WaSMAR1804_a1.xml Seattle City Clerk Local Improvement District Records (Series I) 1882-1900 Seattle Municipal Archives
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This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-02-19 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Seattle City Clerk Local Improvement District Records (Series I) 1804-A1 Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk Seattle Municipal Archives
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Collection materials are in English. 6.2 cubic feet 16 boxes 1882-1891 1882-1900 Records pertaining to small public works projects funded by assessments against the property that benefits from the improvement.

[Item and date], Local Improvement District Records (Series I), Record Series 1804-A1. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Records are open to the public.

Local Improvement Districts (LID) are formed to finance street and sidewalk improvements, sanitary and storm sewers, and other improvements for a particular area in the City. The improvements generally benefit only the particular district. They are funded by assessments against the property that benefits from the improvement. LIDs are initiated either by a Resolution of the City Council or by a petition of owners of property aggregating a majority of both the lineal frontage abutting the improvement and the area within the proposed district.

The Series I LIDs include a wide array of records: plans and specifications, maps and drawings, assessment rolls, majority petitions, correspondence (including protests against the LID), statements of cost, bids, claims for payment, City Council committee reports, affidavits of publication, and other financial and administrative documents.

The LID records in Series I predate later improvements arranged in a consecutive numbering system and that begin in 1891.

Arranged alphabetically by street name.

 Historical Note

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 Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk. Local Improvement Districts Seattle Local Improvement District Records (Series I) 1882-1900 Albert Street from Depot to Sixth. Grading, Sidewalks, etc. 1/1 1889

ORD1162

 Alder Street from Seventh Ave to Broadway. Grading, Sidewalks, etc. 1/2 1889-1898

ORD1365 ORD5052 ORD5123

 Alley West of Front Street. Grading and Wharfing. 1/3 1883

ORD384

 Alley in Blocks 69-72, Terry's First Add. Grading and Filling. 1/4 1889

ORD1241

 Arthur Street. Paving and Sidewalks. 1/5 1892

RES96

 Ash Street from Depot to Harrison. Grading, Sidewalks, etc. 1/6 1889

ORD1185

 Baker Street from Walnut Street to North Line Tract 29, Seattle Homestead Assn. 1/7 1890

ORD1398

 Banner Street from Depot to Mercer. 1/8 1890

ORD1353

 Barclay Street from Broadway to the Eastern Line of Eastern Add. Grading, Sidewalk etc. 1/9 1890-1891

ORD1517

 Battery Street. Sidewalks. 1/10 1883

ORD362

 Battery Street. Grading, Sidewalks, etc. 1/11 1883

ORD441

 Battery Street. Sewers. 1/12 1884

ORD547

 Battery Street. Sidewalks. 1/13 1884

ORD601

 Baxter Street from Rainier Street to Lakeview Street. Sidewalks. 1/14 1890

ORD1395

 Bell Street from Front to Fifth 1/15 1886

ORD555

 Bluff Street 2/1 1888

ORD957 ORD962 ORD1001

 Bradley Street from East Boundary of Comstock's Add. To West Boundary of Comstock's Supplemental Add. Grading, Sidewalks, etc. 2/2 1890

