of free buses 1918
5/7 CB 27416 re: report on salary compensation 1918
5/7 CB 27190 re: acquisition of auto equipment by Public Works 1918

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Robert B. Hesketh (Acting Mayor), 1913, 1921
Description
Dates
Vetoes, 1913 and 1921
Veto of CB 20476 re: muzzling dogs 1913
Veto of CB 31753 re: garbage collection and disposal 1921

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George W. Dilling, 1911-1912
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages, 1911-1912
Box/Folder
6/1 Message to New Council 1911
6/1 Report on committee on tuberculosis 1911
6/1 Annual Message: published and unpublished 1912
Vetoes, March-May 1911
Box/Folder
6/2 CB 14754 re: payment of claim 1911
6/2 CB 15037 re: duties of Department Efficiency Committee 1911
6/2 CB 14716 re: street improvement 1911
6/2 CB 14425 re: street improvement 1911
6/2 CB 15101 re: smoking on streetcars 1911
6/2 CB 14731 re: payment of claim 1911
6/2 CB 14464 re: regulation of garbage chutes 1911
6/2 CB 14646 re: payment to Acting Mayor Snyder 1911
6/2 CB 14715 re: street improvements 1911
6/2 CB 14165 re: street improvements 1911
6/2 CB 14165 re: street improvement 1911
Vetoes, June-December 1911
Box/Folder
6/3 CB 15465 re: city jail and regulations 1911
6/3 CB 15354 re: overcrowding of street cars 1911
6/3 CB 15776 re: granting liquor license to William Emerson 1911
6/3 CB 15882 re: overcrowding of street cars 1911
6/3 CB 16096 re: sale of street car tickets 1911
6/3 CB 16530 re: municipal garage 1911
6/3 CB 16823 re: construction of frame garage 1911
Vetoes, January-March 1912
Box/Folder
6/4 CB 17085 re: limiting hours of police department 1912
6/4 CB 17337 re: liquor license 1912
6/4 CB 16947 re: construction of frame building 1912
6/4 CB 14561 re: Police department relief to indigents 1912

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George F. Cotterill, 1912-1914
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages, 1913-1914
Box/Folder
6/5 Annual Message 1913
6/5 Annual Message: published and unpublished 1914
Proclamations and Messages, 1912-1913
Box/Folder
6/6 Communication re: CB 18778 1912
6/6 Proclamation re: holiday to mark 15th Anniversary of arrival of steamship 1912
6/6 Message re: investigation re: charges of abuses in Health Dept. 1913
6/6 Message to new City Council 1913
6/6 Proclamation re: Municipal Day 1913
Vetoes, April-July 1912
Box/Folder
6/7 CB 17597 re: municipal garage 1912
6/7 CB 17905 re: lien for taxes prior to 1891 1912
6/7 CB 17936 re: grades on Shilshole 1912
6/7 CB 17999 re: liquor license 1912
6/7 CB 18004 re: employment office license 1912
6/7 CB 18001 re: liquor license 1912
6/7 CB 17975 re: street parades 1912
6/7 CB 17826 re: street vacations and railways 1912
6/7 CB 17684 re: land for Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power 1912
6/7 CB 17589 re: liquor and minors 1912
6/7 CB 17338 re: liquor license 1912
6/7 CB 17463 re: liquor license 1912
6/7 CB 17770 re: street parades 1912
Vetoes, August-December 1912
Box/Folder
6/8 CB 17875 re: plat title 1912
6/8 CB 18838 re: Street Vacation Fund 1912
6/8 CB 18756 re: liquor license 1912
6/8 CB 18778 re: penal justice 1912
6/8 CB 18091 re: fire department 1912
6/8 CB 18226 re: license 1912
6/8 CB 18714, 18705, 18713 re: liquor licenses 1912
6/8 CB 18482 re: pool table license 1912
Vetoes, January-June 1913
Box/Folder
7/1 CB 19425 re: vacating East Howe Street 1913
7/1 CB 20035 re: work in Mayor's office 1913
7/1 CB 19963 re: street railway 1913
7/1 CB 19637 re: street improvement of Railroad Avenue 1913
7/1 CB 19696 and 19695 re: Asphalt Plant position 1913
7/1 CB 19630 re: street improvements 1913
7/1 CB 18051 re: curb grades on Rainier Avenue 1913
7/1 CB 19270 re: employment office license 1913
7/1 CB 19310 re: liquor license 1913
7/1 CB 18016 re: street improvement and condemnation 1913
7/1 CB 18161 re: public park property 1913
7/1 CB 18951 re: criminal procedure 1913
7/1 CB 18015 re: street improvements 1913
7/1 CB 18843 re: street improvements 1913
7/1 CB 19541 and 19438 re: hotel liquor license 1913
Vetoes, July-December 1913
Box/Folder
7/2 CB 30689 re: new position in Department of Health and Sanitation 1913
7/2 CB 19756 re: condemnation 1913
7/2 CB 20583 re: regulation of vehicles for hire 1913
7/2 CB 18999 re: condemnation of Northlake Avenue 1913
7/2 CB 20765 re: liquor license 1913
7/2 CB 20608 re: liquor license 1913
7/2 CB 20635 re: Garbage and Bridge Funds 1913
7/2 CB 20574 re: street improvements 1913
7/2 CB 20596 re: hotel liquor license 1913
7/2 CB 20186 re: liquor license 1913
7/2 CB 20159 re: liquor license 1913
7/2 CB 20065 re: liquor license 1913
7/2 CB 20844 re: pool table license 1913
7/2 CB 20664 re: electric signs 1913
Vetoes, 1914
Box/Folder
7/3 CB 21143 re: construction of walkways 1914
7/3 CB 21237 re: liquor license 1914
7/3 CB 21278 re: liquor license near Pike Place Market 1914

