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Hearings Transcripts, 1922-1980
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
- Title
- Hearings Transcripts
- Dates
- 1922-1980 (inclusive)19221980
- Quantity
- 3.2 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 1802-B5
- 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
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Records are open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The City Clerk maintains the City's legislative records, official filings, and the Seattle Municipal Archives; keeps the minutes of City Council meetings; and provides information services to City agencies and the public. Seattle's first City Charter allowed for a Clerk of the Common Council to be elected by the Council. In 1875 the position of City Clerk became elective and remained so until 1896 when the new Charter designated the Comptroller ex-officio City Clerk. The Comptroller served as City Clerk through 1992. A 1991 City Charter amendment transferred the Comptroller's function to the Department of Finance and the City Clerk's Office became a division of the Legislative Department effective in 1993.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Verbatim transcripts of hearings on issues including limited access highways, department head appointments, ethics and fair campaign practices, urban renewal, allegations of graft in government, and public utility regulation. Especially interesting are the 1924 hearings by the City Council's Departmental Efficiency Committee investigating corruption in the Seattle Police Department. Also includes petitions and notices related to the hearings.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
CF Project. 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 is periodically purged. Beginning in 1987, 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. A single accession number, 1987-048, was assigned to the transfer of the CF to the Archives. The initial transfer included records dating from 1895. These records remain in the CF series until approximately 15 years after they were filed with the OCC, at which point they are removed to the Archives. The transfer of CF records to the Archives is routine and regular. New accession numbers are not created when these transfers are made.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | CF 225135 Investigation of Plumbing Division and Administration (1 of 4) | 1954 |
| 1 | 2 | CF 225135 Investigation of Plumbing Division and Administration (2 of 4) | 1954 |
| 1 | 3 | CF 225135 Investigation of Plumbing Division and Administration (3 of 4) | 1954 |
| 1 | 4 | CF 225135 Investigation of Plumbing Division and Administration (4 of 4) | 1954 |
| 1 | 5 | CF 232853 Punchboard Tax Thefts | 1957 |
| 1 | 6 | CF 241919 Limited Access Highway Facility | 1961 |
| 1 | 7 | CF 243673 Meeting of Council and Mayor with WA State Highway Commission | 1961 |
| 1 | 8 | CF 244517 State Highway Commission re: RH Thomson Freeway | 1962 |
| 1 | 9 | Limited Access Highway, Roanoke and Montlake Interchanges | 1961 |
| 1 | 10 | CF 100013 DEC: Civil Service and Police Investigations ( 1 of 7) | 1924 |
| 1 | 11 | CF 100013 DEC: Civil Service and Police Investigations ( 2 of 7) | 1924 |
| 1 | 12 | CF 100013 DEC: Civil Service and Police Investigations ( 3 of 7) | 1924 |
| 1 | 13 | CF 100013 DEC: Civil Service and Police Investigations ( 4 of 7) | 1924 |
| 1 | 14 | CF 100013 DEC: Civil Service and Police Investigations ( 5 of 7) | 1924 |
| 1 | 15 | CF 100013 DEC: Civil Service and Police Investigations ( 6 of 7) | 1924 |
| 1 | 16 | CF 100013 DEC: Civil Service and Police Investigations ( 7 of 7) | 1924 |
| 1 | 17 | CF 132489 DEC: Salvaging Saleable Waste from City Garbage Dumps | 1931 |
| 1 | 18 | CF 180966 Council: Paving of 30th West, Protest | 1944 |
| 1 | 19 | CF 163502 Council: Appointments to Street Railway Commission | 1939 |
| 1 | 20 | CF 195218 DEC: Merits of Cast Iron Pipe | 1947 |
| 1 | 21 | CF 146477 DEC: Appt of Water Superintendent ( Alvin Lewis) | 1932 |
| 1 | 22 | CF 170433 DEC: Appointment of Police Chief (William Sears) 1 of 2 | 1941 |
| 1 | 23 | CF 170433 DEC: Appointment of Police Chief (William Sears) 2 of 2 | 1941 |
| 1 | 24 | CF 148092 Patrol Report from Police Signal Stations | 1935 |
| 2 | 1 | CF 148092 Council: Vice, Gambling, Graft in City Administration | 1935 |
| 2 | 2 | CF 148090 Council: Exhibits about Vice Investigation | 1935 |
