Printed proceedings of the Canal Board and the Canal Contracting Board

Chronological.

In 1846, the Office of the State Engineer and Surveyor was established, and this official became a member of the Canal Board in 1848. The Canal Contracting Board was created in 1854 (Chapter 329), and consisted of the Canal Commissioners, the Comptroller, and the State Engineer and Surveyor. In 1878, the Superintendent of Public Works succeeded the Canal Commissioners as a member of the Canal Board pursuant to an 1876 amendment to the State Constitution. The Canal Board was abolished pursuant to the constitutional reorganization of 1925. The Contracting Board operated until 1870 when Chapter 55 abolished the body.

This series consists of two volumes of newspaper clippings of both Canal Board and Canal Contracting Board proceedings. The bulk of the clippings deals with the Canal Board, but interspersed among them are printed proceedings of the Canal Fund and the Canal Commissioners. The printed proceedings deal with a number of subjects, some of which include appointments of various canal officials and employees, improvements and alterations made to the canal system, and resolutions passed. The bulk of the series deals with the awarding of contracts and progress of work on these contracts.

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