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Bolton (Acting Mayor), 1918
Description
Dates
Veto of CB27825 re: funds for State Board of Health 1918

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Ole Hansen, 1918-1919
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages, 1918-1919
Box/Folder
7/5 Inaugural Address 1918
7/5 Message to City Council 1919
7/5 Annual Message 1919
Vetoes, 1918-1919
Box/Folder
7/6 CB 27524 re: street improvements on Rainier Avenue 1918
7/6 CB 26522 re: signal system franchise 1918
7/6 CB 27420 re: Plat of East Marginal Way Addition 1918
7/6 CB 27575 re: improvement of Hudson Street 1918
7/6 CB 27719 re: sale of property 1918
7/6 CB 27881 re: loan to city Fairway 1918
7/6 CB 27525 re: street improvements on Rainier Avenue 1918
7/6 CB 28183 re: purchase of Seattle Tide Lands as sub-station site 1919
7/6 CB 28147 re: expenses for construction of Ballard substation 1919
7/6 CB 28916 re: rights of individuals violating city ordinances 1919
7/6 CB 28916 re: vacating portion of Sunset Avenue 1919

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W.D. Lang (Acting Mayor), 1919
Description
Dates
Communication re: CB 28724 on development of Skagit River 1919

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C.B. Fitzgerald, 1919-1920
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Vetoes, 1919-1920
Box/Folder
7/8 CB 29507 re: vacating Valley Street 1919
7/8 CB 29378 re: paving of East Union Street 1919
7/8 CB 29708 re: paper boxes 1920
7/8 CB 29779 re: reservoir in Volunteer Park 1920

