City Clerk general files, 1874-1905 bulk 1884-1896.

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City Clerk general files, 1874-1905 bulk 1884-1896.

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Includes petitions; claims; reports; contracts; bids; mayoral vetoes; and other items relating to the early years of Seattle's municipal government. The collection documents particularly well the interactions of the city government with residents, businesses, and other city agencies and departments. Topics represented include the Great Fire, the development of the water supply system (including the Lake Washington Pumping Station), city infrastructure, grading and street improvements, housing, women, the Depression of 1893 and other issues, especially as they relate to the rapid growth of a large city. City departments and committees represented include the Committee on Fire and Water, the Committee on the Whole (part of the City Council in 1890), the Fire Dept., the Police Dept., the Dept. of Buildings, Bridges, and Wharves, and the Superintendent of Water Works.

12 cubic ft. (ca. 10,000 items)

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