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



Guide to the Seattle Mayors' Messages, 1896-1989


1802-C2





Finding aid prepared by Anne Frantilla

Finding aid encoded by Shannon B. Lynch, 2004
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

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

 
Collection Number:
 

1802-C2

 
Creator:
 

Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk

 
Title:
 

Mayors' Messages

 
Dates:
 

1896-1989 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

5.2 cubic ft.
(13 boxes)

 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

Vetoes, messages, and other communications of various Seattle mayors, 1896-1989.

 

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.

Arrangement

Messages and vetoes are arranged chronologically by mayor.

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.

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.

 
Seattle (Wash.). City Council
Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government
Mayors--Washington (State)--Seattle
Land use--Washington (State)--Seattle
License system--Washington (State)--Seattle
Public utilities--Washington (State)--Seattle
Railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle
Refuse collection--Washington (State)--Seattle
Executive orders
Proclamations
Other Creators :
Seattle (Wash.). 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
 


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

 

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
 


Proclamation re: city Charter Amendments: published copy
  1900
 


Annual Message to City Council for the year 1899
  1899
 


Annual Message to City Council for the year 1899
  1899
 


Proclamation re: holiday on May 23, 1903 honoring visit from U.S. President
  1903
   
Vetoes, 1900-1903
 
 
1/5

CB 1020 re: deed from Nellie Phinney
  1900
 


CB 114 re: health department
  1900
 


CB 114 re: health department: published
  1900
 


CB 332 re: construction of railway
  1900
 


Recommendation Ord. 6430 be repealed
  1900
 


CB 536 re: telephone and telegraph franchise
  1900
 


CB 445 re: building construction and inspection
  1901
 


CB 1225 re: suit about water mains
  1901
 


CB 1450 re: addition to City Hall
  1901
 


CB 206 re: site for fire engine house
  1902
 


CB 965 re: street improvements
  1902
 


CB 964 re: street Mercer elevator entrance
  1903
 


CB 131 re: garbage collection
  1903
 


CB 2806 re: signs
  1904

 

Richard A. Ballinger, 1904-1906

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Annual Messages, 1905-1906
 
 
box/folder
1/6


Annual Messages: unpublished
  1905
 


Annual Messages: unpublished
  1906
 


Annual Messages: published
  1905
   
Vetoes, 1904
 
 
1/7

CB 94 re: running at large of livestock within city limits
  1904
 


CB 1276 re: construction
  1904
 


CB 419 re: funds for Crittendon Home for "fallen women"
  1904
 


CB 400 re: deeded property
  1904
 


CB 598 re: street improvements
  1904
 


CB 707 re: concert hall
  1904
 


CB 759 re: appropriation of General Funds
  1904
 


CB 1203 re: construction
  1904
 


CB 599 re: sidewalk construction
  1904
 


CB 667 re: construction
  1904
 


CB 644 re: construction
  1904
 


CB 1243 re: license for Concert Hall
  1904
   
Vetoes, 1905
 
 
1/8

CB 1334 re: fire engine house
  1905
 


CB 1501 re: railway franchise
  1905
 


CB 1642 re: City Engineer inspection of garbage disposal elsewhere
  1905
 


CB 1685 re: general funds for care of indigent and sick
  1905
 


CB 1735 re: Department of Sanitation appointments
  1905
 


CB 1995 re: saloon limits
  1905
 


Objections to CB 2451 re: cost of water pipe
  1905
 


Objections to CB 2474 re: construction
  1905
 


CB 2624 re: free water to Salvation Army
  1905
 


Objections to CB 2625 re: free water to Ryther Child Home
  1905
 


Objections to CB 2626 regard water charges
  1905
 


CB 2697 re: vacating Phelps Street
  1905
   
Vetoes, 1906
 
 
1/9

CB 2857 re: stable
  1906
 


CB 2848 re: water supply
  1906
 


CB 2874 re: liquor license
  1906
 


CB 2960 re: liquor license
  1906
 


CB 2980 re: liquor license
  1906

 

D.W. Bowen (Acting Mayor), 1906

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box/folder
2/1


Veto of CB 571 re: liquor license
  1906

 

