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City of Georgetown Records, 1903-1910
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Georgetown (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- City of Georgetown Records
- Dates
- 1903-1910 (inclusive)19031910
- Quantity
- 4.3 cubic ft., (2 boxes and 7 volumes)
- Collection Number
- 9123
- Summary
- 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.
- Repository
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Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov - Access Restrictions
-
Records are open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
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 DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], City of Georgetown Records, Record Series 9123-[xx]. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
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)
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series I (9123-01): Council Minutes, 1904-1910Return to Top
Proceedings of the Georgetown City Council.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Volume | ||
1 | Minutes |
1904-1908 |
2 | Minutes |
1908-1910 |
Series II (9123-02): Ordinances, 1904-1910Return to Top
Ordinances passed by the Georgetown City Council.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Volume | ||
1 | Ordinances 1-202 |
1904-1910 |
2 | Ordinances
203-408 |
1904-1910 |
3 | Ordinances
409-541 |
1904-1910 |
Series III (9123-03): City Clerk's Files, 1904-1910Return to Top
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.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | City of Georgetown:
Applications, Employment |
1904-1909 |
1/2 | Applications, Pool Room
Licenses |
1904-1908 |
1/3 | Auditing, Uniform Accounting
Act |
1908-1909 |
1/4 | Bids and
Proposals |
1904-1910 |
1/5 | Bids and Proposals,
Auditing |
1907-1909 |
1/6 | Bids and Proposals, City
Hall |
1904-1909 |
1/7 | Bonds, Official |
1904-1909 |
1/8 | City Attorney,
Correspondence and Legal Opinion |
1904-1910 |
1/9 | City Clerk,
Correspondence |
1904-1910 |
1/10 | City Clerk, Notices of
Street Vacations |
1907-1909 |
1/11 | City Clerk,
Reports |
1904-1909 |
1/12 | City Council, Committee
Reports/Bonds and Salary |
1904-1910 |
1/13 | City Council, Committee
Reports/Buildings and Grounds |
1904-1910 |
1/14 | City Council, Committee
Reports/Committee as a Whole |
1909 |
1/15 | City Council, Committee
Reports/Finance |
1905-1910 |
1/16 | City Council, Committee
Reports/Fire, Water, and Light |
1904-1909 |
1/17 | City Council, Committee
Reports/Franchise |
1905-1910 |
1/18 | City Council, Committee
Reports/Licenses |
1904-1909 |
1/19 | City Council, Committee
Reports/Police |
1904-1909 |
1/20 | City Council, Committee
Reports/Printing |
1906-1909 |
1/21 | City Council, Committee
Reports/Rules |
1906-1909 |
1/22 | City Council, Committee
Reports/Sewers |
1909 |
1/23 | City Council, Committee
Reports/Special |
1905-1907 |
1/24 | City Council, Committee
Reports/Streets |
1904-1910 |
1/25 | City Engineer,
Correspondence |
1906-1910 |
1/26 | City Engineer,
Reports |
1905-1910 |
1/27 | City Treasurer,
Correspondence |
1907-1910 |
1/28 | City Treasurer,
Reports |
1904-1909 |
1/29 | Claims Against
City |
1904-1909 |
1/30 | Claims Against City, Dillard
Case |
1906-1907 |
1/31 | Claims Against City, Marino
Case |
1907-1908 |
1/32 | Condemnation |
1908-1910 |
1/33 | Contracts and
Bonds |
1908-1910 |
1/34 | Correspondence |
1904-1910 |
1/35 | Correspondence, Street
Lights |
1904-1907 |
1/36 | Court Judgements |
1906-1910 |
1/37 | Elections, Affidavits of
Publication |
1906-1908 |
1/38 | Elections, Campaign
Expenditures |
1904-1909 |
1/39 | Elections, Certificates of
Votes Cast |
1905-1908 |
1/40 | Elections, Declarations of
