Seattle Water Department Central Files 1889-1987

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Seattle Water Department Central Files 1889-1987

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77499

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and agreements relating to Seattle Water Department activities and projects.

18 cubic feet; 45 boxes

eng,

City of Seattle SeattleMunicipal Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6378274

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Seattle (Wash.). Water Dept.

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A public waterworks was created by City Charter Amendment in 1875. However, Seattle was served primarily by small private water companies for the next decade and a half. Following the Great Fire of 1889, citizens voted to fund creation of a municipally owned water system. The City purchased the private systems, and since 1891, has owned and operated a municipal water system. The City began developing the Cedar River Watershed and contracting with outside communities (such as Ballard and Renton) ...