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1802-G5
Seattle
(Wash.). City Clerk
Harbor Department Annual
Reports
1894-1950
.6 cubic foot
2 boxes
Annual reports for the Harbor Department,
1894 to 1958. Reports include statistics, recommendations, and information on
imports and exports.
Collection materials are in
English.
Historical Note
The Harbor Department was created by the City Charter of 1890. The
Charter authorized the City Council to regulate wharfage and dockage tolls,
regulate landings and berths for water craft, and provide general control of
wharves and docks. The City Council could also order construction of wharves,
docks, and other "landing places." The Port Warden was appointed by the mayor
as the head of the Harbor Department.
In 1962, the charter article creating the Harbor Department and office
of the Port Warden was repealed by charter amendment; the functions of the
department were assigned to other city departments by ordinance.
Annual reports for the Harbor Department, sometimes called Port Warden
reports, date from 1894 to 1958; there are gaps between 1922 and 1944. The
early reports contains statistics on steam and sail departures and arrivals,
foreign imports and exports, and inbound and outbound passengers. They also
contain reports on waterfront activity; some contain detailed information on
type and quantity of imports and exports. Recommendations for the waterfront
are also included, such as the need for a harbor patrol, the necessity of a
seawall and the replacement of wood buoys with steel ones. The 1922 report is
in the “Official Port Book” and contains photographs and other information
about the harbor. The reports dating from 1944 to 1958 are brief and contain
brief information on the operations of the department.
Annual reports are arranged chronologically by year.
Records are open to the public.
[Item and date], Harbor Department Annual Reports, Record Series
1802-G5. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Records were originally filed with the City Clerk in the
Comptroller/Clerk's Files (CFs) and were removed to create this record series.
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.
Seattle
(Wash.). Harbor Dept.
Port of
Seattle
Seattle
(Wash.)--Politics and government
Harbors--Washington
(State)--Seattle
Shipping--Washington
(State)--Seattle
Exports--Washington
(State)--Seattle
Imports--Washington
(State)--Seattle
Waterfronts--Washington
(State)--Seattle
Harbor police--Washington
(State)--Seattle
Sea-walls--Washington
(State)--Seattle
Business, Industry, and Labor
Seattle
Annual reports
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Harbor Department Annual
Reports
1894-1950
1/1
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1894
1/1
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1895
1/1
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1896
1/1
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1898
1/1
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1898-1899
1/1
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1899
1/2
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1900
1/2
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1901
1/2
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1903
1/2
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1904
1/2
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1904
1/2
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1905
1/2
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1905
1/2
Harbor Department Annual
Report
1905
1/3
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1904
1/3
Harbor Department Annual
Report
1906
1/3
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1908
1/3
Harbor Department Port Warden
Annual Report
1908
1/3
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1909
1/3
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1909
1/3
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1909
1/4
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1910
1/4
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1911
1/4
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1912
1/5
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1913
1/5
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1914
1/6
Harbor Department Annual
Report, Revenues and Disbursements
1915
1/6
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1915
1/6
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1916
1/7
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1917
1/7
Harbor Department Annual
Report
1917
1/7
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report, Revenue and Disbursements
1917
1/7
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1918
1/7
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1918
1/8
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1919
1/8
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1920
1/8
Harbor Department Annual
Report
1920
2/1
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1921
2/1
Harbor Department Annual
Report
1921
2/1
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report (included in "Official Port Book of the City of
Seattle")
1922
2/2
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1924
2/2
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1925
2/3
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1926
2/3
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1929
2/3
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1930
2/4
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1931
2/4
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1932
2/4
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1933
2/4
Harbor Department/Port Warden
Annual Report
1934
2/5
Harbor Department Annual
Report
1944
2/5
Harbor Department Annual
Report
1945
2/5
Harbor Department Annual
Report
1947
2/5
Harbor Department Annual
Report
1948
2/5
Harbor Department Annual
Report
1949
2/5
Harbor Department Annual
Report
1950