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
 


Veto of CB 84 re: liquor license
  1906
 


Veto of CB 85 re: liquor license
  1906
 


Veto of CB 87 re: liquor license
  1906
 


Veto of CB 179 re: payment of street improvements
  1906
 


Veto of CB 244 re: street improvements
  1906
 


Veto of CB 299 re: street improvements
  1906
 


Veto of CB 321 re: E. Howard Street Clock on Colman Block
  1906
 


Veto of CB 333 re: payment for publication of charter amendments
  1906
 


Veto of CB 365 re: liquor license
  1906
 


Veto of CB 369 re: settlement of claim
  1906
 


Veto of CB 418 re: unpaid salary claim
  1906
   
Vetoes and Messages, July-December 1906
 
 
2/3

Veto of CB 35 re: street railway franchise
  1906
 


Veto of CB 36 re: street railway franchise
  1906
 


Veto of CB 208 re: pipes and Seattle-Tacoma Power Co.
  1906
 


Veto of CB 778 re: creating office of Health Department Relief Officer
  1906
 


Veto of CB 778 re: creating office of Health Department Relief Officer
  1906
 


Veto of CB 792 re: street improvements by Rainier Investment Co.
  1906
 


Veto of CB 842 re: street improvements Sylvester-Cowen Investment Co
  1906
 


Veto of CB 877 re: street vendors
  1906
 


Veto of CB 1027 re: sewer improvements
  1906
 


Veto of CB 1070 re: liquor license
  1906
 


Veto of CB 1128 re: General Fund appropriation
  1906
 


Veto of CB 1372 re: cancellation of assessment
  1906
 


Veto of CB 1402 re: stairway
  1906
 


Veto of CB 1567 re: liquor license
  1906
 


Veto of CB 1758 re: liquor license
  1906
 


Veto of CB 1782 re: land for fire house
  1906
   
Vetoes, January-May 1907
 
 
2/4

CB 1868 re: street railway franchise
  1907
 


CB 1892 re: stable
  1907
 


CB 1988 re: street improvements
  1907
 


CB 2022 re: free electricity to YWCA
  1907
 


CB 2103 re: quit-claim deed
  1907
 


Veto of CB 2192 re: land for fire engine house
  1907
 


CB 2419 re: liquor license
  1907
 


CB 2603 re: liquor license
  1907
 


CB 2736 re: liquor license
  1907
 


CB 2787 re: street improvements
  1907
 


Removal from office of Superintendent of Streets and Sewers A.L. Walters
  1907
   
Vetoes, July-December 1907
 
 
2/5

CB 3262 re: street improvements
  1907
 


CB 3526 re: liquor license
  1907
 


CB 3611 re: liquor license
  1907
 


CB 3616 re: liquor license
  1907
 


CB 3624 re: liquor license
  1907
 


CB 3649 re: flammable oils
  1907
 


CB 4133 re: vacating alley
  1907
 


CB 4158 re: street improvements
  1907
 


CB 4303 re: water main construction
  1907
 


CB 4304 re: water fund
  1907
 


CB 4471 re: vacating 42nd Avenue North
  1907
   
Vetoes, 1908
 
 
2/6

Veto of CB 4470 re: vacating West Galer Street
  1908
 


CB 4577 re: transfer of funds from Municipal Light and Power
  1908
 


CB 4701 re: construction of barn
  1908
 


CB 4833 re: widening of Pine Street
  1908
 


CB 4908 re: construction and land use
  1908
 


Veto of CB 5001 re: land for fire engine house
  1908

 

