WaSMAR1802_G2.xml Guide to the Engineering Department Annual Reports Engineering Department Annual Reports Seattle Municipal Archives
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-26. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Seattle Municipal Archives Engineering Department Annual Reports Seattle (Wash.). Engineering Dept. 1802-G2 3.6 cubic feet 1893-1995 English .

The Engineering Department (SED) maintained the City's streets and bridges, designed and oversaw construction of public works projects, provided traffic and transportation planning, and operated the sewer and solid waste utility. The position of City Surveyor was created in 1873 to survey the City, establish boundaries and street grades, and administer condemnation processes. This position was renamed City Engineer in 1890. In 1931 the Engineering Department absorbed part of the Department of Public Utilities and in 1936 it assumed the responsibilities of the Department of Streets and Sewers and the Traffic Department. In 1997, the water, solid waste, drainage, and wastewater utilities from the Engineering and Water departments were merged with the Engineering Services Division of SED and the Customer Service Call Center and Construction Engineering Sections of City Light to form Seattle Public Utilities. The traffic and transportation functions of the Engineering Department were consolidated in the Seattle Transportation Department.

Engineering Department annual reports date from 1899 to 1995. The 1909 report of Refuse Destructor No. 1 is also included in this series. This report includes information on composition of refuse, number of tons of refuse burned, temperature, and other statistics. The reports contain detailed information on paving, sewers, bridges, construction, arterial design, and many other types of work. For example, reports in the 1930s contain information on works Progress Administration projects and the 1940 reports contains photographs of the seawall construction along Harbor Avenue Southwest. Separate financial and statistical reports, primarily in the 1950s through the 1970s, follow the annual report. Traffic division reports exist for 1940 to 1975. These reports cover traffic surveys, traffic planning, design, signals, signs and markings, various graphs of traffic accidents, and other information. Sewer Utility reports exist for 1956 to 1958 and Recycling and Waste Reduction reports date from 1983 to 1985.

Records are open to the public.

A Comptroller or Clerk File (CF) can consist of correspondence, reports, petitions, contracts, agreements, etc. from elected officials, City departments, other government agencies, or the general public, which have been placed "on file" with the Office of the City Clerk (OCC). They are primarily permanent records, but also include routine material which was periodically purged. Certain archival records identified in the CF have been removed, arranged into records series, and incorporated into the collection of the Seattle Municipal Archives, a program of the OCC.

[Item and date], Engineering Department Annual Reports, Record Series 1802-G2 Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

 Seattle (Wash.). Engineering Dept. Seattle (Wash.) Traffic signs and signals -- Washington (State) -- Seattle Incineration--Washington (State)--Seattle Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Washington (State) -- Seattle Traffic accidents -- Washington (State) -- Seattle Public works--Washington (State)--Seattle Sewers--Washington (State)--Seattle Annual Report of the City Engineer 1893 1 1 Annual Report of the City Engineer 1894 1 1 Engineering Annual Report 1898-1899 1 1

Clerk File 6727_5

Engineering Annual Report 1908 1 1

Clerk File 36078_7

Engineering Annual Report 1904 1 1

Clerk File 26790

Engineering Annual Report 1900 1 1

Clerk File 11491

Engineering-Data and Monthly Reports of Refuse Destructor No. 1 1909 1 2

Clerk File 38870

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1909 1 2

Clerk File 38862

Engineering Annual Report 1909 1 2

Clerk File 38871

Engineering Annual Report 1914 1 3

Clerk File 59725_7

Engineering Annual Report 1913 1 3

Clerk File 54967

Engineering Annual Report 1915 1 3

Clerk File 63200

Engineering Annual Report 1910 1 3

Clerk File 42606

Engineering Annual Report 1921 1 4

Clerk File 85239_7

Engineering Annual Report 1920 1 4

Clerk File 81450_7

Engineering Annual Report 1918 1 4

Clerk File 072113-7

Engineering Annual Report 1923 1 5

Clerk File 093844

Engineering Annual Report 1922 1 5

Clerk File 088828

Engineering Annual Report 1925 1 6 Engineering Annual Report 1924 1 6

Clerk File 099918

Engineering Annual Report 1927 1 7

Clerk File 115477

Engineering Annual Report 1929 1 7

Clerk File 126666

Engineering Annual Report 1926 1 7

Clerk File 109872

Engineering Annual Report 1934 2 1

Clerk File 146622

Engineering Annual Report 1932 2 1

Clerk File 136149

Engineering Annual Report 1933 2 1

Clerk File 143369

Engineering Annual Report 1936 2 2

Clerk File 154873

Engineering Annual Report 1938 2 2

Clerk File 162664

Engineering Annual Report 1939 2 3

Clerk File 166877

Engineering Annual Report 1940 2 3

Clerk File 170255

Engineering Annual Report 1942 2 4

Clerk File 177089

Engineering Annual Report 1941 2 4

Clerk File 173890

Engineering Annual Report 1945 2 5

Clerk File 291667

Engineering Annual Report 1944 2 5

Clerk File 184295

Engineering Annual Report 1943 2 5

Clerk File 181134

Engineering Annual Report 1947 2 6

Clerk File 200189

Engineering Annual Report 1949 2 6

Clerk File 207063

Engineering Annual Report 1948 2 6

Clerk File 202246

Engineering Annual Report 1946 2 6

Clerk File 195133

Engineering Annual Report 1951 3 1

Clerk File 216770

Engineering Annual Report 1950 3 1

Clerk File 211506

Engineering Annual Report 1953 3 2

Clerk File 224216

Engineering Annual Report 1952 3 2

Clerk File 220895

Engineering Annual Report 1956 3 3

Clerk File 233005

Engineering Annual Report 1954 3 3

Clerk File 226688

Engineering Annual Report 1955 3 3

Clerk File 229223

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1957 3 4

Clerk File 234931

Engineering Annual Report 1959 3 4

Clerk File 240783

Engineering Annual Report 1957 3 4

Clerk File 234932

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1959 3 4

Clerk File 240782

Engineering Annual Report 1958 3 4

Clerk File 238275

Engineering 2 parts ( includes Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1960 3 5