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Hugh M. Caldwell, 1920-1922
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages and Proclamations, 1921-1922
Box/Folder
7/9 Proclamation re: charter Amendment and Resolution 6685 on elections 1921
7/9 Annual Message Published 1921
7/9 Second Annual Message Published 1922
7/9 Proclamation re: Charter Amendment Resolution 7002 1922
7/9 Proclamation re: Initiative 83908 re: dead dogs and cats 1922
Vetoes, 1920
Box/Folder
7/10 CB 31049 re: investigation of Cedar Lake 1920
7/10 CB 30515 re: vacating of East James Street 1920
7/10 CB 30633 re: extension of Ravenna Streetcar Line 1920
7/10 CB 30638 re: vacating portion of Willow Street 1920
7/10 CB 30684 re: expenses for moving pipe 1920
7/10 CB 30668 re: street railway franchise 1920
7/10 CB 30785 re: traffic on bridges 1920
7/10 CB 30889 re: covered passage way from detention home to Firland Sanatorium 1920
7/10 CB 30159 re: weights and measures 1920
7/10 CB 30843 re: municipal street railway 1920
7/10 CB 30292 re: light and power rates 1920
7/10 CB 30315 re: street car fares and children 1920
7/10 CB 30282 re: pool table license 1920
7/10 CB 30258 re: funds for publications 1920
7/10 CB 30121 re: funds for Local Improvement District 3197 Rainier Ave 1920
7/10 CB 20120 re: funds for street improvements 1920
7/10 CB 30037 re: improvements of Rainier Avenue 1920
7/10 CB 30128 re: funds for moving pipes 1920
7/10 CB 30048 re: fire department appointments 1920
7/10 CB 30314 re: street car fares and children 1920
Vetoes, January-March 1921
Box/Folder
8/1 CB 31240 re: Police Pension Fund 1921
8/1 CB 31473 re: contract with county for care of prisoners 1921
8/1 CB 31529 re: condemnation of First Avenue South 1921
8/1 CB 31533 re: Light and Power Plant bonds 1921
8/1 CB 31342 re: of construction of school buildings 1921
8/1 CB 31303 re: fire hazards 1921
8/1 CB 31342 re: of construction of school buildings 1921
8/1 CB 31353 re: funds for patrol wagon for Police Department 1921
Vetoes, August-December 1921
Box/Folder
8/2 CB 32347 re: delivery of deed 1921
8/2 CB 32531 re: payment of services 1921
8/2 CB 32468 re: salaries 1921
8/2 CB 32494 re: leasing part of Sixth Avenue South 1921
8/2 CB 32479 re: sale of Public Utilities Department used cars 1921
8/2 CB 32462 re: purchase of autos for weights and measures 1921
8/2 CB 32446 re: sale of property 1921
8/2 CB 32452 re: funds for sealing Cedar River basin 1921
8/2 CB 32406 re: cabaret license 1921
8/2 CB 32407 re: cabaret license 1921
8/2 CB 32374 re: sealing Cedar River Basin 1921
8/2 CB 32349 re: vacating portion of Fifth Avenue North 1921
8/2 CB 32119 re: abolishing positions in public utilities 1921
8/2 CB 32329 re: protest against transportation between Seattle and Roosevelt 1921
8/2 CB 32332 re: payment for street railway survey 1921
8/2 CB 32213 re: street railway lines 1921
8/2 CB 32259 re: buses for Railway System 1921
8/2 CB 32141 re: automobile for Harbor Department 1921
8/2 CB 32137 re: Building code 1921
8/2 CB 32053 re: railway tracks and Western Avenue 1921
8/2 CB 32384 re: cabaret license 1921
Vetoes, 1922
Box/Folder
8/3 CB 32928 re: lease of property to L.W. Mines 1922
8/3 CB 33122 re: department expenditures 1922
8/3 CB 33120 re: definition of garage in Building code 1922
8/3 CB 33160 re: funds for salaries 1922
8/3 CB 32957 re: lease of houseboats at Madison Park 1922
8/3 CB 32525 re: licensing cabarets 1922
8/3 CB 32986 re: extension of 15th Avenue Northeast 1922
8/3 CB 32987 re: extension of 36th Avenue South 1922

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Edwin J. Brown, 1922-1926
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages and Proclamations, 1923-1926
Box/Folder
8/4 Annual Message June 4, 1923: unpublished 1922
8/4 Annual Message June 4, 1923: published 1922
8/4 Second Annual Message: published 1923
8/4 Proclamation re: Charter Amendments on City Treasurer and Comptroller 1924
8/4 Third Annual Message: published 1924
8/4 Proclamation re: Charter Amendment on Park Tax Levy 1925
8/4 Fourth Annual Message: published 1925
Vetoes, 1922-1924
Box/Folder
8/5 CB 33462 re: card room license 1922
8/5 CB 33909 re: alley in Laurelhurst addition 1922
8/5 CB 35649 re: vacation of Alley 1923
8/5 CB 35899 re: purchase of automobile for Legislative 1923
8/5 CB 35453 re: renaming Olive Street and Way 1923
8/5 CB 90658 re: payment for bonds 1923
8/5 CB 90405 re: payment for damage to automobile 1923
8/5 CB 34760 re: fare rates for street railway 1923
8/5 CB 88236 re: sale of flowers at public markets 1923
8/5 CB 34510 re: purchase of fire equipment 1923
8/5 CB 34423 re: leasing of street cars 1923
8/5 CB 35036 re: vacation portion of Henderson Street 1923
8/5 CB 37301 re: zoning 1924
8/5 CB 37254 re: condemnation for park purposes 1924
8/5 CB 37640 re: bus service 1924
8/5 CB 37166 re: sale of Light and Power Bonds 1924
Vetoes, 1925-1926
Box/Folder
8/6 CB 39593 re: Cedar River Basin 1925
8/6 CB 38121 re: payment to Robert Brott 1925
8/6 CB 40173 re: sealing Cedar River lower basin 1925
8/6 CB 40014 re: improvement of N. 34th Street 1925
8/6 CB 39748 re: zoning ordinance 1925
8/6 CB 39806 re: payment of Skagit engineers 1925
8/6 CB 39650 re: payment to Skagit engineers 1925
8/6 CB 39594 re: repairs to Volunteer Park Reservoir 1925
8/6 CB 39520 re: public comfort stations 1925
8/6 CB 38334 re: bus service 1925
8/6 CB 36367 re: payment for investigation of Skagit development 1925
8/6 CB 39651 re: payment to F.R. Nicholas 1925
8/6 CB 38534 transmission line survey 1925
8/6 CB 39334 re: Empire Way buses 1925
8/6 CB 38649 re: payment to Robert Brott 1925
8/6 CB 38761 re: payment to Skagit Engineers 1925
8/6 CB 39099 re: payment of Skagit Engineers 1925
8/6 CB 39298 re: payment to Skagit Engineers 1925
8/6 CB 39044 re: payment for Skagit and Cedar River survey projects 1925
8/6 CB 38127 re: dance hall license 1925
8/6 CB 41051 re: grading alley 1926
8/6 CB 40716 re: payment Skagit engineers 1926

