Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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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
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Collection Number:
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9123
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Creator:
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Georgetown
(Seattle, Wash.)
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Title:
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Records
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Dates:
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1903-1910 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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4.3 cubic ft.
2 boxes and 7 volumes
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English.
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Summary:
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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.
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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.
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)
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.
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.
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| Georgetown
(Seattle, Wash.)--Politics and government |
| Seattle
(Wash.)--Politics and government |
| Annexation (Municipal
government)--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| City councils--Washington
(State)--Seattle |
| Civic
improvement--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Minutes |
| Ordinances |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series I (9123-01):
Council Minutes, 1904-1910
2 volumes
Proceedings of the Georgetown City Council.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Minutes
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1904-1908 |
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Minutes
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1908-1910 |
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Series II (9123-02):
Ordinances, 1904-1910
3 volumes
Ordinances passed by the Georgetown City Council.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Ordinances 1-202
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1904-1910 |
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Ordinances
203-408
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1904-1910 |
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Ordinances
409-541
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1904-1910 |
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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.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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City of Georgetown:
Applications, Employment
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1904-1909 |
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Applications, Pool Room
Licenses
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1904-1908 |
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Auditing, Uniform Accounting
Act
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1908-1909 |
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Bids and
Proposals
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1904-1910 |
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Bids and Proposals,
Auditing
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1907-1909 |
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Bids and Proposals, City
Hall
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1904-1909 |
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Bonds, Official
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1904-1909 |
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City Attorney,
Correspondence and Legal Opinion
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1904-1910 |
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City Clerk,
Correspondence
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1904-1910 |
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City Clerk, Notices of
Street Vacations
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1907-1909 |
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City Clerk,
Reports
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1904-1909 |
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City Council, Committee
Reports/Bonds and Salary
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1904-1910 |
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City Council, Committee
Reports/Buildings and Grounds
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1904-1910 |
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City Council, Committee
Reports/Committee as a Whole
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1909 |
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City Council, Committee
Reports/Finance
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1905-1910 |
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City Council, Committee
Reports/Fire, Water, and Light
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1904-1909 |
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City Council, Committee
Reports/Franchise
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1905-1910 |
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City Council, Committee
Reports/Licenses
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1904-1909 |
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City Council, Committee
Reports/Police
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1904-1909 |
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City Council, Committee
Reports/Printing
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1906-1909 |
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City Council, Committee
Reports/Rules
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1906-1909 |
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City Council, Committee
Reports/Sewers
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1909 |
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City Council, Committee
Reports/Special
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1905-1907 |
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City Council, Committee
Reports/Streets
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1904-1910 |
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City Engineer,
Correspondence
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1906-1910 |
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City Engineer,
Reports
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1905-1910 |
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City Treasurer,
Correspondence
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1907-1910 |
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City Treasurer,
Reports
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1904-1909 |
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Claims Against
City
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1904-1909 |
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Claims Against City, Dillard
Case
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1906-1907 |
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Claims Against City, Marino
Case
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1907-1908 |
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Condemnation
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1908-1910 |
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Contracts and
Bonds
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1908-1910 |
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Correspondence
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1904-1910 |
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Correspondence, Street
Lights
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1904-1907 |
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Court Judgements
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1906-1910 |
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Elections, Affidavits of
Publication
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1906-1908 |
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Elections, Campaign
Expenditures
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1904-1909 |
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Elections, Certificates of
Votes Cast
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1905-1908 |
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Elections, Declarations of
Candidacy
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1907-1909 |
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Elections, Notices and
Ballots
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1906-1910 |
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Franchises
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Franchises, Oregon and
Washington Railroad
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1907-1908 |
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Franchises, Pacific States
Telephone and Telegraph Company
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1905-1906 |
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Franchises, Seattle Electric
Company
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1904-1909 |
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Franchises, Seattle Lighting
Company
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1907-1910 |
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Franchises, Sunset Telephone
and Telegraph Company
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1904-1909 |
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Health Officer,
Correspondence
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1907-1909 |
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Health Officer,
Reports
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1905-1910 |
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License and
Bond/Liquor
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1908-1909 |
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Mayor's Communications to
City Council
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1904-1908 |
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Oaths of Office
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1904-1910 |
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Petitions,
Annexation
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1906-1910 |
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Petitions,
General
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1904-1909 |
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Petitions, Liquor and
Saloons
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1904-1909 |
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Petitions, Name
Changes
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1905-1910 |
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Petitions,
Protests
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1905-1909 |
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Petitions, Protests Against
Street Improvements
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1907-1910 |
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Petitions, Rainier Valley
Fire Protection
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1904-1907 |
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Petitions, Street
Improvements
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1904-1907 |
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Petitions, Street
Lights
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1904-1910 |
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Petitions, Street
Vacations
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1906-1909 |
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Petitions,
Undetermined
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1904-1910 |
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Police Judge,
Reports
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1904-1910 |
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Poundmaster,
Reports
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1904-1908 |
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Property
Ownership
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1904-1909 |
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Railroad Viaduct, Alki
Street
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1909 |
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Rainier Valley Volunteer
Fire Department No. 2
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1905-1910 |
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Requests
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1904-1910 |
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Request for
Construction
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1904-1910 |
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Resignations
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1904-1910 |
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Resolutions
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1907-1910 |
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Seattle Brewing And Malting
Company
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1904-1910 |
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Sewer Construction,
Sub-Sewer No. 1
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1906-1907 |
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Street Improvements, A
Street
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1907-1908 |
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Street Improvements, Bateman
Street
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1904-1909 |
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Street Improvements, Brandon
Street
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1906 |
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Street Improvements,
Cemetery Road
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1905-1909 |
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Street Improvements,
Charleston Avenue
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1904-1907 |
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Street Improvements,
Commercial Street
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1905-1909 |
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Street Improvements, Corgiat
Street
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1905-1909 |
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Street Improvements, County
Road
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1906 |
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Street Improvements, Estelle
Street
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1904-1906 |
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Street Improvements, French
Avenue
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1908 |
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Street Improvements, Front
Avenue
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1908-1909 |
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Street Improvements, Howard
Street
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1904-1910 |
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Street Improvements, Mabel
Street
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1905-1909 |
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Street Improvements, Monroe
Street
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1904-1907 |
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Street Improvements, Nora
Avenue
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1905-1908 |
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Street Improvements,
Northwest District
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1905-1908 |
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Street Improvements, Rainier
Avenue
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1904-1910 |
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Street Improvements,
Ridgeway Avenue
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1907-1910 |
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Street Improvements,
Roosevelt Avenue, et. al.
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1907-1910 |
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Street Improvements, Stehman
Street, et. al.
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1905-1907 |
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Superintendent of Streets,
Correspondence
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1904-1908 |
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Superintendent of Streets,
Monthly Reports
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1904-1908 |
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Taxes, Statements of King
County Treasurer
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1904-1910 |
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Title Abstracts
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1906-1908 |
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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.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Demands and
Warrants
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1904-1908 |
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Demands and
Warrants
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1908-1910 |
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