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Seattle Municipal Archives Guide

Record Group: Office of the Mayor

Record Series: Mayors' Messages

1896 -1988

5.2 cubic feet

Consisting primarily of vetoes of Council Bills, the Mayor's Messages also include annual messages to City Council, b udget messages, executive orders, proclamations, and other various communications. The annual messages summarize accompl ishments for specific years and also identify key issues for the Mayor in the coming year. Vetoes make up the bulk of the messages an d illustrate significant issues dividing the Mayor and City Council. Liquor licenses, for example, were a frequent subje ct of vetoes through 1913, and railways and related issues can be following through the 1920s. Garbage collection is another issues t hat arises several times between 1903 and 1913. Of note is the quantity of vetoes submitted by Mayor Hiram Gill for the years 1910 to 1917. While the Mayor's messages, in many cases, reflect the tone of the relationship between the mayor and City Council , it should be noted that not all Council Bills were vetoed because of disagreement with the Council; some Council Bills were vetoed for purely technical reasons. Council Bill is abbreviated as CB throughout the record series. The messages are arranged chronologically by Mayor. Although a large percentage of Mayor's Messages are represented in this collection, it is not a complete set of the communications by the respective mayors for these years.

Location:
Seattle Municipal Archives

Finding Aids:
Item List
EAD Guide to the Mayors' Messages 1896-1988

Corporate Name Subjects:
Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk.
Seattle (Wash.). Mayor.

Topical Subjects:
b"Mayor's Messages

Genre Terms:
Veto
Audiotapes
Proclamations

Geographical Subjects:
Seattle (Wash.)
Seattle