ORD1240

 Brook Street from Depot to Grange. 2/3 1892

ORD1982 ORD2366 ORD2427

 Canal Street from 14th to Alley between 15th and 16th. 2/4 1890

ORD1448

 Cedar Street from Bay to Fifth. Grading. 2/5 1889

ORD1050

 Cedar Street from Yesler to Broadway. 2/6 1890

ORD1471

 Cherry Street. Grading 2/7 1883

ORD395

 Chestnutt Street from Yesler to Hallers Add. Grading. 2/8 1890

ORD1274

 Chestnutt Street from Talbot to Knight. 2/9 1891

RES25

 Clara Street from Yesler to Squire Tract. Grading. 2/10 1890

ORD1366

 Clay Street from Elliott Bay to Depot. Grading. 2/11 1889

ORD1208

 Columbia Street. Grading. 2/12 1883

ORD386

 Commercial, Mill and Front Streets. 2/13 1884

ORD595

 Day Street. 2/14 1891

RES73

 Depot Street. 3/1 1888-1890

ORD928

 Depot Street from Elliott Bay to Broadway. 3/2 1888

ORD930

 Drexel Street from California Avenue to Johnston Street. 3/3 1890

ORD1472

 Eighth Street from Howell to Depot 3/4 1889

ORD1079

 Eighth Street from Yesler to Union. 3/5 1890-1891

RES71

 South Eighth Street from Yesler to Mikado 3/6 1890

ORD1338

 Eleventh Street from Mill to Lane. 3/7 1889

ORD942 ORD946

 Eleventh Street from Broadway to Spring. 3/8 1889

ORD1080

 Eleventh Street from Depot to Howell. 3/9 1890-1891

ORD1518

 South Eleventh Street from Lane to Grant. 3/10 1890

ORD1393

 Fifth Street from Yesler to Jackson. 3/11 1889

ORD1191

 Fifth Street from Mill to Seneca. 3/12 1894

ORD955

 Florence Street from Alton to Rainier. 3/13 1889-1890

ORD1224

 Florence and Duke Streets from Lakeview to Washington. 3/14 1891

RES88

 Fourth Street from Battery to Depot. 3/15 1889

ORD1070

 Fourth Street from Mill to Main 4/1 1883

ORD439

 Fourth Street from Union to Bell. 4/2 1887

ORD836

 Fourth Street from Jefferson to Yesler. 4/3 1890-1891

Fourth Street from Seneca to Mill. 4/4 1883-1884

ORD395 ORD408

 Front Street. Sidewalks. 4/5 1882

ORD255

 Front Street from Pike to Lake. 4/6 1882-1883

ORD258, ORD261, ORD272, ORD287

 Front Street from Pike to Lake. 4/7 1882-1883

ORD258, ORD261, ORD272, ORD287

 Front Street. Sidewalks. 4/8 1882-1884

ORD304, ORD305, ORD306, ORD307, ORD308, ORD309, ORD310, ORD311, ORD312, ORD313, ORD314, ORD315, ORD316, ORD317, ORD318, ORD319, ORD320, ORD321, ORD322, ORD323, ORD324, ORD325, ORD326, ORD327, ORD328, ORD329, ORD330, ORD331, ORD332, ORD333, ORD334, ORD335, ORD336, ORD337, ORD338, ORD339, ORD340, ORD341, ORD342, ORD343, ORD344, ORD345, ORD346, ORD 347, ORD348, ORD349, ORD350, ORD351, ORD352, ORD353, ORD354, ORD355, ORD356, ORD357, ORD358, ORD359, ORD360, ORD361