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Bertha K. Landes, 1924-1928
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages, 1927-1928
Box/Folder
9/1 Annual Message 1927
9/1 Report on 1928 budget 1927
9/1 Annual Message 1928
Vetoes and Messages, 1924-1928
Box/Folder
9/2 Bertha K. Landes (Acting Mayor): Proclamation giving Landes command of police department 1924
9/2 Veto of CB 42088 re: dance hall license 1926
9/2 Veto of CB 41621 amending Ord. 45382 re: zoning 1926
9/2 Veto of CB 42787 re: pay for unskilled labor 1927
9/2 Veto of CB 44292 re: dance hall license 1927
9/2 Veto of CB 43661 re: vacating portion of West Englewood Street 1927
9/2 Revocation of Board of Theatre Censors 1927
9/2 Proclamation re: charter amendment on pension system 1927
9/2 Veto of CB 45130 re: sale of property 1928

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Frank Edwards, 1928-1931
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages and Proclamations, 1928-1931
Box/Folder
9/3 Annual Message 1928
9/3 Annual Message: unpublished 1929
9/3 Annual Message: published 1929
9/3 Communication re: 1931 Budget 1930
9/3 Annual Message: unpublished 1930
9/3 Annual Message: published 1930
9/3 Proclamation re: Ordinance 58836 1930
9/3 Proclamation re: Department of Lighting 1931
9/3 Message to City Council 1931
Vetoes, 1928-1930
Box/Folder
9/4 Veto of CB 46895 re: Matthews Beach condemnation 1928
9/4 Veto of CB 46502 re: regulation of location of trades and industries 1928
9/4 Veto of CB 48481 re: compensation of teamsters and laborers 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 49005 re: vacation of 37th Ave and East Spring Street 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 48838 re: information directories and municipal poles 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 47957 re: collecting damages to hydrant 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 48762 re: pool table license 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 48502 re: compensation to nurses and orderlies 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 48483 re: compensation of railway employees 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 48501, 48502, 48481, 48483, 48503 re: salaries 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 48503 re: compensation of Port Warden 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 48171 re: pedestrian subways 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 48422 re: partial assignments of railway employees 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 47255 re: vacating portion of Wallingford Avenue 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 47179 re: sale of tax acquired property 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 48501 re: compensation to engineering employees 1929
9/4 Veto of CB 50894 re: pipeline on Beacon Avenue 1930
9/4 Veto of CB 49896 re: property from King County 1930
9/4 Veto of CB 49897 re: transferring jurisdiction of property 1930
9/4 Veto of CB 49845 re: steam electric generating station 1930

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Robert H. Harlin, 1932
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Proclamations and Vetoes, 1932
Box/Folder
9/5 Proclamation re: CF 134346 civil service exams 1932
9/5 Veto of CB 52979 re: Public Utilities organization 1932
9/5 Proclamation re: Board of Public Works 1932
9/5 Proclamation re: charter amendment public improvement contracts 1932

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V.C. Webster (Acting Mayor), 1933
Description
Dates
Veto of CB 54765 re: leaves of absence 1933

