Seattle Port Commission
Variant namesPublicly owned governing body for the Seattle waterfront.
The Seattle Port Commission was established by King County voters in September 1911 as a publicly owned and controlled governing body for the City's waterfront area. The Commission had the power to authorize and control improvements to Harbor and transportation facilities on the waterfront, to purchase land, to levy property taxes and issue bonds. The first Port Commissioners were Robert Bridges, Hiram Chittenden and Charles Remsberg.
From the guide to the Seattle Port Commission records, 1899-1960, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections)
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| referencedIn | George F. Cotterill Papers, 1839-1958 | University of Washington Libraries Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Adlum, Merle Daniel, 1919-1986. Merle D. Adlum papers, 1963-1983. | University of Washington. Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Merle Daniel Adlum papers, 1945-1986 | University of Washington Libraries Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | King County (Wash.). Commissioners. Records, 1854-1949; (bulk 1910-1949). | ND Univ of Washington Libraries (OCLC Worldshare ILL Beta) | |
| creatorOf | Seattle Port Commission records, 1899-1960 | University of Washington Libraries Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Cotterill, George F. (George Fletcher), 1865-. George F. Cotterill papers, 1839-1958 (bulk 1890-1956). | University of Washington. Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Bridges, Robert, 1861-1921. Robert Bridges scrapbooks, 1891-1921. | University of Washington. Libraries |
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