 Grant Street and Eighth. 4/9 1886

ORD754

 Grant Street from Depot to Elliott Bay. 4/10 1889-1890

ORD1192

 Green Street from Florence to Baxter. 5/1 1889

ORD1085

 Green Street from Jackson to Cullen. 5/2 1889

ORD1190

 High Street from Temperance to Dexter. 5/3 1889

ORD1069

 Howell Street from Olive to Depot. 5/4 1890

ORD1473

 Hyde Street from Squire Tract to Hill Tract. 5/5 1890

ORD1490

 Hyde Street from Madison to Willow. 5/6 1890-1891

ORD1505

 Jackson Street. 5/7 1882

ORD258, ORD268, ORD283

 Jackson Street from Second to Elliott Bay. 5/8 1882

ORD325

 Jackson Street. Sidewalks. 5/9 1886

ORD335

 Jackson Street. 5/10 1883

ORD396

 Jackson Street from Commercial to 12th. 5/11 1883

ORD398

 Jackson Street. 6/1 1883-1884

ORD442

 Jackson Street from Commercial to Second. 6/2 1884

ORD592

 Jackson Street Bridge. 6/3 1889 Jackson Street from Market to Lakeview. 6/4 1890

ORD1412

 James Street. 6/5 1883

ORD365

 James Street. 6/6 1883-1884

ORD389

 James Street from Madison to Chester. 6/7 1890

ORD1474

 Jefferson Street from Third to Broadway. 6/8 1890-1899

ORD1352

 John Street from Lombard to Elliott Bay. 6/9 1890

ORD1449

 John Street from Lombard to Farm. 7/1 1890

ORD1496

 King Street from Seventh to Tenth. 7/2 1882

ORD302, ORD333

 King Street from Eleventh to Rainier. 7/3 1890

ORD1414

 Knight Street. 7/4 1893

ORD2538

 Lake Avenue from Depot to Elliott Bay. 7/5 1890

ORD1203

 Lake Avenue from Depot to Lake Union. 7/6 1889

ORD1210

 Lake Avenue Extension through France's Addition. 7/7 1890

ORD1284

 Lake View Avenue. 7/8 1890

ORD1281

 Lake View Street from Baxter to Walnut. 7/9 1890

ORD1397

 Lake View Street from Florence to Duke. 7/10 1891

RES90

 Lenora Street from Water to Depot. 7/11 1889

ORD1063

 Lewis Street. 7/12 1891

RES27

 Lombard Street from Depot to Harrison. 7/13 1889

ORD1159

 Madison Street. 8/1 1882-1884

ORD355, ORD546

 Madison Street. 8/2 1883-1891

ORD406

 Madison Street. 8/3 1883-1891

ORD406

 Madison Street. 8/4 1887

ORD818

 Madison Street Extension. 8/5 1887-1888

ORD889

 Madison Street from Front to West. 8/6 1890

ORD1497

 Main Street from 12th to Terry's Fourth Add. 8/7 1889

ORD1175

 Main Street. 8/8 1890

ORD1287

 Marion Street. 8/9 1889

ORD1239

 Market Street from Yesler to Market Street Add. 8/10 1890

ORD1251

 Mary Street. 9/1 1891

RES11

 Mikado Street from Eighth to Twelfth. 9/2 1889

ORD1176

 Mill Street. 9/3 1883-1884

ORD523

 Mill Street and James Street. Sewers. 9/4 1884

ORD540

 Mill Street. 9/5 1884-1889

ORD710 ORD847

 Mitchell Street. 9/6 1890-1891

ORD1474 ORD1506

 Ninth Street from Seneca to Mill. 9/7 1883

ORD395

 Ninth Street from Pike to Depot. 9/8 1890

ORD1254

 South Ninth Street from Yesler to Charles. 9/9 1889

ORD1086

 Oak Street from Depot to Harrison. 9/10 1889

ORD1149

 Olive Street. 9/11 1885-1891

ORD1450

 Orion Street from Depot to Mercer. 9/12 1889-1890

ORD1252

 Pearl Street. 10/1 1891

RES13

 Pike Street. 10/2 1883

ORD375 ORD384

 Pike Street. Grading and Sidewalks. 10/3 1883

ORD400

 Pike Street. 10/4 1889

ORD1064 ORD1065

 Pike and Choat Streets from Eighth to Broadway. 10/5 1889-1891 Pine Street. 10/6 1882-1883

ORD281 ORD284 ORD297 ORD341

 Pine Street. 10/7 1883

ORD421

 Pine Street. 10/8 1890

ORD1355

 Poplar Street from Depot to Prospect. 10/9 1889

ORD1067

 Post Street. 10/10 1893

ORD3004

 Prospect Avenue from Kentucky to Farm. 10/11 1889

ORD1087

 Prospect Avenue. Extension. 10/12 1889-1893

ORD1195

 Rainier Street from Park to Yesler. 10/13 1889 Rainier Street from Yesler to California. 10/14 1890