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John F. Dore, 1932-1938
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Message and Proclamations, 1933-1937
Box/Folder
9/7 Annual Message 1933
9/7 Communication re: budget discussion 1933
9/7 Proclamation re: Charter amendment on bids and contracts 1934
9/7 Proclamation re: amendment on Civil Service Commission 1934
9/7 Proclamation to amend Section 32A Article 16 Charter for library retirement plan 1937
Vetoes, 1932
Box/Folder
9/8 CB 53351 re: stenographic bill 1932
9/8 CB 53520 re: card room license 1932
9/8 CB 53673 re: funds for truck hire 1932
9/8 CB 53600 re: increased salaries 1932
9/8 CB 53879 re: purchase of Mountlake Playfield 1932
9/8 CB 53598 re: new positions in engineering lighting 1932
9/8 CB 53537 re: numbering of buildings 1932
9/8 CB 53465 re: fire department 1932
9/8 CB 53433 re: five-day week and seven-hour day 1932
9/8 CB 53278 re: public card room license 1932
9/8 CB 53237 re: City Light building 1932
9/8 CB 53401 re: registration office for unemployed 1932
9/8 CB 53354 re: tax acquired property 1932
9/8 CB 53332 re: City Planning Commission 1932
Vetoes, 1933
Box/Folder
9/9 CB 54008 re: 1932 budget 1933
9/9 CB 54685 re: notice to taxpayers 1933
9/9 CB 54691 re: altering Charles Street Shops 1933
9/9 CB 54627 re: purchase of land 1933
9/9 CB 54435 re: fire department wages 1933
9/9 CB 54335 re: non-motorized wheeled vehicles/toys 1933
9/9 CB 54043 re: improvement of Railroad Ave 1933
9/9 CB 53835 re: supt. of Women's Division in Police Dept. 1933
9/9 CB 53985 re: pipeline 1933
9/9 CB 54937 re: street car warrants 1933
9/9 CB 53956 re: Harbor Dept. funds 1933
9/9 CB 54827 re: stamp tax on beer 1933
9/9 CB 55006 re: sale of liquor in city stores 1933
9/9 CB 54695 Seattle Baseball Club land 1933
Vetoes, 1934
Box/Folder
9/10 CB 55122 re: submission of charter amendments 1934
9/10 CB 55427 re: light bonds 1934
9/10 CB 55421 re: funds for Assoc. of Washington Cities 1934
9/10 CB 55448 re: traffic code 1934
9/10 CB 55549 re: board of theater supervisors 1934
Vetoes, 1936-1938
Box/Folder
9/11 CB 57653 re: funds for removing smokestacks from Boeing 1936
9/11 CB 57373 re: rezoning 1936
9/11 CB 58166 re: street improvements on Fairmount Ave 1937
9/11 CB 58988 re: reducing working days for Fire Police 1937
9/11 CB 58477 re: payment of streetcar expense 1937
9/11 CB 58314 re: payment to Arthur Langlie 1937
9/11 CB 58185 re: franchise 1937
9/11 CB 58034 re: vacation for police and fire 1937
9/11 CB 58216 re: rental of auditorium 1937
9/11 CB 59162 re: pipe line contract 1938
9/11 CB 59082 re: water rates 1938
9/11 CB 58568 re: occupation tax 1938

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Charles L. Smith, 1934-1936
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages and Proclamations, 1934-1936
Box/Folder
10/1 Inaugural Address 1934
10/1 Annual Message 1935
10/1 Mayor's Annual Message to City Council 1936
10/1 Proclamation re: charter amendment of article 16 Resolution 11515 1936
10/1 Proclamation re: Resolution 11492 charter amendment campaign contributions 1936
10/1 Proclamation re: Resolution 11706 charter amendment Board of Public Works 1936
10/1 Proclamation re: charter amendment on police protection 1936
10/1 Proclamation re: charter amendment Resolution 11736 on purchasing agent 1936
10/1 Proclamation re: charter amendment Article 7 Resolution 11752 on appointment of Chief of Police 1936
Vetoes, 1935-1936
Box/Folder
10/2 CB 55609 re: leaving Recreation Field to Baseball Club 1934
10/2 CB 55916 re: license for amusement games 1935
10/2 CB 56313 and 56314 re: 1935 budget 1935
10/2 CB 56393 re: regulating sale of meat at wholesale 1935
10/2 CB 57250 re: sale of tax property 1936
10/2 CB 57046 re: purchase of parking meters 1936

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Austin E. Griffiths (Acting Mayor), 1937
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Vetoes, 1937
Box/Folder
10/3 CB 58154 re: funds for investigation 1937
10/3 CB 58425 re: claim of Charles Luce 1937
10/3 CB 58426 re: claim of Lena Brunie 1937
10/3 CB 58429 re: claims against railway 1937
10/3 CB 58427 re: claim of Francis Ryce 1937

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Arthur B. Langlie, 1938-1941
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Proclamations and Budget Message, 1938-1940
Box/Folder
10/4 Report on 1939 Budget 1938
10/4 Proclamation on charter amendment Section 8 Article 16 1940
10/4 Proclamation on charter amendment Section 11 Article 16 1940
Vetoes, 1938-1941
Box/Folder
10/5 CB 59563 property damage claim 1938
10/5 CB 59432 re: midget auto racing 1938
10/5 CB 60386 re: Armory Way condemnation 1939
10/5 CB 60834 re: Armory Way condemnation 1939
10/5 CB 60833 re: police department positions 1940
10/5 CB 60836 re: Armory Way proceedings 1940
10/5 CB 61053 re: Civic Field rental 1940
10/5 CB 62671 re: King County contract for two-way radio 1941