| 2 | 3 | CF 148091 Council: Exhibits about Vice Investigation | 1935 |
| 2 | 4 | CF 147559 Council: Exhibits about Vice Investigation | 1935 |
| 2 | 5 | CF 274532 Limited Access Hearing, West Seattle Freeway | 1972 |
| 2 | 6 | CF 272803 West Seattle Freeway, 36th Ave SW to Interstate 5 | 1972 |
| 2 | 7 | Location and Design Hearing, West Seattle Freeway | 1972 |
| 2 | 8 | CF 254318 Thomson Freeway, E. Aloha to E. Calhoun | 1965 |
| 2 | 9 | CF 254317 Thomson Freeway, E. Aloha to E. Calhoun (1 of 2) | 1965 |
| 2 | 10 | CF 254317 Thomson Freeway, E. Aloha to E. Calhoun (2 of 2) | 1965 |
| 2 | 11 | CF 284631 Thomson Freeway, Limited Access Hearing | 1962 |
| 2 | 12 | CF 284632 Thomson Freeway, Limited Access Hearing | 1962 |
| 2 | 13 | CF 284630 Empire Expressway Routes | 1961 |
| 2 | 14 | CF 284634 Thomson Freeway | 1965 |
| 2 | 15 | CF 100241 Campaign Limitations Ordinance | 1976 |
| 2 | 16 | CF 276924 Northeast Pacific Street Relocation | 1973 |
| 2 | 17 | CF 270553 Rainier Ave S. Pedestrian Overpass - S. Mt. Baker Blvd. | 1971 |
| 2 | 18 | CF 284503 Central Business District Exclusive Bus Lanes | 1976 |
| 2 | 19 | CF 279704 Board of Ethics: Council Conflict of Interest | 1974 |
| 2 | 20 | CF 282413 FCPC: Complaint v. Liem Tuai | 1975 |
| 3 | 1 | CF 265484 Seattle Center Parking Plan Revised | 1970 |
| 3 | 2 | CF 268027 Bay Freeway | 1970 |
| 3 | 3 | CF 267858 Violations, Ted best and Charles Carroll Campaigns (1 of 2) | 1970 |
| 3 | 4 | CF 267858 Violations, Ted best and Charles Carroll Campaigns (2 of 2) | 1970 |
| 3 | 5 | CF 262634 Off Street Parking Plan, Sick's Stadium | 1969 |
| 3 | 6 | CF 259286 Yesler - Atlantic Renewal Project (1 of 4) | 1967 |
| 3 | 7 | CF 259286 Yesler - Atlantic Renewal Project (2 of 4) | 1967 |
| 3 | 8 | CF 259286 Yesler - Atlantic Renewal Project (3 of 4) | 1967 |
| 3 | 9 | CF 259286 Yesler - Atlantic Renewal Project (4 of 4) | 1967 |
| 3 | 10 | CF 257620 University Addition: Northlake Urban Renewal Project | 1963 |
| 3 | 11 | CF 257620 University Addition: Northlake Urban Renewal | 1967 |
| 3 | 12 | CF 91716 Financial Affairs Health and Sanitation Dept. | 1922 |
| 3 | 13 | CF 241435 Limited Access Resolution, Fauntleroy Ave. | 1960 |
| 3 | 14 | CF 185030 Council of the Whole: City Employee Salaries | 1945 |
| 3 | 15 | CF 249761 Mayor and Council w. State Highway Commission | 1963 |
| 3 | 16 | CF 246116 Mayor and Council w. State Highway Commission | 1962 |
| 3 | 17 | CF 228001 CPC: Rezoning Near 32nd Ave. W. and W. Barrett | 1955 |
| 3 | 18 | CF 254316 Thomson Freeway, E. Aloha to E. Calhoun | 1965 |
| 3 | 19 | CF 284633 Thomson Freeway - E. Aloha to E. Calhoun (1 of 3) | 1965 |
| 3 | 20 | CF 284633 Thomson Freeway - E. Aloha to E. Calhoun (2 of 3) | 1965 |
| 3 | 21 | CF 284633 Thomson Freeway - E. Aloha to E. Calhoun (3 of 3) | 1965 |
| 3 | 22 | CF 286659 Lifeline Rate Standard Public Utilities Regulation (1 of 3) | 1980 |
| 3 | 23 | CF 286659 Lifeline Rate Standard Public Utilities Regulation (2 of 3) | 1980 |
| 3 | 24 | CF 286659 Lifeline Rate Standard Public Utilities Regulation (3 of 3) | 1980 |
| 4 | 1 | Judiciary Committee Proceedings RE: Gill Impeachment | 1918 |
| 4 | 2 | CF 73358 Council of the Whole: Charges v. Police and Health (1 of 4) | 1919 |
| 4 | 3 | CF 73358 Council of the Whole: Charges v. Police and Health (2 of 4) | 1919 |
| 4 | 4 | CF 73358 Council of the Whole: Charges v. Police and Health (3 of 4) | 1919 |
| 4 | 5 | CF 73358 Council of the Whole: Charges v. Police and Health (4 of 4) | 1919 -1919 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Automobile parking--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Express highways--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Political campaigns--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Public Utilities--Law and legislation--Washington (State)--Seattle
- R.H. Thomson Freeway (Seattle, Wash.)
- Urban renewal--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Vice--Washington (State)--Seattle
- West Seattle Freeway (Seattle, Wash.)
Personal Names
- Carroll, Charles O.
- Gill, Hiram C.
Corporate Names
- Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
- Seattle (Wash.). City Council. Department Efficiency Committee
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Health and Sanitation
- Seattle (Wash.). Police Dept.
- Seattle (Wash.). Street Railway Commission
Geographical Names
- Cedar River Watershed (King County, Wash.)
- Seattle (Wash.)