John F. Miller, 1908-1910

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box/folder
3/1


Annual Message
  1909
   
Vetoes, March-May 1908
 
 
3/2

CB 4938 re: property for isolation hospital
  1908
 


CB 5096 re: liquor license
  1908
 


CB 5144 re: liquor license
  1908
 


CB 5143 re: liquor license
  1908
 


CB 5029 re: street improvements
  1908
 


CB 5471 re: liquor license
  1908
   
Vetoes, July-December 1908
 
 
3/3

CB 5614 re: electrical protection system
  1908
 


CB 6906 re: land deeded to city
  1908
 


CB 6625 re: Light Fund
  1908
 


CB 5934 re: equipment for garbage collection
  1908
 


CB 6774 re: quit-claim deed
  1908
 


CB 5197 re: street railway franchise
  1908
 


CB 5829 re: horse infirmary for fire department
  1908
 


CB 5975 re: water fund assessment
  1908
 


CB 5976 re: local improvement
  1908
   
Vetoes, January-May 1909
 
 
3/4

CB 6892 re: refund of excess assessments No. 1616 Sunset Ave
  1909
 


CB 8240 re: fire department appointments in Ballard
  1909
 


CB 8206 re: structures for treating contagious diseases
  1909
 


CB 7432 re: transfer of liquor license
  1909
 


CB 7427 re: liquor license
  1909
 


CB 7303 re: water main
  1909
 


CB 7230 re: moving safes
  1909
 


CB 5453 re: Local Improvement District No. 1345
  1909
 


CB 7232 re: street improvement
  1909
 


CB 8268 re: purchasing chairs for armory
  1909
   
Vetoes, June-July 1909
 
 
3/5

CB 8514 re: improving light and power systems
  1909
 


John F. Miller Vetoes: 37231
  1909
 


CB 8633 re: water supply
  1909
 


CB 8561 re: Connecticut Street Sewer District
  1909
 


CB 8456 re: sewer district
  1909
 


CB 8628 re: funds for data on Duwamish River
  1909
 


CB 8621 re: overhead bridge
  1909
 


CB 159 re: Seattle Electric Company and street railway
  1909
 


CB 8558 re: appropriation from General Fund for home for girls
  1909
   
Vetoes, August-December 1909
 
 
3/6

CB 7848 re: railway franchise
  1909
 


CB 9084 re: municipal water supply system
  1909
 


CB 10372 re: pool table license
  1909
 


CB 7849 re: railway franchise
  1909
 


CB 10315 re: purchase of chairs
  1909
 


CB 7850 railway franchise
  1909
 


CB 9825 re: lease of Alaska-Yukon Exposition Grounds
  1909
 


CB 10171 re: operation of passenger cars over railroad lines
  1909
 


CB 10054 re: construction of stable
  1909
 


CB 21445 re: data for improvement of Duwamish River
  1909
 


CB 9665 re: payment of services rendered
  1909
 


CB 9664 re: payment of engineering services
  1909
 


CB 9040 re: street improvements
  1909
 


CB 9180 re: purchase of land for city stables
  1909
 


CB 10078 re: pool table license
  1909
 


CB 10197 re: pool table license
  1909
   
Vetoes, 1910
 
 
3/7

CB 10796 re: pool table license
  1910
 


CB 10875 re: liquor license
  1910
 


CB 11171 re: vacation Pine Street
  1910
 


CB 10476 re: construction and tuberculosis
  1910
 


CB 11133 re: Local Improvement District 2025
  1910

 

Hiram C. Gill, 1908-1918

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Annual Messages and Recommendations, 1911-1918
 