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John E. Carroll, 1941
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Messages, 1941
Box/Folder
10/6 Report on blackout test 1941
10/6 Proclamation on charter amendment Board of Public Works 1941

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Earl Millikin, 1941-1942
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Messages, 1941-1942
Box/Folder
10/7 Annual Message 1941
10/7 Proclamation re: salary rates 1942

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William F. Devin, 1942-1952
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages, 1942-1946
Box/Folder
10/8 Annual Message 1942
10/8 Annual Message 1943
10/8 Annual Message 1944
10/8 Annual Message 1945
10/8 Annual Message 1946
Annual Messages, 1947-1952
Box/Folder
10/9 Annual Message 1947
10/9 Annual Message 1948
10/9 Annual Message 1949
10/9 Annual Message 1950
10/9 Annual Message 1951
10/9 Final Report to City Council 1952
Proclamations and Messages, 1944-1952
Box/Folder
10/10 Proclamation re: charter amendment Article 16 - Civil Service exams 1944
10/10 Message re: contact with Seattle Disposal Company 1945
10/10 Proclamation re: nurses at Firland in Civil Service 1945
10/10 Budget Message 1947
10/10 Proclamation re: city charter amendment creating Parks Supt 1948
10/10 Proclamation on Ordinance 78367 on daylight saving time 1950
10/10 Proclamation on city charter amendment Admin. Asst. to mayor 1950
10/10 Proclamation on city charter amendment creating Transit Commission 1950
10/10 Proclamation re: Ordinance 79165 acquisition of Puget Sound properties 1951
10/10 Proclamation re: Resolution 15784 amending Article 16 Charter 1952
Vetoes, 1942-1951
Box/Folder
10/11 CB 63356 re: tax levies 1942
10/11 CB 64507 re: comptroller's positions 1944
10/11 CB 66317 re: parking franchise for Sears 1946
10/11 CB 67660 re: registration of houseboats 1947
10/11 CB 69364 re: controlling dogs 1949
10/11 CB 69306 re: self-serve gasoline filling stations 1949
10/11 CB 70612 re: registering voters 1950
10/11 CB 71262 and 71263 re: sewage disposal plant at Alki 1951
10/11 CB 71850 re: widening of Elliott Avenue West 1951

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James Scavotto (Acting Mayor), 1946
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Proclamations, 1946
Box/Folder
10/12 Proclamation re: Ordinance 74620 re: 48-hour week 1946
10/12 Proclamation re: new city charter 1946
10/12 Proclamation re: Ordinance 74573 salary rates of Police and Fire Departments 1946

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Mrs. Mildred Powell (Acting Mayor), 1948
Description
Dates
Proclamation re: daylight saving time Ord. 77267 1948

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Allan Pomeroy , 1952-1956
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages, 1952-1955
Box/Folder
11/1 Annual Message 1952
11/1 Annual Message 1953
11/1 Annual Message to Council 1954
11/1 Annual Message to Council 1955
Proclamations and Messages, 1954-1956
Box/Folder
11/2 Communication re: civil defense and budget 1954
11/2 Communication re: supplemental garbage contract 1954
11/2 Communication re: business tax increase on ballot 1954
11/2 Communication re: CB 74491 re: Theater Censorship and Board 1954
11/2 Communication re: appointment of Superintendent of Water 1955
11/2 Proclamation re: Ordinance 84390 re: Sewer Fund 1956
Vetoes, 1952-1956
Box/Folder
11/3 CB 72861 re: pawnbrokers license 1952
11/3 CB 72627 re: rental of Civic Auditorium 1952
11/3 CB 72505 re: water department 1952
11/3 CB 72471 re: parking under Alaskan Way Viaduct 1952
11/3 CB 73991 re: Kinnear deed of land 1953
11/3 CB 73688 re: rezoning 1953
11/3 CB 73575 re: rezoning 1953
11/3 CB 73371 re: towing contact 1953
11/3 CB 74981 re: sale of Transit System property in Highland Park 1954
11/3 CB 74579 re: garbage disposal contract 1954
11/3 CB 76110 re: library improvement funds 1955
11/3 CB 75789 and 75790 re: sewer improvements 1955
11/3 CB 75404 re: panoramas or peepshows 1955
11/3 CB 75226 re: concealed weapons 1955
11/3 CB 75259 re: vacancies in appointive charter offices 1955
11/3 CB 76435 re: emergency funds 1956

