Annexed Cities Annexation Documents, 1905-1910

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
Title
Annexed Cities Annexation Documents
Dates
1905-1910 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.2 cubic feet
Collection Number
1802-A1
Repository
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

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

Petitions for annexation, certificates of annexation, incorporation certifications, and reports on proposed consolidation of services for the small cities that were annexed by Seattle between 1906-1910. Includes Ballard, Columbia, Dunlap, Georgetown, Ravenna, South Park, South Seattle, Southeast Seattle, West Seattle, and Yesler Precinct.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

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.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Annexed Cities Annexation Documents, Record Series 1802-A1 Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Ballard: Seattle Department Reports regarding Provisions for Ballard 1907
1 1 Ballard: Fired Department Report regarding Provisions for Ballard 1907
1 1 Ballard: Petition for Annexation 1907
1 1 Ballard: Certified Copy of Annexation Proceedings 1907
1 2 Columbia: Petition for Annexation 1906
1 2 Columbia: Petition for Annexation and Abstract of Vote 1907
1 2 Columbia: Certificate of Advance to City of the Third Class 1907
1 3 Dunlap: Petition for Annexation Election 1907
1 3 Dunlap: Petition for Annexation 1907
1 3 Dunlap: Price of Property Rainier Volunteer Fire Department 1910
1 4 Georgetown: Certificate of Annexation 1910
1 4 Georgetown: Certificate of Annexation 1910
1 4 Georgetown: Petition for Annexation 1910
1 5 Ravenna: Petition for Annexation 1906
1 6 South Park: Certified Copy of Incorporation as City of the Fourth Class 1907
1 6 South Park: Petition for Annexation 1907
1 7 South Seattle: Certificate of Annexation Proceedings 1905
1 7 South Seattle: Petition for Annexation with Map 1905
1 7 South Seattle: Certificate of Incorporation as City of the Fourth Class 1907
1 8 Southeast Seattle: Affidavit of Delivery of Southeast Seattle Town Records 1907
1 8 Southeast Seattle: Certificate of Incorporation and Proceedings regarding Third Class City Status 1908
1 8 Southeast Seattle: Protest regarding Saloon Licenses 1907
1 8 Southeast Seattle: Petition for Annexation 1906
1 8 Southeast Seattle: Petition for Annexation 1906
1 8 Southeast Seattle: Petition for Annexation as a Ward 1906
1 9 West Seattle: Petition for Annexation and Abstract of Vote 1907
1 9 West Seattle: Petition for Annexation and Abstract of Vote 1907
1 9 West Seattle: Certificate of Proceedings regarding Incorporation as Fourth Class City 1907
1 10 Yesler Precinct: Certificate of King County Commissioners regarding Annexation 1910

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Annexation (Municipal government)--Washington (State)--Seattle

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)