Ulster County Clerk Ashokan Reservoir Land Appropriation Records

Chronological

The series documents the taking of real property for the construction of the Ashokan Reservoir, starting 1907.

Microfilmed records include transcripts of Ashokan Reservoir awards (1907-1942), including records of claims of county property holders against New York City for damage incurred through the construction of the reservoir (showing county, court, date of hearing, commissioners at hearing, claimant, amount and nature of claim, witnesses, minutes of proceedings, and disposition of claim); records of the New York City Board of Water Supply (1909-1948), including orders of confirmation which record applications and petitions filed by counsel of New York City Board of Water Supply to acquire real estate in Ulster County, and confirmations by the New York State Supreme Court of commissioners' reports fixing amounts to be paid for condemned property;

records of the New York City Board of Water Supply (1908-1958), including court orders and recorded orders of special terms of the New York State Supreme Court in matter of New York City's land claims for reservoir purposes; orders depositing money; and recorded orders showing that New York City Board of Water Supply petitioned the New York State Supreme Court, and that all requirements of law were complied with in seizure of real estate under orders of confirmation (showing assessed valuation of property seized, attorney, order of payment in specified depository to credit of property owner signature of justice, and date and time of filing).

Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan.

Microfilm 209 rolls; 35 mm. Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund Grant Project Microfilm.

A copy of the published guide by Laurie A. Beecroft, "The Ashokan Reservoir Record Series: A Guide to the Special Record Collection Pertaining to the Construction of the Reservoir and Subsequent Court Proceedings" (Kingston, N.Y.: Ulster County Clerk's Office, 1993) is available.

Reel list.

This microfilm was produced by a grant awarded and administered by SARA's Local Government Records Bureau for the 1993 grant cycle. Grantees submitted two copies of each roll of project film: a silver copy for secure storage at the State Records Center; and a duplicate copy, containing only non-restricted records, for public use at the State Archives research room.

Use copies of rolls containing restricted records are not maintained by the Archives, and are withdrawn from public use at time of accessioning. Security copies of such rolls are held at the State Records Center and are subject to restrictions under law.

Restricted film was so marked and use copies were weeded at time of accession; 209 rolls of master negatives (security copy) were sent to the State Records Center (TL 95-72).

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.