 
box/folder
3/8


Annual Message
  1911
 


Annual Message
  1915
 


Recommendations re: 1916 budget
  1915
 


Annual Message
  1916
 


Annual Message
  1917
 


Annual Message
  1918
   
Vetoes as Acting Mayor, 1908
 
 
4/1

CB 6031 re: payment of medical fees
  1908
 


CB 6085 re: garbage incineration and manure
  1908
 


CB 6144 re: installation of fire hydrant
  1908
 


CB 6241 re: Local Improvement District 1737
  1908
 


CB 6183 re: vacating Eighth Avenue South
  1908
 


CB 6358 re: garbage collection
  1908
   
Vetoes, January-August 1910
 
 
4/2

CB 12620 re: street improvement of Edmunds Street
  1910
 


CB 11882 re: street improvements
  1910
 


CB 11976 re: museum at Denny Park
  1910
 


CB 12172 re: street railways
  1910
 


CB 12714 re: general funds to Municipal Plans Commission
  1910
 


CB 11879 re: street improvements
  1910
 


CB 12622 re: street improvements on Orcas street
  1910
 


CB 10548 re: regulation of employees in food preparation
  1910
 


CB 12466 re: Local Improvement District and West Alaska St
  1910
 


CB 12224 re: street improvements
  1910
 


CB 12672 re: street improvements
  1910
 


CB 11427 re: street improvements
  1910
 


CB 1176 re: railways
  1910
 


CB 12714 funds for Civic Plans Commission
  1910
 


CB 11715 general fund
  1910
 


CB 9940 re: street improvements and condemnation
  1910
 


CB 11075 re: street improvement and condemnation
  1910
 


CB 11648 re: payment for watchmen
  1910
 


CB 12173 re: street railways
  1910
 


CB 8974 re: General Fund
  1910
   
Vetoes, September-December 1910
 
 
4/3

CB 13609 re: street improvement
  1910
 


CB 13703 re: special investigation committee
  1910
 


CB 13583 re: use of City Police Department automobiles
  1910
 


CB 13385 re: land for garbage
  1910
 


13252, 13253, 13197, 13199, 13206 re: street improvements
  1910
 


CB 13263 re: general funds for engineering
  1910
 


CB 12649 re: street improvements
  1910
 


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
 


CB 12911 re: Local Improvement District 1966 on First Avenue S.
  1910
 


CB 12487 re: general funds for engineering
  1910
 


CB 12504 re: use of streets and parks
  1910
 


CB 13556 re: street improvements
  1910
 


CB 13626 re: street improvement
  1910
 


CB 13627 re: street improvement
  1910
   
Vetoes, 1911
 
 
4/4

CB 12878 re: Orcas Street
  1911
 


CB 14029 re: free water to Seattle Seminary
  1911
 


CB 14086 re: condemnation award
  1911
 


CB 14393 re: street improvements
  1911
 


CB 14392 re: street railway right of way
  1911
 


CB 13983 re: street improvements
  1911
 


CB 12538 re: condemnation
  1911
 


CB 13707 re: condemnation
  1911
 


CB 11443 re: Central Place and condemnations
  1911
 


CB 13948 re: general funds for fire engine house
  1911
   
Vetoes, March-June 1914
 
 
4/5

CB 21851 re: general fund for Local Improvement District
  1914
 


CB 22000 re: Local Improvement District West Mercer St.
  1914
 


CB 19727 re: vehicle drivers
  1914
 


CB 21717 re: street improvements
  1914
 


CB 21872 re: travel and traffic on streets
  1914
 


CB 21855 re: deed
  1914
 


CB 21631 re: funds for engineering for test borings
  1914
 


CB 21412 re: funds for killing rats
  1914
 


CB 21806 re: claim
  1914
   
Vetoes, July-December 1914
 
 
4/6

CB 22742 re: lighting work outside city limits
  1914
 


CB 22595 re: street improvement and condemnation of Lichten Way
  1914
 


CB 22010 re: street improvement of Admiral Way
  1914
 


CB 22790 re: auctioneers license
  1914
 


CB 22747 re: police department position of cook
  1914
 


CB 22434 re: Local Improvement District 2721 on Pike Place
  1914
 


CB 22411 re: Local Improvement District 2721 on Pike Place
  1914
 


CB 22377 re: condemnation award
  1914
 


CB 22402 re: street improvements
  1914
 


CB 22242 re: cancellation of leases
  1914
 


CB 22345 re: deed
  1914
 


CB 22124 re: weight limit on loads
  1914
 


CB 22780 re: payment for services
  1914
   
Vetoes, January-May 1915
 
 
5/1

CB 23017 re: municipal railway system
  1915
 


CB 23532 re: street improvements of East 65th St
  1915
 


CB 23469 re: fire station at Rainier Avenue and Cloverdale Street
  1915
 


CB 23333 re: public fish market
  1915
 


CB 23303 re: funds for repair of Woodlawn Avenue sidewalk
  1915
 


CB 22997 re: power substation
  1915
 


CB 23270 re: hydrographer for Engineering Department
  1915
 


CB 23266 re: street improvement of 30th Ave South
  1915
 


CB 22998 re: electric rate
  1915
 


CB 23444 re: detective licensing
  1915
 


CB 23018 re: municipal railway system
  1915
 


CB 23008 re: Delmar Drive
