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Highland Park and Lake Burien Railway Records, 1903-1914
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
- Title
- Highland Park and Lake Burien Railway Records
- Dates
- 1903-1914 (inclusive)19031914
- Quantity
- 0.4 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 1802-C1
- 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
Minute book, original certificate share book, list of shareholders, transfer of shares, legislation, and deeds relating to sale of railway to the City in 1914. This was one of the earliest municipal ventures in street railway ownership.
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Highland Park and Lake Burien Railway Records, Record Series 1802-C1 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 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Transfer of Shares to the City of Seattle | 1912-1914 |
| 1 | 2 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Transfer of Shares to the City of Seattle | 1912-1914 |
| 1 | 3 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Transfer of Shares to the City of Seattle | 1912-1914 |
| 1 | 4 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Transfer of Shares to the City of Seattle | 1912-1914 |
| 1 | 5 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Transfer of Shares to the City of Seattle | 1912-1914 |
| 1 | 6 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Ordinances and Proposed Ordinances | 1914 |
| 1 | 7 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Resolutions | 1914 |
| 1 | 8 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Deeds | 1914 |
| 1 | 9 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Assignments of Franchise | 1914 |
| 1 | 10 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Assignments of Monies | 1914 |
| 1 | 11 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Report of the Corporation Counsel on the Transfer of Railway to the City of Seattle | 1914 |
| 1 | 12 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Bond of City of Seattle Accepting Transfer of Railway | 1914 |
| 1 | 13 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Certified Copy of Mortgage | undated |
| 1 | 14 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Minute Book, Including Articles of Incorporation and Financial Statements | 1912-1913 |
| 1 | 15 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Stock Certificate Book | 1912 |
| 1 | 16 | Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad: Stock Certificate Ledger and Index | 1912 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Electric railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Municipal franchises--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Transportation--Washington (State)--Seattle
Corporate Names
- Highland Park and Lake Burien Railway
- Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
- Seattle Municipal Street Railway
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)