Candidacy |
1907-1909 |
1/41 | Elections, Notices and
Ballots |
1906-1910 |
1/42 | Franchises |
1903-1910 |
1/43 | Franchises, Oregon and
Washington Railroad |
1907-1908 |
1/44 | Franchises, Pacific States
Telephone and Telegraph Company |
1905-1906 |
1/45 | Franchises, Seattle Electric
Company |
1904-1909 |
1/46 | Franchises, Seattle Lighting
Company |
1907-1910 |
1/47 | Franchises, Sunset Telephone
and Telegraph Company |
1904-1909 |
1/48 | Health Officer,
Correspondence |
1907-1909 |
1/49 | Health Officer,
Reports |
1905-1910 |
1/50 | License and
Bond/Liquor |
1908-1909 |
1/51 | Mayor's Communications to
City Council |
1904-1908 |
1/52 | Oaths of Office |
1904-1910 |
2/1 | Petitions,
Annexation |
1906-1910 |
2/2 | Petitions,
General |
1904-1909 |
2/3 | Petitions, Liquor and
Saloons |
1904-1909 |
2/4 | Petitions, Name
Changes |
1905-1910 |
2/5 | Petitions,
Protests |
1905-1909 |
2/6 | Petitions, Protests Against
Street Improvements |
1907-1910 |
2/7 | Petitions, Rainier Valley
Fire Protection |
1904-1907 |
2/8 | Petitions, Street
Improvements |
1904-1907 |
2/9 | Petitions, Street
Lights |
1904-1910 |
2/10 | Petitions, Street
Vacations |
1906-1909 |
2/11 | Petitions,
Undetermined |
1904-1910 |
2/12 | Police Judge,
Reports |
1904-1910 |
2/13 | Poundmaster,
Reports |
1904-1908 |
2/14 | Property
Ownership |
1904-1909 |
2/15 | Railroad Viaduct, Alki
Street |
1909 |
2/16 | Rainier Valley Volunteer
Fire Department No. 2 |
1905-1910 |
2/17 | Requests |
1904-1910 |
2/18 | Request for
Construction |
1904-1910 |
2/19 | Resignations |
1904-1910 |
2/20 | Resolutions |
1907-1910 |
2/21 | Seattle Brewing And Malting
Company |
1904-1910 |
2/22 | Sewer Construction,
Sub-Sewer No. 1 |
1906-1907 |
2/23 | Street Improvements, A
Street |
1907-1908 |
2/24 | Street Improvements, Bateman
Street |
1904-1909 |
2/25 | Street Improvements, Brandon
Street |
1906 |
2/26 | Street Improvements,
Cemetery Road |
1905-1909 |
2/27 | Street Improvements,
Charleston Avenue |
1904-1907 |
2/28 | Street Improvements,
Commercial Street |
1905-1909 |
2/29 | Street Improvements, Corgiat
Street |
1905-1909 |
2/30 | Street Improvements, County
Road |
1906 |
2/31 | Street Improvements, Estelle
Street |
1904-1906 |
2/32 | Street Improvements, French
Avenue |
1908 |
2/33 | Street Improvements, Front
Avenue |
1908-1909 |
2/34 | Street Improvements, Howard
Street |
1904-1910 |
2/35 | Street Improvements, Mabel
Street |
1905-1909 |
2/36 | Street Improvements, Monroe
Street |
1904-1907 |
2/37 | Street Improvements, Nora
Avenue |
1905-1908 |
2/38 | Street Improvements,
Northwest District |
1905-1908 |
2/39 | Street Improvements, Rainier
Avenue |
1904-1910 |
2/40 | Street Improvements,
Ridgeway Avenue |
1907-1910 |
2/41 | Street Improvements,
Roosevelt Avenue, et. al. |
1907-1910 |
2/42 | Street Improvements, Stehman
Street, et. al. |
1905-1907 |
2/43 | Superintendent of Streets,
Correspondence |
1904-1908 |
2/44 | Superintendent of Streets,
Monthly Reports |
1904-1908 |
2/45 | Taxes, Statements of King
County Treasurer |
1904-1910 |
2/46 | Title Abstracts |
1906-1908 |
Series IV (9123-04): Demands and Warrants, 1904-1910Return to Top
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.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Volume | ||
1 | Demands and
Warrants |
1904-1908 |
2 | Demands and
Warrants |
1908-1910 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Annexation (Municipal government)--Washington (State)--Seattle
- City councils--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Civic improvement--Washington (State)--Seattle
Geographical Names
- Georgetown (Seattle, Wash.)--Politics and government
- Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government
Form or Genre Terms
- Minutes
- Ordinances