  1915
 


CB 23263 re: street improvement on 32nd Ave. North
  1915
   
Vetoes, June-July 1915
 
 
5/2

CB 23793 re: drains and slide
  1915
 


CB 23872 re: signs
  1915
 


CB 23789 re: liquor license
  1915
 


CB 23758 re: definition of nuisances
  1915
 


CB 23590 re: Puget Sound Electric Railway Company
  1915
 


CB 23811 re: Olympic View Addition street
  1915
 


CB 23665 re: building code
  1915
   
Vetoes, August-December 1915
 
 
5/3

CB 24258 re: rate of taxes
  1915
 


CB 23563 regarding sewer
  1915
 


CB 24102 re: bus service contract
  1915
 


CB 24223 re: improvement of Dexter Avenue
  1915
 


CB 24259 re: Cedar River basin
  1915
 


CB 24408 re: street improvement of Rainier Avenue
  1915
 


CB 24517 re: Local Improvement District No. 2868 re: West Stacy Street
  1915
 


CB 24409 re: street improvement of Rainier Avenue
  1915
 


CB 24398 re: regrade of Beacon Hill
  1915
 


CB 24275 re: condemnation and East Madison Street
  1915
   
Vetoes, January-February 1916
 
 
5/4

CB 24664 re: billboards
  1916
 


CB 22167 re: sale of firearms
  1916
 


CB 24709 re: water pipe in Laurelhurst
  1916
 


CB 24534 re: vehicles for the Police Department
  1916
   
Vetoes, March-April 1916
 
 
5/5

CB 24686 re: Port of Seattle and railway
  1916
 


CB 24803 re: reports by Lighting and Utility Departments
  1916
 


CB 24861 re: disability compensation for Lighting Dept. employee
  1916
 


CB 24862 re: disability compensation for Lighting Dept. employee
  1916
 


CB 24863 re: disability compensation for Lighting Dept. employee
  1916
 


CB 24864 re: disability compensation for Lighting Dept. employee
  1916
 


CB 24938 re: condemnation and Third Avenue
  1916
 


CB 24797 re: funds for League of Washington Municipalities
  1916
   
Vetoes, August-December 1916
 
 
5/6

CB 25404 re: pool table license
  1916
 


CB 25888 re: drug store license
  1916
 


CB 25809 re: salaries
  1916
 


CB 25646 re: funds for rebuilding Washington St. Gridiron
  1916
 


CB 25648 re: condemnation of land at risk of slides
  1916
 


CB 25652 re: stenographer for fire department
  1916
 


CB 25401 re: regulating pawnbrokers and second hand dealers
  1916
 


CB 25292 re: department expenses related to seizing alcohol
  1916
 


CB 25245 re: condemnation at 5th Ave North and Aloha
  1916
 


CB 25244 re: reconstructing trestle 6th Ave S.and Charlestown St
  1916
 


CB 25538 re: removal of slide at Norfolk Street and Rainier Ave
  1916
   
Vetoes, 1917-1918
 
 
5/7

CB 26700 re: street improvements on West Marginal Way
  1917
 


CB 27175 re: pool table license
  1917
 


CB 26859 re: vacating portion of East Pine Street
  1917
 


CB 26377 re: lease of portions of County-City building
  1917
 


CB 266333 re: drug store and pharmacy license
  1917
 


CB 25968 re: funds for improvement of system of arterial streets
  1917
 


CB 25957 re: readjustment of pavement and curbs
  1917
 


CB 26645 re: permit for steam main
  1917
 


CB 27401 re: definition of free buses
  1918
 


CB 27416 re: report on salary compensation
  1918
 


CB 27190 re: acquisition of auto equipment by Public Works
  1918

 

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

 

George W. Dilling, 1911-1912

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Annual Messages, 1911-1912
 
 
box/folder
6/1


Message to New Council
  1911
 


Report on committee on tuberculosis
  1911
 


Annual Message: published and unpublished
  1912
   
Vetoes, March-May 1911
 
 
6/2

CB 14754 re: payment of claim
  1911
 


CB 15037 re: duties of Department Efficiency Committee
  1911
 


CB 14716 re: street improvement
  1911
 


CB 14425 re: street improvement
  1911
 


CB 15101 re: smoking on streetcars
  1911
 


CB 14731 re: payment of claim
  1911
 


CB 14464 re: regulation of garbage chutes
  1911
 


CB 14646 re: payment to Acting Mayor Snyder
  1911
 


CB 14715 re: street improvements
  1911
 


CB 14165 re: street improvements
  1911
 


CB 14165 re: street improvement
  1911
   
Vetoes, June-December 1911
 
 
6/3

CB 15465 re: city jail and regulations
  1911
 


CB 15354 re: overcrowding of street cars
  1911
 


CB 15776 re: granting liquor license to William Emerson
  1911
 


CB 15882 re: overcrowding of street cars
  1911
 


CB 16096 re: sale of street car tickets
  1911
 


CB 16530 re: municipal garage
  1911
 


CB 16823 re: construction of frame garage
  1911
   
Vetoes, January-March 1912
 
 
6/4

CB 17085 re: limiting hours of police department
  1912
 


CB 17337 re: liquor license
  1912
 


CB 16947 re: construction of frame building
  1912
 


CB 14561 re: Police department relief to indigents
  1912

 

