Records of the City of Georgetown,
annexed by Seattle in 1910. The records date from 1903-1910 and include city
council minutes, ordinances, petitions, contracts, resolutions, local
improvement files, and property ownership records.
Funding for encoding this
finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for
the Humanities.
Historical Note
The City of Georgetown was incorporated in January 1904 as a city of the
third class. The City was divided into six wards with one person from each
elected to City Council for a two-year term. One at-large councilperson was
elected for a one-year term. The mayor was elected for a one-year term.
Other City officials included an attorney, clerk, treasurer, health
officer, marshal, police judge, engineer, and superintendent of streets. The
latter was appointed by the mayor and confirmed by Council and had the
responsibility of overseeing the repairing, cleaning, grading, and extension of
streets, gutters, sidewalks, and sewers. Street improvements were by far the
primary focus of municipal activity.
The City contracted with the Georgetown Water Company for its municipal
water supply. Electrical and street railway services were contracted for with
the Snoqualmie Falls and White River Power Company (1904) and the Seattle
Electric Company (1906).
The movement for annexation to the City of Seattle began in 1906 but did
not gain significant support until 1909. Following presentation of a petition
for an annexation vote, a special election was held on March 29, 1910. The
annexation proposition passed with 389 votes in favor and 238 opposed. The City
of Georgetown was officially consolidated with Seattle on April 4, 1910. It was
the last of the small incorporated cities to be annexed to Seattle.
Georgetown was served by two Mayors: John Muller (1904-1909) and Auburn
Slocum (1910).
Content Description
The City of Georgetown Records, 1903-1910, include Council minutes,
ordinances, resolutions, correspondence, City officials' reports, petitions,
contracts, and local improvement files. Of particular interest are the property
ownership records which provide the name and address of the owners of lots in
specific additions in the City.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
Records are open to the public.
Preferred Citation :
[Item and date], City of Georgetown Records, Record Series 9123-[xx].
Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
The records of the City of Georgetown are arranged in four series:
Series I: Council Minutes (9123-01)
Series II: Ordinances (9123-02)
Series III: City Clerk's Files (9123-03)
Series IV: Demands and Warrants (9123-04)
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Series III (9123-03): City Clerk's Files, 1904-1910
2.0 cubic ft.
Administrative records of Georgetown filed with the City Clerk.
Includes bids and proposals, specifications, correspondence, city officials'
reports, franchises, petitions, and oaths of office. The bulk of the records
relate to local improvements, extension of city services, and franchise
administration.
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
City of Georgetown:
Applications, Employment
1904-1909
1/2
Applications, Pool Room
Licenses
1904-1908
1/3
Auditing, Uniform Accounting
Act
1908-1909
1/4
Bids and
Proposals
1904-1910
1/5
Bids and Proposals,
Auditing
1907-1909
1/6
Bids and Proposals, City
Hall
1904-1909
1/7
Bonds, Official
1904-1909
1/8
City Attorney,
Correspondence and Legal Opinion
1904-1910
1/9
City Clerk,
Correspondence
1904-1910
1/10
City Clerk, Notices of
Street Vacations
1907-1909
1/11
City Clerk,
Reports
1904-1909
1/12
City Council, Committee
Reports/Bonds and Salary
1904-1910
1/13
City Council, Committee
Reports/Buildings and Grounds
1904-1910
1/14
City Council, Committee
Reports/Committee as a Whole
1909
1/15
City Council, Committee
Reports/Finance
1905-1910
1/16
City Council, Committee
Reports/Fire, Water, and Light
1904-1909
1/17
City Council, Committee
Reports/Franchise
1905-1910
1/18
City Council, Committee
Reports/Licenses
1904-1909
1/19
City Council, Committee
Reports/Police
1904-1909
1/20
City Council, Committee
Reports/Printing
1906-1909
1/21
City Council, Committee
Reports/Rules
1906-1909
1/22
City Council, Committee
Reports/Sewers
1909
1/23
City Council, Committee
Reports/Special
1905-1907
1/24
City Council, Committee
Reports/Streets
1904-1910
1/25
City Engineer,
Correspondence
1906-1910
1/26
City Engineer,
Reports
1905-1910
1/27
City Treasurer,
Correspondence
1907-1910
1/28
City Treasurer,
Reports
1904-1909
1/29
Claims Against
City
1904-1909
1/30
Claims Against City, Dillard
Case
1906-1907
1/31
Claims Against City, Marino
Case
1907-1908
1/32
Condemnation
1908-1910
1/33
Contracts and
Bonds
1908-1910
1/34
Correspondence
1904-1910
1/35
Correspondence, Street
Lights
1904-1907
1/36
Court Judgements
1906-1910
1/37
Elections, Affidavits of
Publication
1906-1908
1/38
Elections, Campaign
Expenditures
1904-1909
1/39
Elections, Certificates of
Votes Cast
1905-1908
1/40
Elections, Declarations of
Candidacy
1907-1909
1/41
Elections, Notices and
Ballots
1906-1910
1/42
Franchises
1903-1910
1/43
Franchises, Oregon and
Washington Railroad
1907-1908
1/44
Franchises, Pacific States
Telephone and Telegraph Company
1905-1906
1/45
Franchises, Seattle Electric
Company
1904-1909
1/46
Franchises, Seattle Lighting
Company
1907-1910
1/47
Franchises, Sunset Telephone
and Telegraph Company
Series IV (9123-04): Demands and Warrants, 1904-1910
2 volumes
Financial demands against the city of Georgetown for services
rendered. Includes name of claimant, date of claim, amount, reasons for demand,
warrant number, date warrant issued, and amount. Volume Two is embossed with
the title Synoptic Journal and Cash Book.
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.
Geographical Names :
Georgetown
(Seattle, Wash.)--Politics and government