Clerk File 243316

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1961 3 5

Clerk File 246318

Engineering Annual Report 1961 3 5

Clerk File 246317

Engineering Annual Report (2 parts including Financial and Statistical) 1968 3 6

Clerk File 264003

Engineering Annual Report 1963 3 6

Clerk File 250587

Engineering Annual Report 1962 3 6

Clerk File 247907

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1962 3 6

Clerk File 247908

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1963 3 6

Clerk File 250588

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1965 4 1

Clerk File 255548

Engineering Annual Report 1964 4 1

Clerk File 253071

Engineering Annual Report 1965 4 1

Clerk File 255548

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1964 4 1

Clerk File 253072

Engineering Annual Report 1966 4 2

Clerk File 258625

Engineering Annual Report 1967 4 2

Clerk File 261783

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1969 4 3

Clerk File 267039

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1970 4 3

Clerk File 269565

Engineering Annual Report 1969 4 3

Clerk File 267038

Engineering Annual Report 1970 4 3

Clerk File 269355

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1971 4 4

Clerk File 272809

Engineering Annual Report 1971 4 4

Clerk File 272650

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1972 4 4

Clerk File 276166

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1973 4 4

Clerk File 279145

Engineering Annual Report 1973 4 4

Clerk File 278764

Engineering Annual Report 1978 4 5

Clerk File 287877

Engineering Annual Report 1977 4 5

Clerk File 286361

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1975 4 5

Clerk File 283670

Engineering Annual Report 1975 4 5

Clerk File 283251

Engineering Annual Report 1976 4 5

Clerk File 284765

Engineering Annual Report 1974 4 5

Clerk File 281617

Engineering Department Annual Report 1982 4 6 Engineering Annual Report 1981 4 6

Clerk File 291899

Engineering (Financial and Statistical) Annual Report 1980 4 6

Clerk File 290951

Engineering Annual Report 1979 4 6

Clerk File 291040

Engineering Annual Report 1983 5 1

Clerk File 293685

Engineering Annual Report 1984 5 1

Clerk File 294283

Engineering Annual Report 1985 5 1

Clerk File 294993

Engineering Department Annual Report 1989 5 1

Clerk File 298067

Engineering Annual Report 1990 5 1 Engineering Annual Report 1991 5 1 Engineering Annual Report 1993 5 1 Engineering Annual Report 1994 5 1 Engineering Annual Report 1995 5 1 Engineering. Solid Waste Utility Annual Report 1990 5 2

Clerk File 298600

Engineering. Solid Waste Utility Annual Report 1987 5 2

Clerk File 296396

Engineering. Drainage and Wastewater Utility Annual Report 1987 5 3

Clerk File 296397

Engineering, Recycling and Waste Reduction Annual Report 1982 English. 6 1 Engineering, Recycling and Waste Reduction Annual Report 1983 6 1

Clerk File 293268

Engineering, Recycling and Waste Reduction Annual Report 1984 6 1

Clerk File 293964

Engineering Recycling and Waste Reduction Annual Report 1985 6 1

Clerk File 294830

Engineering, Sewer Utility Annual Report 1957 6 2

Clerk File 231819

Engineering, Sewer Utility Annual Report 1958 6 2

Clerk File 236518

Engineering Department, Recycling and Waste Reduction Annual Report 1986 6 3

Clerk File 295841

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1940 7 1

Clerk File 291661

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1943 7 1

Clerk File 180495

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1944 7 2

Clerk File 185069

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1945 English. 7 2 Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1946 English. 7 3 Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1947 7 3

Clerk File 291663

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1949 7 4

Clerk File 207704

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1950 7 5

Clerk File 212646

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1953 7 5

Clerk File 225417

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1954 8 1

Clerk File 226849

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1955 8 1

Clerk File 229449

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1956 8 1

Clerk File 231818

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1957 8 2

Clerk File 235128

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1958 8 2

Clerk File 237656

Engineering-Traffic Division Annual Report 1959 8 3

Clerk File 240672

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1960 8 3

Clerk File 243260

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1961 8 4

Clerk File 246397

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1962 8 4

Clerk File 248584

Traffic Engineering Annual Report 1964 8 5

Clerk File 254027

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1963 8 5

Clerk File 252119

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1965 8 6

Clerk File 256983

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1966 8 6

Clerk File 259825

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1967 9 1

Clerk File 262375

Engineering - Traffic Annual Report 1969 9 1

Clerk File 268433

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1968 9 1

Clerk File 265185

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1970 9 2

Clerk File 270604

Engineering Traffic Annual Report 1972 9 2

Clerk File 274268

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1972 9 2

Clerk File 276679

Engineering, Traffic and Transportation Division Annual Report 1972 9 2

Clerk File 278423

Engineering, Traffic Division Annual Report 1975 9 3

Clerk File 283587

Engineering, Traffic and Transportation Division Annual Report 1973-1974 9 3

Clerk File 282600

Engineering, Traffic Accident Summary Annual Report 1973 9 3

Clerk File 279177