George F. Cotterill, 1912-1914

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Annual Messages, 1913-1914
 
 
box/folder
6/5


Annual Message
  1913
 


Annual Message: published and unpublished
  1914
   
Proclamations and Messages, 1912-1913
 
 
6/6

Communication re: CB 18778
  1912
 


Proclamation re: holiday to mark 15th Anniversary of arrival of steamship
  1912
 


Message re: investigation re: charges of abuses in Health Dept.
  1913
 


Message to new City Council
  1913
 


Proclamation re: Municipal Day
  1913
   
Vetoes, April-July 1912
 
 
6/7

CB 17597 re: municipal garage
  1912
 


CB 17905 re: lien for taxes prior to 1891
  1912
 


CB 17936 re: grades on Shilshole
  1912
 


CB 17999 re: liquor license
  1912
 


CB 18004 re: employment office license
  1912
 


CB 18001 re: liquor license
  1912
 


CB 17975 re: street parades
  1912
 


CB 17826 re: street vacations and railways
  1912
 


CB 17684 re: land for Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power
  1912
 


CB 17589 re: liquor and minors
  1912
 


CB 17338 re: liquor license
  1912
 


CB 17463 re: liquor license
  1912
 


CB 17770 re: street parades
  1912
   
Vetoes, August-December 1912
 
 
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CB 17875 re: plat title
  1912
 


CB 18838 re: Street Vacation Fund
  1912
 


CB 18756 re: liquor license
  1912
 


CB 18778 re: penal justice
  1912
 


CB 18091 re: fire department
  1912
 


CB 18226 re: license
  1912
 


CB 18714, 18705, 18713 re: liquor licenses
  1912
 


CB 18482 re: pool table license
  1912
   
Vetoes, January-June 1913
 
 
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CB 19425 re: vacating East Howe Street
  1913
 


CB 20035 re: work in Mayor's office
  1913
 


CB 19963 re: street railway
  1913
 


CB 19637 re: street improvement of Railroad Avenue
  1913
 


CB 19696 and 19695 re: Asphalt Plant position
  1913
 


CB 19630 re: street improvements
  1913
 


CB 18051 re: curb grades on Rainier Avenue
  1913
 


CB 19270 re: employment office license
  1913
 


CB 19310 re: liquor license
  1913
 


CB 18016 re: street improvement and condemnation
  1913
 


CB 18161 re: public park property
  1913
 


CB 18951 re: criminal procedure
  1913
 


CB 18015 re: street improvements
  1913
 


CB 18843 re: street improvements
  1913
 


CB 19541 and 19438 re: hotel liquor license
  1913
   
Vetoes, July-December 1913
 
 
7/2

CB 30689 re: new position in Department of Health and Sanitation
  1913
 


CB 19756 re: condemnation
  1913
 


CB 20583 re: regulation of vehicles for hire
  1913
 


CB 18999 re: condemnation of Northlake Avenue
  1913
 


CB 20765 re: liquor license
  1913
 


CB 20608 re: liquor license
  1913
 


CB 20635 re: Garbage and Bridge Funds
  1913
 


CB 20574 re: street improvements
  1913
 


CB 20596 re: hotel liquor license
  1913
 


CB 20186 re: liquor license
  1913
 


CB 20159 re: liquor license
  1913
 


CB 20065 re: liquor license
  1913
 


CB 20844 re: pool table license
  1913
 


CB 20664 re: electric signs
  1913
   
Vetoes, 1914
 
 
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CB 21143 re: construction of walkways
  1914
 


CB 21237 re: liquor license
  1914
 


CB 21278 re: liquor license near Pike Place Market
  1914

 

Bolton (Acting Mayor), 1918

 
Description
Dates
   
Veto of CB27825 re: funds for State Board of Health
  1918

 