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David Levine (Acting Mayor), 1942-1962
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Messages, 1942-1962
Box/Folder
11/4 Veto of CB 62832 re: autos for Health Department 1942
11/4 Veto of CB 73216 re: funds for Carkeek Park 1953
11/4 Proclamation 1962

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Gordon S. Clinton, 1956-1963
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages, 1953-1956
Box/Folder
11/5 Annual Message to City Council 1956
11/5 Annual Message to City Council 1957
11/5 Annual Message to City Council 1958
11/5 Annual Message to City Council 1959
11/5 Annual Message to City Council 1960
11/5 Annual Message to City Council 1961
11/5 Annual Message to City Council 1962
11/5 Annual Message to City Council 1963
Messages, 1956-1960
Box/Folder
11/6 Objection to removal of John J. Kennett of Seattle Transit Commission 1956
11/6 Veto of CB 77010 re: conditional vacation of E. John Street 1956
11/6 Proclamation re: Ordinance 86749 on dogs and leashes 1958
11/6 Veto of CB 79437 vacating portions of Terry Avenue 1959
11/6 Proclamation re: Ordinance 88409 on Civic Auditorium 1959
11/6 Veto of CB 81194 re: rezoning 1960
11/6 Communication re: CB 81291 increasing pinball machines fees 1960

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J.D. Braman, 1964-1968
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages, 1964-1968
Box/Folder
11/7 Annual Message to City Council 1964
11/7 Annual Message to City Council 1965
11/7 Annual Message to City Council 1966
11/7 Annual Message to City Council 1967
11/7 Annual Message to City Council 1968
Messages, 1965-1968
Box/Folder
11/8 Request for resolution adopting Civil Rights Act of 1964 1965
11/8 Executive Order pertaining to Fair Practices distributed by P. Hayasaka 1965
11/8 Veto of CB 87503 re: Ordinance 90138 on signs 1967
11/8 Proclamation re: departments and positions 1967
11/8 Proclamation re: Ordinance 96931 on fluoridation 1968
11/8 Report on financial problems in balancing the budget 1968
11/8 Report on Reorganization of Police Department 1968
11/8 Veto of CB 262369 re: street improvement of Carkeek Drive South 1968

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Floyd C. Miller, 1969
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Messages, 1969
Box/Folder
11/9 Veto of CB 89298 re: rezoning 1969
11/9 Proclamation re: Charter amendment Article 5 Section 1 on Mayor 1969
11/9 Communication on financial position of City of Seattle 1969
11/9 Annual Message to City Council 1969

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Wes Uhlman, 1969-1977
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Inaugural and Annual Messages, 1974-1977
Box/Folder
12/1 Annual Message 1971
12/1 Annual Message 1972
12/1 Annual Message 1973
12/1 Inaugural Address 1974
12/1 Annual Message 1974
12/1 Annual Message 1975
12/1 Annual Message 1976
12/1 Annual Message 1977
Budget Messages, 1970-1977
Box/Folder
12/2 Report on City's financial condition 1970
12/2 Budget Message 1971
12/2 Budget Message 1972
12/2 Budget Message 1973
12/2 Budget Message 1974
12/2 Budget Message 1975
12/2 Budget Message 1976
12/2 Budget Message 1977
Proclamations, 1970-1977
Box/Folder
12/3 Proclamation re: Woodland Park Zoo improvements December 4, 1974-1974
12/3 Proclamation re: preservation of Pike Place Market December 1, 1971-1971
12/3 Proclamation re: Ord. 101254 fire stations 18, 31, 42 November 29, 1972-1972
12/3 Proclamation re: abolishing Seattle Transit Commission 1970
12/3 Proclamation re: charter amendments on public improvement contracts 1971
12/3 Proclamation re: termination of R.H. Thompson freeway 1972
12/3 Proclamation re: charter amendments 1973
12/3 Proclamation re: West Seattle Freeway 1974
12/3 Proclamation re: ceasing state of emergency for slide area 1974
12/3 Proclamation re: City Planning Commission 1976
12/3 Proclamation re: charter amendment on campaign contributions 1977
12/3 Proclamation re: city charter amendments 1977
Vetoes, 1969-1976
Box/Folder
12/4 CB 90017 re: expert architectural services on Seattle Center 1969
12/4 CB 92159 re: humane Society contract 1971
12/4 CB 93007 re: enforcement of subpoenas 1972
12/4 CB 92598 re: reimbursement for private autos 1972
12/4 CB 93366 pipelines and Texaco 1973
12/4 CB 94539 prohibiting punch boards and pull tabs 1973
12/4 CB 93149 re: property tax levy 1973
12/4 CB 93546 re: hearing examiner 1973
12/4 CB 93980 re: legal services center 1973
12/4 CB 95595 re: punch boards and pull tabs 1974
12/4 CB 95622 re: West Seattle Freeway 1974
12/4 CB 96949 re: Bryant Neighborhood playground 1975
12/4 CB 97980 re: tax on natural gas 1976
12/4 CB 97740 re: city charter 1976
12/4 CB 97065 re: position in law department 1976
Vetoes, 1977
Box/Folder
12/5 CB 98243 re: rezoning in university district 1977
12/5 CB 99006 re: Office of Code Revisor 1977
12/5 CB 98747 re: for-hire vehicles including taxicabs 1977
12/5 CB 98771 re: funds for maternal and child health 1977
12/5 CB 98746 re: sale of lighting property 1977
12/5 CB 98602 re: registration of bicycles 1977
12/5 CB 98570 re: recodification of ordinances 1977
12/5 CB 98566 re: Municipal Arts Fund 1977
12/5 CB 98222 re: electric energy 1977
12/5 CB 98236 re: landmarks preservation board 1977
Executive Order and Messages, 1972-1977
Box/Folder
12/6 Communication re: intent to veto criminal code amendments 1972
12/6 Communication re: dismissal of chief of fire department 1974
12/6 Communication re: council bill budget without his signature 1974
12/6 Executive Order abolishing Mandatory Retirement by age 1977

