New York State Canal Commissioners Superintendents of Repairs' Reports of Expenditures for Repairs
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- These are reports on expenditures made by Superintendents of Repairs and submitted to the Canal Commissioner responsible for specific division of the canal system. Entries include the name and location of structure or work, amount of labor and materials used, and unit cost and total expenditures. The reports also include statistics of the amount of money expended for locks, bridges, walls, buildings, and tools.
Title
- Superintendents of Repairs' reports of expenditures for repairs
Quantity
- 12 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A1132
Creator
Arrangement
Arranged by canal.
Administrative History
Superintendents of Repairs were required to render bi-monthly accounts of expenditures for repairs to the Comptroller.
Scope and Content Note
Reports of expenditures for canal repairs were submitted every thirty or sixty days by superintendents and repairs to the Canal Commissioner. The format varies but each report always gives name and location of structure or work, amount of labor and materials used, and unit cost and total expenditure for the same. The reports also give statistics of the amount of money expended for locks, bridges, walls, buildings, and tools (new or repaired). The records are sorted by canal but otherwise unarranged.
Related Material
The same printed form used in this series was also used for estimated of repairs
see Series A1131, Superintendents of Repairs' estimates of expenditures for repairs.
Access Restrictions
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