Ole Hansen, 1918-1919

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Annual Messages, 1918-1919
 
 
box/folder
7/5


Inaugural Address
  1918
 


Message to City Council
  1919
 


Annual Message
  1919
   
Vetoes, 1918-1919
 
 
7/6

CB 27524 re: street improvements on Rainier Avenue
  1918
 


CB 26522 re: signal system franchise
  1918
 


CB 27420 re: Plat of East Marginal Way Addition
  1918
 


CB 27575 re: improvement of Hudson Street
  1918
 


CB 27719 re: sale of property
  1918
 


CB 27881 re: loan to city Fairway
  1918
 


CB 27525 re: street improvements on Rainier Avenue
  1918
 


CB 28183 re: purchase of Seattle Tide Lands as sub-station site
  1919
 


CB 28147 re: expenses for construction of Ballard substation
  1919
 


CB 28916 re: rights of individuals violating city ordinances
  1919
 


CB 28916 re: vacating portion of Sunset Avenue
  1919

 

W.D. Lang (Acting Mayor), 1919

 
Description
Dates
   
Communication re: CB 28724 on development of Skagit River
  1919

 

C.B. Fitzgerald, 1919-1920

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Vetoes, 1919-1920
 
 
box/folder
7/8


CB 29507 re: vacating Valley Street
  1919
 


CB 29378 re: paving of East Union Street
  1919
 


CB 29708 re: paper boxes
  1920
 


CB 29779 re: reservoir in Volunteer Park
  1920

 

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
 


Annual Message Published
  1921
 


Second Annual Message Published
  1922
 


Proclamation re: Charter Amendment Resolution 7002
  1922
 


Proclamation re: Initiative 83908 re: dead dogs and cats
  1922
   
Vetoes, 1920
 
 
7/10

CB 31049 re: investigation of Cedar Lake
  1920
 


CB 30515 re: vacating of East James Street
  1920
 


CB 30633 re: extension of Ravenna Streetcar Line
  1920
 


CB 30638 re: vacating portion of Willow Street
  1920
 


CB 30684 re: expenses for moving pipe
  1920
 


CB 30668 re: street railway franchise
  1920
 


CB 30785 re: traffic on bridges
  1920
 


CB 30889 re: covered passage way from detention home to Firland Sanatorium
  1920
 


CB 30159 re: weights and measures
  1920
 


CB 30843 re: municipal street railway
  1920
 


CB 30292 re: light and power rates
  1920
 


CB 30315 re: street car fares and children
  1920
 


CB 30282 re: pool table license
  1920
 


CB 30258 re: funds for publications
  1920
 


CB 30121 re: funds for Local Improvement District 3197 Rainier Ave
  1920
 


CB 20120 re: funds for street improvements
  1920
 


CB 30037 re: improvements of Rainier Avenue
  1920
 


CB 30128 re: funds for moving pipes
  1920
 


CB 30048 re: fire department appointments
  1920
 


CB 30314 re: street car fares and children
  1920
   
Vetoes, January-March 1921
 
 
8/1

CB 31240 re: Police Pension Fund
  1921
 


CB 31473 re: contract with county for care of prisoners
  1921
 


CB 31529 re: condemnation of First Avenue South
  1921
 


CB 31533 re: Light and Power Plant bonds
  1921
 


CB 31342 re: of construction of school buildings
  1921
 


CB 31303 re: fire hazards
  1921
 


CB 31342 re: of construction of school buildings
  1921
 


CB 31353 re: funds for patrol wagon for Police Department
  1921
   
Vetoes, August-December 1921
 
 
8/2

CB 32347 re: delivery of deed
  1921
 


CB 32531 re: payment of services
  1921
 


CB 32468 re: salaries
  1921
 


CB 32494 re: leasing part of Sixth Avenue South
  1921
 


CB 32479 re: sale of Public Utilities Department used cars
  1921
 


CB 32462 re: purchase of autos for weights and measures
  1921
 


CB 32446 re: sale of property
  1921
 


CB 32452 re: funds for sealing Cedar River basin
  1921
 


CB 32406 re: cabaret license
  1921
 


CB 32407 re: cabaret license
  1921
 


CB 32374 re: sealing Cedar River Basin
  1921
 


CB 32349 re: vacating portion of Fifth Avenue North
  1921
 


CB 32119 re: abolishing positions in public utilities
  1921
 


CB 32329 re: protest against transportation between Seattle and Roosevelt
  1921
 


CB 32332 re: payment for street railway survey
  1921
 


CB 32213 re: street railway lines
  1921
 


CB 32259 re: buses for Railway System
  1921
 


CB 32141 re: automobile for Harbor Department
  1921
 


CB 32137 re: Building code
  1921
 


CB 32053 re: railway tracks and Western Avenue
  1921
 


CB 32384 re: cabaret license
  1921
   
Vetoes, 1922
 
 
8/3

CB 32928 re: lease of property to L.W. Mines
  1922
 


CB 33122 re: department expenditures
  1922
 


CB 33120 re: definition of garage in Building code
  1922
 


CB 33160 re: funds for salaries
  1922
 


CB 32957 re: lease of houseboats at Madison Park
  1922
 


CB 32525 re: licensing cabarets
  1922
 


CB 32986 re: extension of 15th Avenue Northeast
  1922
 


CB 32987 re: extension of 36th Avenue South
  1922

 