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Charles Royer, 1978-1988
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Annual Messages, 1978-1988
Box/Folder
12/7 Inaugural Address 1978
12/7 State of the City Address 1979
12/7 State of the City Message 1980
12/7 State of the City Message 1981
12/7 State of the City Message 1982
12/7 State of the City Message 1983
12/7 State of the City Message 1984
12/7 State of the City Message 1985
12/7 State of the City Message 1986
12/7 State of the City Message 1987
12/7 State of the City Speech 1988
Budget Messages 1978-1988
Box/Folder
12/8 Budget Message 1978
12/8 Budget Message 1979
12/8 Budget Message 1980
12/8 Budget Address 1981
12/8 Budget Message 1982
12/8 Budget Address 1984
12/8 Budget Address 1985
12/8 Budget Address 1986
12/8 Budget Address 1987
12/8 Budget Address 1988
Executive Orders and Proclamations, 1978-1980
Box/Folder
13/1 Proclamation re: Initiative 16 on municipal spay and neuter clinic 1978
13/1 Proclamation re: CD 286836 on use of firearms by police 1978
13/1 Executive Order establishing 1980 Women and Minority Business Enterprise goals 1980
13/1 Executive Order establishing the 1980 Affirmative Action Work Plan 1980
13/1 Executive Order Affirming the Right of All Citizens to Receive City Services Equally 1984
Vetoes, 1978-1985
Box/Folder
13/2 CB 97989 re: rezoning 1978
13/2 CB 98937 re: sale of lighting department property 1978
13/2 CB 99133 re: positions in Health Department 1979
13/2 CB 99252 re: Seward Park Avenue South Undergrounding 1979
13/2 CB 100572 re: towing fees of impounded vehicles 1979
13/2 CB 101035 re: Criminal Code "fighting in public" 1980
13/2 CB 101942 re: campaign financing 1980
13/2 CB 102134 re: Public Safety Civil Service Commission 1981
13/2 CB 102803 re: personal safety chemical sprays 1982
13/2 CB 103007 re: new positions in Legislative Department 1982
13/2 CB 103247 re: extension of lease by Dornay at Martha Washington 1982
13/2 Res. 27142 re: general rate making policies for Solid Waste Utility 1984
13/2 CB 104723 re: taxi rate structure 1985
13/2 CB 105031 re: parking meter repair shop transfer 1985
13/2 CB 106909 re: collection rates and charges of Solid Waste Utility 1988
Speeches and Addresses, 1989
Box/Folder
13/3 State of the City Speech 1989
13/3 Budget Address 1989

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Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Corporate Names :
  • Seattle (Wash.). City Council
  • Geographical Names :
  • Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government
  • Occupations :
  • Mayors--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Subject Terms :
  • Land use--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • License system--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Public utilities--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Refuse collection--Washington (State)--Seattle
    • Form or Genre Terms :
    • Executive orders
    • Proclamations
    • Other Creators :
    • Seattle (Wash.). Mayor

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