New York State Engineer and Surveyor Payrolls for Employees in Military Service

Chronological by month of payroll.

When the United States entered the First World War in 1917, the New York State Legislature enacted a law stipulating that state employees would not lose any of their employment privileges due to absence in military service, and that they would be paid the difference between their military pay and their state salaries. Later that year the legislature appropriated funds for the salaries of employees in military service.

These records document payment to State Engineer and Surveyor employees for the differential between their military pay and their state salaries. Most of the records are monthly payrolls providing: name; state title; military rank; monthly state salary; monthly military pay; amount due from state; and governor's approval number. There are also a few additional items in the series, including lists of dates on which employees went on the military payroll or returned to work, and a table which apparently lists rates of compensation due at various salary levels.

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