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
 


Annual Message June 4, 1923: published
  1922
 


Second Annual Message: published
  1923
 


Proclamation re: Charter Amendments on City Treasurer and Comptroller
  1924
 


Third Annual Message: published
  1924
 


Proclamation re: Charter Amendment on Park Tax Levy
  1925
 


Fourth Annual Message: published
  1925
   
Vetoes, 1922-1924
 
 
8/5

CB 33462 re: card room license
  1922
 


CB 33909 re: alley in Laurelhurst addition
  1922
 


CB 35649 re: vacation of Alley
  1923
 


CB 35899 re: purchase of automobile for Legislative
  1923
 


CB 35453 re: renaming Olive Street and Way
  1923
 


CB 90658 re: payment for bonds
  1923
 


CB 90405 re: payment for damage to automobile
  1923
 


CB 34760 re: fare rates for street railway
  1923
 


CB 88236 re: sale of flowers at public markets
  1923
 


CB 34510 re: purchase of fire equipment
  1923
 


CB 34423 re: leasing of street cars
  1923
 


CB 35036 re: vacation portion of Henderson Street
  1923
 


CB 37301 re: zoning
  1924
 


CB 37254 re: condemnation for park purposes
  1924
 


CB 37640 re: bus service
  1924
 


CB 37166 re: sale of Light and Power Bonds
  1924
   
Vetoes, 1925-1926
 
 
8/6

CB 39593 re: Cedar River Basin
  1925
 


CB 38121 re: payment to Robert Brott
  1925
 


CB 40173 re: sealing Cedar River lower basin
  1925
 


CB 40014 re: improvement of N. 34th Street
  1925
 


CB 39748 re: zoning ordinance
  1925
 


CB 39806 re: payment of Skagit engineers
  1925
 


CB 39650 re: payment to Skagit engineers
  1925
 


CB 39594 re: repairs to Volunteer Park Reservoir
  1925
 


CB 39520 re: public comfort stations
  1925
 


CB 38334 re: bus service
  1925
 


CB 36367 re: payment for investigation of Skagit development
  1925
 


CB 39651 re: payment to F.R. Nicholas
  1925
 


CB 38534 transmission line survey
  1925
 


CB 39334 re: Empire Way buses
  1925
 


CB 38649 re: payment to Robert Brott
  1925
 


CB 38761 re: payment to Skagit Engineers
  1925
 


CB 39099 re: payment of Skagit Engineers
  1925
 


CB 39298 re: payment to Skagit Engineers
  1925
 


CB 39044 re: payment for Skagit and Cedar River survey projects
  1925
 


CB 38127 re: dance hall license
  1925
 


CB 41051 re: grading alley
  1926
 


CB 40716 re: payment Skagit engineers
  1926

 

Bertha K. Landes, 1924-1928

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Annual Messages, 1927-1928
 
 
box/folder
9/1


Annual Message
  1927
 


Report on 1928 budget
  1927
 


Annual Message
  1928
   
Vetoes and Messages, 1924-1928
 
 
9/2

Bertha K. Landes (Acting Mayor): Proclamation giving Landes command of police department
  1924
 


Veto of CB 42088 re: dance hall license
  1926
 


Veto of CB 41621 amending Ord. 45382 re: zoning
  1926
 


Veto of CB 42787 re: pay for unskilled labor
  1927
 


Veto of CB 44292 re: dance hall license
  1927
 


Veto of CB 43661 re: vacating portion of West Englewood Street
  1927
 


Revocation of Board of Theatre Censors
  1927
 


Proclamation re: charter amendment on pension system
  1927
 


Veto of CB 45130 re: sale of property
  1928

 

Frank Edwards, 1928-1931

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Annual Messages and Proclamations, 1928-1931