Record of canal contracts

Numerical by contract serial number.

Chapter 314 of the Laws of 1826 created the Canal Board, which originally consisted of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund and the Canal Commissioners. In 1846, the office of State Engineer and Surveyor was established, and this official became a member of the Canal Board in 1848. In 1878, the Superintendent of Public Works succeeded the Canal Commissioners as a member of the Canal Board (Article V, Section 3 of the State Constitution).

This series consists of one bound volume that contains summary information on contracts awarded by the state, between 1898 and 1907. The contracts deal with improvements on the state's canal system as authorized by the Canal Board.

This series provides the following data on canal contracts: the name and serial number of the contract; authorizing chapter; description of work; location of work; date of the Canal Board's approval; date advertised; date when bids were opened; number of formal bids; date the contract was awarded and executed; name and residence of the contractor; construction period allowed by the contract; delays; date completed; date when the final estimate was paid; name and address of the inspector; appropriation; engineer's estimates; contractor's bid; actual cost of construction (final estimate, engineering, advertising and inspection); and remarks.

Alphabetical subject index in fore of volume.

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