ORD1394

 Rainier Street from Florence to Baxter. Sidewalks. 11/1 1890

ORD1396

 Rainier Street 11/2 1892

RES28

 Republican Street from Temperance to Anna. 11/3 1890

ORD1363

 Rollin Street from Depot to Republican 11/4 1889

ORD1150

 Second Street from Mill to Pine. 11/5 1882

ORD260 ORD271 ORD288 ORD309

 Second Street from Mill to Pine. 11/6 1882

ORD260 ORD271 ORD288 ORD309

 Second Street from Mill to Pine. 11/7 1882

ORD260 ORD271 ORD288 ORD309

 Second Street from Pine to Blanchard. 11/8 1888

ORD1021

 South Second Street from Mill to King. 11/9 1882-1890

ORD325 ORD369 ORD1338

 Seneca Street. Sidewalks. 11/10 1882

ORD336

 Seneca Street. 11/11 1883

ORD401

 Seneca Street from Seventh to Twelfth. 11/12 1889-1890

ORD1202

 Seneca Street. 12/1 1890

ORD1253

 Seventh Street from Cherry to Madison. 12/2 1882

ORD303 ORD334

 Seventh Street from Columbia to James. 12/3 1883

ORD395

 South Seventh Street from Weller to Charles. 12/4 1890 Sixth Street from Yesler to James. 12/5 1890

ORD1340

 Sixth Street from Pike to Depot. 12/6 1889

ORD1061

 Sixth Street from Pike to Spring. 12/7 1889

ORD1163

 Sixth Street from James to Madison. 12/8 1889

ORD1226

 South Sixth Street from Yesler to Jackson. 12/9 1889

ORD1151

 Spring Street. 12/10 1883

ORD365

 Spring Street. 12/11 1883

ORD440

 Spring Street from Seventh to Eleventh. 12/12 1889

ORD1153

 Stewart Street. 12/13 1882

ORD280 ORD284 ORD342

 Stewart Street from West to Depot. 12/14 1890-1892

ORD1364 ORD1786 ORD1979

 Sutter Street from Jackson to Cullen. 13/1 1889

ORD1209

 Taylor Street. 13/2 1890

ORD1435

 Temperance Street from Mercer to Bradley. 13/3 1889

ORD1059

 Temperance Street from Depot to Harrison. 13/4 1890-1891

ORD1516 ORD1809 ORD1899

 Tenth Street from Seneca to Pike. 13/5 1890

ORD1483

 South Tenth Street from Yesler to Norman. 13/6 1890

ORD1317

 Terrace Street Street. 13/7 1897

ORD1339

 South Third Street from Mill to King. 13/8 1883

ORD399

 South Third Street. 13/9 1889

ORD1106 ORD1141 ORD1143

 Thirteenth Avenue North. 13/10 1889

ORD5254

 Twelth Street from Broadway to Madison. 13/11 1890-1891

ORD1528

 South Twelfth Street from Yesler to Stacy. 14/1 1890

ORD1413

 Union Street from Third to Eighth. 14/2 1882

ORD273 ORD275 ORD289 ORD322

 Union Street from Front to Eighth. Sidewalks. 14/3 1882

ORD324

 University Street Bridge from Front to Railroad Avenue. 14/4 1890 Wall Street from Depot to Sixth. 14/5 1890

ORD1519

 Walnut Street from Lake View to Baxter. 14/6 1890

ORD1339

 Washington Street to Second to Third. 14/7 1882

ORD282

 Washington Street from Commercial to Twelfth. 14/8 1882

ORD292 ORD293

 Washington Street from Second to Third. 14/9 1883

ORD326

 Washington Street from Commercial to Twelfth. 14/10 1883

ORD369

 Washington Street from Duke to Adams. 14/11 1891

RES89

 Water Street from Bell to Railroad Avenue. 15/1 1889

ORD1204

 Weller Street From Fifth to Ninth. 15/2 1890

ORD1285

 West Street from Cedar to Virgina. 15/3 1887

ORD843

 West Street from Virginia to Yesler. 15/4 1889

ORD1169

 West Street from Cedar to Depot. 15/5 1890

ORD1286 ORD1354

 Willow Street from Depot to Harrison. 15/6 1890

ORD1224

 Willow Street from Depot to Prospect. 15/7 1890

ORD1336

 Wycoff, Erie, and Baker Streets. 16/1 1890

ORD1525 ORD1526 ORD1527

 Yesler Way from William to Main. 16/2 1889

ORD1225

 Yesler Way from Alder to Alley in Block 42 Terry's Second Add. 16/3 1900

ORD6053